Accidents (was West Penn "Orange")

[Fred W. Schneider III]

Do you have an idea where and when this was?  I'd be interested in researching the details.

Kenneth Josephson wrote:

> "Fred W. Schneider III" wrote:
>
> > We do?  Please relate Teddy Roosevelt's carriage.
>
> TR was heading to a country club to give a speech. He was in a horse drawn carriage. A
> streetcar carrying officials of the transit company and other movers & shakers was trying
> to get to the location first. The streetcar was speeding. The road curved to the left as
> the streetcar tracks continued straight to become a side of the road operation. The
> carriage cut in front of the streetcar 275 feet before the "normal" location of the
> crossing. The streetcar rammed the carriage. President Roosevelt received an injury to
> his leg the bothered him for the rest of his life. The carriage driver was seriously
> injured and a Secret Service agent was killed.
>
> The press crucified the motorman and he wound up in jail for six months after paying a
> $500 fine.
>
> Ken J.