Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-23
COX'S TRAIN JUMPS
TRACK IN ARIZONA
Democratic Candidate Unhurt
When Engine and Four Cars
Ovcrturn.

rh0nix. Ari,., Sept. Ex-Governor
CoSs special train went into the ditch
NJ Peoria, Arm, fifteen miles north OF
fhTnix, late yesterday afternoon while
travelling fifty miles AN hour.
Governor Cox escaped unhurt and none
of the members of the party accom-
Ianying him was injured. One of the
locomotive crew was caught when the
engine turned over and his leg broken,
and he may be injured internally. Every
body WAS shaken up and few persons
were cut by flying glass.
The accident rs believed to have been
due to spreading rails. IL occurred
on the Santa Fe Railroad on branch
line running between PhGnix and Pres
cntt, where the Democratic Presidential
nominee WAS scheduled to speak last
night. -, ].
i thought the heavy equipment of the
campaign tram was too much for 1t.
The tra,k was tore up for distance OF
500 feet The train consisted of two
locomotives. three cars occupied by Gov
crnor Cox and the party accompanying
him ON ms transeontInental tour two cars
for Arizona politicians and friends trav-
cling with the nominee through the State
and a baggage ear.
The accident happened at half past
four O'Clock, mountain time. under a
seorching Arizona sun, with the mercury
az almost a hundred. Governor Cox and
members of the party returned TO PhG-
nix preparing 10 resume the campeign
trip into New Mexico today over the
Southern Pacific Railroad. The Santa
he line Is blocked by the wreck and may
not be open for several days, so great was
the gamaEc
Gov Cox's car. the Federal, leased
fnnm the Pullman Company for the cam
pairn. was the only car of the train which
did not leave the rails. The first locomo-
tive did not leave the rails, but the second
turned over completely The fireman was
unhurt, hut the engine driver was caught
in such a way that Il was twenty minutes
before he could hc taken out OF the wreck
age,
The baggage car Immediately behind
the first locomotive turned over into the
ditch, taking with II the first Of the pas
scngcr cars The third car. IN which most
oi the members Of the local party had
gathered, left the rails and tottercd on
rs side, resting back finally at an angle
of forty-iive degrees.
The two compartment cars occupied
hv the mcmhcrs Of the Governors party
NksN went INTO iht ullCl, nut ulu not tuiil
over. They were badly damaged, and
one of them az least VIII be unable TO
continue the trip They were the cars
Springfield and Grccnhurg, each con-
tanning ten compartments.
Governor Cox was sitting in the dining
rnom of has car. lie was having an early
dinner, preparing 20 speak 20 some per
sons waiting for HIM at small stations
along the line. When the train left the
tracks it caused such JOLT that tho nominee
was thrown the entire length Of the dining
room up against bookcase upon which
there was "A basket Of flowers. This upset
on the Governor. but when he extrlcated
himself from the flowers and chairs, which
also overturned, he found himself TO be
unhurt
Charles f. Morris. the Governors sec
r.tsry, who was IN one of the Staterooms
of the car debating a letter, received q
sprained ankle. Louis Ludlow, Wash
inTton correspondent of the Columbus
Dispatch, was cut with glass, but not
seriously injured.