The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-09-06
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S NARROW
ESCAPE FROM INSTANT DEATH

New YORK City department who is on
his vacation in this city, were driving
about 100 yards ahead of the presidents
carriage, and were among the first to
reach his side after the collision. They
Immediately placed under arrest the
motorman, Euclid Madden. and Con-
ductor James Kelly, and they were
later taken to headquarters in TINS
city.
Governor Crane, in relating his ex-
perience, said that he heard the gong
OF the approaching car in ample time,
and he Immediately arose and warned
the motorman to stop. He says the
man paid 70 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 it was not avoided. 1t is as
serted that Driver Pratt turned to
cross the track sooner than ordinarily
teams make the turn, but this he was
forced to do because of the fact that
his team of four horses required more
room, and that the troopers on the
right of the carriage also needed space
to get through.
Charged With Manslaughter.
Motorman Madden and Conductor
Kelly remained in the station from 10
o'clock this morning, when they were
then under arrest, until $50 this even
ing, when bail was furnished. The
charges against them are manslaught-
er. Bail for the motorman of $1,000
was furnished by eX-Alderman NJ. J.
Madden, his brother, and Patrick H.
Dolan, manager of the Pittsfield Street
Railway company. Kelly was bailed
in the sum of 81, 500 by Mr.. Dolan.
Kelly is 25 years old, single and has
been employed on the road for three
years. Motorman Madden is 81 years
old and has a wife and five children.
Madden and Kelly probably will be
arraigned in court tomorrow on the
charge of manslaughter. 1t is likely
that the case will be continued for a
week or more, and in the meantime an
inquest will be arranged. The defense
probably will present no evidence, and
the men will probably be held for the
grand jury.
Brothers of the Victim Arrive.
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. 1t has been decided to
take the body to Chicago, Craig's
home, for interment.
In arranging the programme for the
day, Mayor Engler had requested all
business to be suspended in this city
during the time the president was
here, also he had made special re-
quests of the Pittsfield street railway
that it suspend business on North
street during the exercises at the park
and while the president was driving to
that point, he also asked the man
agement of both. street railway COM
panies in the city to be especially care
full as to the running of cars on all
streets through which the procession
would pass.
Story Of Eyewitness.
Frederick S. Clark. who was an eye
witness of the accident, says that he
had gone to the top of the Howard hill
for the purpose of securing a photo
graph of the president in his carriage.
He was near the Howard House, he
says, when he saw the party approach
ing. He saw them as they turned from
the west to the east just before they
reached the culverts. The car he saw
came at a fast rate of speed, but some
distance behind. He says he saw that
in a moment an accident must occur.
In his opinion the car was about 100
feet to the rear when the leading
horses were turned onto the track to
cross to the other side of the road. He
heard considerable yelling just before
the crash, and he bese'ves it came
from the mounted men. He saw the
car strike the rear wheel of the presi
dents carriage on the left side, plow-
ing it along and striking the front
wheel on the same side, and then the
wheel horse on the left side, upsetting
the vehicle and throwing the driver
and officer to the ground. Mr.. Clark
says that it was very dusty at that
point. He says he saw the president
thrown out on the left side and saw
the governor assist him to his feet.
AS the president rose, Mr.. Clark says,
he saw him walk to where the motor
man was standing after leaving the
car and speak to him.
Motorman Maddep's car had motors
of sixty horse power. The car is fitted
with all. brakes. He says that as he
passed over the railroad bridge about
$50 or 400 feet from the scene of the ac-
cident he shut off power and put on the
brakes, the car being on a down grade.
He says there were teams on both
sides of the track, and he was exerting
every care to avoid an accident. In his
opinion the car was running over eight
miles an hour. He received no warm
ing to stop and did not see the mount
ed men and Governor Crane wave their
hands. According to Madden's story,
there was plenty of room for the presi-
dents carriage to have passed on the
west of the trolley track, and he would
have plenty of time after he passed
the presidents carriage before the turn
was made to the east side of the road.
He said that the leading horses were
turned short across the track. He could
not tell just how the car struck the
carriage. but he says he reversed the
power and went for the brake just as
quickly as possible when he saw the
horses turn on the track. He said it
was dusty and with difficulty he saw
what was going on.
The story of James Kelly, the con-
ductor. is much the same as that of
Madden. He said he saw no warning
given.