The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-27
STRUCK IN THE BREAST
His Assailant Knocked Down; Roose-
welt Hurried Away.
THE MOB WAS SMALL BUT DETERMINED
They Attacked the Rough Riders and Sought
to Drag Those Who Were Mounted From
Their Saddles. Teddy's Throat
Had Bean Wide Open.
(By the Associated Press.)

Cripple Greek, Colo, Sept. 26-Governor
Roosevelt had a most exciting experience
today at Victor, a few miles from Cripple
Creek, among the mines, where a demon
strative crowd had assembled.
The Governor had a narrow escape from
serious personal violence The incident
and it is said that the trouble was oc-
Cured during the progress of the trip,
and it is said that he trouble was oc-
casioned by a small body of roughs who
had been organized and paid for the pur-
pose of breaking up the meeting The
men engaged were few in number, but
very violent in their attack.
Governor Roosevelt spoke at Armory
Hall. which was filled. He had hardly
begun speaking when he was interrupted
by noisy demonstrations. He said
In my State the men who were put
OH the common platform to draw up an
anti-trust platform at Kansas City con-
,vention had at that time their pockets
filled with ice trust stock. The Demo-
cratic leader in New York. Richard
Croker, upon whom you base your only
hope. and it IS a mighty slim hone. too,
Was another great stockholder, and if,
in fact. you were to read through the
list os stockholders in that business, it
would sound like reading the roll of mem
bers of Tammany Hail."
A voice cried: \"What about the rotten
beef?"
The Governor replied: Il ate it, and
you will never get near enough to get hit
with n bullet or within five miles of it,
Governor Roosevelt succeeded in finish
ing his remarks, though there was an
evident intention among those present
that he should not do so. When the Gov
ernOr left the hall with his party to go
toward the train he was surrounded by a
company of Rough Riders, commanded by
Sherman Bell. one OF his own soldiers in
the Spanish War. He was also accom-
panied by General Curtis Guild, Jr, of
Boston; John Proctor Clarke, Of New
York; General Irving Hale, of Colorado
United States Senator Wolcott, Frank c..
Goudy candidate for Governor of Colo
rado; Percy S. Ryder, candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor; A. NJ. Stevens, Lieu
tenant Tice and several others.
Governor Roosevelt and his party were
on foot. A crowd of boys and men began
throwing stones and shouting for Bryan.
The Rough Riders, mounted and un-
mounted, closed in around the Governor
to protect him from assault by the mob
One made a personal attack upon the
Governor and succeeded in striking him
a blow in the breast with stick The
assailant was Immediately knocked down
by Daniel M. Sullivan, postmaster of
Cripple Creek
rush was then made by the mob to
drag the mounted men in khaki uniforms
from their horses. The men on foot also
in khaki, closed around the Governor
making wedge which pushed through
the crowd. and they finally succeeded in
gaining the train which was surrounded
by the mob
By this time there were probably 1000
or 1,50O excited people in the vicinity
and fisticuffs were exchanged on all
sides. Many OF the mob were armed
with sticks and clubs and some with
rotten potatoes, stale eggs and lemons.
The entire party regained the train, how
ever without serious injury and it pulled
out of the place with the Rough Riders
on the rear platform.
Governor Roosevelt, while regretting
the occurrence. was not disturbed by the
incident and was ready to proceed with
his speeches in Cripple Creek.