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nis oacluiian antf MI 1ST FMT, lymea in an tiiectric uat ' .. i -. : noirMalSi,; TKis The Car Was Running at Thirty Miles an Hour When the Disaster Occurred: President's Injury Not Seyere. Lenox, Mass., Sept. 3 A Short distance from Plttsfleid at 10 o'clock this momlnj a landau carrying President Roosevelt, Governor Crane, of Massachus etts; Secretary Cortelyou, and Secret Service Officer Craig,, was struck "by an t electric car running thirty miles an hour. The landau overturned and Craig was instantly killed. President Roosevelt received a bad scalp wound, and was severely bruised. Governor Crane was slightly injured. Driver Pratt was ren dered unconscious and taken to The House of Mercy; it is not known how seri ously he is injured. Craig was riding on the seat with the driver. Physicians have gone from here to the scene. The President sent a messenger here giving the announcement. Secretary Cortelyou is presumably uninjured. LENNOX Sept. 8. Further details chow that the Prealdent was seated on the rear seat with Governor Crane op posite. Secretary Cortelyou and Congress man Lawrence of Massachusetts. The .driver underestimated the proximity of the oar and the motorman was powerless to cheok the great impetus -of the car as the carriage was crossing the Pttts fleld street railway track diagonally when the crash came. Craig fell from the driver's box. the trolley car running over his body, mangling it Into a Jelly. The party was hurled In all directions, the president being struck after he fell by the wreck at the carriage. Secretary Cortel yoj was unconscious when picked up and badly hurt in the back and cut on the face. His first question was, "How is - the president." Governor Crane was bad ly bruised and cut and is now in' bed. Congressman Lawrence was the. least hurt of any of the party, but Is consid erably bruised. Driver Pratt fell with Craig, but the reins swung him clear of the car. The military guard of four jnounted men were first on the scene and were assisted by Secret Service Agent Taylor and Postofflce Inspector i Taylor,' who were In the second oarrlage. The president was attended by Dr. Lung, Who was In the third carriage. The president directed the disposal of Craig's bedy and then was driven to the Aspln waU hotel, where he was ' to have had lunch. To the great crowd gathered on the steps he bowed and then alighted from the carriage. He walked a few steps dearly under great mental distress and said: "We have, met with an acci dent and one of our party, my faithful friend, is killed. Our driver is undoubted- ' Jy fatally injured. Under the circum stances it la impossible for me to say more than that I deeply appreciate your silent greeting.' He then went on to Stockbridge. . The people on the car say the car struck the carriage from tb rear and side and that Craig, and the' driver were "appareBCyrantlng wlmu they ;aw the car, but were too late to avert the' acci dent The carHage was pulled by four horses and the driver tried to hurry them ' forward, but the carriage was on the track when struck. Pratt.' who was re ported dead this morning. Is still alive, but unconscious. (Journal Special Service.) LBKOX, Mass SepdS.-Theodore Roosevelt. President Qtj4 United States, escaped death by a narrow margin this morning In an accident that caused him MORE ERUPTIONS itnts of Terror J peated in Len Ws Laid In Rains and the , Radius of . Dcstractlon Drawee. ft today. "Fort D France. - KvrecTOT Morne Rogue. C toward the Interior, broadening . 1U ,i l of Bata Capot and CAJoupa.Boui'tor l-M-!.SVtn.thtof August. More than 1 BeMevue "'r "I It 'v been T . s . sever Injuries, and killed Secret Service Officer Craig, who was with the President as a special guard. The accident occurred near Plttsfleid. an electric car striking a landau that contained Jrresident Roose velt, his private secretary, George B. Cortelyou, Mr: 4Jralg and Governor Crane, of Massachusetts. This morning, which was to be the last of the President's New England tour, he and his party left the home of Gov ernor crane in Dalton. to take up the day's Itinerary. The progress of the dis tinguished' party was, as usual, greeted with plaudits and there was enthusiasm everywhere. The program, as plan ned, was carried out 'With few altera tions, and the day bid fair to be a suc cessful ending of a very successful tour. President Roosevelt was in fine fet tle, looking as though he had had no arduous duties to perform, attending re ceptions and' making numerous speeches to Immense throngs, and In every man ner he gave evidence of his bounding health and satisfaction with the events of the previous days. Near Plttsfleid the party was sightsee ing in carriages being used to convey them from point to point. It was pre sumed that every posalble precaution had been taken to provide against mishaps, and apparently there was to be nothing but pleasant issue of the Jauntlnga, As they