Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-09-10
ROOSEVELT BARELY MISSES DEATH.
Electric Car Dashed into Presidential Party
from Rear-Body Guard and Driver Killed.

Electric Car Dashed into Presidential Party
from Rear-Body Guard and Driver Killed.
Lenox, Mass, September 3.-The
Presidents tallyho was struck by m
electric car in the suburbs of Pitts
field, Mass.
The time was shortly after nine
o'clock.
The occupants of the tallyho were
President Roosevelt, Secretary Cor
telyou, Governor Crane, Secret
Officer Craig and Driver Pratt.
The President received severe
bruises on the body and cut across
the cheek.
Secretary Cortelyou was badly
bruised and cut and scratched.
Governor Crane was unhurt.
Secret Officer Craig was instantly
killed, being frightfully mangled.
Driver Pratt, with his skull
crushed, will probably recover,
though in a critical condition.
Craig saw the peril and warned
the motorman, who disregarded the
command to stop.
President reprimanded motorman,
who replied impudently. Motor
man and conductor are under arrest
People wildly cheered President
Roosevelt when he appeared after
the accident to quiet their anxiety
for himself. Within an hour the
journey in another carriage was re-
sumed. The President is now en-
route to Oyster Bay.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Pittstield, Mass, September s.
After night passed at Governor
Cranes home in Dalton, the Presi-
dent and his party took carriages for
the drive over the picturesque Berk-
shire hills to Lenox. The weather
was perfect. The President made a
brief speech at the opera house at
Dalton on leaving there shortly be-
fore 8 o'clock and coming to this
city, where he planned to stop for a
short time on the way to Lenox.
He was constantly greeted by groups
of citizens who were most enthusi-,
astic in their greeting. An immense
crowd welcomed him here and he
made a brief speech from a stand
which had been erected in the public
park, again taking occasion to refer
to the services of tie Union vete-
rams. He also urged that the Ameri-
can troops should be properly armed.
The President then returned to
his carriage with Governor Crane
and Secretary Cortelyou and re-
quested that be be driven to the
home of former Senator n. l.. Dawes.
Dawes lives not far from the square
and the President was quickly taken
there. He remained about five min
utes, going into the house of the
rmer Senator for friendly chat.
lie was then driven back to the park
and the start for Lenox was made.
One or two of the carriages, includ-
ing those in which the newspaper
men were riding, had gone on ahead.
AS the Presidents carriage and
those containing the others of his
party made their way along South
street, the crowds who lined the
pavements cheered repeatedly and
the ovation which had begun at
Dalton and had hardly been inter-
rupted since the start was made,
was continued.
Along the South street, which is
not wide highway, runs the track
of the Pittsfield and Lenox Street
Railway Company. Occasionally an
electric car hummed by the carriages.
At a point about quarter of mile
from the center OF the city the street
bends and the car tracks run in a
straight line out across it from one
side to the other. AS the Presi-
dents carriage appeared at this
crossing an electric car was heard
coming along at great speed, appar-
emily trying to pass ahead of the
procession. Secretary Service Officer
Craig appreciated the danger and he
arose beside the driver and turning
around, signallcd the motorman to
hold back.
The warning was disregarded and
the next instant, in view of hundreds
of people, the electric car crashed
diagonally against the carriage, caus-
ing the wheels to collapse, splinter
ing the side and running down the