The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-25
DEATH IN AUTO RACE.
Nine Killed in the Paris
Madrid Contest.
FRENCH PREMIER STOPS IT.
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Left
Race Soon After the St art

About 500. 900 Persons witnessed the
start. and Spectators Crowded On
the Course, Causins Many Accidents
Ono Competitor Burned to Death
Under His Overturned Car-Two
Soldiers and . Child Killed by One Of
the Machines--. Blow to Auto Racing.
Special Coo!s Despatch 10 The SUM-
PARIS. May 24.--The automobile race
from Paris to Madrid, a distance Of s2lE
miles, which bekan at $50 o'clock this
morning from Versailles, has apparently
come to an untimeiy end.
Soon after the contestants were sent
of, with intervals OF minute between
the starters. reports began to be received
OF many serious and some fatal accidents
along the route. These continued through
ont the day, until an unparalleled Success
sion Of deaths and cases OF injury caused
NJ Combes, Prime Minister Of the Interior.
TO issue an oficial order prohibiting the
continuation OF the race so far as French
territory is concerned. When this order
was issued the first men in the competition
were beyond Bordeaux. 1853 miles south
west Of PARA.
The drivers OF the racing machines were
una nimous id complaining Of the great
inconvenience caused by spectators crowd
ing to view the race. some getting out OF
A. tho Ia NJ nd
not at all. The cars were often compelled
to slacken speed to avoid accidents
As It is, there 10 already . roll Of nine
persons killed and four seriously injured,
while . great number OF cars have been
snnashsd.
As the deadly mature Of the race became
known. . most painful impression was
created, and 1t 10 feared that it has given
heavy blow to motor racing for a long time
to oome One newspaper. the Froneois,
TONIGHT calls the race the Paris-Madrid
Masaacs.' .
At Chartrss W. X. Vanderbilt. Jr.. Baron
DsEoraot and u Fournisr III abandoned
tHs reos owing TO accidents to their cars
Marcel Rsnauit. the winner o. the Paris
vtsnna rses. turned his car abruptly into =
ditch to avoid . looked level crossing. and
came into collision with . tree. The chauf-
feur was 20 seriously injured that it 10 feared
injured.
Most Of the fatalities occurred near
Arvsyfes, where ono OF the competitors,
nsmed Stead, and his chauffeur ara re-
ported to have been killed at level cross
ing. At this place Lorraine Barrow,
another competitor. ran over a dog, with
the result that his car was overturned
and his chauffeur killed. while he himself
was injured,
Two miles from Angoulene NJ. Tourand's
car killed two soldiers. child. and a
machinist. NJ. Tourand was seriously
injured
There WAS a terrible accident at place
where the road crossed the Paris-Tours
Railroad, about q mile from Bonneval.
A car driven by L. Porter was overturned
here and afterward caught fire. Porter
was caught underneath the car and burned
TO death.
These appalling disasters may not yet
complete the tale OF the first section Of
tho journey from Paris to Bordeaux.
OF the 200 entries for the race 2l8 started
from Versailles The weather was beauti-
ful and the stars were shining brightly
rs the contestants were sent on. Owing to
the great number OF mishaps only es OF
the starters had reached Bordeaux by
o'clock. 1t Is estimated that 800 900 persons
Witnessed the start.
The first car to reach Bordeaux was driven
by Louis Renault. No Official times have
been issued az yet, but the honors seem to
he divided between Gsstend and Braun.
both with Mercedes cars. and Gabriel, with
a Mors car.
The manifestations Of extraordinarily
fast time being made have not been justified.
Between Versailles and Bordeaux there
are thirteen towns and villages, through
which the cars were required to run slowly
The time occupied in travelling through
these amounted to hours 81 minutes. Bends
in the road wore other obstacles that the
raoers met with Cars that were capable
Of making eighty miles an hour had t"
reduce their speed more than 30 per cent.
in order to negotiate the sharp turns that
were met every twenty or twenty-five
minutes.
NJ. Gastands sixty horsepower Mercedes
car arnved at Bordeaux at 2:SsIe this after
noon, and this seems to have been the best
performance.
Despite the ofioial prohibition, the lead
ing competitors hope to get across the
frontier into Spain. though it 10 announced
tonight that the Spanish Minister OF the
Interior has forbidden racing on Spanish
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