The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-04
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and It passed completely over his body.
Driver Pratt in falling struck the dead
horse Immediately in front of him and
rolled of clear of the car. thus escaping
similar fate. President Roosevelt, Gov
ernor Crane and Secretary Cortelyou
were thrown together in the bottom Of
the carriage. Almost instantly score
of men jumped to the heads of the fright
ened hores and stopped their further pro-
gress. Governor Crane was the first to
get to his feet, escaping entirely unhurt
He turned Immediately to the President.
helped the latter to arise. and together
they assisted Secretary Cortelyou.
THE PRESIDENTS INJURIES.
The Presidents lip was cut and blood
was flowing from the wound. His cloths
ing was disarrangedl and he was much
shaken up. Secretary Cortelyou had Sc
we're wound in the back of his head, from
which blood was flowing freely. Inc
President quickly regained his composure,
and the three soon after repaired to the
residence of Charles r. Stevens. near the
scene of the accident Mr.. Craig's body
was found just behind the car HIS
shoulders and chest were crushed and
the body frightfully mangled. Driver
Pratt was found unconscious In the road.
his shoulder was dislocated. his ankle
sprained And hts 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 Poddock, who say he will re-
cover.
Agent Craigs body was taken to the
house Of Mrs. A. J. Stevens, adjoining
the house to where the President had
repaired with the Govesnor and Secretary
Cortelyou, and later was removed to an
undertaker's rooms in this city.
But a few minutes after the disaster
Doctors Colt, Thomas and Woodruff ar
rived and attended the President and his
secretary. Half an hour later the party
appeared and resumed the journey to
Lenox An anxious crowd surrounded
the house and the President stopped long
enough to assure the people that he was
not injured in the least, and to express
his great grief at the death Of Agent
Craig.
Chief Nicholson. of the Pittsfeld police,
and Daniel Ryan. an officer Of the New
York city department who is on his va
cation In this city, were driving about
100 yards ahead Of the Presidents car
rlage. and We're among the first to reach
his side after the collision. They imme-
djately placed under arrest the motorman
OF the car. Luke Madden, and Conductor
James Kelley, and they were later taken
to headquarters in this city.
AMPLE TIME TO STOP.
Governor Crane in relating his expe-
rience, said that he heard the gong of
the approaching car in ample time and
he rose and warned the motorman to
stop. He says that 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
explain how the accident happened. Even
the motorman and persons on the front
seat are apparently unable to tell why
1t was not avoided. It is claimed that
driver Pratt turned to cross the track
sooner than teams ordinarily make the
turn, but that this he was forced to do
because Of the fact that his four horses
required more room and the two troop
ers also needed space to turn. Motorman
Madden and Conductor Kelly remained
In the station house from 10 o'clock this
morning, when they were taken under
arrest until 3 P. NJ. this evening, when
bail was furnished. The charges against
them are manslaughter. Bail for the
motor1nan of $500 was furnished by
ex-Alderman Maurice J. Madden, his
OF the Pittsfield Street Railway. Kelly
was bailed in the sum of $500 by Mr..
Dolan. Kelly is twenty-five years old
Motorman Madden is thirty-two years
Of age and has wife and five children
Madden and Kelly probably will be ar
raigned in the district court tomorrow
morning on the charge Of manslaughter.
It is expected that Attorney William
Turtle, counsel for the Pittsfield Rail
way Company. will represent them. It Is
likely thta the cause will be continued
for week or more; IN the meantime an
inquest viii be arranged for. The defense
probably will present no evidence and
the man 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 to-
night and are in consultation with the
authorities. It has been decided to take
the body to Chicago for interment, that
city being Craig's home, and the brothers
probably will start West with the body
tomorrow evening.
MoToRALAN's STORY.
Euclid Madden, the motorman, in tel
ling his story, says that the car was No.
%. which had motors Of 60-horse-power.
The car is-not fitted with air brakes.
On account Of tho Presidential exercises,
he says that the running schedules on
all lines were destroyed AS he passed
over the railway bridge. about $50 or 400
feet from the scene Of the accident, he
says he shut OF the power and put on
the brakes, the car then being on the
down grade He says there were teams
on both sides OF the track and he was
exercising every care to avoid an acct
dent In his opinion the car was not run
ming over eight miles On hour. He re-
ceived no warning to stop and did not
see the mounted men or Governor Crane
waving their hands to come to stand
still.
According to Madden's story there was
plenty Of room for the Presidents car
riage to have passed on the west side of
the trolley track and he would have had
plenty of time to have passed the Presi-
dents carriage before the turn was made
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