New-York tribune., 1902-09-05
TO INVESTIGATE ACCIDENT.
PITTsF1EID APPOINTS \ COMMITTEE
CRsIG's BODY SENT TO CHICAGO

PiItsdeld. Mass, Sept. 4-"lth tHe eSete@-"eh'
which followed the accident 10 Fresloeht feoos"
Welt in this city yesterday in great measure
Gbated the citizens to-day were oiseussiue 'he
question of responsibility for the occurrence.
l. Is argued that the Pittsfeld street halfway
Ccmpauv should not have disregarded the re-
quest of the Mayor that no cars be run While
the President was in the ctly. II Is SAID that
tb, oi4,- Government takes this view of the case
At 4 meeting last night committee of mvesti-
gation was appointed, including members of
ho,h branches of the city govern nent with the
N,a,-or ar the head In addition TO his body
which Will deal primarily with yesterdays 2c
cida,t the common Council also appointed a
C n1nlittee to investigate the speed OF street
cars in general and to report concerning how
it could he regulated
Less interest than was generally expected was
shown in the appearance OF Euclid Madden, the
r7otorman. and James Kelly, the conductor who
had charge Of the that struck the Presi-
dents carriage. in the District Court here this
afternoon Not more than fifty persons we're
present Tie case was not even called. but af-
ter \ conference between counsel for the street
railway rn.n and the court, 1t Was agreed to
postponA the hearing for two weeks Bail of
81 d4Hr fnr Madden and s. 500 for Kelly was con
timed FxSrzte Representative William Tur-
tIA the legal adviser of the Pittsheld Street
Railway COMPANY, appeared for the defendants.
The presdfng Judge was Joseph Tucker. presi-
dent Of the street railway company. Had there
been a hearing he probably would have given
pIace 20 an associate. 1t is believed that two
weeks hence another postponement will be
granted and that the prelnnaries and action
by the grand jury. if the case should come be
fore il will take up 50 much time that actual
trial will not be reached before January.
The BODY Of Secret Service Agent Craig was
taken to Chicago on the afternoon train, accom-
panied by Hugh Craig, q brother
4 DELEGATION of more than fifty citizens es-
corted the coffin from the undertaker's rooms
TO the station There were four carriages in the
procession containing among others Governor
Crane. Zenas Crane. Mr. Craig's two brothers,
and Chief Nicholson. Four policemen IN uni
form acted a guard OF honor. There were a
number OF beautiful floral pieces. one being
from Governor Crane. As the body was taken
from the undertaking rooms the bells OF the
churches we're toed. this continuing during the
passage Of the procession 10 the station.
Congressman George p Lawrence, in talking
after the accident the President called him and
Governor Crane aside and told them that IN
der no circumstances was the "trip 10 be aban-
doned He said that he felt il his duty TO con-
tinue the trip, and hoped that the people would
not consider him heartless for doing. The
President wished very much to remain with
Craig's body for some time, but felt il his duty
TO push
At the House of Mercy this morning it was
said that the condition 81 D. J. Pratt the driver
OF the Presidents carriage was satisfactory
and that nothing had developed to make his
recovery seem less probable than It did last
night.