Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-04
TWO REPORTED KILLED
President Receives Slight Bruises
and Face Badly Scratched.
DETECTIVE And MOTORMAN DEAD
Driver of Presidents Coach Has His
Skull Decentralization Occurred
Near Country Club in Vicinity Of
PittsfieId.

Pittsfield. Mass, Sept. 3.-President
Roosevelt was slightly injured this
morning in crash between a tallyho
and an electric car near this civ while
on his way from Pittsfield to Lenox.
The President reached here at
o'clock this morning. He came from
Dalton where he spent the night as the
guest of Governor w. Murray Crane.
The President and party were making
the trip from Dalton to Lenox in a tai.
lyho.
President in Accident,
Lenox Mass, Sept. ga terrible &C.
cident overlook the Presidents coach
short distance from Pittsfeld about
10 O'Clock this morning.
Struck by Car.
After short visit at the home Of
ex-senator Dawes, the President start
ed on a long drive to Lenox. He had
not gone far when an electric car ran
into them, throwing everyone to the
ground and badly damaging the coach.
Roosevelt Hurt.
The President received cut on the
head; Governor Crane was bruised
and VIM. Craig. a secret service man.
was instantly killed.
Resumed Journey.
The President was able to resume
his journey to Lenox, but sent word
ahead that there should be no cheer
ing.
Four Carriages in Party.
After leaving ex-senator Dawes
house, four carriages containing the
President and the immediate party
We're driven down South street, two
carriages on either side.
Car Signaed to Stop.
When near the country club and at
the railroad crossing, an electric car
was noticed coming at a terrific rate
of speed. Craig signaled to the mo.
torman to stop. but he apparently paid
no attention.
Carriage Smashed.
The Presidents carriage was liter
ally smashed to pieces. A witness of
the accident stated that the motorman
was speeding his car in order to reach
the club. The President. Governor
Crane and Secretary Cortelyou were
piled up in heap The awe stricken
crowd, that witnessed the accident
rushed to the Presidents carriage but
with no expectation that he would be
alive. The President was cut on the
right side OF the face.
Craig Killed.
Secret Service Agent Craig was kill
ed outright. and d. ]. Pratt, driver of
| the coach, sustained fracture of the
skull, which it is feared may result IA
/ tally.
| lie SodSil NIlCA WdS Inc TeSulaClOn
tallyho vehicle, was struck by the
electric car on Pittsfield and Lenox
street railway about $3.50 o'clock. The
accident happened at point about
mile and a half from this city, with
car of the Pittsfield Country club
house, while the President and party
were enjoying coaching trip from
Dalton.
Governor Cranes home, where the
President spent the night, to Lenox,
is distance of twenty miles over the
Berkshire hills.
Car Men Arrested.
The car was in charge of Conductor
James Kelly with Luke j. Madden on
the front platform The car struck
the coach in the rear, tiping it over
4 and throwing the occupants to the
ground Motorman Madden and Con-
ductor Kelly were at once arrested and
brought to Pittsfield.
Wounds Dressed.
The President, who in falling from
| the coach sustained only slight bruises
and few scratches and Secretary Cor
telyou, who suffered in manner sim.
/ liar to the President with the excep-
tion that he was cut on the head, with
others of the party. went to the coun-
| were dressed. In short time they
proceeded to the Curtis hotel in Len.
OK arriving there at II o'clock. After
1 remaining at the scene of the accident
an hour the President determined to