The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-03
Falls at Feet Of Major
 Hayes. IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA Believed Attack Was Meant for roosevelt. President Knew Nothing of the Acci- se.t at the Time 1t oeesrrea
 and Later Had Ne Com
 nent ts Make.


 Washington, Dec 2--Some unknown person hurled heavy iron plumb bob through a window of one of the cars on Prestdent Roosevelt's special train to- night on the run from Princeton to Washington
 The missile, which was thrown with terrific force, crashed through the gothic stained glass transom of win dow of the combination car Salvius and fell at the feet of MaJor Webb Hayes. a son of the late President Rutherford B Hayes, who was a guest Of the Pres ident on the trip to the army and navy football game.
 Fragments of broken glass fell on Major Hayes, who was sitting with Its back to the window reading. but did not injure him in any way. Ma1or Hayes stopped and picked up the iron missile which so narrowly had missed his head and then rose and examined the broken window. The frame of the window was broken where the plumb bob had struck t. so great was the The train at the time--about 7:S0 o'clock--was running comparatively slow. The weather was heavy and a dense fog which prevailed rendered it almost impossible for the engineer to see train length ahead of him. Broad Street in North Philadelphia had just been crossed and the train was in the vicinity of oxford Street when the crash of glass aroused the occu- pants of the car.
 Farnt Car of Train.
 The Salvius was the first car on the train and in appearance might have been mistaken for President Roose- veit's private car very easily. His car. however, was at the rear Of the train. It was remarked also that Major Hayes from profile view strongly resembles the President and that sitting at the window in the position he occupied in reading he might have been mistaken for President Roosevelt. Doubt was expressed by officials of the PennsyIvauia railroad who were on the train. whether the missile was in- tended to he hurled at the President. They say that several times recently stones have been thrown at trains passing throueh North Philadelphia and on one recent occasion a man sit ting at one of the wirdows of q car was severely cut by broken xlass when a heavv stone crashed thronxh it.
 The implement thrown at the train tonight was most unusual one to be in the hands of boy. who might, in a spirit of deviltry. throw a stone at train. It is of cast iron and weighs about three pounds. Had 1t struck Major Hayes on the head as it cer- tain1y would if it had passed throueb
 
 have been injured very seriously if not fatally.
 Knew Nothing of Accident.
 The President knew nothing of the accident for some time after it oc- cured He made no comment on it. passing it off as the wanton act of some irresponsibIe person. As meas use of precaution the curtains at the windows of several of the cars were drawn down after the news of the incl dent spread among the passengers on the train. t-
 The secret service officers who ac- companied the president took charge of the missile and an effort will be made through the secret service bur eau to apprehend the person who threw it.
 The special train bearing the Presi- dent, Mrs. Roosevelt. Secretary Root, Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary Newberry and their parties did not leave Princeton until SEQ D. m. The passengers all were on board the train at least half an hour before that time but the railroad officers did not want to take the chance of starting the spe- cial train until the track to Princeton was absolutely clear. This caused a long delay as the jam of special trains about the station and yards at Prince ton was greater than ever before known.
 The run 10 WdsnlukIOn WA5 not t1c best possible time on account of the dense fog which prevailed for a con- siderable part of the journey. The train arrived here at 11:a8 o'clock.
 Driven to White House.
 The Presidents carriage was await ing him at the station and he and Mrs. Roosevelt were driven directly to the White House,
 The President was immensely pleased with the Army and Navy football game He would give no direct expression for publication but he not only enjoyed the game as an exhibition of scientific football but was Kratihed that there was so little of unnecessary roughness in 1t.
 Dr. William T. Reid. the head coach Of the Harvard football squad. was a spectator of today's game at Princeton He has made an engagement to visit the President at the White House next Monday to discuss the football situation in the light of the developments of the season just closed. The President is anxious to save the game as an emi- nent college sport if it can be done, but he is convinced that it will be neces- sary so to modify it as absolutely tC eliminate unnecessary dangers and the present slugging.