The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-26
SOME FEW
. MADE THEIR
ESCAPE
Dead and Manned in
Trail Of Automobile.
SIX KILLED AND
MANY ARE HURT
Race Ordered Stopped by the
Spanish Government.
MACHINES WENT
MACHINES WENT
AT TERRIFIC GAIT
Nearly seventy-five Miles an Hour
Made by Some Of Them-some
Withdrew Because of the Graat
Dangers, and Among Those
Showing this Sense was
William X. Vanderbilt.
tBy Associated press.)

PARIS, May 25.-lt Is now possible to
assemble from the many reports along
the route OF the first stage OF the Paris
Madrid automobile race complete list
of casualties This shows six persons
Killed, three so dangerously Injured that
they may die, and ten seriously injured.
4 carefully revised list OF the casual
ties follows. Dead:
PIERRE RODRIGUEZ. Mr.. Barrow's
machinist, In collision with a tree near
Libourne.
NIXON, Mr.. Porter's machlnist, burned
under automobile.
NoRMAND. NJ. Tourand's machinist. at
Angoulcme.
DuPoY, soldier at Angouleme.
GALLON. cycllst at Angouleme.
UNKNOWN g PEASANT WOMAN, at
Ablis.
Mr.. Barrow. pelvis and thigh broken;
amputation OF legs expected
NJ. Marcel Renault. injured about body
and head.
Mr.. l.. Porter. cut and bruised.
Mr. Stead, overturned. badly injured.
Mr.. Stead's machinist, head cut open.
I.esna, champion cyclist. broken knee
Georges Richard. chest crushed, RIBS
broken.
shoulder fractured.
e. Chard, head cut open
Tourand. severely bruised,
CASTOR Ratfet. boy. fractured skull, leg
and arm broken.
Marcel Renault's machinist. severely
bruised
another terrible accident to the long list
OF casualties. Nine. Chaayssas. accom-
panied by her husband. both riding bi-
cycles, were watching the passing auto
mobiles Mt ST. Andre de Cubsac. twelve
miles from Bordeaux. when a horse,
frightened by the noise. bolted and over
turned the woman. who fell under a
racing automobile. Both her legs were
cut on. The hope Of saving her life Is
slight.
Some miraculous escapes have peen re,
rorted NJ Terry's machine was burned
at Coignieres, but he and his machlnlst
were uninjured. NJ. Rodolph Darzens ana
his machinist were thrown out near Bur
deaux and were practically unhurt' though
tho car was destroyed.
The manufacturers have agreed that
as a road race Is impossible the meeting
will be resumed within n closed course.
Tho correspondent OF the Associated
Press interviewed a number or leaolng
American and French automopiilsts, ana
they all expressed sorrow at the series
Of accidents, and added that In their opln-
ion 1t would end speed races In France
and at other points on the continent
Foxhall Keene said;
.The killing or manning OF so many
persons is terrible blow both to indi-
y.duals and to automobiling. had noped
to drive my sixty-horse power car. It Is
a wonderful machine, showing -l2 kllo-
n etres without effort"
There is not the slightest ground to
doubt that Henri Fournier, with w. K
Vanderbilt, Jr., and Baron DeForest With
drew owing to the dangers. Each had a
damaged cylinder and could not proceed,
C.. j. Worden, who arrived NTH at Bor-
deaux, is the only American remaining In
the contest. He has only n touring car
but nevertheless made fine race The
speed limitations which have now been
fixed by the French and Spanish govern
ments will put an end to any chance Of
fast time being made between Bordeaux
and Madrid. and the balance Of the race
will be run under tourist conditions.
TERRIFIC SPEED.
Clarence Moore, of Washington, has re-
turned from an inspection of the track.
for which unusual facilities were granted
him by the judges of yesterdays race, He
gives graphic description of the speed
Of the racers. He timed Louis Renault's
car as 1t passed him. and he found It
was making seventy-four and half
miles an hour, The automobile of M.
Gabriel, yesterdays = WHlNtT He says,
gave forth roar as 1t leaped the steep
incline near Chartres, like huge rabbit
bounding up hill. He saw Jarrett ap-
preaching at lightning speed. A huge
black mastifr got right In the path. Jar
rett realized that to try to avoid the dog
would throw his car against tree, and
he steered directly ahead. He struck the
dog squarely and It was pinned in front
of the automobile for moment and then
dropped to the ground between the wheels.
Every bone in It's body was broken, soma
of them In dozen places.