Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-19
TWO WRECKS
W.
OCCUR ON THE IRON MOUNT AIM
ONE IN MISSOURI, AND 9TH
ERIE ARKANSAS.
-,
eno;oeer Allen and Fireman Brow
m No. S Met instantaneous
Death.

The st. Louis, Iron Mountain ana
Southern sustained two bad wrecks
Yesterday morning, and but for the
luck which seems to have the Iron
Mountain in it's special care, there
wonld have doubtless been great
loss of life, says the Little Rock Dem
ocrat of Monday afternoon. 1t seems
to be the opinion Of all those who are
III a position to know that neither
wreck was occasioned by the negl-
sence OF the officials or employees or
the railroad nor to the equipment.
Accident to No. S.
The most serious accident occurred
at 1912 Saturday night, or rather
Sunday morning, mile and half
from Middlebrook, a station near Bis
marck, Mo-, on the Missouri division
The train, which was running on slow
orders, ran into a washout at this
point, and both engines, two being
used to draw the heavy train, over
ten cars composing the train. On the
forward engine John Hayes of De
Soto was in charge, with Fireman Me-
10y as his aid. In the rear engine
d. Allen and Fireman Brown were in
charge, and as the locomotives went
down the former was cut in two,
while the fireman was mashed, both
meeting instantaneous DEATH Engi-
Deer Hayes was severely scalded, and
some fear is entertained for his recov-
cry.
OF the five cars which went into
the ditch two were mail cars, two
baggage and the remaining the regu-
lar day coach. Three mail clerks
were injured slightly and Pullman
porter was bruised up to some extent. t
Not a single passenger was injured !
none were delayed longer than was :,
necessary to clear the track for reg
ular traffic. Conductor J. V. Webb was
In charge of the train and locked af-
ter the caring for the injured en-
ployes until relief train was run to
the scene OF the accident
The cause of the accident as above
noted was Washout, resulting from
exceedingly heavy rains falling in and
around Bismarck, and the torrent in
Ciderta TO this sGdden downpour
came sweeping down the ravine which
is crossed by the line of railroad, took
the fill with it. and but for the slow
orders upon which the train was pro-
ceeding, the result would have most
probably bee3 most disastrous.
The train arrived in Little Rock this
morning at use, with all on board
and none injured badly enough to pre-
vent their going their way uuassisted
Accident to No. d.
Iron Mountain train No 4 the north
bound cannonball, struck steer yes
terday morning at Gurdon, on the
south end. and derailed. Joe Hickman
of Little Rock was at the throttle and
Conductor G. w. Duncan was in
charge of the train. Iron Mountain
mail car No. SAP left the track entirely
and Texas and Pacific baggae car No
326 was derailed Traffic was DELAYED
five hours, and the track was torn up
for five rail lengths. 1t was necessary
to relay fifty ties, five lengths of
rails, and set TWO switch points before
traffic could be resumed The acct
dent occurred at 7:34 yesterday morn
ing and While the train was running
at well-nigh its full speed. 1t is re-
markable. say those on the train. tha.
there was not loss of life. AS it was.
there was not a single personal in
jury report made, so far as can be
learned. George H. Lee, general pas.