The Mena weekly star., 1911-06-22
John Hartzler, Engineer on Passcn-
ger, Overlooked Orders and AS
sumes All the Blame.
INJURED BROUGHT HERE
Mena Eiks Home Used as a Temper
airy Hospitai-Three Sent Today
TO Kansas City Hospital.

o'clock the Arkansas Traveller,
which left here at 7:20, and fast
through freight No. Sc met on a
steep grade about two miles north
of Cove. Four persons were badly
injured and several others received
minor bruises. Both trains were
moving at about 80 miles an hour
when they hit.
List of the Injured.
Following is a list of the more
seriously injured.
w. II. Mcdaniel, Cove, news agent
on Traveller, concussion of the
brain.
G. Il. fshmael, Heavener, head
brakeman on freight, head and
shoulders bruised and face and
body badly scalded.
A. f. McNutt, farmer, Eldridge;
hip and face bruised badly.
w. G. Broughton, TT. Smith; audi
tor Of Traveller; head cut.
Ed Conner, colored, Kansas City,
porter on Traveller, right shoulder
dislocated, may be interns lily in
jured.
These were slightly injured:
v. f. Gibson, Heavener, brakeman
No. SO, left ankle sprained.
/ C. p. Lock. West, Tenn, was going
to DeOueen; back and leg bruised
and sprained.
| Solomon Richardson of Cove, left
arm and right shoulder bruised.
Frank Sherlock, Mena, back and
shoulder bruised.
Miss Sue Armstrong, Wickes, face
and head bruised.
Engineer John G. Hartzler, Fire.
man Ray Sanford, Conductor d. w.
Sans and Brakeman A. s. Stewart
were in charge of the passenger
train. Engineer Bert Worrell, Fire.
man Lon Orr and Conductor Dan
Campbell constituted the crew Of
! the freight.
The enginemen of ZACH train we're
slightly bruised and shaken up in
leaving their engines.
Engineer Hartzler Assumes Blame.
Engineer Hartzler, who is one of
the oldest men in the service of the
road, assumes the blame for the ac-
cident. He had an order to wait at
Hatfield until 8 o'clock. The injec-
tor on his engine was out Of order
and it was while working with it
that he went through Hatfield, as
was customary when the train was
on time. No. Sc was about three
hours late. Mr.. Hartzler said that
he entirely overlooked his order and
did not once think of it until he saw
the headlight of the freight train.
| He then closed his throttle, applied
the brakes, and rolled out of the
cab window, pulling back his re-
verse lever as he went.
Both engines were very badly
torn up. The passenger engine
which was the lighter, will probab-
| ly be sent to the scrap pile. The
4 tender of the passenger train tele-
scoped the baggage car, and the
baggage car in turn teiescoped the
| smoker.
A car of lumber, one of coffee and
one of lard were scattered around
at the scene OF the wreck. The
noise of the impact was heard BY
the crew of freight which was ap-
preaching Hatfield from the north
The engine Of this train took doc
tor from Hatfield to the wreck anc
then brought the injured in the I'M
damaged rear coach Of the Traveller
10 Mena, where they were taken tC
the Elks Home on cots and given 9
more thorough examination anC
treatment. Some time was required
| to get all of the injured from be-
meath the wreck, and il was about
midnight before they reached Mena
Division Surgeon j. r. Davis and
| lChick Carter left yesterday morning
with IshmaeI, Mcdaniel and Con-
ner for the hospital in Kansas City
The great weight and momentum
of the freight pushed the wreck OF
the passenger train fully four car
lengths from the place where the
trains hit. Had the accident oc-
eurred 100 yards south the engine
crews would probably have been
killed, as the sides OF deep cut
would have prevented them from
getting away from the train.
The express messenger, l.. Nc
Caleb, happened TO be standing in
the door of his car and when he saw
the fireman Jump he followed suit