The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-25

! Charles Jarrett finished second at 1880
having covered the course in s hours
"A minutes. NJ. Gabriel arrived third
at los, his time being hours min
( uteS. The other contestants who made
fast time were j SallerOn, hours 4C
/ minutes; Baron de CTaWher. 8 hours 80
minutes; ]. 3. Warden, s hours so min
utes, and NJ Voigt, s hours 50 minutes.
Fatal Accidents.
During the afternoon word of the ac-
. cidents began to arrive and cast a
cloud over the event. A dispatch from
bordeaux announced that Lorraine
BarroWs had met with q shocking ac-
cldent near LibOurne, seventeen miles
from Bordeaux, al a quarter TO this
afternoon 1t appears that Mr.. Bar
rows had tried to avoid a dog which
was crossing the track and his monster
car. number five in the race. struck a
tree with terrific force. His chauffeur
was killed outright. Barrows himself
was picked up unconscious but still
Dreaming, and was taken to a hospital
where his condition was declared to be
critical His car was dashed to pieces
shortly afterWard news came that Mar
eel Renault had been overturned in a
deep ditch beside the road near Coupe
tWenty-one miles from PoictiOrs, and
that he was dangerously injured
The Automobile club of Bordeaux re-
ceiFed a dispatch at o'clock saying
Renault was unconscious and. it was
reared, dying Louis RenaUlt, MarceTs
brother, was deeply affected by the
news and at once started back to his
brothers assistance
Orders were given to withdraw all the
Renaut cars from the race Many
lesser breakdOwns and casualties are
reported An early report lhat one of
q 6r-rar hon
iured is unccnfrmed.
Spectators Killed.
Late in the afternoon an unconfrzned
report came from Bordeaux that a seri-
Gus accident had occurred near Angou-
lime. two occupants of an automobile
being thrown out and injured. and two
spectators killed No names or details
was given.
The result of the first stage of the
race appears to be a draw between the
merits of light and heavy vehicles
Louis Renault drove a light machine
Weighing $50 pounds and of thirty
horsepower, while Gabriel drove a
heavy machine of seventy horsepower
weighing LOCO pounds
The time and position Of the winners
of the first stage, deducting the time
allowance for slowing down inside the
cities, are as follows;
Gabriel. > hours Is minutes. Louis
RenaUlt, hours 80 minutes; SallerOn,
3 hours IS minutes; Jarrett. hours 81
Wirden, L hours . minutes
Baron de Crawher. s hours minute:
Noigt, hours minutes; Barras. s
hours Il minutes; Rougier. hours Is
minutes, and Mouter hours Il min
utes.
Four Deaths Resulted.
Dispatches arriving from points along
the course add to the list Of fatalities and
accidents. The most terrible occurred
near B0nneval ten miles from Charities,
where machine 2i3. driven by NJ Porter,
was overturned at a railroad crossing
and took FIRE The chauffeur was caught
under the automobile and burned to
death, while two soldiers and child were
A chauffeur was badly injured by an
accident TO his motor car near AngOUlime.
A woman crossing the road in the neigh
DorhOOd of Ablis was run over by one of
the motor cars and killed. Mr.. stead and
his chauffeur. who were first reported to
have been killed. are still alive 1t
seems that their automobile cOllided with
another car with which Mr.. Stead had
been racing for several kilOmCterS wheel
ia ditch near MOutguyon. Mr.. Stead
was caught under the machine. while his
chauffeur was hurled a distance of thirty
feet and had his head and body badly cut
Mr. Stead was conscious when he was
picked up. but complained of suffering
great pain he was conveyed to the near
1t is stated that Louis Renault-s auto
mobile attained at Beudinier between
Charities and BOnneval a maximum speed
of $50 miles per hour
Forbidden by Spain.
1t is reported that the Spanish gov
ernment has also forbidden the continu-
ance of the race on Spanish territory.