The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-05-29
SIX MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Many Persons Reported Manned By
Automobile Races in Speed
Contest.
FAST RUNNING GIVEN DEATH SLOW.
One Machine Passed . Tim~Leeper
NJ the Rate of sesents-Es9hs
Miles an Hour-ne sised list OF
CasualsiesCo implied In the French
Capital.


assemble from the many reports
along the route az the first stage OF
the Paris Madrid automobile race. \
complete list of casualties. This
shows six persons killed, two so dam
cerously injured that they may die
and ten seriously injured. During the
dav il was asserted here that Il per-
sons had been killed and that II were
injured: but this was not warranted.
A carefully revised LIST OF the casual
ties follows:
Dead:
Pierre Roderiz. Mr.. Barrow's ma
chinist. collision with tree near La
bourne.
Nixon. Mr.. Porter's machinisf,
buried under automobile.
Norman. NJ. Tourand's machinist, at
| Angouleme.
Dupuy. soldier, AT Angouleme.
Gallon. cyclist. at Angouleme.
Unknown peasant woman, at Ablis.
Injured:
Mr.. Barro. peivis and thigh broken.
amputa;ioR OF leg expected.
NJ. Marcel Renault, injured about
body and head.
Mr.. T. Porter. cut and bruised.
Mr.. Stead, overturned, badly in
jured.
NJ. stead's machinist. head cut OPEN
Lesna. champion cyclist. broken
knee cap
George Richard. chest crushed. ribs
broken.
Henry Jeanct. Richards machinist.
shoulder fractured.
F.. Charde. head cut open.
Tourand. severely bruised.
CASTOR Raffet. boy, fractured skull.
leg and arm broken.
Marcel Eenarlt's machinist, severe
! " bruised.
NJ. Terry's machine was burned at
| CoigniereS. but he and his machinist
were uninjured-
Bordeaux reports that many Of the
competitors. including NM. Clarion,
| ThelIiere and Passy, desired TO aban-
don the race but others insisted that
their honor required them 10 resume
il at the Spanish frontier. il possible;
but the Spanish government later for
babe the race and thus compelled its
complete abandonment. The manu-
! facturers have agreed that as roat
race is impossible. the meeting Will
be resumed within a closed course.
\ spondent Of the press inter
viewed a number Of the leading Amer
lean and French automobiles. AMI
they all expressed horror at the series
Of accidents and added that in their
opinion il would end speed races in
France and at other points on the
continent
FoxhaIl keene said: "The killing
Of so many persons Is terrible blow
both to individuals and 10 automobile
ing. The effect will he serious II
not an irreparable blow 10 fast auto
MODELLING"
Clarence Moore. OF Washington. has
| just returned from an inspection OF
the track. He timed Louis Renault's
car as il passed him. and found il was
making :, miles an hour. The car OF
NJ Gabriel gave forth a roar as il
ieaped the steep incline near Charities,
like a huge rabbit bounding up a hill.
He saw Jarrot approaching at light
ming speed. A huge black mastifi got
right in the path. Jarrett realized
that to try 10 avoid the dog would
throw his car against tree. and he
steered directly ahead. He struck the
dog squarely. and IL was pinioned in
front of the automobile for a momen.
and then dropped TO the ground be-
tween the wheels. Every bone in its
body was broken, some Of them in
a dozen places
Concerning the effect ~ the acci-
dents. Mr. Moore expressed the opin-
Jon that il will stop the excessive
speed If races and that this would
really he beneficial To true sport.
a late dispatch from Bordeaux adds
another terrible accident to the long
list Of casualties. Nine. Chayssas. ac-
companied by her husband. both rid
ing BICYCLES. were watching the pass
age Of automobiles at 81. Andre De
Cubzac. 12 miles from Bordeaux,
when horse. frightened by the
noise. bolted and overturned the
woman. who fell under racing auto
mobile. Her legs were cut of. The
hope Of saving her life is slight.
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