Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-02

others who inspected the scene today
hundreds going there from this city
Immediately after the news reached
! the downtown districts say spread.
ing rails are responsible. Some state
that decayed cross ties were left
sp1ntered along the track for a hun
|, dred yards and it was evident that
the rails were pulled from their in
secure f~astenings when the train ran
onto the defective foundation
Physicians and nurses, in ambulan-
ces and private rigs, were hurried
to the scene of the accident and found
passengers lying on the grass along
he tracks bedding and wounded.
Brakeman L. NJ. McNutt, of Little
Rock, is probably the most seriously
injured and is not expected to live.
He was taken to the Davis Hospital,
with a. fractured skull and up TO 6
p. m. mad not regained consciousness.
McNutt was passing from one car to
another when he was thrown to the
ground, being caught underneath an
iron railing on the platform of a car.
He was finally released by other pas
sengers, before physicians arrived.
When the passengers first noticed
something wrong the tender had
jumped the rails and was running
along sidewise. In an instant and
before those aboard the baggage car
and three coaches could realize what
Was happening, the baggage car left
the rails and skid, front end, down the
snort embankment. The colored
coach followed and in turn the smok-
ed and the last chair car left the
rails. While none of the coaches
were turned over, they were jerked
off the roadbed into the excavation at
the side and were left half-turned on
their sides.
When h engineer stopped his en-
CINE tie cars were left lop-sided. The
scene in the respective cars was blood
curdling. Men and women, the latter
screaming, were piled upon each 9TH
er in seats and were struggling to
free themselves from a mass of brok-
en- glass and baggage. Some of them
ks;awled through wfndowns of the
5, coaches and escaped with but a few
bruises, others managed ia ket GU
the doors, while still others cried for
help. being too badly shookes cr In
3ured to help themselves. Several,
among thsm R. 3. Drake, of St. Louis,
q RhM t}thlh i we're lying unconscious
across Seats ii. the latsles. but they
: were soon asa4rtied out onto the grass
and given tempSary attention, One
lady was caught in jhe toilet room
of one Of the cars and although she
excaped injury, her screams Tor heip
were err heard a mile away.
In addition to Brakeman McNm%
Who cannot survive, E. W. Jacko. OF
Redfleld, porter, had his left leg brok-
EN-. He was taken to the company
hospital at Little Rock. Auditor l..
B.. Bobs, sustained a badly injured
shoulder and Baggageman Upton was
also hurt, but just how badly cannot
be determined at this time. Engineer
Il. S. Hunt, of Little Rock. and Con-
ductor James Fertine, of Little Rock,
nad narrow escapes from death, es-
Gaping with just a few slight bruises.
Mr.. McNutt, who was taken to the
Hotel Jefferson, with Lexa B. Davis.
of Helena, and w. G.. Williamson, of
Helena, for medical attention, was
lding In the smoker. He was thrown
one side of the coach to the Z
'ther, falling on his side He $ T
aimed a fractured rib and probably ,
dlslocated hip. He Will be taken to
local hopsital for treatment. Rosa =
'ames. a negressIA from Fairfield. was
aso oauly hurt. She sustained a
vrenched back and serious cuts about
face and body. Lexa B. Davis ,
VI makes his Headquarters at Art :
nsas City for an Eastern Arkansas
ambe concern. sustained a fracture
I the knee. H. B Sheye, of Grand
lake, Ark, also sustained a frac- !.
ured rib and other injuries. g
DIR. H. ID. Williams Jr., attended j.
II of the injured Immediately after =
ne accident, as surgeon for the Iron
fountain railroad company. Several
f the injured were taken to the Of =
ices of DR.. o. w. Clark n Drs B. )
Luck and A. G. Thompson. Others )
we're treated at private homes
The wrecker was sent from Little. Z
Jock Immediately to clear the track. :
being necessary to hold the South Z
ound passenger train here all day. Z
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