New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-04

minus of the South Mountain Railway. which
runs from Mornngside to the Country Club at
Pittsfield. Reaching this spot, a good view was
20 be had of the President crossing the car
track al the foot Of the hill. the crossing being
IN valley.
On came the car at full speed, its momentum
increasing on the decline, and the bell changing
loudly.
CAR AND CARRIAGE CRASH
The cavalry lieutenant stationed al the cross
road lookout for the President wheeled his
horse in front Of the car signalling furiously to
the rnotorman stop. With the lead horses
across the track and the wheel horses turned be-
yond the first rail- up jumped Secretary Cor
telyou, and then the President and the Gov
ernor. They waved their hands and shouted 10
the motorman. but the car rolled on. me
crash came just the front right wheel hao
crossed the rail Poor Craig fell, the near
wheel horse was down, with the coachrnan
under him, and the President and his eompah-
ions were lying the ground.
THE DRIVER SEVERELY INJURED.
n J. Pratt, the driver and owner Of the LANDAU
in which the President came from Dalton "heie
he spent the night with Governor Crane. was
dragged from under the wheel horse
Bruised and bleeding he taken 10 house
near by and then removed in ambulance 10
a hospital Il WAS thought that his skull was
fractured. and that he would certainly ole put
later the President received a telegram sd! lils
that the man better. that he was suherlns
from conclusion of the brain. and was likely TO
recover.
The gray mare. which was pitched oF me
force IF fhe collision on top Of the coachmah'
wa. so badly injured that one of the Secret SER
vice men shot her.
Tlze Of borS lar the ground struggling
IN the fragments Of their harness. The PreSi-
dent had started 10 see the body Of his faithIui
officer the driver had been taken to the hospi-
tai and crowd gathering Then ASSISTANT
Secretary Barnes and Dr. Lung were able 70 ledu
the President and Mr.. Cortelyou into the mouse
If Mrs a B Stevens. Mrs Stevens offered the
President everything in her cottage DR. Lung
hsthed the Presidents face and applied I'M
ment to the wounds on Mr, Cortelyous head ana
fare When refreshed as much as possible me
President The Secretary and the Governor went
20 the porch of the cottage. Messengers were
sent for another carriage. and new horses. Ed
ward Murphy, employe OF the "ouldeN
coachman. left the box Of the second carriage
in the procession to handle the rains Thereafter
for the President
SENDING OUT MESSAGES
Assistant Secretary Barnes and Winthrop
Crane hurried to the telephone in the country
Club, on the opposite side OF the udch' a1'4
messages were sent TO the telegraph companies
asking them TO inform the press that the FreS'-
dent and Governor Crane were not injured
Then messages were sent TO Mrs. Roosevelt
who had left Oyster Bay the government
Yacht Sylph TO meet the President AT Bridge
port: TO Mrs Cortelyou, who is at Hampstead
Long Island and to MI. Cortelyou's son. who is
spending his vacation in the White Mountains
These kilograms all contained glad tidings- But
TO the sisters Of William Crais. two of whom
0uva In Springfield and saw him riding Oh the
box of the Presidents carriage only yesterday
and another in Chicago, tidngs were sent OF d
different nature These messages were sad, but
it is comforting to know that the faithful
Scotchman died in the harness, as II were ana
that the President exceedingly fond Of him.
CRAIG's BODY REMOVED.
Craig's body was carefully removed to the
house where the President stopping. Gov
ernor Crane viii personally oversee the ar
rangements for the burial One of the Secret
Service men returned here tonight, and will &C
company the body TO Chicago, where the funeral
will be held at the home of Craigs sister.
Throngs of anxious people were waiting along
the road between Pittsfield and Benox, inquirng
if the President was coming, and cameras were
set up TO take snapshots he passed Sud
denly in a buggy overlook the three
coaches in which members of the Presidents
party were riding. Briefly they told what they
had heard of the accident. The newspaper men
in the coaches jumped from their seats. Here's
2 telephoner' exclaimed a woman from house
close by Some OF the men to the telephone;
others dashed away in carriages to get and give
the news. 1t spread rapidly throughout the
country. In the towns and along the roads all
was excitement Everybody gave thanks that
The life Of the President 50 nearly lost. had been
spared in such a wonderful manner The two
cavalry messengers came galoping over the
road. stopping at each house TO inform the peo-
PIE that the President had requested cheer
ing because one Of the members of his party
had been killed