Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
Presidential Carriage and Elec-
trio Street Car In Collision
at Pittsheld Mass.
EXECUTIVE SLIGHTLY BRUISED.
Secret Service Agent Craig Was In
stanty Killed and David J. Pratt, of
Dalton, Seriously Injured-Cortel.
you Receives Minor Wound.

Pittsfeld, Mass, Sept. 4-The pres
ident of the United States escaped
tragic death by only few feet in a
collision between his carriage and an
electric street car in this city yester-
G3y, while one Of his most trusted
guards, Secret Service Agent William
Craig, was instantly killed and David
J. Pratt, of Dalton, who was guiding
the horses attached to the vehicle,
vas seriously injured. President
Roosevelt himself was badly shaken
up, but received only a slight facial
cruise. Secretary Cortelyou, who &C.
cupied a seat directly opposite the
chief executive in the landau, sus
timed a minor wound in the back Of
u head, and Governor Crane, who
sat beside the president, extricated
himself from the wreck practically
without a scratch. The carriage was
demolished by the impact of the rap
idly moving car and the wheel horse
On the side nearest the car was
KILLED outright. The crew and pas
sengers of the car escaped injury.
In View Of Hundreds.
The president and party were driv
ing from this city to Lenox through
South street, one of the principal
lhoroughfares of Pittsfeld, which was
lived with cheering people, and the
catastrophe occurred in the plain
view of hundreds whose happiness at
the advent of the nations chief was
suddenly turned to grief.
Shortly after he left the park an
electric car, which had been filled
with passengers at that point, started
toward Lenox. we'll behind the pro
cession. 1t passed all Of the teams
and was about a mile and half out
from the city at the beginning of
Howard Hill and was nearly up to the
presidents carriage, which was trav
cling on the west side of the high
way.
Trolley Car Approached.
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
side Of the chief executives carriage
rode two mounted troopers of the
local cavalry company and the horse
men on the left of the landau had
turned on to the track with the troll
ley car Immediately behind them
though some yards distant.
1t crashed into the carriage as a
loud moan went up from the frenZied
Cnlookers, who thronged the roadside
ard who but a moment before were
cheering the president. The horse
nan 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 ant
ploughed through to the front wheel
Of the vehicle, which received the full
force of the blow. The carriage was
upset. in the twinkling Of an eye and
ore horse fell dead on the tracks. The
9 her three powerful grays attached
so the vehicle started to run. and
ragged b. them and pushed by the
force CT the car, the wrecked e9 -
was moved 80 or 40 feet.
Fell Under Car.
Agent Craig fell from his seat III
inediately in front fthe car and it
passed completely over his body.
Driver Pratt, in falling. struck the
dead horse Immediately in front Of
aim and relied off clear CT the car.
thus escaping similar fate. Presi
Gent Roosevelt, Governor Crane and
Secretary Cortelyou were thrown to
gether in the bottom of their car
rage.
Almost instantly a score Of men
jumped to the heads Of the frightened
horses and stopped their further
progress.
The presidents lip was cut and
blood was flowing from the wouna
His clothing was much deranged and
ne was severely shaken up. Secre
tary Cortelyou had a wound in the
back of his head, from which blood
Has flowing freely.
Driver Pratt was found UNCONSCIOUS
in the road, his shoulder was dislo.
Gated, his ankle sprained and his
f"ce badly cut and bruised.