The Forrest City times., 1911-09-29
IRON MOUNTAIN
 PASSENGER WRECKS
String of Freight Cars Crash Into Rear Coach as Train is Passing Crossing Five Seriously
 Injured.
MANY NARROWLY ESCAPED
injured are Cared For at Hotel Ma. iron. Traffic is Delayed on Both Roads for Several Hours. Sup
 erintendent COpley Here.

Three freight cars of the Rock ls- land railroad operated by crew of the Rock Island, crashed into the rear coach of an Iron Mountain passenger tram at the crossing of the two lines ] Monday afternoon about l o'clock, aud five passengers, all men, were severely injured. Several women were also in the coach, but they only received a severe shaking up. The freight cars were in charge of Brake man Avery and they became unman- ageable
 An iron coal car was in the lead of the freight cars, and tie passenger coach was struck about the center. It was completely overturned, and it was considered almost miraculous that some of the passengers were not killed The coach was filled with pas sengers, having just left the passen- ger depot of the Iron Mountain.
 Those seriously injured, and those hurt are; J. r. Sloan, Memphis, back wrenched, leg injured; R W. Doyle, Memphis, head badly cut and leg cut: Joe Shannon, Marvel. head bruised: Norman Donaldson, Para gould, badly hurt in hips and arm; J b. Pickens, Bald Knob, head badly cut and int fly injured; F. C. Clark, Lexa, X wrenched, right arm bruised. They are reported as doing well. No serious consequences are feared.
 Others hurt: J. E. Maddox, Mem- phis, left shoulder hurt; Mrs. w. G. Lewis, Chicago, cut on hand; w w Word, Marianna, right wrist and back sprained; c. C. McMurphy, Hell ena, left shoulder bruised; L. J. Las ley, Jonesboro, light leg bruised; W 5. Savage, left nip and ankle wrench ed: II. B. Gwyn, Forrest City, head and ankle scratched; c. C. Sutton, Marianna, slight scratches on leg; E. J. Beasley, Marianna, ankle scratched: Oscar Emmerson, finger hurt and head cut; Mrs Clara Force, Day, Ark, arm injured; c. L. Moorman, Edmondson, Ark, right arm and el- bow bruised
 How TIE WRECK OCCURRED It is customary at this crossing for the Iron Mountain trains, when ap- preaching, 10 stop and have a flag man go ahead and see that the Rock Island is clear. This, it is claimed, was done Monday, and it seems that the tlagman thought the track was clear, and signaled his engineer to come ahead. Brakeman Avery who was riding the freight cars. saw the fagmau and says that he knew the cars were beyond his control, and sig naled the tagman to that effect How ever, the passenger train came ahead, and by the time the rear coach was ] half way over the crossing the car struck the passenger train.
 Five passengers, all men, were sefi- oQsly hurt, and several others suffer ed severe bruises. Several women were in the overturned coach, but it appears that. besides being slightly bruised, they escaped serious injury
 The injured were brought to the Rock Island station, where their wounds were looked after by the  eompany's resident physician, and ] later, at the order of Conductor Bush of the Iron Mountain train, they were given rooms at the Hotel Mari on. where they were given every attention
 Nrecking crews were summoned by both roads, the Iron Mountain outfit being at Lexa, and the Rock Island at Argenta The crew of the first mentioned road arrived here shortly before l o'clock, and went at once to work. However, it was found not necessary to use crane for lifting the car, heavy steel cable being fasten- ed around the car and attached to a Rock Island engine, which when the way was cleared, gave one long hard pull and the overturned car came right side up, over the track in po- sition for the trucks to be replaced beneath.
 The Rock Island crew arrived short ly after o'clock, with Superinten- dent ! E. Copley's prlyate car at tached The track was cleared in time to allow passenger train No. Il, west bound, which had ,ain here from 2:l5 until 5:f0. 10 proceed at that hour,
 Supt Copley remained here until Wednesday afternoon exam.