Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-03
The PRESIDENT JUST ESCAPES DEATH


morning. He spent the night as the
guest OF Gov. w. Murray Crane, In
Dalton. The marty left Dalton about
7:45 O'clock on a tally-ho, intending to
make the trip OF 20 miles from Dalton
to Lenox over the picturesque Berk-i
shire hills by this conveyance. The
president was accompanied by Gov.
Crane and a detachment of Massachu-
setts cavalry acted as escort. Before
leaving that town. President Roosevelt
delivered an address on the advantage
accruing from good citizenship. An
immense crowd gathered In the public
square. The town was handsomely dec
Grated and the drive from Dalton was
marked by another Of the remarkable
demonstrations which everywhere In
Massachusetts have greeted the presi-
dent, In this city the president spoke
briefly, again taking occasion to refer
to the services of the Union veterans
and he urged his hearers to display the
spirit In time of peace which the veter-
ans exhibited in tinfe Of war The
qualities which Abraham Lincoln pos
sessed. he said. were what we need now
to make good citizens. He said our
troops should be properly armed and
that It was an outrage for great aud
rich country like ours not to put in the
hands of the American who wears the
blue, weapon as good as that carried
by any fighting man In the world.
The physicians at the hospital say
that Driver Pratt's injuries include
dislocated left shoulder his ankle Is
spralned his face badly scratched and
his body bruised. After an examination
the physicians decided that he would
recover.
The accident was witnessed by hum
dreds Of people who became greatly ex-
cited. They poured into the streets and
surrounded the wrecked carriage and
car shouting at the motorinan and con-
ductor and creating disturbance, AL
most Immediately persons began
snatching away the fragments OF the
carriage In which the president had rid
den. Only by the utmost effort did a
force Of police which had been quickly
summoned prevent the entire demoli-
| ton of the vehicle by souvenir hunt ers.
| Immediately after the accident the mo-
torman, Luke ]. Madden, and the con
| ductor, James Kelly. were placed un-
der arrest and taken 10 police head
quarters, the crowd giving them
stormy reception as they passed along
the street.
| Meanwhile Medical Examiner Colt
had arrived and finding the body OF
Craig was at the Stevens house. pro-
ceeded there 10 perform his duty.
| President Rooseyelt himself attended
| 10 the ,naneled bodv OF his e,ard. The
medical examiner found that no ex-
| tended EXAMINATION would he necessary
and an undertaker was calIed who re-.
moved the body 10 his rooms IN thIs
| CITY
Mr. Craig has two brothers living nj
| snrinpf,eld They were notifed M the
! accident and tho bodv viii remain here
until thew arrive IA attend 10 its dispo-
sItion Having seen that the hodv Of
Craig was nronerlv attended IN and
heard the clamor Of the crowd outslde
the house the nresfden, srenped 10 the
donr The ,,,n,,lt indicated great ex-
citement among the people' seeing
which president Roosevelt stenped FOR.
ward into full view. AS he aid 40, n
cheer burst forth. He quieted it with
q motion OF MS hand. Then he urged
tne people not 70 cneer as onenot the
party was deao. he assured tne as
sempIy that nc was uninyureu. out Una.
the driver OF the carnage. ne feared
was Iataily WOUNDED. ne saiu tnat ne
should continue ms Journey as II oiu
| not seem Just risht 10 ulsappolnt tpe
large number OF people VINO We're exc
| pectlng MN. Then tne presioeht re-
turned 70 the mouse anu uirecuons nete
given Ior aholher caIr.ase 70 pe uIousht
| up. IL was soon q. tae uoor anu .ne
rae 70 LenoS was resumed. AS soon
as the pieslueht nsu iel. ne cioMu
began 10 alsperse anu witnin lew mn,
ules the slree.s hau resumed .nei, mua,
| appearance mere saw ior a lev s,vup'
| VINO fingered 10 ulscuss ine aso,u,n.,
~ mao nol pee'i u.oiueu ~ novn "ms IVA
G e%e nra Kei,y worId he held ,rhey
win be detained at police headquarters
pending further action by the author
| tiles. The coincidenc Is cited In the fact
that District Attorney John F. Knoxson
who will prosecute the case was a pas
senger on the car which ran into the
presidents carriage.
CRAIG A CHICAGO MAN.
Chicago. Sent. S-William Craig the
secret service agent who met his
death in the collision between the troll
ley car and President Rooseyelt's
coach. near Lenox Mass. today. was
a Chicago man. He was at one time
connected with Armour institute as an
Instructor in physical culture. As
proausworusmah ne mao nauohai
repu,auon. ms nIs, Worn as an agent
VI tne so.eriiineht ssv'e, se.Ni.e was