crossed the electric ear line, a car struck the landau, overturning It and dragging the vehicle. Jor quite a distance, and killing Craig. President Roosevelt has a bad scalp wound, and is severely bruised. Governor Crane Is slightly In jured. Driver Pratt Is unconscious and was taken to the House of Mercy. It Is not known how seriously he Is injured. Craig was rising on the seat with the driver. Physicians havs gone from here to the scene. The President sent a mes senger here giving the announcement. Oertelyou presumably Is uninjured.. FDRTHER DETAILS (Scrlpps-McBae News Association.) LENOX, Mass. Sept. . President Roosevelt passed last night as the guest of Governor Crane, of Massachusetts. The party left this morning for a 20-mll drive to Lenox. At Plttsfleid Secretary Cortelyou received an urgent request from the people of Canaan, 16 miles fur ther on, to make a . speech, but was obliged to refuse. The accident occurred and Desolation Re- Martinique Limit of Devastation Is Not Yct- Thi. jrfte the p found, 800 of whom are ueao, . j . B a a a a a mile from Plttsfleid, near the Country Club House, at an obsenre road crossing. Immediately after the result, was known a fresh carriage from the dub conveyed the President to StocKbr.-g, where s special train was waiting, A special guard on horseback, at ithe President's request, raced ahead, shouting the news of the accident to the people who had assembled to greet him, and asking them to refrain from cheering; Craig, . the dead man, had been the President's per sonal body guard ever since Roosevelt took the oath of office. He was a noted athlete and champion broadswordsman. Tne President said that the remains of Craig will be cared for on the arrival here, after which be retired to his hotel. Secretary Cortelyou aays the accident makes all plans for the future indeSnlte. STRUCK W1THOOT WARNING. tSorlpps-McRae News Association.) LENOX Mass., Sept 8-The acoldent occurred as the carriage containing the President and his party was crossing the track, all of them talklag pleasantly and thoroughly enjoying their drive. The first Intimation the occupants of the car riage had of their danger! was a shout of alarm, instantly follow- by a crash, which almost demolished the. vehicle. No sooner had he struck the ground than the President sprang to his feet, the blood flowing from a cut In his head. He ran to the assistance of the . others and did what n could to ftld them. Upon learning of the death of Craig the Prealdent was greatly shocked, as they were warm personal friends. Craig was a Scotohman and had served in the regular army, as a cavalryman. He was 84 years of age. DRIVER PRATT DEAD. ' ' LENOX, Sept. t Although it was St first' thought that the injuries of Driver Pratt, who held the reins when the car riage was struck, would not prove 'seri ous, he died a few hours after the acci dent. : : h AFFECTS MARKETS. Sor!pps-McRae News Association NEW YORK, Sept. . The narrow es cape of President Roosevelt bad a decid ed effect on the market today, checking speculation in a great degree. CARMEN ARRESTED. LENOX, Sept. . Motorman Madden and Cenduotor Kelly hase been arrested. Passengers claim tney raced tb car down hUI to intercept and view the passing of the Reosevelt party. DEFIES VATICAN Prinz Franz Joseph Will Visit King Einanud Anyhow ' (Sorlpps-McRae News Association.) VIENNA Sept. S. Montags Revue, st scml-offlclal organ, -declares that prtns Trans Joseph will visit the King of Italy frt Rome In defiance of the Vatican. He will write to the Pops explaining that the visit' is necessary to. Austra's Interests, but If' the Pop proves hostile hs will dis regard bias. The Catholics are much displeased. Morning; TERROR REIGNS RiotingOyer Anti-Scrv-ian Movement THOUSANDS INJURED . Bouses Burned Troops Over powered and Put to ' ' .. -Flight.- (Bcrlpps-McRae News Association.) VIENNA Sept i Blood flowing from the wounds of thousands, houses burning and hundreds' killed is the startling news from -Hungary. ' At A gram a reign of terror exists,- caused by the anti-Servian movement. During the entire night there was terrible rioting and many houses were burned, , Constant shooting v from windows causes a state of alarm that is Impossible to control. More than one half of the police force and thousands of rioters -are, wounded, most of them seriously, and W sight of hundreds, of bodies of the Injured lying In the streets is horrifying! "Terrible destruction is be ing wrought by peasants a noS students, who are continuously demolishing houses and erecting barricades in the. streets. The town is in the state of a terrible siege, many of the stores being burned and the occupants put to flight. In n fierce street battle this morning the troops', which were trying "to retain or der, were overpowered after suffering great loss and- put to .flight. What the final result will be can only be Imagined, as .It wllljJM some time before sufficient troops caa be sent to the