The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-04
While Riding in Carriage at PtSfeid Mass, the Vehicle
Vas Struck by An Electric Car and Secret Service
Agent Craig KHJed--The Driver Mas Terribly
Injured While the President and Secretary
COrtelyOU Were Badly Sbaken--MOtOr-
man and Conductor Arrested

DTTTsFIEID, Mass. Sept. 3.-The
president OF the United States
escaped a tragic death by only a
few feet iu a collision between his car
rere and AN electric street car in this
,Iry TODAY. while one OF his most trust
Cd guards. Secret Service Agent VII
liam Craig. Was instantly killed. and
David j. Pratt Of Dalton. who was
Guiding the horses attached 20 the We
hIcir. Was most seriously injured. Pres
Hsnt Roosevelt himself. was badly
shaken up. but received only slight
lara. bruiSe.
Secretary CortelyOu. who occupied a
seat directly opposite the president IA
the carriage. sustained a minor wound
ia the back Of the head. and Governor
crane. who sat beside the president,
escaped without a scratch. The car
riase was demolished by the impact of
the rapidly moving ear, and the wheel
horse on the side nearest the car was
killed The crew and passengers Of the
car escaped injury.
In View of Hundreds.
The president and party were driv-
ing from this city 10 LennoX, through
South street. one Of the principal thor
0ughfares Of Pittsheid. which was lined
with cheering people. and the catastro-
Pie happened In plain view OF hundreds
whose happiness az the advent Of the
nations chief was sudden turned 10
grief Thousands had poured into the
city IN the early morning from the
country 20 see and hear the president.
and his address al the city park had
been loudly cheered. At the conclusion
OF the exercises he wished 70 make a
brief cali on Former Senator Dawes.
whose house in Elm street is but a
short distance from the park.
The presidents carriage. on which he
had ridden in from Governor Cranes
home at Dalton. was accordingly driv-
en- to the Dawes residence. and car
rlges containing a number Of other
gentlemen In the party followed. Pres
idaut Roosevelt's call was a short one,
and then the carriage returned 10 the
city square.
Journey to Lennox Begun.
After a few minutes delay the jour
nry o. Lennox was begun. Meanwhile
the mounted escort of police officers
ana the carriages carr INK Lllt new -
paper correspondents who have accom-
panied the president on his tour had
started on ahead on the road TO Len
u0X. and were some distance in ad-
vance Of the presidents equipage.
Three or four other open carriages fell
in line Immediately behind the landau
in which the president rode with Sec
Rotary Cortelyou and Governor Crane.
Secret Service Agent Craig. who.
throughout the New England trip has
been almost constantly at the presi-
dents elbow. was on the drivers box
beside Co9chman Pratt.
out through South street Is broad
highway The tracks Of the Pittsfield
Electric Street railway are laid in the
center Of the road with ample room
Tor the teams on each side, and scores
OF vehicles Of every description fol-
lowed along this road behind the pres
dents party.
The Fatal Car.
shortly after he left the park an cleo
trC ear. which had been filled with
passengers at that point. started to-
var5 L-nnoX we'll behind the process
sion 10 passed al and was about a
mile and a half out from the city al
The beginning Of Howard HILL and was
nearly up 70 the presidents carriage,