The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-05

drivers box beside Coachman Pratt.
Out through South street is a broad,
smooth highway. The tracks of the
Pittsfeld electric street railway are laid
in the center of 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 an
electric car which had been filled with
passengers at that point, started toward
Lenox well behind the procession. 1t
passed all of the teams and was about
mile and a half out from the city at
the beginning of Howard Hill and was
nearly up to the Presidents carriage,
which was travelling on the west side
of the highway.
Just at the foot of Howard Hill the
road bends a little and teams are COM
yelled to cross the street railway tracks
to the east side The railroad then
continues at one side of the street in
stead of in the center Just at this point
the upgrade of the hill begins and but
short distance beyond the crossing there
is a narrow bridge spanning small
crook.
The trolley car approached the road,
crossing under a good head of speed with
gong changing just as the driver of the
Presidents carriage turned his leaders
to cross the tracks. On each sid of the
chief executives carriage rode two
mounted 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 behind
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
lust as a loud moan went up from the
frenzied onlookers who thronged the
roadside, and who, but 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 ana
ploughed through to the front wheel of
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 and
pushed by the force of the car the
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
over his body. Driver Pratt, |
in falling. struck the dead horse imme-
diately in front of him and rolled off |
clear of the car, thus escaping SINH |
lar fate.
President Roosevelt, Governor Crane |
and Secretary Cortelyou were thrown to- |
gether in the bottom of the carriage.
Almost instantly 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 |
turned Immediately to the President, |
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 |
and the three soon after re-
paired to the residence of Charles R. |
Stevens, near the scene of the accident.
FRIGHTFULLY MANGLED.
Mr.. Craigs 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-
diately placed in carriage and taken
to the House of Mercy, where he was at
tended by Drs. Flynn and Paddock, 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 Cortelyou, and later removed to
undertaking rooms in this city. But a
few moments after 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
the President stopped long enough to as
sure the people that he was not injured
in the least and to express his great
grief at the death of Agent Craig
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
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 Presidents car
riage, and were among the first to reach
his side after the collision. They i'm
mediately placed under arrest the motor
man of the ear, Euclid Madden, and Con-
ductOr James Kelly, and they were later
taken to Headquarters in this city,
Governor Crane, in relating his ex-
perience, said that he heard the gong of
the approaching 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 to those
of the troopers alongside, and the car
continued until it struck the carriage
with great force.