The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-29

assemble from the many reports
along the route Of the first stage Of
the PARISH Madrid automobile race. a
complete list Of casualties. This
shows six persons killed, two SO dan.
gerously injured that they may die
and ten seriously injured. During the
day " was asserted here that IL per
sons had been killed and that Il were
injured; but this was not warranted
A carefully revised list Of the casual
ties follows:
Dead:
Pierre Roderiz. MIR. Barrows ma
chinist. collision with o tree near La.
bourne.
Nixon, MIR. Por,er's machinist.
buried under automobile.
Norman, NJ. Tourand's machinist. at
Angoulcmc.
Dupuy, soldier. at Angoulcmc.
Gallon, cyclist. at Angoulcmc.
Unknown peasant woman. at Ablis.
Injured:
Mr.. Barro. pelyis and thigh broken,
amputation OF leg expected.
N. Marcel Rcnault, injured about
body and head.
MIR. r. Porter. cut and bruised.
Mr.. Stead. overturned. badly In
jured.
NJ. Stend's machinist. head cut open.
Lcsna. champion cyclist, broken
knee cap.
George Richard. chest crushed, ribs
broken.
Henry Jcanot. Richards mnchinist,
shoulder fractured.
y. Charde. head cut open.
Tourand, severely bruised.
CASTOR RaTct, boy. fractured skull
leg aud arm broken.
Marcel Rcnault's machinist, severe.
~ bruised.
NJ. Terry's machine was burned at
Coigniercs. but he anil his machinist
were uninjurcd.
Bordeaux reports that many 81 the
competitors. including NM. Clarion,
fbelliere and PaSsy. desired TO nban-
Ion the race. hut others insisted that
their honor required them % resume
II at the Spanish frontier. II possible;
babe the race aud thus compelled It's
sompletc abandonment. The manu-
f%acturcrs have agreed that as n road
race II impossible. the meeting will
be resumed within a closed course.
A correspondent ~ the press inter.
viewed u number ~ the lending Amer.
lean and French automobilists. AMI
they all expressed horror at the series
Of accidents aud added that In their
opinion IL would end speed races In
France aud ut other points on the
continent.
FoNhall Keene said; "The killing
~ So many persons Is n terrible blow
both Ia individuals and to automobile
ing. The effect will lie a serious u
not an irreparable blow To fast auto.
mobiling."
Clarence Moore, Of Washington. has
lust returned from an inspection %
the track. lie timed Louis Rcnnuli's
ear ns II passed him. and found II was
making ~ miles an hour. The ear ~
VT 'ibllfl kNN' l'lNH u IhhI Nv ~
the steep incline near Chartres
like a huge rabbit bounding up a hill.
lie saw Jnrrot approaching at light
ming speed. \ huge black mastin got
right In the path. Jarrott realized
that tn try To avoid the dog would
throw his ear against n tree, and he
stecrcd directly ahead. He struck the
dog squnrcly. and II was pinionsd In
front Of the automobile for IA moment
and then dropped 10 the ground h..
tween the wheels. Every bone in Its
body was broken. some OF them In
n dozen places.
Concerning the effect Of the acct.
Mr.. Moore expressed the opln.
ion that II will stop the excessive
speed ~ races aud that this would
really he beneficial 10 true sport.
A late dispatch from Bordeaux adds
another terrible accident TO the long
list OF casualties. Nine. Chayssas, nc.
companied by her husband, both rid
ing bicycles, were watching the pass
age OF automobiles at st. Andre DE
Cubzac, IL miles from BORDEAUX.
when n horse. frightened by the
noise, bolted and overturned the
woman. who fell under a racing auto
mobile. Her legs were cut OF. The
hope Of saving her life Is slight.