The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-10
A VERY (L0SE CALL.
Presidents Carriage Torn to Pieces
By Trolley Car.
SECRET SERVICE NAN KILLED

and Secretary Cortelyou All Sus-
tanned Slight Injuries, But
Resumed Their Journey.
President Roosevelt escaped a tragic
death by only a few feet in collision
between his carriage and an electric
car in PittSaeld, Mass. on Wednesday.
while one OF his most trusted guards,
Secret Service Agent VIM. Craig. was
instantly killed. and David J. Pratt,
Of Dalton, who was guiding the horses
attached to the vehicle, was seriously
injured. President Roosevelt himself
was badly shaken up but received only
Slight facial bruiSe.
Secretary Cortelyou, who occupied 4
seat opposite the chief executive in
the landau, sustained q minor wound
in the back Of the head, and Governor
Crane, who sat beside the president
extricatcd himself from the wreck
practically without a scratch. The
carriage was demolished by the !m-
pact OF the rapidly moving car. and
the wheel horse on the side nearest
the car was killed outright, the crew
and passengers OF the car escaping
injury.
The president and party were driv-
ING TO LenOy through South street.
one Of the principal thor0ughfareS OF
Pittsfel3, which was lined with cheer
ing people. and the catastrophe oc-
Cured in plain view Of hundreds,
whose happiness at the advent Of the
nations chief was suddenly turned to
grief.
Thousands had poured into the city
in the early morning from the nearby
country to see and hear the president,
and his address at the city park had
been loudly cheered. At the conclu-
sion Of the exercises he wished to
make a brief call On Henry L. Dawes,
formerly United States senator, whose
house in Elm street is but short dis
tance from the park. The presidents
carriage, in which he had ridden from
Governor Cranes home at Dalton, was
accordingly driven to the Dawes resi-
dence, and carriages containing a
number Of other gentlemen in the
party followed. President Ro0Sevelts S
call was a short one. and then the car
riages returned to the city square.
After few moments delay, the
journey toward Lenox was begun.
Meanwhile the mounted escort Of p0-
lice officers and the carriages contain
ing the newspaper correspondents who
have accompanied the president on
his tour had started eff ahead on the
road to Lenox and were some distance
in advance Of the presidents equip
age. Three or four other open car
Tiages fell in line Immediately behind
the landau in which the president rode
with Secretary Cortelyou and Cover
nor Crane, Secret Service Agent Craig,
who throughout the New England
tour has been almost constantly at
the Presidents elbow, was on the
drivers box, beside Coachman Pratt.
IN A BROAD HIGHWAY.
Out through South street is a
broad, smooth highway. The tracks
Of the Pittsfeld electric street rail-
way are laid in the centre Of the road,
with ample room for teams on each
side, and scores Of vehicles Of every
description followed along this road
behind the presidents party.
Shortly after he left the park, an
electric car which had been hlled with
passengers at that point started TO-
ward Lenox well behind the process
sion. 1t passed ali Of the teams and
was about mile and half out from
the city; at the beginning of Howard
hill, and was nearly up to the preSi-
dents carriage, which was travelling
on the west side CT the highway.
Just at the foot Of Howard hill the
road bends little and teams are
compelled to cross the street railway
tracks to the east side. The railroad
then continues at one side Of the
street instead Of in the centre. Just
at this point the upgrade OF the
hill begins and but a short distance
beyond the crossing there is a narrow
bridge spanning small brook.
CROSSED THE ROAD.
The trolley car approached the road
crossing under a good head Of speed
with gong changing just as the driver
OF the presidents carriage turned his
leaders to cross the tracks. On each
side of the chief executives carriage
rode two mounted troopers Of the
local cavalry company. and the horse
men on the left of the landau had
turned on the track, with the trolley
car Immediately behind them, though,
some yards distant.
Alarmed by the changing gong
they both turned in their saddles ano
waved vigorously to the motorman tx
stop his car. Almost at the same
instant Governor Crane, who quickly
perceived the danger, rose to his feet
and likewise motioned to the motor
man. The latter, in great excite
,ment. desperately tried to stop his
car. but it was too late. 1t crashed
into the carriage just as a loud moar
went up from the frenzied on-looser'
e who thronged the roadside and who
but a moment before were cheering
The president.
The horsemen managed to get tht
frightened animals out of the way JUS
ia time, and the car struck the rea
wheel OF the carriage OF the left sldt
and plowed through to the iron
wheel Of the vehicle. which received
the blow. The carriage was upset il
the twinkling OF an eye and one hors
fell dead on the tracks. The othe
three powerful grays attached to th'
vehicle started to run, and dragged b,
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