Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-04
MUCH NEEDED REST
President Roosevelt is at His
Home at Oyster Bay.
RETIRED LAST NIGHT TIRED OUT

Left Word That He Must Not Be Dis
turbed Until 10 O'clock To-Day
Grand Duke Boris His Guest at
Luncheon-People of Pittsield Are
Up in Arms COMMITTEES Appointed
to Investigate Yesterdays Accident
and Place the Blame Where 1t Be.
longs.
Oyster Bay. N. Y, Sept 4.-Dr Lung,
President Rooseyelt's official physi-
clan, said this morning that he antici-
pated no serious results to the presi-
dent from yesterdays accident. Be-
fore retiring last night the president
left word that he desired not to be dis
turbed till about 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
ident's guest at luncheon to-day. He
will arrive from Newport in Ogden
Mills yacht and will be accompanied
by Count Cassini, the Russian ambas-
sador, and three members of his suite,
also by Ogden Mills and Assistant Sec
retary of State Pierce.
The president will leave here to-
morrow on the Sylph preparatory to
starting from Washington on his
short southern trip. He will leave
Jersey City in a private car attached
to the LA p. m. train over the Penn
sylyania railroad He will leave
Washington at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow
on special train over the Baltimore
Ohio railroad for Chattanooga,
where he will attend the annual con-
vention of the. Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen on Monday.
Secretary .Cortelyou, who passed
last night at his summer home at
Hampstead, ,sis reported to be much bet
ter this morning. He will accompany
the president on his southern trip.
President Roosevelt is receiving a
large number of kilograms, cablegrams
Pnd letters, congratulating him on his
s~aape from serious injury in yester-
da. s accident.
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Pittsfield, Mass, Sept 4.-With the
excitement which followed the acct
dent to President Roosevelt in this
city yesterday in great measure
aDated, the citizens to-day were dis
cussing the question of responsibility
Tor the occurrence, which on all sides
is considered as having marred the
cIty's fame, in that street car in dis
putting the right of way with the pres
ldent or the United States, at least
was extremely discOurteous. That the
attempt to do this resulted in a fatal
lty and In the very narrow escape
from death or injury of the president
nlmsef and OF the governor of the
commonwealth is considered as only
adding to the gravity of the offense.
1t is argued also that the PittsfieId
Street railway company should not
have disregarded the request of the
mayor that no cars should be run
while the president was in the civ.
1t IS said that the city government
takes this view of the case. At any
rate at meeting last night a commit
Tee OF investigation was appointed in
Guiding members of both branches of
the city government with the MAYOR
at the head. In addition to this body
which will deal primarily with yester-
days accident the common council
also appointed committee to inyes-
figate the question of the speed of the
street cars in general and to report
concerning how it may be regulated.
At the House of Mercy this morn
ing it was stated that the condition
of d. J. Pratt, the driver of the presi-
dents carriage was satisfactory and
that nothing had developed to make
his recovery seem less probable than it
did last night.
Pittsfeld, Sept 4.-Less interest than
was generally expected was shown
this morning on the appearance of Mo-
torman Madden and Conductor Kelly
before the district court here. After
conference between counsel for the
street railway men and the court it
was agreed to postpone the hearing
for two weeks. Bail which was fixed
at $1,000 for Madden and $500 for
Kelly was allowed to stand The pre-
siding judge was Judge Tucker, who
Is also president of the street railway
company. Had hearing been held
this morning he would have probably
given way to one of the associate
judges.
SITUATION COMPLICATED.