The Springdale news., 1912-08-16
TWO DISASTROUS WRECKS
 WITHIN AS MANY DAYS
make up time-and lost.

GIpdl ulSId 0I mpGtTdlP curve mad been covered. Something gave way-nobdy knows what and upd- CT the impetus of that fearful and inexcusable speed the mighty bulk of steel, iron, wood and glass was hurl- ed to destruction The force of a rapidly moving train of hundreds of tons weight is gigantic IL is a mag nifieent sight when all goes well. When mishap occurs the results are appalling
 That there was not heavy loss of life is miracle The loss of one life and the cfippling of others is a grieYous toll to exaet-the price of inferior roadbed and high speed.
 The pilot engine kept the rails. It's tender jumped or was jerked from the track and travelled roc feet on the ties before the emergen- " brakes brought the engine to a stop.
 The second engine, No 736, prob ably leaped the track or rail spread, and four cars followed it from the track. all on the north side of the track
 Fireman Bryant was caught by all iron rod and held fast in the cab while escaping steam from brok- en pipes literally scalded him to death.
 Engineer Moore was picked up so feet from his cab He could not tell whether the force of the crash hurled him that distance or he had walked or erawled 10 that point be- fore fainting
 The engine landed bottom up. badly wrecked, and the tender was literally ground into distorted mass.
 The mail ear, after clearing the embank ment left the trucks, and plunged head1ong Oh top of the earth 40 yards farther, landing on left side badly wrecked in a corn field clear Of the right of way Di- reetly behind 1t was the baggage car. badly wrecked Then the negro coach which had not fared so badly. and the smoker only moderately damaged
 The front trucks Of the diner left the rails, but later n the night that ear was pulled back on the rails and with the sleepers, taken south.
 Physicians were summoned from Rogers, and as early as possible help was secured from north and south.
 A relief train brought many of the passengers. the body of Bryant and Moore the injured engineer to Rogers. These men were taken to Springfield
 Two wrecking trains were hurried to the scene and are at work today clearing the wreck.
 Several hundred feet of track was torn up and it was noon Sunday be fore traffic was restored No. and lHe pluS were duuulIeU
 On a perfect double tracked block system railroad like the New York Central or the Pennsylvania, a speed like that traveled by this wrecked train might be fairly pru- dent On a railroad in as poor con- dition as to both ties and steel as the Frisco, such speed seems noth- the short of criminal Demands for making time are not sufficenit. IL is to be hoped that the Frisco man agement will replace it's rotten ties with new ones and bring the bolts and bars up to standard without the compulsion of the railroad commis- tive Instead of reducing the section force, why not double up and do the work that is imperative? Will it be necessary for action such as was re- gently taken in the case of the Mis- souri Pacific in Kansas and Missou- ri-reduce the speed to low maxi mum until the required repairs to the road were made? Three wrecks like those last week would replace every tie with new ones on 20 to 30 miles of road How short time would suffice to make new road bed from Monett to Hugo Business and humanity demand 1t the Frisco should be the willing, anxious third party to the proposi- ton
 The Injured. Following is given as a list of those injured in Saturday nights wreck
 F. Delaney. St Louis. waiter on diner; chest injured
 George Wright, St Louis, wait CT; right shoulder injured. ] c. Driver, St. Louis, waiter; st ruck in stomach bv fahlo