Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-04

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and stopped their further progress Gov.
ernor Crane was the first to get to his
feet. escaping entirely unhurt. He turned
Immediately to the President, helped the.
latter to arise, and together they assisted
Secretary Cortelyou. 7.
President Was bleeding.
rs The Presidents lip was cut and blood
was flowing from the wound His cloth
ing was disarranged. and he was much
shaken up. Secretary Cortelyou had a
severe wound in the back Of his head
from which blood was flowing freely.
The President quickly regained his COM
posure and the three soon aftersrepaired
to the residence Of Charles R. Stevens,
near the scene Of the accident
Mr.. .Craig's body was found just behind
the car. His shoulders and chest were
crushed and the body frightfully mangl-
ed.
Driver Pratt was found unconscious IN
the road, his shoulder was dsocated, his
ankle sprained and his face badly cut
and bruised. He was Immediately placed
in a carriage and taken to the House of
Mercy, where he was attended by Drs
Flynn and Poddock, who say he will
recover.
Doctors on the Scene.
Agent Craig's body was taken to the
house Of Mrs. A. J. Stevens. adjoining the
house where the President had repaired
with the Governor and Secretary Cor
telyou, and later was removed to an
undertaker's rooms in this city.
But few minutes after the disaster
Drs Colt Thomas, and Woodruff ar
rived and attended the President and
his secretary. Half an hour later the
party appeared and resumed the journey
to Lenox. An anxious. crowd surrounded
~, ctr
enough to assure the people that he was
not injured In the least, and to express
his great grief at the death of Agent
Craig.
Policemen to the Rescue.
Chief Nicholson, of the Pittsfield police,
and Daniel Ryan an officer of the New
York city department, who is on his
vacation In this city, were driving about
one hundred yards ahead OF the Presl-
dents carriage, and were among the
first to reach his side after the collision
They Immediately placed under arrest
the motorman of the car, Luke Madden
and Conductor James Kelley, and they
were later taken to headquarters in this
city.
Governor Crane. inrelating hisexperience
said that he heard the gong of the ap-
preaching car in ample time, and he rose
and warmed the motornan to stop. He
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tention to his signal or those of the troop
ers alongside. and the car continued until
it struck the carriage with great force.
The Accident Inexp1icab1e.
No one on the car seems to be able TO
explain how the accident happened
Even the motorman and persons on the
front seat are apparently unable to tell
why it was not avoided It is claimed
that Driver Pratt turned to cross the
track sooner than teams ordinarily make
the turn, but that this he was forced to
do because his four horses required more
room and the two trooper also needed
space to turn.
The Carmen Arrested.
Motorman Madden and Conductor Kelly
remained in the station house from 10
o'clock this morning, when they We're
taken under arrest. until this afternoon,
when bail was furnished. The charges
against them are manslaughter. Bail for
the 1notorman of 5000 was furnished by
ex-Alderman Maurice J. Madden his
brother, and Patrick H. Dolan, manager
of the Pittsfeld Street Railway.
Kelly was batled in the sum of $500 by
Mr.. Dolan. Kelly is 25 years old, single,
and has been employed on the railway
for three years. Motorrnan Madden is 80
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