The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-24
SPREADING OF RAILS
WRECKS COX'S TRAIN
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE MAR
ROWLY ESCAPES.
All Members of Party Badly Shaken
Up. One Heavy Engine and Four
Coaches Plunge Into Ditch.

| Up. One Heavy Engine ana r our
Coaches Plunge Into Ditch.
Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 22.-Gover-
nor Cox's presidential campaign train
was wrecked about 4:30 o'clock to-
day, IA miles north Of here, while
en- route to Prescott, Ariz.
The Democratic presidential candi-
date and his party were severely
shaken when an engine and four cars
of the special train were ditched, but
all escaped serious injury. The most
seriously injured was Charles A.
Nicholas, engineer, of Prescott, who
had leg broken in jumping from
his cab when his engine toppled over.
Spreading rails were assigned by
railroad men as the cause Of the
wreck, which compelled the governor
and his party to return here tonight
and cancel his evening address at
Prescott. His future itinerary also
was upset.
The accident occurred half mile
out of Peoria, village on the Santa
Fe railroad. After delivering several
: speeches here the train, consisting OF
six cars and drawn by two heavy en-
gines headed for the upgrade to Pres
colt, left here at a o'clock. About
half hour later, while running at
speed estimated at between 55 and 40
miles an hour the train Jared sud-
denly, as if in collision and then ap-
plication of the emergency brakes,
Dumping over broken rails and ties,
and the careening Of cars, told pas
sengers the story.
Two Cars Not Ditched.
The four forward cars were ditch
ed, the governors private car at the
rear and the adjoining compartment
car of newspaper men, except. for
it's forward truck; remained on the
rails.
A baggage car jumped the track
about Is feet and turned over on its
side. Two passenger coaches and am
other compartment car behind also
slipped ten feet from the track and
partly toppled over.
The first engine of the double
header, Engineer F. c. Sutton of
Prescott said, left. the rails first and
then Jumped over amid a cloud OF
escaping steam. The tender of the
forward engine also fell over while
the first passenger coach ran the
length of the overturned baggage
car and jummed its forward end into
the trucks.
All of the passengers on all cars
were thrown topsy turvy. Some suf-
fered bruises and cuts from flying
glass. In the rush for escape, several
women passengers in the, coaches
were put through broken windows:
Governor Cox was in the dining
room of his private car going over
papers with DR.. Robert C. Goldsmith,
his assistant, on the league of nations
| question when the crash occurred.
Smokes Pipe and Waits.
"What's that" he shouted, rising
to his feet only to be thrown heavily
across the car against the wall. He
was shaken up but rushed out to as
sist the injured and this accomplish
ed, cody smoked pipe while wait
ing for wrccking train to arrive and
take him back to Phoenix.
/ Of the passengers including sew
eral of the local reception committee
of Phoenix, Judge E. E. Bollinger of
the Moiave county court suffered
bruised leg. Several others had cuts
ard bruises and torn clothing. Per-
sonal effects of all members of the
train were scattered and broken.
Charles Nichols, the engineer, was
taken to Phoenix in a passing auto
mobile and first aid was given to sew
eral others. Philip Alton, Prescott,
| brakeman, who was alone in the bag
Shealy company.
: Mrs. A. II. ShaalV and Mss Ada