The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-26
.AUTOMOBILISTS EXPRESS
HORROR At ACCIDENTS
Vanderbilt Had a Damaged Cylinder
and Withdrew From the Race on
That Account and Not on
Account of Danger.

Paris May 25.-It Is now possible to as
semble, from the many reports along the
route of the first stage of the Paris-Ma-
drid automobile race, a complete list of
casualties. This shows six persons killed,
two so dangerously injured that they
may die and ten seriously injured. Dur
ing the day 1t was asserted here that sew
enteen persons had been killed and that
seventeen were injured, but this was not
warranted.
Some miraculous escapes have been re-
ported.
M. Teneys machine was burned at
Colgnieres, but he and his machinist
were uninjured. M. DeArson and his ma
chinist were thrown out near Bordeaux
and were practically unhurt though the
car was destroyed. Louis Renault tele-
graphed as follows tonight:
Marcel is better. Bringing him to Paris
tonight. Deny report of his death Off
cially."
Many Want to Quit.
Bordeaux reports that many Of the
competitors, including MN. Clarion,
Thellier and Passy, desired to abandon
the race, but others insisted their honor
required them to resume 1t at the Spanish
frontier If possible. The Spanish govern
ment later forbade the race, and thus
compelled its complete abandonment.
The manufacturers have agreed that as
a road race is impossible, the meeting
will be resumed within closed course.
The correspondent os the Associated
Press interviewed a number of the lead
ing American and French automobiiists
aud they all expires sel hurrer at the Sc
ries of accidents. and added that in their
opinion 1t would end speed races IN
France and at other points on the con-
tinent.
Foxhall Keene said:
The killing or maiming Of 30 many
persons is a terrible blow both to lndi-
viduals and to automobiliug.
There is not the slightest ground for
the suggestion that Henry Fournier, w.
X. Vanderbilt, Jr., ard Baron DeForest
withdrew from the race on account Oh
the dangers. Each had a damaged cylin-
der and could not proceed. j. b. Worden'
who arrived fifth at Bordeaux, Is the only
American remaining la the contest. He
has only a touring ear, but nevertheless
No Chance for Race.
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 remainder
of the race will be run under tourist con-
ditions.
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 yesterdays race.
He gives a graphic description of the ter
rife speed of the racers. He timed Louis
Renault's ear as 1t passed him and he
found it was making 74iz miles an hour.
The automobile of NJ. Gabriel, yesterdays
winner, he says, gave forth roar as it
leaped the steep incline near Chartres,
like huge rabbit bounding up a hill. He
saw Jarrot approaching at lightning
speed A huge black mastiff got right in
the path. Jarrot realized that to try to
avoid the dog would throw his car against
tree, and he steered directly ahead. He
struck the dog squarely and 1t was pinned
in front of the automobile for a moment
and then dropped to the ground between
the wheels. Every bone In its body was
broken, some Of them In dozen places.