Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-30
AUTOMOBILE RACE IN PARIS
WENT 343 MILES FASTER THAN
60 MILES AN HOUR.
A Number of Serious Accidents Occur,
One Fatal-Two Cars Were Smash
ed-Chauffeur Burned to Death
Only One American in the Race
Vanderbilt Withdraws.

Paris, May 26.-The first stage
the Paris-Madrid automobile race fro
Versailles to Bordeaux, 343 miles, WI
finished today, when Louis Renau
dashed at furious pace into Be
deaux, having made a record run
eight hours and q minutes. An no,
later M. Gabriel arrived with a st
better record of eight hours and sevt
minutes. 1t is estimated from Il
time made that these automobiles CO
cred 62 miles an hour on the road OF
side the cities.
These victories, however, wei
clouded by series of accidents, ha
ing in one case, at least, a fate r
suit. At least two cars were eek
and Marcel Renault, the winp Of t
Paris-Vienna race last year; Lorrai
Barrows a we'll known automobol
and Renault's chauffeur, were, it
believed, fatally injured, while B;
rows chauffeur was killed.
The most terrible accident occurrc
Lear Bonneval, where machine N
243, driven by M. Porter, was owe
turned at a railroad crossing and toe
fire. The chauffeur was caught undo
the machine and burned to deaf
while two soldiers and a child we
killed.
A chauffeur was badly injured
an accident to his motor car ne
Angouline. A woman crossing tn
road in the neighborhood of Ablis we
run over by one of the motor cars an
killed.
Mr.. Stead and his chauffeur, VIII
were first reported to have beea Kill
ed, are still alive. 1t seems that thei.
automobile collided with another ca
with which Mr. Stead had been racin
for several kilometres, wheel to whed
and was completely overturned in
ditch near Montguyon. Mr. Stead
caught under the car, while his cha
feur was hurled a distance of 80 (
and had his head and body badly
Mr., Stead was conscious when pic
up, but complained of suffering gr
pain. He was conveyed to the nea
farm.
1t is stated that Louis Rena
automobile attained at Beudinier
tween Charities and Bonneval, an
mum speed of 88 3-4 miles per hoL
1t is reported that the Spanish S
eminent has also forbidden the CO
tinuance of the race on Spanish sc
me name of w. K. vanderbilt, b,
disappeared from the reports alo
the route after Rambouillet, where
passed 28th in order at a quarter
in the morning, going in fine fo
The omission of his name from
dispatches from Chartres, the
town on the road, caused some am
and brought forth a number of inc
les. 1t was learned later that He
Fouri and Baron de Forest withd8
from the race together before req
ing Charities. All of them suffei
breakdowns, and, having lost tx
hours, they decided that it was use.
to continue Mr.. Vanderbilt and BIZ
de Forest returned to the Hotel
lhey laughed and made light of
withdrawal.
Foxhall Keene and w. J. Don
the American artists, did not appea
at the starting line when their tur
was reached, and consequently di
not take part in the race. C. Ora
Dinsmore is thus the only America
left in the race.
The time and position of the viii
ners of the first stage. deducting tn
j time allowance for slowing down il
side the cities, are as follows:
! Gabriel, S hours Is minutes; Lou
! Renault, 5 hours 80 minutes; Sallerol
hours As minutes; Jarrot, 5 hour
81 minutes; Warden, hours SIS mil
utes; Baron de Crawher, hours
minute; Voigt, hours 2 minutes
Barras, hours II minutes; Rougie
8 hours 16 minutes, and Mouter,
hours II minutes.
In view of the number of accident
some fatal, in the first stage of tn
Paris Madrid automobile race, fro,
Versailles to Bordeaux, Premit
Combes has forbidden the continuanC
OF the contest on French territor
The second stage Of the race, whiC
was to have been continued on Tue
day included run over French teri
tory from Bordeaux to the SPANS
frontier. Premier Combes' actic
PROBABLY will lead to the race beir
abandoned
/ Cardinals.
Rome. May 27.-The pope, speakiT