Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-15
ATTEMPT TO KILL ROOSEVELT.
CONTINUED. from Page One.)

was running at high speed, when, i've
miles north of Tarrytown, it came to o
sudden stop The accident fortunately
was not serious, but it delayed the
trains arrival at Albany an hour.
Colonel Roosevelt sat quietly in his
state room during the halt.
II didn't know what had happened
until il was all over" he said. Il Won
derca at the long delay, but had no
idea what the cause was"
Tho ex-President remained i'm seclu-
sion during the trip up the Hudson
reading or chatting with Mrs. Roose-
welt, except when he went to the dim
ing car. He declined to say a word in
regard TO politics. preferring to stand
on the explanation of his departure for
Chicago which he made before leaving
New York
The damage from the accident was
inflicted chiefly on the locomotive and
the air brake equipment. Various
theories We're advanced as to the
cause of the accident. The explana-
ton generally accepted was that the
boulder was rolled onto the track by
boys The force of the blow was
shown by the pilot. which was badly
bent and twisted, one side of the
heavy steel frame having beer
Hrenched back more than a foot.
John MeAulif. the engineer, said
that the obstruction was hit as the
train was passing through a cut. The
locomotive had just rounded curve,
so that he did not even get glimpse
of the boulder The stone, or frag-
ment of it, tore cash in the hose
conveying the compressed air, releas
Ing the air and automatically apply
ing the brakes. Engineer MeAuliff
said that the boulder must have been
at least two feet in diameter TO work
ouch havoc with the pilot. Instead
Of being hurled from the track, the
stone passed under the locomotive and
The first cars, humping against the
axles and brake beams. Although the
Isasaegers were not severely shaken,
the brake beams were bent and two
of he brake shoes were wrenched from
Mace, Col. Roosevelt was in the third
CAR which bumped over the boulder
n second after it struck the pilot.
fWhen the train had been brought to a
stallastin hose was detached from the
rear, car TO replace the broken one and
a aaamaged brake shoe was removed.
'fiien--the journey was resumed At
Foughlseepsie an inspector ordered the
removal of the damaged locomotive,
which was replaced by smaller one
Another engine was substituted here. A
thorough Inspection Of the train was
atade, delaying the departure from this
city more than half an hour
venture of the kind since the beginning
OF bis present campaign. When he was
tisAeling through the mountains of Ma
ryiand on the way to Chicago, prior to
his tour through Illinois, the engineer
OF his train discovered that the rails
over long section of track had been
loosened. The bolts which held the rails
I'M place had been broken by the loco
motive of a freight train, driving wheel
OF which had slipped from place. Dan
ger of a wreck was averted By the engi-
neer's discovery of the accident.
Colonel Roosevelt Is travelling 10 Chi
cago ander the same conditions as 9TH
err passengers, without Il special car.
For the accommodation OF the Roose-
veif party two extra cars We're added
TO The usual eight Pullmans.
The colonel reserved five compart-
ments in one of these cars. The re-
naming space in the two Pullmans
wis given over to small army OF
newspaper correspondents. Word reach
ed Col. Roosevelt that ct various
points along the way 10 Chicago prep
arations We're being made TO greet him
with crowds and brass bands.