Arizona republican., 1920-09-23
Accident Results in Change in Route

Accident Results in Change in Route
 Spreading rails we're assigned by trainmen as the cause of the wreck. which sent the second engine of a double header, provided by the Santa Fe to pull the train to Prescott, and the first four coaches over the four foot -embankment and into the ditch. Governor Cox and his party, in conse- quence, were compelled to return to Phoenix and concel his evening ad- dress scheduled at Prescott
 Arrangements were completed later in the evening whereby the presidential train was re-routed over the Arizona Eastern and Southern Pacific to Dem ing, N. NJ, thence north on the Santa Fe to Albuquerque. where the governor will speak tomorrow night This change has caused cancellation of en- agreements tomorrow in several north ern Arizona cities.
 The accident occurred a half mile north of Peoria, just as the train was taking a slight grade. The speed of the train at the time of the wreck was variously estimated at from 8 to 70 miles an hour.
 Four Cars Go Into Ditch
 Jarring over the rough ties and borken rails led many passengers to believe that collision had taken place Application of emergency brakes fol- lowed the first derailment. but it was too late. The second engine of the double header had started down. thc slight decline, headed ditchward, and it pulled the comparatively light cars with it.
 The four forward cars were ditched. the governors private car, the Federal. at the rear and the adjoining compart- ment car of newspaper mon, except for its forward trucks, remaining on the rails.
 A baggage coach, first behind the second engine, plowed over tho em- bankment, turning over On its sido about 15 feet distant from the tracks. Two passenger coaches and the first compartment car also left tna tracks. the first two going over the embank- ment, but remaining upright.
 The first engine of the double header, Engineer F. C. sutton of Prescott said. left the rails first and then jumped on again, but the second engine topplcd over, amid a cloud of escaping steam The tender of the forward engine also fell over.
 Wild Confusion on Train
 All of the passengers in all cars were thrown topsy turvy. Somc suf- fered bruises and cuts from flyins glass. but injuries were not serious. In the rush for escape several women passengers in the coaches were put through broken windows. There were several passengers on the train in ad- dition to the governor and his party
 Gov. Cox was in the dining room Of his private car going over papers with Dr. Robert C. Goldsmith. his assistant on league of nations questions. when the crash occurred
 What's that2" he shouted. rising tn his feet, to be thrown heavily across the car into a steel wall. He was shaken up, but rushed out to assist the injured and soon was nonchalantly viewing the wreckage, smoking his pipe and waiting for a wrecking train to arrive and take him back to Phoe- nix.
 Charles Nichols, the engineer, was brought to Phoenix in a passing auto mobile and first aid was given several others. Crose, his fireman, was un- able to jump and how he escaped seri- ous if not fatal injury is a mystery The engine cab was badly shattered when the engine turned on its side. but he escaped with injuries of only a minor nature.
 Escape of Cox Due to Conference Delay That Governor Cox escaped injury was due. it was said, to delay in a con ference with the Prescott reception committee. J. J. SinnQt representing the Democratic national committee on the campaign trip, and Chairman Nor