Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-05
CROWDED PASSENGER CARS CRASHED TOGETHER
ON SAND SPRINGS HNE At lG:45 LAST EVENING

Tulsa In charge Of Motorman Sims and
Conductor Muller at 1913 last night
Before the ear had gone quarter Of
a mile Motorman Sims saw car
No. stalled cad-ahead on the track.
His car was going at a terrific speed
down grade toward Sand Springs lie
quickly shut off power and yelled TO
those on the back platform 10 put on
the rear brake, but 4 was too late.
Before the willing hands could act
the speeding, overloaded car, with it's
cargo Of human freight crashed into
the ear ahead.
Terrifying scenes.
Lights went out and a scene beyond
description followed. The means OF
the injured mingled on the night air
with the shrieks of the frightened.
More than half the crowd were women
and children.
Those who escaped injury imme-
diately began the work of rescue. It
was slow and painful work. Others
rushed back 10 the depot they had so
shortly before left, happy crowd,
and summoned aid.
Prominent People Dead and Injured.
Among the dead and injured are tho
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Is the worst wreck In the history OF
Tulsa.
News Of the accident quickly reach
ed Tulsa and In few minutes a spe-
clal car with five doctors and nurses
aboard left the city for the scene OF
the accident. The car was given the
right of way and when II reached the
impromptu hospital on the grass
Va IA A. angtl.pt
rendered first aid to the injled. In
a short while the dead and injured
were brought back to the city and talk
en- to their homes and the hospitals.
A Pltiful Scene.
A ptiful scene was enacted at the
Sand Springs depot in the city. As
news of the accident spread over The
city anxious parents, husbands wives
and sweethearts gathered at the frail
building and pleaded with the station
agent for news of the dead and in
jured.
Their anxiety was not to be relieved.
The agent had no information to give
out ana while some took hope, others
who had relatives at the excursion
place wiped silent tears from their
ey es and walked the platform in agony,
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news Of the wreck, some Of those
who were saddened, became glad and
others quietly wept as they heard that
their loved ones had been killed or in
jured.
AN day long yesterday, thousands
of people thEonged the park and each
car as 1t started from the park last
night was loaded with passengers.
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failed to work and the crowd that
jammed the rear platform prevented
the working of the hand brake. The
dead car was in charge Of Ed Ham |
ilton, motorman, and Ed Rogers, con-
ductor.
When Motorman Sims of the pas
senger car saw the dead car ahead, |
he shouted to those on the back plat |
form to put on the brakes. As his
shout rang out through the air. every
one realized something had happened
but before they could arise from their
seats the crash came.
What followed is a matter that each /
Of the crowd differed in telling.
Hundreds Of people who had friends
or relatives at Sand Springs last night .
beseiged the Sand Springs office and .
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ed at the local office Of the railroad
as they refused to give out any infor-
nation. Traffic Manager Steffens Of
the road left on the special car before
the news was generally known.
Eugene Lorton, editor of the World
with his wife, were on the wrecked
car and the first authentic news Of the .
accident was received at the World
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Ambulances, undertakers, wagons,
cabs. carriages, and automobiles lined
up for block at the city depot walt
ing for the first car from the scene.
II was two hours before any Of those
who were on the wrecked car arrived
IN the city. Doctors met the car bear
ing the injured and every aid was
rendered.
One of the first peusons, on the
wrecked car to reach the city, gave a
vivid account Of the accident. He ex-
planned that most of the injuries were
received by the telescoping Of the
seats in the front of the car, as TIE I
collision occurred. The smashing of
he seats accounted for many of the
injured having broken legs and crush II
I'd feet.
Nearly all of the injured occupied
,eats in the front of the car.
The motorman of the wrecked car. Il
p. T.. Sims. died on the car coming
back to the city. His wife will also
lie. Many were injured whose names
,ould not be learned.
From the mass of tangled, incoher-
ent stories, It was learned that the
dead car left Sand Springs a short
time before the other car. Its gaso-
Inc motor went dead, putting out the
lights. The motorman on the car be-
hind could not see the car until II
was too late to stop
Each hour last night brought the