. Fitchburg past and present . VISIT OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT TO FITCHBURG. TUESDAY, SEPT. 2. 1902. First carriage in the procession, with President Roosevelt. Mayor Bab-bitt. Secretary Cortelyou. and on the box. Secret Service Officer WilliamCraig with the driver. G. M. Wheeler. Alonzo P. Coodridge, guest of E. M. Dickinson, was Fitchburgsoldest inhabitant, had lived under every president except Washingtonand John Adams, but had never seen a president until this PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESSING THE CITIZENS OF FITGHBURG. During the Presidents visit the electric cars were stoppe
. Fitchburg past and present . VISIT OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT TO FITCHBURG. TUESDAY, SEPT. 2. 1902. First carriage in the procession, with President Roosevelt. Mayor Bab-bitt. Secretary Cortelyou. and on the box. Secret Service Officer WilliamCraig with the driver. G. M. Wheeler. Alonzo P. Coodridge, guest of E. M. Dickinson, was Fitchburgsoldest inhabitant, had lived under every president except Washingtonand John Adams, but had never seen a president until this PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESSING THE CITIZENS OF FITGHBURG. During the Presidents visit the electric cars were stopped, the side streets were roped off, and a guard of police and specials kept the streetsclear of all traffic to prevent the possibility of any accident. It was only two days later in Pittsfield, that the Presidents coach was run down andwrecked by an electric car. Secret Service Officer Craig instantly killed, and the occupants of the carriage, including the President, Secretary Cor-telyou and Governor Crane, narrowly escaped a tragic death.
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