Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-17

on the freight engine; right ankle cut
to bone and dislocated; fibular broken
and other hurts.
Negro brakeman on passenger train
name unknown here, slightly injured.
The train had just reached the out
er yards of Brownsville and Engineer
Murray was slowing down for
the freight station when he suddenly
realized that his engine was heading
in for a siding, on Track No. 3, in
front Of the freight station. He i'm
mediately set his brakes, and the
train slowed down with a crashing
and grinding. Almost Immediately
Murray saw the freight engine stand
ing just ahead, and after he had done
all he could do he jumped from the
engine.
The big passenger engine struck
the freight engine with terrible inn
pact, sending it back perhaps a hun
dred feet and crashing into switch
engine which, however, was not badly
damaged. Engineer Bentley was in
the cab of his engine, and had not
noticed that the passenger had turned
into the siding. The impact was so
sudden that he did not know how he
sustained his injury.
The pilots Of both engines were
smashed. and otherwise damaged, but
hethu-aH>slsaas-remainsd-e en- the track.
The tender of the passenger engine
jumped the track. and the mail and
baggage car, which was next to the
engine, was smashed in somewhat at
the head end. The baggage man as
soon as he felt the grinding Of the
brakes jumped for an open part Of
the car and escaped without injury.
Drs. B. O. Works and w. H. Spivey
arrived quickly at the scene of the
wreck to give the injured such atten-
tion as could be given on the ground.
after which ambulances and automo-
biles carried the more seriously in
jured men to the Divine Providence
Hospital. The negro brakeman, who
was bruised and badly shaken up.
Wdo tdhtu W hhitSNiit oii ttt early
train today.
Attending surgeons today said that
Murray and Bentley are both in very
good snaps. but it was still difficult
TO determine exactly the extent of
Fireman Heck's injuries. He was still
unconscious this afternoon, but it was
stated his symptoms were more en-
couraging, his pulse fairly good. He
has possible fracture Of the skull, and
and has been vomiting blood badly
since Immediately after the accident,
revealing, it was stated, internal in
juries, but how serious could not be
determined The surgeons were more
concerned as to the extent 90 in
juries 10 the head. Heck, in jumping
from the engine. is believed TO have
fallen on rail. striking his head with
great force.
So far as the passengers were con-
cerned, many of them received Sc
we're shaking up, and were thrown
about, but none injured, except for
perhaps a few scratches or bruises
here and there. A man named Sulli-
van found himself with dislocatad
ankle, but fellow passenger came to
his relief Immediately and before
swelling had set in got it back into
place, so that Sullivan was able 10
walk without difficulty.
A baby, in the arms Of its mother.
was thrown from the mothers arms
and across the aisle TO another seat.
but was not hurt in any way.
One man who was reaching into a
basket overhead for some article was
thrown head over heels over several
seats, but escaped without injury.
Lon G.. Hill, Sr., Of Brownsville,
who was among the passengers, was
thrown against partition, his head
striking first, but he was not hurt.
Mr.. Hill was opening his grip at the
| time.
General Manager w. G. Choate
and General Superintendent J. G.
Nolan, who came into Brownsville
about two hours ahead of the pas
senger train, were called from their
hotel and conducted an investigation
of the accident. The officials had
passed on the same track when com
ing in, at which time the switch was
closed, and another train had passed
a little late. indicating that the switch
must have been opened only short
time before the passenger train ar.
rived.