Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-30
THE AUTO RACE
IS ABANDONED,
Spain Joins France In Prohibiting
Its Continuance.
THE ACTION MEETS APPROVAL.
The Number of Fatalities Is Six
Serious Injuries Are Received
by Thirteen other
Persons.

Serious I'M uries Are Received
by Thirteen Other
Persons.
Madrid, May 26.-The Spanish gov
eminent has prohibited the contin-
uance of the Paris-Madrid automobile
race in Spain.
The automobilists may cross the
| frontier, but they are to be considered
simply excursionists and must travel
at reduced speed.
| The Dead.
Paris, May 26.-It is now possible to
assemble from the many reports along
the route of the first stage of the
Paris-Madrid automobile list COM
| plete list of casualties. This shows six
| persons killed, three SO dangerously
injured that they may die and ten seri-
| ously injured. During the day it was
asserted here that II persons had
| been killed and that II were injured,
| but this was not warranted. A care
fully revised list of the casualties fol-
| lows:
The killed are:
Pierre Roderiz, Mr.. Barrow's machin-
list; collision with "a tree near Libourne.
Nixon, Mr.. Porter's machinist;
burned under automobile.
| Normand, NJ Tourand's machinist;
| at Angouleme.
Dupuy, soldier; at Angouleme.
Gallon, cyclist; at Angouleme.
Unknown peasant woman, at Ablis.
The Injured.
The injured are:
Mr.. Barrow. pelvis and thigh brok-
en-; amputa ton of leg expected.
NJ. Marcel Renault, injured about
body and head.
Mr.. T. Porter, cut and bruised.
Mr.. Stead, overturned; badly in
| jured.
Mr. Stead's machinist, head cut
open.
Losna, champion cyclist; broken
knee cap.
George Richard, chest crushed and
ribs broken.
Henry Jeannot, Richards machin-
list, shoulder fractured.
E. Chard, head cut open.
lTourand, severely bruised.
CASTOR Raffet, boy, fractured skull,
leg and arm broken.
Marcel Renault's machinist, severe
ly bruised.
Nine. Chaysass, both legs cut off.
Some miraculous escapes have
been reported. NJ. Terry's machine
was burned at Coignieres, but he and
his machinist were uninjured. NJ
Rodolpho Darzens and his machin-
tst were thrown out near Bordeaux
and were practically unhurt, though
the car was destroyed.
Lady Badly Hurt
A late dispatch from Bordeaux adds
another terrible accident to the long
list of casualties. Nine. Chayssas, ac-
companied by her husband, both riding
bicycles, were watching the passage OF
automobiles at ST. Andrex de Cubzac
~ miles from Bordeaux, when a horse,
frightened by the noise, bolted and
overturned the woman, who fell under
racing automobile. Both her legs
were cut off. The hope of saving her
life is slight.
According to the latest reports, Mr..
Stead is so much improved that he
will be able to leave the hospital this
week. Mr.. Barrow is also slightly bet
ter, and the doctors expect to reduce
the dislocation of his thigh and ampu-
tate his foot to-day. Marcel Ronault's
condition is less satisfactory.
Burned Under Auto.
Advices from Charities give details
of the accident to Mr.. Porter and Nix
on, his companion. The automobile
struck the guards hut at a railroad
crossing near Chartres Mr. Porter
shot forward and his car was over
turned. Nixon was thrown under
meath the car, which caught fire and
exploded. The guard tried to rescue
Nixon, but found his body burned to a
cinder. Porter remained unconscious
for two hours, when he recovered suffi-
GENTLY to return to Paris.
Race Is Abandoned
Bordeaux reports that many of the
competitors, including NJ M. Clarion,
Thellier and Passy, desired to aban-
don the race, but others insisted their
honor required them to resume it at
the Spanish frontier if possible, but
the Spanish government later forbade
the race and thus compelled it's COM
plete abandonment. The manufac-
turers have agreed that as a road
race is impossible the meeting will be
resumed within a closed course.
The correspondent interviewed a
number of the leading American and
French automobiles and they all ex-
| pressed horror at the series of acct
/ dents and added that in their opinion
it would end speed races in France
and at other points on the continent.
| Great Speed.
Clarence Moore, of Washington. has
| just returned from an inspection of the
track for which unusual privileges
| were granted him by the mdpeS Of