The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
GUARD INSTANTLY KILLED
William Craig. a Secret Service
Officer, Crushed to Death.
Driver of the Coach Seriously Injured
and the President and Mr.. Cor.
teiyou Slightly Hurt.
ALL HAD NARROW ESCAPES
Mr.. Roosevelt Missed Death by
Only a Few Feet.
Black Bruise Under His Right Eye and
His Mouth and Right Cheek
Are Swollen.
AT OYSTER BAY LAST NIGHT
Went to Work Immediately on
Reaching Sycamore Hill.
viii Go South This Week as Originally =
Planne ed-Conductor and Motor
man Arrested.
AT OYSTER BAY LAST NIGHT
Went to Work Immediately on
Reaching Sycamore Hill.
viii Go South This Week as original y
Planned-Conductor and Motor.
man Arrested.

PITTsFIELD. Mass. Sept. s.-The Presi-
dent of the United States escaped tragic
death by only a few feet in collision be-
tween his carriage and an electric street
most trusted guards. Secret Service Agent
William Craig. was instantly killed and
David ]. Pratt. Of Dalton, who was guiding
-tsss- horses attached to the vehicle, was
riousiy injured. President Roosevelt him.
self was badly shaken up, but received only
a slight facial bruise. Secretary Cortelyou,
who occupied seat directly opposite the
President in the laudeau. received minor
wound In the back Of the head, and Gov
ernor Crane. who sat beside the President,
extricated himself from the wreck practi-
cally without a scratch. The carriage was
demolished by the impact of the rapidly
moving car, and the wheel horse on the
side nearest the car was killed outright.
The crew and passengers Of the car es-
capped injury.
from this city to Lenox through South
street, one of the principal thoroughfares
Of Pitsfield. which was lined with cheering
people, and the catastrophe occurred in
plain view of hundreds, whose happiness
at the advent of the nations chief was
suddenly turned to grief.
Thousands had poured into the city in
the early morning from the nearby country
TO see and hear the President and his ad-
dress at the City park had been loudly
cheered. At the conclusion of the exer-
cises he wished to make a brief call on
former Senator Dawes, whose house in
Elm street Is but a short distance from
the park. The Presidents carriage, in
which he had ridden in from Governor
Cranes home, at Dalton, was accordingly
driven to the Dawes residence, and car
riages containing a number OF other gen.
tlemen in the party followed. President
Roosevelt's call was a short one, and then
the carriages returned to the city square.
THE FATAL JOURNEY.
After few minutes delay, the journey to
Lenox was begun. Meanwhile the mounted
escort of police officers and the carriages
containing the newspaper correspondents,
who have accompanied the President on his
tour, had started of ahead on the road to
Lenox and were some distance in advance
Of the Presidents equipage. Three or four
: other open carriages fell In line Immediately
behind the laudeau in which the President
rode with Secretary Cortelyou and Gov
erno. Crane. Secret Service Agent Craig,
who, throughout the New England tour,
has been almost constantly at the Presi-
dents elbow, was on the drivers box be-
side Coachman Pratt.
Out through South street is a broad.
smooth highway. The tracks of the Pitts
field 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. Short
ly after they left the park an electric car.
which had been filled with passengers at
that point, started toward Lenox we'll be-
hind the procession. IL passed all the
teams and was about a 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 little and teams are compelled to
cross the street-railway tracks to the east
side The railroad then continues at one
side OF the street instead 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 a small brook. The trolley car
approached the road crossing under a good
head of speed. with gong changing just as
the driver Q the Presidents carriage
turned his leaders TO cross the tracks on
each side OF the chief executives carriage
rode two mounted troopers OF the local
cavalry company. and the horsemen on the
isft Of the landau had turned on to the