The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-13
TRAINS COLLIDE
4 MILES SOUTH;
ORDER FORGOTTEN
Engineer Admits He DiSre-
garded Orders to Stop,
ONE KILLED INSTANTLY
Rush Calls for All Ambulances
Sent Here,
THE DEAD.
James A. Hall, engineer, Arkan-

THE DEAD.
James A. Hall, engineer, Arkan-
sas City, Kan.
INJURED.
George Rain, engineer, Arkansas
City, Kan.
o. W. Dickerson, Oklahoma City,
broken nose, other injuries.
George Shelton, addre. un-
known, 6 years old, leg broken.
Dr.. R. II. Manogue, Norman,
right leg broken.
Bruce Brandhouse, address un-
known, slight injuries.
Miss Edna Hart. Dallas.
c. A. Campbell. Dallas.
Mrs. c. W. Wilson, II East Fifth
street. Oklahoma City, right leg
broken.
T. Chamberlain, Perry. Okla,
broken ribs.
T. Maeklenburg, si4 East Sew
enth street, four ribs broken.
NJ M. Fitzgerald. Rice, Texas.
teeth knocked out, other injuries.
James A. Hall OF Arkansas CITY.
Kan. Santa Fe engineer, is dead. one
man is expected 10 die and at least ten
other persons were injured when a
south bound Santa Fe passenger train
and special nor,h-bound stock train
crashed head-on at Flynn, a sidetrael;
two miles north OF Moore and four
miles south OF Oklahoma City, at 10 20
o'clock this morning The wreck re-
suited when George Rain OF Arkansas
City, engineer on the passenger train.
dsregarded orders 70 sidetrack at
Flynn to allow the freight to pass.
Rain was badly scalded and is expected
to die
Fireman Jumps.
Neither train crew saw the other un-
al the pilots Of the passenger and
freight engines were about ten feet
apart The freight fireman. A. Hilycr
jumped in time TO save his own life
lie was badly bruised, however. Hall
stayed with his brakes and was pinned
under tons OF wreckage. He was badly
scalded
Rain, the passenger engineer. wa,
found holding to the throttle. He was
still conscious when dug from under
the ruins OF his cab lie admitted the,
he had caused the wreck by iorget,ins
To stop at Flynn lie was adjusting
the lubricator in his cab and was moi
aware that his engine had travelled pas
the Flynn Side,rack
Rush Calls Sent In.
Within few minutes OF the time IN,
two fast travelling trains crashed int,
each other, an emergency call fol
nurses, doctors and ambulance had beer
sent into Oklahoma City A score o
automobiles were rushed to the scene
Police and par, of the fire department
was rushed to Flynn, but luckily no fir,
resulted and the apparatus was sen
back 70 the city
Hundreds OF residents Of South Rob
inSon avenue, through which the ambu
lance' and police cars rushed on III,
way TO the wreck, lined the thorough
fare curious TO know the cause OF III,
excitement Telephones leading int,
The Oklahoman and Times were clog
ged with calls from people asking III,
cause OF the excitement
lniured Brough, Here.
The dead and badly injured were pu
into ambulanoes and rushed to variou
local hospitals as fast as possible Tn
hundreds Of automobiles filled witt
Sigh,seefs who rushed to the scene o
the wreck, however somewha, halte'
progress OF the ambulances AT leas
1000 people had gathered at Flyn!
within an hour Of the crash. Road
were ehoked and corniield near IN
wreck was overrun With parked cart
Fifty Miles An Hour.
{. s. Clay, condsc,or on the passen
ger train. declared that Il was runnin
fifty miles an hour at the time Of III
impact, The track for several mile
on each side Of Flynn IL straight On
well-ballasted and both ireishts On
passengers pull along II at high speol
Only the fact that the passGnn|
coaches were Of steel prevented q Z
score OF deaths and ths sevjonnjk