Evening star., 1902-09-04
PRESIDENTS RETURN
viii Arrive in Washington
Tomorrow Night.
PLANNING COMING TRIP
ASSISTANT SECRETARY BARNES
ARRANGES DETAILS.
Tells About Yesterdays Accident Near
Ienox-Newspaper Correspondents
Were All "Scooped."

Were All "Scooped."
Assistant Secretary Barnes, who has
been out on the New England trip with
President Roosevelt. returned to Washing
ton this morning. having left the presiden-
tial party at Bridgeport yesterday after
noon. four or five hours after the accident
in which Agent Craig OF the secret service
was killed. Mr.. Barnes was in the second
carriage in the rear of the one occupied
by the President and his party Mr.. Barnes
came on to Washington to complete the
details of President Roosevelt's trip to
Chattanooga. and today was in communi-
cation with the railroad authorities here.
The President will reach Washington to-
morrow night the Baltimore and Ohio
road, and at I:}0 o'clock will depart by
that road for Wheeling. W. Va, where he
will spend a few hours on Saturday morn
ing. He will not leave the train here.
Leaving Wheeling, the President goes dt-
rect TO Chattanooga. spending Sunday
there and Monday attending the
Eention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Eiremeu-
He will leave Chattanooga Monday after
noon and make a short stop at Knoxville.
Tenn. From there he goes TO Asheville.
n. C.. which place he will reach next Tues
day morning. spending four or five hours
there He will leave Asheville in time TO
reach Washington early Wednesday morn
ing II is not thought he will stop here
his way back. but will go right through
10 oyster Bay. where he will rest eight or
nine days before leaving on his long tour
of the northwest
The Accident Yesterday.
Mr. Barnes. in talking of the accident
yesterday, said that the road between
Pittsfield and Lenox, runs parallel a great
part of the way with the trolley car track.
There Is a driveway for vehicles on each
side of the track. and the Presidents car
riage. with those of other members of the
party. was following one of these drive
ways.
Near the point where the accident oc-
CURED one of the driveways is lost owing
to the narrowing of the road, and 1t is
necessary for vehicles to cross to the other
side To continue on the way to LenOx. The
point at which the driver of the Presi-
dents carriage turned is the regular place
where all vehicles cross, and the motor
man of the car is supposed TO know this.
The driver of the carriage also sup
posed to understand that the cars were
running right along. In fact. cars were
whiZZing by the carriages every few min
utes on their way TO Lenox.
Mr.. Barnes did not witness the accident.
H saw the car which ran into the PreSi-
dents carriage fit by him. He was then
talking with members of the local commit
tee in the carriage with him and was not
noticing the movements of the front car
riage- Several seconds after the car went
b. at most rapid speed. Mr.. Barnes heard a
crash and heard cries showing that some
thing had occurred He fastened from his
Carriage 10 find that most terrible acct
dent had occurred Mr.. Barnes does nOt
undertake 20 attempt to place the b.ame.
preferring to withhold any statement in
this direction, although saying that the
crossing was one used all the time. He
says II quite dusty at the time and
objects could not be plainly seen far ahead.
Alleged Offer to the Driver.
Although Mr.. Barnes disclaims having
any special knowledge as TO all the cir
cUmstluCes OF the accident, not shared by
many others. Yet from what he saw and
heard on the spot he thinks the respon-
sibiity for the accident lies between the
driver Of the Presidents carriage and the
m0torman, with the greater burden upon
the latter. The trolley road at that point.
Mr. Barnes says, is straight for some dis
tauce. and the mOtorman must have seen
and recognized the Presidents carriage
with its toHr white horses some time be
fore The crossing was reached. but in
stead of stopping materially reducing
his speed he came on at a rate that made
IL impossible for him to stop when he saw
that a collision was imminent.
The driver OF the Presidents carriage
the other hand, could hardly have had a
clear view of the track at the point OF
crossing. the outriders on either side
must have Obstructed IL 10 some extent at
least Among the people who gathered at
the scene Of the disaster il was suggested
that the driver Of the Presidents carriage
may have taken greater chances in crossing
the track than he usually would have taken.
He Undoubtedly felt his Importance the
driver OF the Presidents landeau and was
reported To have refused $1,000 TO allow
another man TO take his place for the day.
Newspaper Men "Scooped''
The newspaper men who had accompanied
the President throughout his trip happened
to have what the profession would call the
worst luck that can overtake reporters
While, of course. an accident Of that kind
IS the last thing one Of the men would
wish. yet they would desire 10 be on the
ground If one did occur Throughout the
N-w England trip seven or eight newspaper
men accompanied the President as his
guests II is customary for the newspaper
men u ride i'm carriages in the parade or
procession with the President. Ordinarily
they are nVe or six carriages behind the
president. Sometimes il occurs that Local
Committees in charge Of the carriage ar
Engagements become somewhat excited after
getting the President started off and begin
u scramble in the carriages leaving the
reporters % shift for themselves.
A. Pittsieid yesterday. after the first few
Carriage left for Lerux a hitch occurred
as 70 Gther carriages. and the newspaper
men were considerably delayed. The route
" tHe 'IINe hdd DeeN idld out, however, and
the newspaper carriages followed this
route. taking them on to Lenox all suppos-
Ing that the President had swiftly gore
right ahead. and that they would overtake
MIN there But the President had decided
70 make departure from the program,
and went for short call at the home of ex-
senator Dawes He then re-eEtered his
carriage and resumed the drive. 1t was
thls departure from the predetermined route
or the drive that caused the newspaper
men to miss the President and the acct
dent They heard OF IL some time afterward
az LenoN. and were thunderstruck Had
they been along with the proc ssion the
news would probably have gone out to the
world much quicker and in much more de-
tailed form.
Honor to Detective Craig's Remains