Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-09-11

beside the president, eXtricated him
self from the wreck practically with
out q scratch. The carriage was de-
molished ly the impact of the rapid
ly-moving car, and the wheel horse
on the side nearest the car was killed
outright. The crew and passengers
of the car escaped injury.
Catastrophe Seen by Hundreds.
The president and party were driv-
ing from this city to LenoX, through
South street, one of the principal
thoroughfares of Pittsfield, when
was lined 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. Thousands
had poured into the city in the early
morning from the nearby country to
hear the president, and his address
at the city park had been loudly
cheered. At the conclusion of the eX-
~ercises he was asked to make a brief
call on former Senator Dawes, whose
HOuot III Eli Sllttl 10 Dub ii SHUT us
lance from the park. The presidents
carriage, in which he had ridden from
Gov. Cranes home at Dalton, was ac-
c%ordingly driven to the Dawes resi-
dence, and carriage containing a
number of other gentlemen in the
party followed. President Roosevelt's
call was a short one, and then the
carriages returned to the city square.
The Journey Begun.
After a few minutes delay the
journey to Lenox was begun. Mean
while the mounted escort of police of
ticers and carriages containing the
newspaper correspondents who were
to have accompanied the president on
his tour had started on ahead on the
road to Lenox and were some dis
tance in advance of the presidents
equipage. Three or four other open
carriages fell in line Immediately be-
hind the landau in which the presi-
dent rode with Secretary Cortelyou
and Gov. Crane. A secret service
agent, who throughout the New Eng
land tour has almost been constantly
at the presidents elbow, was on the
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 OF each side,
and scores of vehicles of every de-
stription followed along this road be-
hind the presidents party. Shortly
after he left the park an electric car,
which had been filled with passengers
at the point, started toward Lenox,
well behind the procession. 1t passed
all of 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.
How 1t Happened.
Just ut the foot of Howard hill the
road bends a 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
as this point the upgrade of the hill
begins, and but a short distance be-
yond 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
of the presidents carriage turned
his leaders to cross the tracks. On
each side of the chief executives car
riage rode two mounted troopers of
the local cavalry company, and the
horsemen on the left of the landau
had turned onto the track with the
trolley car Immediately behind them,
though some yards distant. Alarmed
by the changing gong, they both
turned In their saddles and waved
vigorously to the motorman to stop
his car.
Crashed Into the Carriage.
Almost at the same instant Gov.
Crane, who quickly perceived the
danger, rose to his feet and likewise
motioned to the motorman. The lat
ter, in great excitement, desperately
tried to stop his ar, but it was too
late. 1t crashed into the carriage as
o loud moan went up from the fren-
zied onlOokers who thronged the
roadside, and who but q moment be-
fore we're cheering the president.
The horscman managed to get the