scene of riot. . . ROBERT BURKE DEAD Was Formerly Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs, (ScMppt-McRa Nw Association.) LONDON, Sept. 1 Robert Burke, who was formerly Under Secretary, of For eign Affairs, and who was recently made Lord Connemara, died last night. TO YUKON Montana Magnate Is to Build New Alaskan Railway (Journal Special Service.) ' ' TACOMA. Bpet t Legal notices are being printed at Dawson that the next Dominion Parliament will be asked to grant a charter to tb Canadian Tukon Western Railway, connecting the Klon dike with an American railroad to be built to the Yukon from Valdes or Resur rection Bay. - , : ' ' V. August Helnse, tb Montana copper magnate, who is now returning from Dawson, is reported to be back -Of th. project. . . FAMOUS WRITER DEAD, - (Scripps-McRa $g Association.) .. '., FALLS, N. T., t& XDt. Edwards Egglestom the famous rfovellst,'" who wrote "The Hoosie Schoolmaster" . and "The Clrouit Riderr died last night at his cottage on Lak George, of apoplexy, at the age of M years. H was one the editor of tb National Sunday School Teacher, also the; Hearth and- Home. VALDEZ GOLD FROM KLONDIKE i,' A Mountain of Pure Magnatite Dis . covered Near Haines (Journal Special Service.) . SEATTLE, Sept. t The steamship Humboldt has arrived tram Klondike with gold on beard amounting ta 74,000, consigned to the assay office, Canad'art Bank of Commerce, and the Selby Smelt ing Company, of Salt Francisco, Sh also carried 16 passengers, j ; A report comes that Frank Bishopries, of Bkaguaj has discovered a mount im of pur magnetite, whrch Is wlth'tt eisv reach of tidewater; near Halnei, though on the Canadian side. Blsh p. wc snys thereJ hugh-irrn th mountain io keep all th steel VoVk. rlkelyo. on the Puget Sound and th Paclflo ccast busy for years. ' HEIR OF RUSSIAS A Child Is Prematurely Born to; the Czarina ( of Russia " (Soiipps-MxRae New Association.) -ST. PETER8BURO, Sept S.Th Csar ina has glVen prematura birth to a child. The court bulletin this morning says that; there ar no complications. Her Majes ty's pulse and temperature are normal. It was signed by Ott, the Court accourch eur, and Hirsch, th Court surgeon. TRUSTS By CaHf ornia Democrats -Nominate L Mernoon :'JW. I taorlpps-Mcna .XJewi SACRAMENTO. . CaL, Sept .-Thls morning's session of Hi Democ ratio state convention was taken up- reading th re. porta of committees. Th nominations win s 3e this afternoon. The plat form contains a strong irrigation plane demanding publlo ownership and control of water and-asking that water shall not bo sold apart frm land for Irrigation. An Increase of th assessments on, corpora tion compensations Is demanded and, ee- ptclally the taxation of franchises. An eight-hour day, and the Isthmian canal is favored, and the trusts are denounced. Th following, were nominated for Congress by acclamation) Thomas 8. Ford, Nevada City, first district; TV A Bell, Naps, second district; Gaston' Tshs, San Benito, sixth district; W. E. Smyth, Ban Delgo, eighth district," NOT IN DANGER. (Sorlpps-McRae News Association.) BALTIMORE, Sept. Dr. Odooovln denies that Cardinal Olbbons Is danger ously 111. H Bays .ther Is nothing to caus any.alarm. . t:: .'A. . THEY LAUDED BRYAN (Scripps-McRae News Association.) -L" SANDUSKY. Bent X Th T.m,. state conevtnlon today reaffirmed and en dorsed ; th Kansas City platform and laudedJ&'llliam Jennings Bryan, WHEAT MARKET SAN, . FRANCISCO. 8Dt l -W. SCORED Quay Issues an Coal Operators f f f f f (Serlppa-McRa News Association.) NEW TORK. Sept S--Accordlng to reports current here today, Senator Quay has Issued an ultimatum to the coal road presidents that th an- thraclt Strike must end within two weeks. He is said to have coupled the demand with a hint that a special session of the Pennsylvania leglsla- tur would be called In the event of their failure tfr do so, and would pass laws not pleasing to the operators. His fears for the defeat of the Repub- -uuiu.n ror uovernor is THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION An Invttation to Send a Delegate to SU Paul Convention The secretary of the Lewis and Clark Civic Improvement Association la In re ceipt oH an Invitation to aend a repre sentative to th convention of th Amer ican League of Civic Improvement which meets In anpual session at St Paul, Mlnn.i on September Mth to 8th, Inclu sive. President Roosevelt is expected to deliver th opening adderss and a large attendance will doubtless result The Civic Improvement Association will hold a meeting on next Friday evening, when the matter of sending a delegate will be taken up. Northern Pacific Works, Plan Prophesied by Journal Soripps-McRa News Association.) TACOMA, Sept. t The Northern Faolflo Railway has absorbed the Washington st Oregon Railroad Company and its 30 miles of new road from Kalama to Vancouver. Whence th Columbia Rtver , will b bridged and new entrance to Portland secured. 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