Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-04

the motorman, who was running the troll
| ley car that wrecked the Carriage, was
criminal, unless the trolley had gotten be-
yond his control. and the President can
| hardly believe this was the case, because
| as soon as the car struck the carriage 1t
| stopped.
The President did not allow the accident
to interfere with the carrying out OF the
prearranged program, except that he made
no speeches. Mrs. Roosevelt had arranged
in advance to meet the President in Bridge
port, Conn. and this she did. going there
in the Sylph, accompanied by two Of the
children and Assistant Secretary Loeb.
When Mrs Roosevelt learned of the &C.
cident she telegraphed Mrs. Cortelyou,
who was at Hampstead, to come to Saga
more Hill and meet Mr.. Cortelyou. This
she did. and Mr.. and Mrs Cortelyou dined
with the President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
leaving on late train for their summer
home at Hampstead.
The following account of the accident
was obtained from a reliable source here
tonight:
The President and his party were riding
in an open landau, drawn by four horses
and were en- route from Pittsfield to Len
OK. The President. Governor Crane and Sec
rotary COrteyou were in the vehicle, and
Craig was on the box with the driver. The
landau was followed by half dozen other
carriages.
The trolley car raced down the hill from
behind, being within sight of the process
sion for half a mile and going at a speed
VI IIOm IOTly 10 miles an hOur. Inc
carriages in the rear managed to get out
of the way. but the Presidents carriage
was at the part of the road where the
space to the right of the trolley track was
very narrow.
The driver had just turned the carriage
to the left across the track. so that the car
advancing at high speed struck it, hurting
carriage, horses and men thirty or forty
feet ahead. Two of the horses were killed
Craig was terribly mutilated and the driver
was badly hurt. Governor Crane escaped
practically uninjured, and the President and
Mr. Cortelyou were injured already de-
scribed.
The President was stunned for but sec
ond, and Springing to his feet walked back
about fifteen yards, where the trolley car
had stopped, and told the motorman that
unless the car had gotten beyond his con-
troll. which did not seem possible, in view
or the way 1t had stopped, he had commit
ted an act of criminal recklessness which
had resulted in the death of at least one
man. The body of Craig was taken into a
neighborng farm house. while the driver
was put into another carriage and sent to
the hospital at Pittsfied.
The President and Mr.. Cortelyou went
into a farm house and washed the blood
from their faces, the President mouth
and Mr.. Cortelyous head bleeding a good
deal. The President then directed that one
or the carriages be brought up and that
the trip be continued exactly according to
program, which was done. In each case
instead of making an address, the Presi-
dent explained briefly that there had been
a fatal accident, and that therefore he
would ask to be excused from doing more
than express his hearty thanks to his hear
ers for their greeting. This was done at
Lenox, Stockbridge, Great Darlington, Mil
ford and Bridgeport. In Bridgeport there
had been arranged great drive and the
population of the city and a large part of
the surrounding country had turned out
along the route of the drive, which was
seven miles in length Not to disappoint
he IL
Grand Duke Boris will be the Presidents
guest for a few hours tomorrow