The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-09
ROOSEVELT IS
INJURED IN A COLLISION
rhe Drag Containing the Chief Executive and HE
Party Struck by an Electric
Car.
1E PRESIDENTS FACE BADLY BRUISED

I'LL oCS1HS dlu DuJ a
short distance beyond the CROSSING thor
IS a narrow bridge spanning a small
crook. me
Tho trolley car approached the road
crossing under a good head of speed wifi
gong changing just as the driver of the
lfeSlcents carriage turned his leaders
to cross the tracks. On each sid of the
chief executives carriage rode two
htounted troopers of the local cavalry
company and the horsemen on the left
OF the landau had turned on the track
WITH the trolley car Immediately bchind
them, though some yards distant.
THE COLLISION.
Alarmed by the Changing gong. they
both turned in their saddles and waved
vigorously to the motorman to stop his
car. Almost at the same instant Cover
nor Crane, who quickly perceived the
danger, rose to his feet and likewise mo-
toned to the motorman.
The latter. in great excitement. des-
perately tried to stop his car. but it was
too late. 1t crashed into the carriage
frenzied ~onlooEers who ~thronged the
roadside, and who, but a moment before
were cheering the President.
The horsemen managed to get the
frightened animals out of the way just
in time and the car struck the rear wheel
of the carriage on the left side and
pioughed through to the front wheel Of
the vehicle. which received the full force
of the blow. The carriage was upset in
the tWinkling of an eye and one horse
fell dead on the tracks. The other three
powerful grays attached to the vehicle,
started to run and dragged by them AMI
pushed by the force of the car tho
wrecked carriage was moved thirty or
forty feet.
THE DEATH OF CRAIG.
Agent Craig fell from his seat imme-
diately in front OF the car and it passed
completely over his body. Driver Pratt,
in falling. struck the lead horse immo-
diately in front of him and rolled off
clear Of the car, thus escaping a SINH
lar fate.
President Roosevelt. Governor Crane
and Secretary Cortclyou were thrown to-
gether in he bottom of the carriage.
Almost instantly a score Of men jump
ed to the heads of the frightened horses
and stopped their further progress.
Governor Crane was the first to get to
his feet. escaping entirely unhurt. He
lui leu llilLl4tdIdttIy " IL L lt01uCLt,
helped the latter to arise and together
they assisted Secretary CorteIyOu.
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
cam 0Curp .n1 tho three soon after re-
paired to the residence of Charles r.
Stevens. near the scene of the accident.
FRIGHTFULLY MANGLED.
Mr.. Craig's body was found just behind
the car. His shoulders and chest were
crushed and the body frightfully man
gled. Driver Pratt was found unconsci-
Gus in the road, his shoulder was dislo-
Gated. his ankle sprained and his face
badly cut and bruised. He was imme-
diatcly placed in a carriage and taken
TO the House of Mercy, where he was at
ended by Drs. Flynn and Pardock, who,
tonight say that he will recover.
Agent Craig's body was taken to the
residence of Mrs. A. B. Stevens, adJoin-
ing the house to which the President had
repaired with Governor Crane and Secre-
tary Ccrtcly GU, and later removed to
undertaking rooms in this city. But Il
few moments after the collision Drs.
Colt. Thomas and Woodruff arrived and
attended the President and his secretary.
Half an sour later the party appeared
and resumed the journey to LenoX. An
anxious crowd surrounded the house, and
the President stopped long enough to as
sure the people that he was not injured
in tho least and to express his great
grief at the death of Agent Craig.
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
Chief Nicholson, of the Pittsield po-
lice and Daniel Ryan. an officer of the
New York city department. who IS on ms
vacation in this city, were driving about
100 wards ahead of the President 5 car
riago and we're among the first to reach
bic side after the collision. They I'M
t,cdiatclv placed under arrest the motor
m2n OF the car. Euclid Madden. and con
ductor James Kelly, and they were late1
taken to Headquarters in this city.
Governor Crane, in relating MS OK
nericnce. said that he heard the gong Oh
tho approaching car in ample Tune, aho
bc rose and warned the motorman to
etoD He saws that the man apparently
maid no attention to his signal or TO those
Of the troopers alongside, and the cal
continued until it struck the carriage
With great force.
THE ACCIDENT UNEXPLAINED.
No one on the car seems to pc aoie e
cxplain how the accident happened. EVER
tho motorman and persons on the lioh'
seat are apparently unable to tell why
Il was not avoided. 1T is claimed ina
ar:vcr Pratt turned to cross the tIach
oonrr than teams ordinarily make tie
turn. but this he was forced 10 10 o''
cauec Of the fact that his team OF ioui
bo,;os required more room, and the wv
troo2crs on the right of the carriage 40
,ooecd space to get through.
notorman Madden and Conductor hci-
~ remained in the station mousse Iron
~ o,cIock this morning, when they "ei'
t,l-on under arrest until b:Zo thi7 'se"
40 rrbepb bail was furnished. heliy wa
i,o1 in the sum Of $500, Madden II
a. 400 Kelly is twenty-five years Q
ACC single and has been empty en -
80 Ir,n wears Vi III q II