The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-09-11

tracks. The other three powerful
grays attached to the vohiclo started to
run and, dragged by them and pushed
by tho forcc of the car, tho wrecked
carriage was moved 30 or 30 feet.
Mr.. Craig fell from his scat inmedi-
atcly IN front Of tho car and it passed
completely over his body. Driver
Pratt in falling struck tho dead horse
Immediately in front of him and rolled
off clear of the car, thus escaping a
similar fate. President Roosevelt,
Gov. Crane and Secretary Cortelyou
were thrown together in the bottom of
tho carriage.
Almost Immediately score Of men
jumped to the heads of tho frightened
horses and stopped their further pro.
gress. Gov. Crane was the first to set
to his feet, escaping entirely unhurt.
He turned Immediately to the Presi-
don't, helped tho latter TO arise and TO-
gether they assisted Secretary Cor
telyou.
The Presidents lip was cut and
blood was flowing from the wound.
His clothing was disarranged and he
was much shaken up. Secretary Cor
| telyOu had severe wound in the back
of his head, from which blood was
flowing freely.
The President quickly regained his
| composure and the three soon after re-
paired to the residence of Charles r..
Stevens, near the sceno of tho accident.
Mr.. Craig's body was found just behind
the car. His shoulders and chest were
crushed and the body frighttully man
gled. Driver Pratt was found uncon-
scious III the road, his shoulder was
dislocatcd, his ankle sprained and his
face badly cut and bruised. He was
Immediately placed in carriage and
taken to the House of Mercy, where he
was attended by Drs. Flynn and Pad.
dock.
Agent Cralg's body was taken to the
residence of Mrs. A. B. Stevens, adj
joining the house to which the Presi-
dent had repaired with Gov. Crane and
Secretary CorteIyou, and later re-
moved to undertaking rooms. But a
few moments aftor the collision Drs.
Colt, Thomas and Woodruff arrived
and attended the President and his
secretary. Half an hour later the party
appeared and resumed the journey to
LenoX. An anxious crowd surrounded
the house and tho President stopped
long enough to assure the people that
ho was not injured in the least, and to
express his groat grief at the do ath of
Agent Craig.
Chief Nicholson. Of the Pittsfield po-
lice, and Daniel Ryan, an officer of the
New York city department., who is on
his vacation in this city, were driving
about 100 yards ahead Of the Presi-
dents carriage and were among the
first to reach his side after the COL
lision. They immediate ly placed under
arrest the motorman of the car, Eucli d
Madden, and Conductor James Kelly.
Gov. Crane in relating his experience,
said that he heard the gong Of the ap-
preaching car in ample time and he
rose and warned the motorman to stop.
He says that the man apparently paid
no attention to his signal or those of
the troopers alongside, and the car
continued until it struck the carriage
with great force.
No one on the car seems able to OK
plain how the accident happened.
Even the motorman and persons on
the front scat are apparently unable to
tell why 1t was not avoided. 1t is
claimed that Driver Pratt turned to
cross the track sooner than teams
! ordinarily make the turn, but he was
forced to do 80 because Of the fact that
his team Of four horses required more
! room, and the two troopers on tho right
Of the carriage also needed space to get
through.
| Motorman Madden and Con-
ductor Kolly remained in the
station house from 10 O'Clock in tho
morning, when they were taken under
arrest, until 6 20 in the evening, when
bail was furnished. The charges
against them are manslaughter. Bail
for the motorman of $4,000 was fur
nished by his brother, Maurice J.
Madden, and Patrick H. Dolan, man
ager of the Pittsfeld Street hallway
company. Kelly was bailed IN the sum
of 50 500 by Mr.. Dolan. Kelly is 25
years of ago, single, and has been en-
ploycd on tho railroad for three years.
Motorman Madden is 80 years old and
has wife and five children.
George and Hugh Craig, of Holyoke,
Mass, brothers of VIM. Craig, the vic.
tim of the accident, arrived tonight
and are in consultation with The
authorities. 1t has been decided to
take the body to Chicago for intorment
that city being Craig's home.
Euclid Madden, the motorman, in
telling his story says that the Car was
No. 20, which had motors of 60 horse
power. The car is not fitted with all
} brakes. On account of the Presidential
, exercises he says that the running
J. schedule on all lines of the company'f
streets were disturbed.
AS he passed over the railroad bridge
about $50 or 400 feet from tho scene o1
the accident he says ho shut off the
| power aud put on brakes, the car ther
, being on down grade. Hc says there
t were teams on both sides Of the tract
and he was exercising every care tt
avoid an accident. In his opinion th
: Car was not running over eight milo
an hour; he received no warning &
0 stop and did not SEQ the mounted mel
u or Gov. Crane waving their hands, t.
l. come to standstill. According t.