La Junta tribune., 1914-05-30
TwO kiLLED. THREE INJURED
Two Members Of Ortlway Basehall
Team Killed and Three Injured
IN Santa Re Near Cheraw.

Two Members Of Ortway baseball
Team Killed and Thrce Injured
IN Santa Re Near Cheraw.
Two men instantly killed and
three seriously injured was the toll
OF railroad accident on the Arkan-
sas Valley line OF the Santa Fe last
Saturday afternoon about 4:3O
o'clock when the regular Santa Fe
passenger train crashed into an au-
tomobile loaded with six members
Of the Ordway ball team. who were
Just starting on their journey home
after winning a game with Cheraw
by score OF II to 3. The accident
happened on railroad crossing
within $50 feet Of the entrance to
the ball ground. located about one
mile west Of Cheraw.
The dead:
REUBEN ZINN. age 2s:- black
smith: played first base on Ordway
team: married: lived but few
minutes after the accident.
TONY PETERS. aged 2s: printer;
played right field on Ordway team:
!, instantly killed.
| The injured:
ROY WANSTEAD. driver OF the
automobile; comminuted fracture
Of half dosen ribs on the right
side: very serious. but Is holding his
own. and has improved since the
accident 70 the amusement Of the
attending physicians.
OSCAR GOETZ. member Of Ord
way team; badly cut and bruised
about head. combined with concus-
sion Of the brain: was delirious for
twenty-four hours after accident: /:
taken to Valley Hospital. and ON
Wednesday to his home In Ordway.
CHARLES GARRETT. ilttcher for
Ordway team: left leg frsetuvsd be-
lsw -kaee: two ribs fractured on left
side: left arm bruised and black to
shoHldss. aud elbow jeiut sprained; !;
so(ll a Valley Hospital. .1.
l Ehs regular Saata 70 passenger
~ ~ -
EWo0o makes one fo1hd e630 ] y
bstween In Juata md Holly. h sehe.
duled 10 leave La Junta at 1850
o'c3oek ON the return trip to Holly.
bet hast Saturday IL was about forty
misstes late. Il vas In charge Of
Conductor Ira T.. Hall. with Enxi-
nser william HeirGood pulling the
train snd Claude Mays ~ fireman.
Fred Jones. travelling engineer. was
also In the cab Of the engine. on the
ueatbox Just ahead Of the fireman.
A. the train approached Cheraw.
! running at rate Of about twenty
miles mn hour. the men In the en-
Kine noticed big crowd n short
distance south Of the track. and sur
mised that Il was the finish Of hall
game. m automobiles aud various
vehicles were travelling In all direc-
lions. Three automobiles crossed
the track Just ahead Of them. headed
north towards Ordway. aud In the
last automobile 10 cross the track
Engineer iieirgood noticed = man
half standing who appeared TO b.
waving to \ machine that WAS fol.
lowing. The view is un0bstructed
for u mile ON either side Of the
crossing. aud as the whistle had been
blown nj the usual point. q thousand
feet from the crossing. and Jones
Was ringing the bell. the men In the
engine supposed that all travellers
would be- aware Of the approach Of
the train.
A. they approached the crossing
Engineer Hcirgood noticed an auto.
mobile coming towards the track.
tie was the only one In the engine
that could see the machine. M Il
was ON the right side of the track.
None Of the occupants Of the car
were looking his way. their attcn.
ton being apparently attracted by q
bucktng horse. The automobile mp
parentiy came 70 . full stop Just bc.
fore reaching the track. then seemed
10 lurch forward. and the two front
wheels were In the middle Of the
track ~ the engine struck Il full
tit The automobile was carried
along ON the pilot Of the engine un.
III II reached the cattle guard. and
here the machine was crushed and
thrown forty or fifty feet 20 the
right side Of the track.
zinn was In the front seat with the
driver. while Peters. Garrett and
0oetx were In the rear seat. zinn
aud Peters were on the side Of the
mschine struck BY the engine and
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