The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-09-10

Almost immediately score of me
d jumped to the heads of the frightene
horses and stopped their further pr
gress. Gov. Crane was the first to s.
to his feet, escaping entirely unhur
He turned Immediately to the Pres
= dent, helped the latter to arise and K
gether they assisted Secretary Coz
telyou.
I The Presidents lip was cut an
9 blood was flowing from the wount
His clothing was disarranged and h
was much shaken up. Secretary Coz
telyou had a severe wound in the bac
. of his head, from which blood wa
flowing freely.
The President quickly regained hi
composure and the three soon after re
> paired to the residence of Charles II
Stevens, near the scene of the accident
, Mr.. Craig's body was found just behint
the car. His shoulders and chest wer,
crushed and the body frightfully man
glcd. Driver Pratt was found uncon
scious In the road, his shoulder was
dislocated, his ankle sprained and his
face badly cut and bruised. He was
Immediately placed in carriage ant
| o"hoh W Iuc Ilouoe VI MeloJ, WuoIo liz
was attended by Drs. Flynn and Pad
dock.
Agent Cra'g's body was taken to the
residence OF Mrs. A. Is. Stevens, ad.
joining the house to which the Pfcsi.
dent had repaired with Gov. Claue aud
Secretany Cortelyou, and later re,
moved TO undertaking rooms. But a
few moments after the collision Drs.
Colt, Thomas and Woodiuff arrived
and attended the President aud his
secretary. Half an hour later the party
appeared and resumed the journey 70
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 bis g'eat grief at the death Of
Agent Craig.
Chief Nichols IN, of the Pittsfeld 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 ehead of the Presi-
dents cali age and were smorg the
fiyst to reach his side afu,r the col
lision. They immediate ly pleced under
arrest TIE motorman of the car, Euclid
Madden, aud Conductor James Kelly.
Gov. Cane in relating his experience,
said that he heard the gong of the ap-
preaching car in ample time and he
rose and warn I'd the motolnan 10 stop.
He says that the man apparently paid
no attention to his SIS nal or those of
tue troopers alongside, aud the car
continued until it struck the carriage
with great force.
No one on the car seems able 10 ex-
plain how the accident happened.
Even the notorman and persons on
the front seat are apparently unable 10
tell why It was not avoided. 1t is
claimed that Driver Pratt turned to
cross the ira TX sooner than teams
ordinarily make the turn, but he was
forced ID do so because of The fact that
his team of four horses required more
room, aud the two troopers on the right
of the carriage also needed space to get
through.
Motolman Madden and Con-
ductor Kelly remaipCd in the
station house ftom 10 O'Clock in the
morning, when they were taken under
arrest, until 6 20 in the evening, when
bail was furnished. The charges
against them are mauslaughter. Bail
for the mo orman of $4,000 was fur
nished by his bro her, Maurice j.
Madden, and Patiick III. Dolan, man
ager of The Pittsfeld Street Railway
company. Kelly was bailed In the sum
of $4,000 by Mr.. Dolau, Kelly is 25
years of age, single, and has been en-
poyed on the railroad for three years.
Motormon Madden is 80 years old and
has wife aud five children.
George and Hugh Craig, of Holyoke,
Mass, brothers OF VIM. Craig, the vic
tim of the accident, arrived tonight
and are in consult alton with The
authorities. 1t has been decided 10
take the body 10 Chicago for interment,
that city being Craig's home.
Euclid Madden, the motolman, in
telling his story says that the car was
No. 90, which bad motors of 60 horse.
power. The car is not fitted with air
brakes. On account Of the Preside ntial
exercises he says that the running
schedule on all lines of the company's
streets were disturbed.
AS he passed over the railroad bridge
about $50 or 400 feet from the scene of
the accident he says he shut off the
power and put on brakes, the car then
being on down grade. He says there
were teams on both sides of the track
and he was exercising every care to
avoid an accident. In his opinion the
car was not running over eight miles
an hour; he received no warning 10
stop and did not see the mounted men
OF Gov. Crane waving their hands, 10
come to standstill. According to
Madlen's story, there was plenty OF
room for the Presidents carriage to
have passed on the west side of the
trolley track, and he would have had
plenty Of time to have passed the Pres.
idenps carriage before the turn was
made to the east side of the road. He
said that the leading horses were turn
ed short across the track. He coull
not tell just how the Car struck tht
carriage, but he says he reversed tht
power and went for the brake just al
quickly as possible when he saw th,
!, horses turn ON the track. He said i
, was dusty and with difficulty he saw
/ what was going on.
Eye witnesses say the President wa
. calm and collected, aud deplored tn
, death of Craig. 4" He was the mos
faithful man / ever knew" said lie
3 " my children fairly worshipped him.
I'll When Craig saw the impending dan