Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-06

AlNMAhEUXSHlAEv'lt'
Prss1taM h'ys Miraculous
E,capaln Carriage Accident
NT
Secret Service agent crals, the Faith.
ful Rodysuaru n sthe country's
r., Chief Executixe, INSTANTLY Killed
| Fast Moving Eisctssc Crashed into
Presidents Landau Dc II Was Turn
Ing Out Of TracIe-hresidsnt and
|n sscrstary cortelyou ,cutEYsnd
j sruIsed and Governor Crane vn.
hurt-csr Crew Arrested.
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Plttsaeld, Nfass, Sept, 4.-The presi-
dent Of the United States escaped y
tragic death by only . few feet In q
eo1ii#clfl be- weeA bis Ga rriase and m
.eleetb,c strset cat Id tlIiscity yesterday
while one OF hisNmost trusted guards,
Secret keryicce Agent Willlam Cpalg
lwa .. inst aptly Killed ana pavtl j,
TRAIT 6f.paltop. Who WIS guiding the
ser ks &fhsbed teslheyehicle, wasse-
President sooseyelt himself was
sst ,ssss. sssslysa saly Z
you, who occupied q seat directly OPP
posite the chief executive In the landau,
sustained q minor W9ppd In the BACK
of the head, and Governor Crane, who
sat beside the president, extricated
himself from the wreck practically
WITHOUT a scratch. sThe carriage was
demolished by the Impact OF the rapidly
moving car and the wheel horse on the
side nearest the car was killed out
right The crew and passengers Of the
street paT escaped Injury, 1851
L The president and party were driv-
ing from this city TO I4enox through
South street. which was lined with
cheering people, and the catastrophe
occurred in the plain view of hundreds
whose happiness,at the advent VI the
nations chief was suddenly turned to
poignant grief.
Thousands had poured into the city
In the early marning from the nearby
country to see and hear the president,
sand his address at the city park had
been loudly pheered, At the concll-
sion OF the exercises he made q brief
call on former United States Senator
Henry J., Dawes,
President ROosevelt's call was
short one and then the carriages re-
turned to the city square and the
Journey toT arda Lenox was begun.
|. Meanwh bile the mounted escort of po-
Iices officers and the carriages contain
Ing newspaper correspondents had
started aft ahead on the road to LenOx
and were some distance In advance of
the presidents eauipage. Three or
four other Apsn, carriages fell in line
Immediately Behind the landau in
which the president rode with Secre-
tary COrtelyOu and Governor Crane.
Secret service Agent Craig, who
throughout the New England tour mas
been almost constantly at the presi-
dents elbow. was on the drivers box
beside Coachman Pratt. Out through
South street. a broad. smooth highway,
the tracks of the, Plttsfeld e;r.t .ic
street railway are laid In the centre If
the road with ample room for teams
on each side and scores of vehicles Of
every description followed along this
road behind the presidents party.
Shortly after he left the park IN
electric car filled with passengers
started towards LenOx we'll behind the
procession. About a mile and half
out from the city, at the beginning Of
Howard Hill, 1t was nearly up to the
presidents carriage. which was travel
ling on the west side Of the highway.
Just at the foot of Howard Hill the road
bends little and teams are compelled
to cross the street railway tracks to
the east side. The railroad then con.
tinues at one side Of the street iustead
Of In the centre. Just at this point the
upgrade Of the hill begins and hut a
short distance beyond the crossing
there is a narrow bridge spanning
small brook .."
The trolley car approached the rOa I
crossing under good head of speed
with gong changing Just s the driver Of
the presidents carriage turned his
leaders to cross the track. On .acn
side of the chief executives carriage
rode two mounted troopers of the local
cavalry company and the horselnan
on the left Of the landau had turned On.
to the track. with the trolley car imme-
diately behind, then though some
yards distant. Alarmed by the clang-
ing gong they both turned In their
saddles and waved vigorously to the
mOtOrman to stop his car. ALMOST at
the same instant Governor Crane rose
tohis feet and likewise mOtlOned 10 the
mOtOrman.
The latter desperately tried TO stop
his car, but 1t was too late. II crashed
into the carriage as n loud moan went
up from the frenzicd onlO0kers who
thrOnged the roadside. and who but
r. moment before were cheering the presi-
dent The horsemen managed to get
their frightened animals out Of the way
just In time and the car struck the rear
wheel Of the carriage on the left side
and plOughed through to the front
wheel Of the vehicle, which received
the full force of the blow.
The carriage was upset in the twink
ling Of an eye and one horse fell dead
on the tracks. The other three power
"JOhNSON IN 19O4.~