New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-04
PRESIDENT NEAR DEATH
HIS BODYGCARD KILLED IN
A TROLLEY ACCIDENT.
MIR. ROOSEVELT HAS A BAD FALL. RI1T
ESCAPES WITH SLIGHT BRUISES
CARRIAGE DEMOLISHED
BY CAR
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j. Madden the driver of Motor Car No % on
the Pittsfeld and Lenox Street Railway. ran HIS
car with terrific force into the right front hub
Of the carriage. drawn by four gray borsas i,
which President Roosevelt rode from Dalto,
Mass. on his way TO Stockbridge. at $50 o'clock
| this morning. The President narrowly escapes
with his life. JoIted and hurled high In tha
| air. he fell to the ground on his face The forcs
of the collision knocked the big landau fully
| thirty feet. breaking three of the wheels into
splinters and splitting the body OF the carriage.
| William Craig. the chief operator of the Prsrs
dents Secret Service bodyguard. saw that the ac-
cident was inevitable. With hands raised above
| his huge frame, he cried. "Oh. my Godr' and
dropped from his place on the box beside the
driver of the Presidents carriage to the railway
| track below. He instantly killed. the eight
wheels Of the motor car mangIing his head and
body. cutting gashes in his chest and breaking
his limbs. He fell to the left of the carriage.
w.-Murray Crane. Governor of Massachusetts,.
and George B. CorteIyou Secretary to the
President. who were the only persons riding
with him. thrown fully as far as was the
He was helped to his feet by members OF the
party. He was bleeding from slight wounds on
his nose and forehead and the back OF his head
He sat directly under Craig in the carriage
Governor Crane. who sat In front OF Mr.. Cor
telyou on the left side Of the President the most
dangerous seat in the carriage. was thrown to
the ground but not injured. Great clouds
of dust were created by the accident.
PRESIDENTS CARE FOR OTHERS.
President Roosevelt had by this time risen to
his knees. NO. am not injured" he cried in
an angry tone. while DR.. Lung was examining
to if any ribs were broken. But are the
others safe? Can I help themy' the President
asked. DR.. Lung did everything possible under
the circumstances
If the President was stunned it was only for
an instant Though angry. he was never cooler
in his life. Fortunately his glasses fell 10 the
ground before he did His lip was cut and
scratched. and his right cheek was bruised
under the eye for space OF four inches. This
seems to indicate that the President struck his
face against panel of the carriage door.
REBUKEs THE MOTORMAN.
When he had regained his feet the President
walked over to the motorman. who was stand
ing TO the left side of the front step. Of the
car which he had pushed back twenty or thirty
yards after the accident. II dramatic
as we'll as unusual thing for President to
rabulxe 2 r1ororman In a severe tone the Presi-
dent asked:
why did you run into the carriage?''
You don't suppose 1 did it on purpose. do
you?' replied the motorman.
If you lost control of the car. that Is one
thing; but if not your act is an outrage, re-
sponded the President
As he turned and walked away the motorman
called out, Your driver had right to get out
of the way. anyhow"
CAR DRIVEN AT GREAT SPEED.
At the Curtis House when the news OF the
accident was received. the clerk said: 81 told
them they would do it," Then the man at the
desk explained that 50 had been offered to the
u1otorman to run his fast enough TO reacn
the terminal near the Country Club before the
President arrived there. Passengers eager TO
see the President filed the seats and aisle
Men. women and children were anxious that the
car should proceed at fun speed, and not stop
for ANYTHING until the terminal was reached.
Tho car started from Morningside. and took
on hoard persons who had heard the President
sneak in front of the City Hail at Pfttsneid- In
the mean time the President, with an escort OF
cavalrymen and four carriages, following him.
went to the house OF ex-senator Henry L.
Dawes who lives south of the stand from which
he delivered his speech The carriages which
followed the President to Mr.. DawesS house
we're occupied as follows. No. >. by two Secret
Service men, Meyer and Taylor; No 3. by Rep-
1 Of rO
Crane brother of Governor Crane, Dr. Lung
surgeon. L. s y, and Mr. Latto, the Presidents
stenographer; No t. by Frederick and Winthrop
Crane. brothers of the Governor, John d smith.
| secretary TO the Governor. and Mr.. Barnes. as
sistant secretary TO the President; No. .. oS
I Mr. Weaver. one Of the Presidents stenosra-
/ phsrs and Dr. Dignan, who accompanied the
| President throughout the New-England trie
| These were the only members OF the party VINO
witnessed the accident The others had gone
! ahead expecting 10 be overtaken by the Presi-
| dent within five or ten minutes
/ THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT
| m, leaving the house of Mr.. Dawes the Presi-
/ dent was driven through the main street OF the
| town preparatory to crossing the electric rali-
vav track near the Country Club There Is
/ bard in the highway here that turns into the
road leading to Stockbridge- The ROAD leaoiis
10 the electric railway crossing runs parailei 10
/ the car tracks. AS IL approaches the oend the
/ road narrows so that 1t would be diIncuit Io'
/ two wagons to pass on the side on Wnlch 'H7
President was driven There Is co'hpaia
,,valv high bank behind the bend in the road
/ = -. 90 that once caught between the
/ z,.o,, ~, +ha left and the track the right. u
-,-.,,Is -so,,ire dexterous hOrsemanship to get
out of a tight place -.
| A. the president rode along the car followed