Craig, William, 1855-1902

Henry Cabot Lodge sends a note of concern following an accident in which Theodore Roosevelt’s carriage was hit by a trolley car. Lodge and his wife Nannie were greatly distressed by the incident. Lodge notes that he is seeing Coolidge tomorrow and that Hale has endorsed TR in a speech on trusts. In a postscript, Lodge tells Roosevelt that he telegraphed him that afternoon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-03

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

President Roosevelt expresses his sympathy at the death of Isabella Craig’s son, Secret Service agent William Craig.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Don Arp examines President Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 27, 1903. Arp focuses on the many layers of protection provided for Roosevelt, in addition to his Secret Service detail, and he provides the full text of Roosevelt’s address given at the Nebraska state capitol building in which Roosevelt singled out the Civil War veterans for praise and emulation. Roosevelt stresses the need for citizens to possess the qualities of courage, common sense, and honesty. A photograph of David G. McCullough appears in the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2000

Creator(s)

Arp, Don

Stephen E. Siry provides a detailed account of the trolley car accident in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on September 3, 1902 that injured President Roosevelt and killed Secret Service agent William Craig. Siry covers Roosevelt’s travel in New England before the accident; describes the collision between a trolley car and the president’s horse drawn carriage; and details the aftermath of the incident, including Roosevelt’s desire to reassure the nation that he was safe. Siry also examines the treatment of the wound to Roosevelt’s leg and the subsequent travel plans that were altered and abandoned as his condition worsened. 

Four photographs supplement the article, including three from the day of the accident. 

Robert C. Kimberly provides a detailed examination of the various afflictions and ailments that marked the life of Theodore Roosevelt from his childhood to his death in January 1919. He describes Roosevelt’s struggles with asthma and poor eyesight as a youth, his battle to control his weight, and details many of the injuries he suffered while living out the strenuous life. Kimberly delves into the serious leg injury Roosevelt suffered in a carriage accident in 1902, his decades long struggle with malaria, his near death experience on the River of Doubt expedition, and the treatment he received after the October 1912 assassination attempt. He notes the many doctors who treated Roosevelt as well as the implications his health problems had for his wife Edith.  

A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is found on page three of the article and an advertisement for the Roosevelt Savings Bank is found at its conclusion. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

President Roosevelt offers brief remarks to the crowd at Bridgeport, Connecticut, expressing his gratitude for the reception he has been given, and apologizes for not giving a formal address in light of his recent carriage accident which injured him and killed William Craig, a member of his Secret Service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Winthrop Chanler is relieved that President Roosevelt is doing well after the carriage accident.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-04

Creator(s)

Chanler, Winthrop, 1863-1926

Secretary of the Navy Moody is grateful that President Roosevelt escaped serious injury in the accident at Pittsfield. He has heard, unofficially, that there is no foundation to the incident involving the Duchess of Marlborough. Finally, he requests direction as to possibly accepting an invitation to speak at the Marquette Club in Chicago.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-04

Creator(s)

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

Anna Roosevelt Cowles was pleased to hear from President Roosevelt after the carriage accident and encloses some clippings from English papers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-05

Creator(s)

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931

Chancellor Day expresses disappointment with President Roosevelt for failing to be an “example of reverence” on the Sabbath. Last Sunday was the anniversary week of President McKinley’s assassination, and it followed President Roosevelt’s own near-death experience from an accident in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (September 3). These experiences called for greater reverence on the Sabbath than what the papers characterized as Roosevelt having a day of “sport and fun.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-12

Creator(s)

Day, James Roscoe, 1845-1923