Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-27
Midland Valley Passenger
Collides With Frisco
Freight Engine.
ONLY 7 OF INJURED
STILL IN HOSPITAL
Blame for Accident May Be
Placed on Members of
Switching Crew.
.HIRTY FIVE persons were in

\ jured when Midland Valley pas
scnger train No. from Muskogee
swerved through an open switch
the Midland Valley depot at 1880
o'clock yesterday afternoon and
crcshcd head-on into Frisco switch
engine which was on a siding. None
of the injured is considered in Sc
rious condition, all but seven of them
having been discharged from medical
care last night.
The injured are:
JOHN A. LOGAN, mail clerk. Fort
Smith, wrenched leg and severe
bruises
THOMAS KINNEY, engineer. 6l2
South Second street, Muskogee. cash
Oh forehead, and bruises
S. $. NICKERS. fireman. Muskogee,
scalp wound.
CHRISTIANA BRADFORD, Sand
Springs slight cash or forehead.
j. Il. CUMM NGS, tool dresses, Los
Angeles, severe scalp and body
bruises
s. T. MARTIN, chauffeur, Arkan-
sas city. body bruises.
GEORGE MCKINLEY, driller, Los
Angeles. sprained back and smashed
nose.
NICK ANOSS. laborer, Tulsa. cash
in back Of head made by flying glass.
JULY BURDIN. Sperry suffering
from shock
SANFORD McNABB. carpenter.
Ramona, cash in head.
c. II. WILLIAMS, farmer Wichita,
bruises and slight scalp wound
EARL BUTTS. Midland Valley en-
ploye. Skiatook. mouth cut.
c. p. MCKINNEY. Midland Valley
employe, Skiatook, bruised chest.
BEN COLLEY. 1907 Baltimore,
| Tulsa, scalp wound.
FIsNNIE SFRCEY, negress, 1l5
South Lansing. Tulsa, wrcnched knee.
l.. A. O'BRIEN, Skiatook, arm
wrenched.
SON or DIR. AARON, Pawhusl,a.
MRS. II. p. LANGwoRTIIY, Tulsa.
limb injured.
GEORGE JONES. head injured
About twenty others whose injuries
were so slight that their names were
not taken.
Result of Carclcssncss.
According to witnesses the accident
was the result of carelcssness on the
part of the crew on the Frisco switch
Ing engine. The engine had just
drawn into the siding which opened
north and had left the switch open.
The Midland Valley passenger is
scheduled to arrive in Tulsa at $3.50
o'clock, but yesterday was % min
utes late. Evidently surmising that
the passenger had gone. the crew of
the switch engine possibly thought IT
useless to close the switch. since they
were to pull out in a short time.
The engine backed about eighty
yards from the mouth OF the siding,
where it coupled to long train OF
sa.a.. ~
the train then congregated at the side
of the roadbed, about two cars in the
rear of the engine, and proceeded to
split a juicy watermelon, according to
two men who saw the entire accident.
Passenger Comes on.
In a few seconds the Midland Val
ley passenger came from the south
at a rate of about twenty miles per
hour. Passing the crossing Of the
Sand Springs railway, which is about
fifty feet north of the head of the
siding, the engine whistled twice, but
did not slow up percepubly.
When about fifty feet from the
switch. the engineer according to his
version. saw that he was set for the
siding instead of the main line and
threw his entire force of brakes. The
wheels of the engine were reveNed
and locked, but the heavy train slid
the entire distance into the switch
engine.
II is estimated that the train was
travelling at a rate of eight miles per
hour at the time of the collision.
The heavy Frisco engine backed by
a long train Of oil cars, stood its
ground well, suffering only smashed
front end. The lighter Midland Val
ley locomotive rebounded and It's
tender was telescoped into the mail
car with which IL connected. the
tender forced its way almost on top of
the mail car. seeming to climb it. The
mail car was demolished. No other
cars were derailed.
Passengers Thrown About
The shock threw every passenger
into far corners of the coaches. Backs
of seats were broken by bodies crash
ing against them. Mad with excite
ment. the passengers fought to gain
exit. Only the fact that majority of
the travellers were men saved further
accidents during the rush for the
doorways.
DR.. Fred 5. Clinton, railway pyhsi-
clan. was notified Immediately and
arrived within few moments taking
charge OF the relief work. Almost be-
fore assistancScould reach him Doctor
Clinton had rendered preliminary
treatment to some ofthe more seriously
injured and had organized relief
train to carry the injured to Tulsa.
The relief train arrived about an hour
after the accident and Is of the in
jured were rushed to the Physicians
IL Surgeons hospital
The engineer and fireman, both of
whom stayed with their engine, suf-
fered severe scalp wounds but were
discharged from the hospital az late