The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-03
Miss IIilda ]
all of Wilson.

ono oi the most noTIlo'V "1''N'''N'
that ever occurred In this city result
ed in the death Of five persons during
the carly hours this morning ana me
serious injury Of TWO others OF par
Is of ten people from Wilson who
were in Ardmore last night attending
the dance given at Convention Hall by
George Anderson Post American lie
gion.
The accident occurred at the grade
crossing Of the oklahoma, New Mexico
and Pacific railway over McLisn
avenue in the southwestern part of the
city.
Train Was II Hours Late.
Local freight train Number SS, dH9
to arrive in Ardmore at 1880 in ne
afternoon, but running IL hours late
while switching cars on the tracks
that cross McLish avenue about las
a. m. struck the Ford truck in which
the party was riding, as 1t was mid
way OF the crossing, and ground II
beneath the foreward truck OF an EN-
pity NJ, X. x Il. stock car completely
reducing it to scraps and horribly
mangling five occupants of the u.
hicle.
Neither Lights Nor Whistles.
Winston Brown one OF the injured
occupants Of the Ford stated this
morning that the train was upon
hem before they were aware it WIS
anywhere near, that they dill not
hear it approach and that no lights
were showing or any signal sounded
at the time. lie said the party wer'
enjoying themselves and had not the
slightest idea that danger lurked IN
their path. This ne accounted for ny
the reason that the engine of the
truck was creating considerable noise
at the time.
Gus Key who lives west Of the rail
road on McLish avenue, had just IN
tered his home after putting his car
in the garage, and said that it could
not have been over five minutes afte-
wards when he heard screams from
the vicinity Of the crossing. He rush
ed to the scene and then came to
town Tor Sheriff Garrett.
Sheriff Garrett arrived 4 few mo
ments after the accident occurred and
! found members Of the train crew as
senbled but making no effort to re
move the dead and injured from be
meath the wheels, giving as their rea
son that they could not do so unit
an inquest was held.
| Jack Schews Used to Remove Dead.
! Sheriff Garrett told the crew that
an inquest was only necessary wher
there was doubt as to the manner
| in which death occurred and as there
was absolutely no doubt in this case
ordered the crew to procure jacks aut
get the people out from under .hc
| car.
After he made himself known t
members Of the crew they secured &
Jack which proved to be too sinai
for the job and while they went after
another the sheriff TO gether will
some people who arrived about ~,
time succeeded in jacking UP IN,
car sufficiently to remove the mangle,
| bodies. The undertaken was notified
and an ambulance from Hardy sana
tarlum was summoned.
Miss Beall was not dead when sh,
was removed from beneath the truck
but died on the way to the hospital
The injured were taken to tn,
Hardy Sanitarium and the dead re
moved to the undertaking establish
ment of Harvey Brothers and prepar
ed for burial.
Mangled Beyond Recognition.
The bodies were all horribly manr
led, some of them almost beyond rec
ognltion and the grewsome sight caus
ed many to turn away from the seen
Of the wreck this morning wher