Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-08
TWO Mtu KILLED OUTRIGHT
Cissac and His Engineer Scaub Crush
ed to Death When Tire Came or
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Americans
Not in the Running.
NV Associated Press)

DIEPPE July THE grand priN. the
Blue Ribbon of tn" automobile world.
was won today by 4 German, l.autcn-
schla8,r driving Mercedes, car
Ills time was six hours. 80 minutes
As 10 sccons. His average speed was
69.U5 miles an hour. lIcmrry, i'll
Eens was second. and HanriOt also
in BenS was third. The German vic
tory &as not popular, but still the
crowd checred Lautenschlager with
right good will.
Two Killed Outright.
There were numerous accidents
and TWO men were killed outright.
Cissac and his engineer, Schaub
were the victims While finishing the
final round the tire of their machine
Panhard. was torn off. The car
thrown on top of the two men and
they were horribly crushed.
A Wegel car. driven by Harrison.
an Englishman. turned a sOmersault
at a dangerous point in the road near
Eu. and Harrison was badly crush
cd. The judges say his injuries are
not mortal. When Strang turned up
after the race he explained that he
that finally his cylinder was washed
out.
Million People Saw Race.
Almost a million people today saw
the race. The race was the most cx-
citing since the grand prix was in
amgurat"d. A terrific pace was set
at the start AMI three Frcnchmen
Suisse Thery ana I!ablot. AMI Wag-
n"r. an Italian. and SalZer. German.
beat the lap record made last year in
the first round. In the second round
Nezarro. driving a Fiat forged to thu
lead. but the strain soon began to
tell upon the leaders. Tire trouble
then developed and strong wind. at
times reaching the proportions OF half
gale that blew straight in The faces
Of the dries as thny came .',rn tn ,
sea leg OF ;hc trianglur course aui
put an end to the nope entertained
earlier in the dav that the record Cf
last year would be broken.
LsutenschIaeer Drove Steadily.
I.auienschlager. in his Mercedes.
drove steadily and took the lead in
the fourth round. when NeZarrc dropp-
ed rack owing 10 q damned clutch and
he maintained this position to the fin
ism
The English drivers never were
prominent from the lightning and
Strang. the American driving a Thorn
as car. after finishing the fourth
round. next to the leader disapp' AIRED
After the fourth rornd the Italians
also dropped oct and never were in
the race. The French. however kept
up the struggle hut one by one their
crack drivers like Suisse. in a Rcpauit
and D'rav in q Lorraine. Su"cumbed
and left ONLY Th ~ in BraiscT 20
see the fight out Th"ry Is the old
veteran who wun the Gordon Benn I
cup in 1907. He vas clC Sely pressed
hy Hcmcry and Hanriot. Two ether
French veterans driving Bcnse Ger
man cars IN the Fourth and fifth
rounds. thcsc five cars swept around
the course with the regularity of
clock work
They Put Out by Fire.
In the next round. however. Thcry
bad tire accident and the last hope
of tn" French witnesses vas z ne.
The Frr nchm"n found much cors IA.
tiou IN inc gallant conduct Of HCmr-y
who finished sccund WHEN tho rac"
vas aI,ou; half over sinn.' thrown by
flying wheel struck and broke his
gngrIrs and piece 81 ghesS was
driven intn his eye. He continued 10
tho TTibunc and there hts accident "a.
made known. Ert he refused 10 quit
Ancr a surgeon had Given hiS
eve an inj~ction e rrcainr 20 kiiI IN"
rain h. r~sum"h his wheel and Goa
timed To the md.
As TaufcpsChiagrr WIS escorted to
tho presidential boN. where he was
rougraiuiat"d by VI Nauian. Indcr
secretary os tho interior. Who rrprc.
F~Hi-d rrcSidrni FsiII"rieS. the band
PLAYED The "Wach' Am Rhine" Bar N
Won Zuictn. president of the Autc.
ruol,lr. CIsb ~ France scat a tcIc'
gram to Emporor William snnoupc.
ing the sacccss cf the German driver.