Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-05
Gold Water on
 COI. Roosevelt
PITCHER ToPPLED OVER ON CAN
 DIDATE's KNEES.
PLATFORM COLLAPSED
Hundred Persons Go Down in the
 Crash, But Nobody Seriously Injured
 Roosevelt Day, in Nassau County.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Nov. As he began his campaign in Chicago last June, when it had become apparent that ne probably would take the lead In forming a new party, so Colonel Roosevelt, with the same words, brought the campaign to a close to- night.
 We stand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord he said to his old friends and neighbors of oyster Bay, who had gathered in the village play house for the final rally before cleo u0n.
 Collapse Of Platform.
 Earlier in the day Colonel Roosevelt escaped injury in another of the series o1 mlshaps which have befallen him during the campaign, when a platform on Which he was seated at ALineola gave way. With the cracking of tim bers and the cries of frightened Wom- en and children, the hundred persons on the platform were dropped two feet until the center of the platform touch ed the ground. The only damage to Colonel Roosevelt consisted of being splashed with the contents of a pitcher of water. No one was injured.
 The Platform Overloaded.
 A tent put up on a vacan- lot in Mineola was filled with a crowd which flowed over the lot When the colonel arrived by automobile from Oyster Bay he was cheered for several min utes. As he mounted the platform a crowd of people who had been unable 10 get near enough to see or hear him tiocked in after him.
 The police did their best to stem the rush, put there was no stopping the T-E T until it held twice as many as 1t had been intended to accommodate. Col onel Roosevelt had scarcely taken his seat when the structure gave way.
 Water Pitcher on coIoners Knees.
 His chair was near the front and he did not lose his balance, although it required quick movement to avoid being thrown over. The table by his side was toppled over and the pitcher Of water was deposited on the coloneTs knees. The others on the platform slid down toward the center and were thrown into mass. For a few min utes they were in confusion, but most of them refused to leave the platform and clung to the slanting boards as best they could while Colonel Roose- welt was speaking. Several men rush ed to the assistance of the colonel Progressive Platform Won't Give
 Way"
 "Oh, I'm all right" he called out Don't bother with me- The water was brushed from his clothes. and the colonel once he had removed the drops which had splashed on his spectacles. was ready for his speech.
 T assure yOu,r he said, that the pro- gressive platform won't give way
 The colonel was compelled to stand as best he could on the teetering blanks at the edge of the platform, which were tilted at such an agle as | to make it difficult to obtain a foot hold. He clung to the rail before him, | but it was so shally that it gave him little support. In spite of the difficulty of his position, however, he spoke for an hour
 Nassau county made Roosevelt day a time of celebration. Before the meet ing at Mineola this afternoon 100 au- l tomobiles paraded through the adjoin- ing towns. In the first car was a l leader who stood up in his seat and beat time as the men and women in the following cars waved bandanas and sang Onward, Christian Soldiers . and Teddy, Teddy Roosevelt while they dashed from village to village. Oyster Bay Band Gut. The village band was out in Oyster 1 Bay tonight and there was redfire and noise unlimited. All the persons who | could be jammed into the theater were | there. They gave Colonel Roosevelt an l enthusiastic welcome. It was the first time that most of his townsmen had ! seen him since he was shot, and those 1 who could not get into the theater waited outside to see him. l In his Mineola speech Colonel 1 Roosevelt devoted much of his time to a defense of his proposal for the re- l call of judicial decisions.
 Colonel Was Tired | The ride to and from Mineola and j his hours speech had their effect on | Colonel Roosevelt, who is still far from | having recovered his usual strength, | and he was tired when he came to Nhe | village tonight. He spoke here for an hour. Most of the time his right arm l hung limp at his side. or was in his i coat pocket, and he employed his left arm for his gestures.
 LAWYERS ATTACKED.