The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-25

" Ncie oNerturned Most of the in. Jured ones occupied the smoker ana onalT car. of the train, ahead of inc ulnlng car and Pullmans. The aceid. ent took place about 10 o'clock in the morning, when the dining car was very little occupied.
 Lance Miner, son of pr. Minor re. turning home from New York; Al. corn Rector and J. A. Qndian) Rec tor, sons of Col. and Mrs. F. W. Rec tor, also returning home to spend the holidays, were on the train. And incidentally they were most active in their aid to the injured. Alcorn Rec tor was on the observation car at the rear of the train, but J. A. Rec tor and Lance Minor were standing between cars. just at the rear of the diner, when the impact came.
 Both stepped back and into the en- trance of the Pullman, just as the Pullman smashed against the over- overturned diner. Neither were in- Jured. As soon as they picked them. selves up they went to the aid of the injured. The moans and cries of the wounded were appealing from the four cars ahead. Joined by Acorn Rector, they hurried through the scars yet standing. roDDed them of the first aid to the injured' appliances. and with axes and saws made their way into the upturned cars and began carrying out the wounded
 The two Pullmans left standing on the track were hurriedly impfovised into temporary hospital, where the injured were given beds and such temporary relief as would serve until the relief train could reach the scene.
 Government Inspector Anderson whose face was badly smashed and whose jaw hung limp and bleeding, and who was bleeding profusely was quickly given temporary aid by Lance Minor who had learned some thing of relief work from his father. Others cut and bleeding were given such temporary aid as could be given
 The train crew were quick in their work of delivering the injured from the wreckage. Conductor H. NJ. An dsrson. of Little Rock, and Pullman Conductor D. Jackson, of St. Louis and Train Auditor E. E. Snubbins were all first interested in the crew, and it was some minutes after MT. Snubbins had been injured that he realized he himself had suffered badly injured limb.
 Much excitement attended the irst moments after the wreck. Will fam Ehrman. an cid man. was ac- ,ompanied by his daughter. They were in separate cars as the cars eft the jail. The daughter was in ttis observation car, and the father Tn a car overturned Leaving the ob- servation car the young woman screamed frantically for help as she rushed up and down the scene of overturned cars. awaiting the inform ation as to whether her father had been Killed She was consoled when he was taken out with only brok- en arm.
 In the chair car there was an in- cident most pathetic. MT and Mrs. F. G. Matthias, of Argenta, accom- panied by their two children. were enrouie here to spend the holidays win relatives. Mrs. Matthias occu- pied seat with their 15-monuhs old son. Their 9-year-old daughter oe- cupied seat .o the rear with her father. but the father had just got ten out of the seat to gather up their things. as he observed they had pas sed the 10 mile post. Putting on hls overcoat when the car overturned, he was thrown violently to the 1oor' but uniniured.
 The mother. exercising mother instinct grasped the little infant child at her side, and was hoiding lt fast for second. when a second irpact came and the car went over. A Christmas box they were bringing fo Inc loved ones here fell heavily aoainsf her arm. broke it, and the in- fant fell with her to the side Of bhe ovartnrned car The little girl Tn Inc seat behind was the heroine. Little Maggie Matthias, nine yeas ol age. saw the injured mother ana one bruised little brother in a heap. anu while the father took care of the mother. Maggie took the custody or the infant. and kept and cared TOT bim until they reached the city.
 Mrs Mathias was injured serious nv Pathetic in this connection IS that she is about to become a moth or again. As the relief train bore the injured to the city the huspano and father clung tenaciously to ehe berth occupied by the mother nope ullv and tendeTly encouraging her' while aercss the aisle Maggie the "little mother had put the intanl brother to sleep across her lap.
 Inst how L. A. Davis baggage mas ter. escaped serious injury, will ney, ', ar he explained He could not 'el, himself for he does not know anu he was the only occupant o1 thls ca-. Win, his car next to the eh- zine tender that first left the track, he received the heaviest impact ils car was the bumper for the remand, or of the train. The car was well