The Washington times., 1902-09-04

Continued from First PaGe.)
the second were Zenas Crane. a brothe
of the governor, with DR.. Lung, tn
surgeon assigned from the Navy De
partment to go with the President &
meet just such an emergency as occur
red today; Stenographer Latta, and Con
gresham Lawrence. of the Berkshir
district. In the third were Fredericl
Crane, secretary to the Governor; J. D
Smith. assistant secretary to the Presi
dent. and Winthrope Crane. In TIL
fourth were DR.. Dignan. OF South Law
renee, and Stenographer Weaver.
All the other members of the Presi
dental party, some twenty in number
including all the newspaper men, ha.
gone on ahead in three tally-ho coaches
which had made suc'I slow time be
tween Dalton and Pittsfeld that i
was thought best to send them aheat
while the President was visiting former
Senator Dawes in Pittsfield. so that the!
might reach Lenox in time for the ad
dress and the luncheon there.
Travelling at Fast Clip.
high rate of speed along the East Road
which is macadam turnpike. There
! is a trolley line on it. About two hun
dred yards from the Country Club on
the Pittsfeld side. the trolley track
shifts from the middle of the road 4
the left
The cavalcade was on the left side OF
the trolley track as it started down the
incline approaching the rise on which
| the Country Club stands. The Presi-
dent and his friends were interested ir
the rush of women in light frocks from
the yeranda of the club to the stone
wall near the road as the clatter of hoofs
announced the approach of the party.
Off behind somewhere a trolley car
gong was changing insistently. 40 one
| paid any attention to 1t, nor did anyone
think that a motorman would dream OF
even passing a Presidential cavalcade
The President himself said afterwart
that he thought the motorman was add
ing in what way he could to the noisy
greeting of the occasion.
The driver of the Presidents car
riage, an old and experienced man,
David J. Pratt. as he approached the
turn of the trolley tracks, swung his
| leaders a little so that the wheels OF
heavy rails.
The leaders had barely crossed tn
rails when there was a half shout, hall
gasp. from many throats. Craig. hear
ing The approaching clang Of trolley
car from behind, and probably feeling
that the dignity of his position was suf-
fering from its proximity, swung aroun
on his scat beside Driver Pratt. with
his arm extended. a warming gesture
familiar to all who have accompanied
the President On many trips and have
seen Craig's magnificent presence awe
cveranxious cabmen and others into
meek quiet.
Craig's broad face was overshot with
horrcr as he turned TO look back at
the trolley car. He Strengthened up on
his seat, putting out one of his great
arms straight, as though to push back
the car, by reaching over tie Presi-
dents head at II.
Screams of the Women flushed.
"Oh. my Godv' he said as his arm
shot out. Then came the crash. There
screamed just as the collision occurre1
Then all was silence for moment upon
the realization that the Presidsnt and
the governor were lying togetn.r IN =
heap of wreckage at the right of the
road
Meantime the drivers of other car
riages were pulling up their horses and
the carriages were themselves humping
one into the other. A cloud of dust
arose which hid everything. Scream
after scream came from the lawn in
front of the Country Club, where women
stood with handkerchiefs and flags in
their hands ready to wave a welcome
to the President.
The horses from the mounted nfan-
trymen came riderless out of the dust
cloud The riders were on the ground
trying to pull the massive carriage
from the President. They believed he
was under II.
Surgeon Lung leaped into the confu-
either side of him. DR.. Lung reached
the President first. He found Mr.. Rcose-
welt on his knees raising himself rather
uncertainty from the grasp Of the
smashed carriage. DR.. Lung threw both
arms about the President and lifted him
to his feet.
Where do you feel the most pain, Mr.
President" he asked. At the same time
he began patting the Presidents side
gently. searching for broken ribs. The
President broke away from him almost
roughly.
I'm all right" he said. Some of the
others are badly hurt. Look after
them"
President Shows Anger.
Mr.. Roosevelt's jaw was set in an ex-
preston that no man who has seen it
ever forgets He had been knocked
down. he had been tumbled in the dust,
his friends had been abused, they had
been attacked from behind
The President of the United States for
the moment resolved into the Theodore
Roosevelt He dived into the crowd of
those who had run up from the Country
Club, and from the rear carriages. and
sought out the motOrman, Luke Mad
den. who was standing behind his car
at the mangied body of Craig
The right wheels OF the long car had
passed over Craig's body. He was torn
to pieces. The President walked up 70
Madden with his fist doubled and shook
il under Madden's nose.
.If your car got out OF control" he
said. with his voice shaking, "if 1t got
away from you, why. then. that is one
hing. But IL il is anything else, il is
an outrage.
You don't suppose | tried to do it,