The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-09-05
= One Dead, 80 Injured, as Result
of Accident; Relief Train
Rushed from Here with
Medical Aid.
BROKEN RAIL GIVEN
CAUSE OF SMASH-UP
Reports say Injured will be Re
turned to this City Today;
First Aid Given at Scene
of the Wreck.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Duncan, Sept. 5.-James Arthur
Mills, was killed and 80 other Sc
lectmen were injured near here this
morning at 5:15, when three coaches
of Rock Island train No. II was de.
rallied Many of the injured will be
rushed to Chickasha and El Reno
hospitals for treatment this after
noon A broken rail was gwen as
the cause of the disaster
The Chickasha relief train was eX-
peeted to return early in the after
noon with the injured This train
left Comanche about noon and was
expected to make a record run to
this city. According to adyices re-
SSeiyed at the local Rock Island Of
7 Eices part OF the men were to be
taken off here and the others sent
to Fl Keno hnspitalS inN tAis city
and El Reno dividing the injured
according to accommodating space.
Among the doctors of Chickasha
who responed to The emergency call
this morning were: Drs. w H. Liv-
ermore, r. j. Baze, Walter Baze,
A. c. White, Martha Bedsoe, E. L,
Dawson and S. O. Marrs.
First reports of the wreck occur
ring this morning about o'clock
between Duncan and Comanche,
when three coaches contain draft
men left the rails, gave the list of
injured as one dead and forty-five
injured.
The coaches, dispatches stated,
We're attached to Rock Island train
No. II, which left Chickasha about
two hours late, at 3:45. The train
was in charge of Conductor Thomas
while the engine crew was composed
of Engineer I. S. Jones and Fireman
Glyckler The wooden coaches in
which the selectmen were riding,
bound for southern training camps,
were picked up at different points
along the route, the last car being
attached to the train at Enid
Injuries Among Soldiers
The early dispatches indicated that
practically all the injured ones We're
among the draftmen riding in the
wooden coaches at the rear of the
train. These three coaches left the
rails. The ideas expressed as to the
cause of the wreck varied. All placed
ktnN Ncause either on the equipment or
track. The fact that the engine and
the heavy steel cars of which the
train was made up, had passed over
the point at which the cars left the
rail. Some think spreading rail
was the cause. while others express
the belief that a possible defect in
the trucks of one of the wooden
coaches caused the smash-up The
train was heavy one being com
posed of fully eight coaches.
Send Relief Trains
At 1880 this morning a relief train
left Chickasha with Conductor Muir
ply in charge and with Engineer Hall
and Fireman MullinoX. Emergency
calls were sent to the Chickasha doc
-and assistants ds Soon as the
report of the wreck was received at
the local ward office These physi-
clans assembled with first aid kits
as rapidly as possible and were
whirled away to the scene of the
wreck
Another relief train carrying doc
tors and work crew left Waurika
and it is understood that a wrecker
was ordered out of Shawnee. The
track was to have been cleared as
early as possible by the work crews
sent out from Chickasha and Wauri-