The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-04
PRESIDENT IN A WRECK


was flowing from the wound. His clothing
was much disarranged and he was severely
shaken up. Secretary Cortelyou had q Sc
we're wound in the back of his head. from
which blood was flowing freely. The Pres
ident quickly regained his composure. and
the three soon after went to the residence
of the accident Mr.. Craig's body was
found just behind the car. His shoulders
and chest were crushed and the body
found unconscious in the road. his shout
der was dislocated. his ankle sprained and
his face badly cut and bruised. He was
Immediately placed In the carriage and
taken to the House of Mercy. where he was
attended by Doctors Flynn and Paddock,
who tonight say that he will recover.
dence of Mrs A. B. stevens. adjoining the
house to which the President went, with
Governor Crane and Secretary Cortelyou,
and later was removed to undertaking
rooms in this city.
THE TRIP RESUMED.
But a few moments after the collision
Drs. Colt, Thomas and Woodruff arrived
and attended the President and his secre-
tary. Half an hour later the party APP
peared and resumed the journey to Lenox.
An anxious crowd meanwhile surrounded
the house, and the President stopped long
enough to insure the people. that he was
not injured in the least, and to express his
grief at the death of Agent Craig.
Chief Nicholson. Of the Pittsfield police,
and Daniel Ryan, an oficer of the New
York city department, who Is on his vaca-
ton In this city, were driving about one
hundred yards ahead of the Presidents
carriage, and were among the first to reach
diately placed under arrest the motorman
of the car. Euclid Madden, and Conductor
James Kelly, and they were later taken to
headquarters In this city.
Governor Crane, in relating his expert
ence. says that he heard the gong of the
approaching car in ample time and he i'm
mediately arose and warned the motorman
to stop. He says the man apparently paid
no attention to his signal or those OF the
troopers alongside and the car continued
until it struck the carriage with great
force.
No one on the car seems to be able to ex-
plain how the accident happened. Even the
motorman and persons on the front seat
are apparently unable to tell why 1t was not
avoided 1t Is said that Driver Pratt turned
to cross the track sooner than teams ordi-
narily make the turn, but that he was
forced to do so because of the fact that his
team of four horses required more room
and the two troopers on the right of the
carriage also needed space to get through.
HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
Motorman Madden and Conductor Kelly
| remained in the station house from 10 O'Clock
this morning, when they were taken I'M
der arrest until $40 this evening, when bail
| was furnished. The charges against them
| are manslaughter. Bail for the motorman
| of $1,000 was furnished by ex-Alderman
Maurice ]. Madden, his brother, and Pat
rick H. Dolan, manager of the Pittsfied
| Street-railway Company. Kelly was bailed
in the sum of s., 500 by Mr.. Dolan. Kelly is
| twenty-five years of age, single and has
| been employed on the railway for three
years. Motorman Madden Is thirty-two
years of age and has wife and flve
Madden and Kelly will probably be ar
raigned in the District Court tomorrow
morning on the charge of manslaughter. II
is expected that Attorney William Turtle
| counsel for the Pittsfeld Street-railway
Company. will represent them. 1t is likely
| that the will be continued for week
| or more and in the meantime an inquest
will be arranged for. The defense will
probably present no evidence and the men
| will be held for the grand jury.
George and Hugh Craig, of Holyoke
| Mass, brothers of William Craig, the vic
tim of the accident, arrived here tonight
| and are in consultation with the author
| tiles. 1t has been decided to take the body
to Chicago for interment. that city being
| will start west with the body Tomorrow
| afternoon.
In arranging the programme for the day
| Mayor Engler had requested all business
| to be suspended in the city during the
| time the President was there; he also had
made special requests of the Pittsfielt
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| on North street during the exercises al
the park and while the President was driv.
| ing to that point He also asked the man
| agement of both street-railway companies
in the city to be especially careful as tc
the running of cars on all streets through
which the procession would pass. The cal
| had started on the upgrade at the begin
ming of the hill just before the collision
| and 1t is pointed out that considerable
power must have been applied just befor,
the crash in order to start ii up the inclin,
under the Roadway 1t had.
AN EYEWITNESS'S ACCOUNT.
Frederick s. Clark, who was an eye
witness of the accident. says that he hat
gone to the top of Howard hill for the pur
pose of securing photograph of the Pres
ident in his carriage. He was near thu
Howard house. he says when he saw tn,
party approaching. He saw the horses al
they turned from the west to the cas-
just before they reached the culvert. TIL,
car he saw coming at fast rate of speet
but a short distance behind He says h
saw that in a moment an accident mus
occur, because the car was going at sucl
a rate of speed that 1t could not be brough
to standstill without a collision. In hi
opinion the car was about one hundred fee
to the rear when the leading horses on tn
carriage were turned on to the track t
cross to the other side Of the road. H
heard considerable yelling just before tn
crash and he believes it came from tn
mounted men. He saw the car strike tn
rear wheel of the Presidents carriage OIL
the left side, blowing ii along and striking
the front wheel on the same side and theI
the wheel horse on the left side, upsettinl
the vehicle and throwing the driver and of
fcer from the box to the ground Mr.
Clark says that it was very dusty at tina
point. He says he saw the Presiden
thrown out on the left side and saw tn
| Governor assisted to his feet. As the Pres
ident rose to his feet Mr.. Clark says h
saw him walk to where the motorman wa
standing after leaving the car and speal
to him.
THE MOTORMAN'S STATEMENT
Euclid Madden, the motorman, in telling
his story. says that the car had motors o
sixty horsepower. The car is not f1tte
with airbrakes. On account of the Presi
Dental exercises. he says that the runnin
schedule on all lines Of the company wer
disturbed. He said he left the Count
Club for the Stanley works, but reache
only the Campbell House on South stree,
when he was forced to make a stop on &C
count of the ropes drawn across the stree
to prevent teams from driving any neare
the park. Madden says, that accordingly
under orders, he remained in front of tn
Campbell House until the time for his ca
to return to the Country Club. He say
the car was due at the Country Club a
| 945 that he did not in any way interfer
with the procession and so far as he kne,
the not chartered for any specis
occasion. He said he would have stoppe
for passengers the as usual an
other occasions, having received no order
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