The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-04

| The carriage was upset in the
twinkling of an eye and one horse fell
| dead on the tracks.
The other three powerful grays at
| tached to the vehicle started to run,
and, dragged by them and pushed by
| the force of the car, the wrecked car
riage was moved thirty or forty feet.
Agent Craig fell from his seat inn
mediately in front of the car, and it
passed completely over his body.
Driver Pratt, in falling, struck the
dead horse Immediately in front of
him, and rolled off clear of the car.
thus escaping a similar fate.
President Roosevelt. Gov. Crane and
Secretary Cortelyou were thrown to-
gether in the bottom of H. carriage.
Help for the Injured.
Almost instantly a score of men
jumped to the heads of the frightened
horses and stopped their further prog
! ress. Gov. Crane was the first to get
! to his feet, escaping entirely unhurt.
He turned Immediately to the Presi-
dent, helped the latter to arise, and to-
gether they assisted Secretary Cortel-
you.
| The Presidents lip was cut, ard
blood was flowing from the wound.
His clothing was disarranged, and he
was much shaken up. Secretary Cor
| telyou had a severe wound in the back
| of his head. from which blood was
! flowing freely.
The President quickly regained his
! composure. and the three soon after
! ward repaired to the residence of
| Charles r. Stevens, near the scene of
Isthe accident.
Mr.. Craig's body was found just be-
| hind the. car. His shoulders and chest
were crushed and the body frightfully
/ n1angled. Driver Pratt was found un-
| conscious in the road. his shoulder dis
located. his ankle sprained and his
| face badly cut and bruised. He was
/ Immediately placed in a carriage and
| taken to the House of Mercy, where he
was attended by Drs. Flynn and Pad
| dock, who tonight say that he will
| recover.
| Agent Craig's body was taken to the
! residence of Mrs A. B. Stevens, ad-
| joining the house to which the Pres-
| dent had gone with Gov. Crane and
| Secretary Cortelyou, and later remov-
ed to undertaking rooms in this city.
| But a few moments after the coils
| ion Drs. Colt Thomas and Woodruff
| arrived and attended the President and
his secretary. Half an hour later the
| party appeared and resumed the jour-
| ney to Lenox. An anxious crowd sur
rounded the house and the President
stopped long enough to assure the peo-
| pie that he was not injured in the
least, and to express his great
grief at the death of Mr. Craig.
Arrested the Car Men.
Chief Nicholson of the Pittsfield po-
lice and Daniel Ryan, an officer of the
New York city department, who is on
his vacation in this city, were driving
about 100 yards ahead of the Presi-
| dents carriage and were among the
first to reach his side after the col
lision. They Immediately placed the
motorman of the car Euclid Madden,
and Conductor James Kelly under ar
rest, aud they were later taken to
| headquarters in this city.
Gov Crane, in relating his expert
ence, said that he heard the gong of
the approaching car in ample time.
| and he rose and warned the motor
man to stop. He says the notorman
| apparently paid no attention to his sig
nal or those of the troopers along
| side, and the car continued until 1t
struck the carriage with great force.
No one on the car seems to be able
| to explain how the accident happened.
| Even the motorman and persons on
the frone seat are apparently unable
the front seat are apparently unable
Turned to Cross Too Soon.
It is claimed that Driver Pratt turn
| ed to cross the track sooner than teams
ordinarily make the turn. but this he
was forced to do 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.
Motorman Madden and Conductor
Kelly remained in the station
| house from 10 o'clock this
morning, when they were taken
| under arrest, until $40 this evening,
! when bail was furnished. The charges
! against them are manslaughter. BAH
| for the motorman of $1,000 was fur
nished by ex-Alderman Maurice j.
| Madden, his brother, and Patrick H
Dolan, manager of the Pittsfleld Street
Railway Company. Kelly was bailed
in the sum of $500 by Mr.. Dolan.
Will Re Tried for Granddaughter.
Kelly is 25 years old. single, and has
been employed on the railroad for three
| years Motorman Madden is 80 years
| old and has a wife and five children.
! Madden and Kelly probably Will be
arraisned in the District Court to-mor
row on the charge of manslaughter.
II is expected that Attorney William
Turtle, counsel for the Pittsheld Street
Railway Company. will represent them
| II is likely that the case VIII De con-
tinuvd for a week or more. and In the
meantime an inquest will be arranged
for. The defense viii proba bly, 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
victim OF the accident, arrived here 20
night and are IN consultation with the
authorities il has been decided 70
take the body 20 Chicago for interment,
! that city being Mr.. Craig's home, ana