The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-26
BY DEADLY AUTOS
SIX WERE KILLED IN THE PARIS
MADRID RACE.
A NUMBER MORE INJURED.
THIS is PROBABLY THE END OF
ROAD RACES.

Terrible Speed at Which the Rae
ing Cars Ran Was More Than
Would Admit of the Race Being
Conducted without Accidents, De-
spite the Careful Preparations.
List of the Killed and Injured.
Meeting Is to Be Resumed Within
a Closed Course.
Paris, May 25.-It is now possible to
assemble from the many reports along
the route of the first stage of the
Paris Madrid automobile race a COM
plete list of the casualties. This
shows six persons killed, three so
dangerously injured that they may die
and ten seriously injured. A carefully
revised list of the casualties follows:
Dead-Pierre Rodriz, Mr.. Barrow's
machinist, in 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.
Injured: Mr.. Barrow, pelvis and
thigh broken; amputation of leg ex-
pected.
NJ. Marcel Renault. injured about
body and head.
l.. Porter. cut and bruised.
a.. h iy1f1 1rad
Mr.. Stead's machinist, head cut open
Lesna, champion cyclist; broken knee
cap.
Georges Richard, chest crushed, ribs
broken.
Henry Jeannot, Richards machinist
shoulder fractured.
e. Chard, head cut open.
Tourand, severely bruised.
CASTOR Raffet, fractured skull, leg
and arm broken.
Marcel Renaults machinist, severely
bruised.
Some Miraculous Escapes.
Some miraculous escapes have been
reported.
M. Terry's machine was burned at
Coignieres, but he and his machinist
were uninjured.
M. Rodolphe Darzens ana his ma
chinist were thrown out near Bordeaux
and were practically unhurt, though the
car was destroyed.
The manufacturers have agreed that
as road race is impossible. the meet
ing will be resumed within a closed
course.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press interviewed number of the
leading American and French automo-
bilists, and they all expressed horror
at the series of accidents and added
that in their opinion it 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 a terrible blow. both to in
dividuals and to automobiling. 1 had
hoped to drive my sixty-horse power
car. 1t was a wonderful machine,
showing liz kilometers, without effort"
There is not the slightest ground for
the suggestion that Henri Fournier,
W. K. Vanderbilt. Jr., and Baron de-
Forest withdrew from the race on ac-
count of the dangers. Each had a
damaged cylinder and could not pro-
coed.
]. B. Worden, who arrived fifth at
Bordeaux, is the only American re-
naming in the contest. He had only
touring car, but nevertheless made
fine race.
No More Fast Time.
The speed limitations, which have
now been fixed by the French and
Spanish governments, 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.
Clarence Moore of Washington has
returned from an inspection of the
track, for which unusual facilities were
granted him by the judges of yester-
days races. He gives a graphic de-
scription of the terrific speed of the
racers. He timed Louis Renault's car
as it passed him, and he found it was
! making 7412 miles an hour. The au-
tomobile of NJ. Gabriel, yesterday
winner, he says, gave forth roar, as
1t leaped the steep incline near Chart
ress.
He saw Jarrett approaching at light
ming speed. A huge black mastiff got
right in the path. Jarrett realized
that to try to avoid the dog would
throw his car against a 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 be-
tween the wheels All the bones in its
body was broken, some of them in a
dozen places.
Both Legs Cut on.
Midnight: A late dispatch from
Bordeaux adds another terrible acct
dent to the long list of casualties.
Nine Chayssas. accompanied by her
husband. both riding bicycles. were
watching the passing automobiles at
St. Andre deCubzac. twelve miles from
Bordeaux, when a horse. frightened by
the noise. bolted and overturned the
woman. who fell under a racing auto
mobile. Both her legs were cut OF.
The hope OF saving her life is light.
Prohibited by spain.
Madrid. May 25.--The Spanish gov
eminent has prohibited the continue nee