The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-03
THE HORRORS OF
AUTOMOBILING
ALMOST A HOLOCAUST IN THE
PARIS-MADRID RACE - SOME
MOST SHOCKING ACCIDENTS.

PARIS. May 24.-slx persons were
killed and six perhaps fatally injured
in the first stage in the Paris Madrid
automobile race from Versailles to
Bordeaux, 34S miles, which was finish
ed at noon today, when Louis Renault
dashed at furious pace into Bordeau,
having made a record run of eight
hours and twenty-seven minutes. An
hour later NJ. Gabriel arrived with a
still better record of eight hours and
seven minutes. 1t is estimated from
the times made that these automobiles
covered sixty-two miles an hour on the
road outside the cities.
The most terrible accident occurred
near Bonneval, ten miles from Char
tres where machine 243, driven by NJ.
Porter. was overturned at railroad
crossing and took fire. The chauffeur
was caught under the automobile and
burned to death, while two soldiers
and a child were killed.
A chauffeur was badly injured by an
accident to his motor car near Angou-
leme
A woman crossing the road in the
neighborhood of Ablis was run over by
one of the the cars and killed.
A dispatch received from Bordeaux
announced that Lorraine BarrOws,
a very well-known automobilist, had
met with a shocking accident near
Libourne, seventeen miles from Bor-
deauX, at las o'clock this afternoon.
1t appears that Barrows had tried to
avoid a dog which was crossing the
track, and his monstrous car, No. 5 in
the race, struck tree with terrific
force. His chauffeur was killed out
right. Barrows himself was picked up
unconscious, but still breathing, and
was taken to a hospital where his con-
dition was declared to be critical. His
car was dashed to pieces.
Shortly afterward news came that
Marcel Renault, winner of the Paris
Vienna race last year, was overturned
in a deep ditch beside the road near
Coupe twenty-one miles from Polo
tiers, and that he was dangerously in
jured. The Automobile Club of Bor-
deaux received a dispatch at o'clock
saying Renault was unconscious. and,
it was feared, dying. Louis Renault,
MarcerJ brother was deeply affected
by the news and at once started bacl;
ITO his brothers assistance. Orders
We're given to withdraw all the Renault
cars from the race.
Mr.. Stead and his chauffeur, who
were first reported to have been killed,
are still alive. 1t seems that their au-
tomobile colided with another car
with which Stead had been racing for
several kilometers, wheel to wheel,
and was completely overturned in
ditch near Montguyon. Stead was
caught under the machine, while his
chauffeur was hurled a distance Of
thirty feet, and had his head and body
badly cut. Stead was conscious when
he was picked up, but complained of
suffering great pain. r e was convey
ed to the nearest farm
Many lesser breakdowns and ca SUI
ties are reported An early report that
one of the two brothers Farman had
beaen injured is unconfirmed.
Versailles passed a night of wild eX-
element. 1t is estimated that hum
dred thousand persons crowded into
the little town 70 witness the start of
the race. Soldiers with fixed bayo-
nets lined the track for some distance
from Versailles.
BORDEAUX, May 24.-The illumi-
nations which We're fixed for tonight
in honor of the automobile race have
been countermandcd as a sign of
mourning for the persons killed during
the contest.
PARIS, May 25.-Following is a care
fully revised list of the casualties in
the automobile race:
Dead: Pierre Roderiz, NJ. Barrow
machinist; collision with a tree near
Libourne. Nixon, Mr. Porter's machin-
list; burned under automobile. Nor
man NJ. Tourant's machinist; at An
gouleme Dupuy, soldier at AngOu-
1 leme Gallon, cyclist; at Angouleme.
/ Unknown peasant woman, at Ablis.
Injured: Mr.. Barrow, pelvis and
thigh briken; amputation of foot neces-
sary. Marcel Renault, injured about
body and head. T. Porter, cut, and
bruised. Mr.. Stead, overturned; badly
injured Mr.. Steads machinist, head
cut. Leana, champion cyclist; broken
knee cap. George S. Richard, chest
crushed, ribs broken. Henry Jeannot,
Richards machinist; shoulder fractur-
ed. f. Chard, head cut open. Tourand,
severely bruised. CASTOR Raffel, boy;
fractured skull; leg broken and arm
| broken. Marcel Renault's machinist,
severely bruised. Mime. Chayssas, both
legs cut off. Some miraculous escapes
have been reported.
M. ferris machine was burned at
Coignieres, but he and his machinist
were uninjured.
NJ. Rudolphe Darsens and his ma
chinist were thrown out near Bordeaux
and were practically unhurt, though
the car was destroyed.