The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-26
AN END PUT TO
SPEED RACING
Death Followed in the Wake of
the Automobiles.
ROAD STREWN WITH C0RPSES
REVISED LIST OF THE KILLED
AND INJURED.

II AXIS. May z5.--IL Is now possible
to assemble from the many re-
ports along the route of the first
stage of the Paris Madrid automobile
race a complete list of casualties. This
shows six persons killed, three so dan
gerously injured that they may die and
ten seriously injured During the day
it was asserted here that seventeen
persons had been killed and that seven
teen were injured, but this was not
warranted A carefully revised list Of
the casualties follow:
Dead
Pierre Roderiz. Mr.. BarrOw's machinist;
collision with A tree near LibOurne.
Nixon, Mr. POrter's machinist; burned
under automobile
NOrmand, NJ. Tourands machinist, at
Dupuy, soldier, at Angouleme
Gallon, cyclist, at Angouleme.
Unknown peasant woman, at AbHs.
Injured.
Mr.. Barrow. pelvis and thigh broken;
amputatiOn of foot necessary
Marcel RenaUlt, injured about body and
head.
T Porter, cut and bruised.
Mr.. Stead. overturned. badly injured.
Nh Stead's machinist, head cut
Lesna, champion cyclist, broken knee
George. S. Richards, chest crushed, ribs
Henry Jeannot Richards machinist,
shoulder fractured
z -hard, head cut open
Tourand, severely bruised
Castor Raffel, boy; fractured skull
leg and arm broken.
Marcel Renaults machinist, severely
bruised.
Mime. Chayssas. both legs cut off.
Many Marrow Escapes.
Some miraculous escapes have been re-
ported NJ Lerry's machine was burned
at COlgnleres, but he and his machlniSt
were uninjured. NJ. ROdOlphe DarZenS and
his machinist were thrown out near BOr-
deau and were practically unhurt, though
the car was destroyed
Louis Renalt teIegraphed as follows to-
night. Marcel is better. Bringing him
to Paris tonight. Deny report of his
death officially
competitors. including NM. Clarion,
Thellier and Passy, desired to abandon
the race, but others insisted that their
honor required them to resume il at the
Spanish frontier if possible, but the
Spanish government later forbade the
race and thus compelled its abandon
menL The manufacturers have agreed
that a road race Is impossible the
meeting viii be resumed within a closed
course.
viii End Speed Races.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press interviewed number of the lead
ing American and French automobiles.
and they all expressed horror a the Sc
0
I opinion II would end speeF- races IN
France and at other points on the con-
tinent-
FoxhaH Keene said: THE killing or
manning of so many persons is terrible
blow. both to individuals and TO auto
MODELLING Marcel ReuaulU and Barrow
were both of the highest class of drivers
and good spOrtSmeD. Barrow was fre-
qUently taken for an American. but ]
believe he is an Englishman- The effect
viii be a serious if not an lrreparab bic
blow to fast aUtOmobinng- L had hoped
TO drive my iXty-hOrSepOWer- 1t was a
] wonderful machine, showing ~ kilome-
ment we We're unable to complete the
/ necessary repairs.
Were Not Cutters.
There is not the slightest basis for the
! suggestion that FOurnier. w. X. Wander
+ biit, jr. and Baron de Forest withdrew
I from the race on account Of the dangers
/ Each had a damaged cylinder and could
not proceed j. 3. WOrden. who arrived
/ fifth at Bordeaux, is the only American
I remaining in the contest He has only
! a touring car, but nevertheless made a
fine race The speed limitations, which
have now been fixed by the French and
I Spanish governments. viii put an end
{ to any chance of fast time being made
, between Bordeaux and Madrid. and the
remainder of the race VIII be run under
4 tourist conditions The stretches of road
I beyond Bordeaux are more difficult thar
I the route covered yesterday from Yer
( SailleS. owing to the many hills and SHARP
/ turnings.
/ Clarence Moore of Washington has just
/ returned from an inspection of the track
for which unusual privileges were grant
ed him by the judges of yesterday
races. He give a graphic description OF
the terrific speed Of the racers He timed
Louis Renault : car as II passed hIm anC
he found if was making l412 miles ar
hour. The automobile of NJ Gabriel yes
/ terday'S winner he says. gave forth
/ roar as il Ieaped the steep incline neal
1 Chartres like huge rabbit bounding VI
| a hill. He saw Jarrett approaching at
/ lightning speech. A huge black mastif1
/ got right in the path. Jarrett realized
/ that to try to avoid the dog would throw
/ his car against a tree, and he steereo
{ SquareIy. and it was pinned IN front toI
/ a moment and then dropped TO the
/ ground between the wheels Every bone
/ in its body was broken, some of them II
I a dozen places
/ Concerning the effect Of the accidents
! Mr.. Moore expressed the opinion that i
/ will stop the excessive speed IN races
/ and this would really be beneficial tC
/ true sport He says the Paris-Mad rlC
/ than a competition between rival makers
J seeking to gain a reputation, many max
/ ers offering large premiums TO unknown
men to induce them to break records:
I FNOxhaII Keene has been chosen by tho
/ German Automobile club to drive one Of
[ the three German machines in the coupe
/ internatiOnaIe. which VIII be run in Ire
/ land on July 2 He says his ninety-horse-
/ power car is being tried IN the Paris
1 Madrid race by NJ Jenatzy, who finished
ninth at Bordeaux
BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.