The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-25
KIN
RAIN WRECK
kscape From Death of
hccratic Presidential
"a Candidate
40 SPECIAL
: .skS TRAIN DITCHED
,l'ident Occurred on Sante Fe
silfcad Not Far From Pres
ott Arizona Mo One Kill

1hoenix. Aris. Sept. 22.--Governor
Ct81 presidential campaign train was
Vreoked about 4:30 o'clock today, IL
MlSos north Of here. whils en route to
rttseott, Ariz S,
The Democratic presidential eandi-
o4te and his party were severely shals-
- when an engine and four cars Of
tno special train were .ditche but all
e1paped serious injury. Tho most se-
rttnsly !ujtrcd was Charles A. iNich-
/, nl0o. esSineer. Of Prescott twho had
itg broken In Jumping from htA cab
Whens BIZ vn9ine toppled over.
Nproadlng rails were assigned by
fotlFua1 men a. the cause of the
. wreck. which compelled the governor
1Pl hts party 70 return here tonight
90 c1ncel Ms evening address 1t
4l9pgett His future itinerary also
t~o1 wnsst. 49, ha.
Inc 1ccidsht occurred a half mile
eut % Peoria. village on tho Santa
~ follroad. After delivers-x several
cDcoenoo here the train. consisting or
- cars q lrnWn by two heavy en-
l,poA hoaAjd for the upgr9de to
1t>nectt, left here at Z O'Clock. About
oFmH hour later. while running at
q noeo1 ootimated at between IS and
~ miles IN hour the train barred sud ;
, 11nly. a. n An collision ana then an
l,eatton o. the emergency brakes,
Ur4tthe over broken rails and ties.
the caroening Of cars. told pas
~ lhs story. NJ
tAe four forward cars were ditched.
- HprotnOr's private car at the rear
$40 me 611ointns compartment car OF
~ep4poe mon. except for Its for
W~td sfuek, reniainod on the rails.
DaoDA9p car Jumped the track
A14ue 70 feet and turned over on its
l44 Two passenger coaches and an
t,Aot compartment car behind also
I1t1 I'm feet from the track ana
tlIt toDplsd over, 5l 3Ft iff
IrU hrpt engine Of the double
IL ~. Gngineer r. c. sutton OF Pres- X
". c1i1. lUft the railn sflryt and then
80 On again bat tthe second en-
~ t4pplod over amid q cloud OF es-
-y,hg 1teaRn- The t<nder or the for
"a engine also tell over while the
Nkot pnolenoeT coach ran the length OF
~ overturned haggA4s car and jam
,.@Ad its forward end into the trucks
~ All OF tho passengers on all cars
Wspp thrown topsy turvy. Some suf-.
o1rud bruises and cuts from fiying
nIioh In the rush FOR escape. sever
u women passengers N, the coaches
Wor1 put thrt,ugh broken windows
Governor Cox was In the dining
1aom 81 hIs i,rivate car going over
pNDora with DR.. Robert c. Goldsmith.
MS doslstnnt. en- the league OF nations
question whom the crash occurred.
what's that?'' ne ahouted. rising 70
hn rect only to be thrown heav,lv
across the ear against thu wall. He
Wao shaken u, but rushed out 10 AZ.
uisl the injured ana this acconpIish-
"a. coolIy smoked a PIPE While wait.
1D1 Tor . wrccking train 20 arrive
and take him back to Phoenix. .I'
" Or the passengers Including : sew
eral of the lDcai reception commit
So Of Phoenix Judge r. r. BoIlinger
81 ue MoAvss county court suffered
pfuiNed legH several others had
cuts ana bSuii'es and torn clOthing.
nai enccts OF AL members OF the
nrum we're scattered and broken,
CAAries NicnoiS. the engineer. was
NHyn 70 Hnonnix IN a passing auto
Apo,le ana nrst AID was given TO sew
srAi others. Philip At'on. Prescott,
nHeeman. wnp was alone In the bag
CAT wheIi y turned oyer, suffer-
Nip .Acereuons- the hreman on
oconu enAine was unable TO jump
~. 1850 I'om the "reckase with
scINtcn,
.t esovernor COY escaped injury
M I've. :. was ssiu, 10 delay In
- -.acs WIN tne F'rescott reception
- - SHncs'' Fopho7ontmB