The Winslow mail., 1921-11-25
FIVE RAILROAD OFFICIALS
MEET UNTIMELY DEATH
IN MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT


a wandering thundeYboft from a
cloIdness sky A telegram that
shocked the entire populace of
Winslow came Tuesday afternoon
with the news of the derailment of
the Santa Fe motor inspection
car three miles north C1t Wicken-
berg and the killing of William
Matthie of this city, superintendent
Santa Fe Coast Lines. H. G.. Story
of Prescott, Arizona, assistant sup
erintendent, ]. A. Jeager of Pres
colt, assistant division engineer,
and W. S. Bowman of Wickenberg,
roadmaster. Following came the
information that w. H. Oliver, of
Los Angeles, assistant CHIEF engi
neer of the Coast Lines had sue
cumbed to injuries before he could
be taken to Phoenix The injured
in the party were j. E. Mcneil of
Los Angeles, general track and
roadway Inspector for the Coast
Lines who received cuts and bruises
and an injury to his right shoulder,
w. F. Martin of Prescott assistant
general bridge and building fore
man of the Albuquerque Division,
bruises and cuts. r. G. Kline of
Winslow, division engineer of the
albuquerque Division, scratches and
bruises, Fl d. Kinnie of Winslow,
assistant division engineer, broken
arm and bruises, and Roy Stephen
sen of Prescott, chauffeur of the i'll
fated car, bruises and cuts.
The party left Prescott Tuesday
,.,or,;,,c about C,n1oo1y for DhnQ-
nix and were Oh an official inspec-
ton trip over the road. When a
few miles north of Wickenberg on
a straight piece of track, the front
axle of the car broke and the car
left the tracks hurtling down ten
foot embankment with it's human
freight. The car was running ap-
proximately thirty miles an hour at
the time Beside the momentum
which carried it forward it turned
completely over and came to rest
upon those who were Immediately
killed, except Jeager who was
thrown clear of the wreck and sus-
tanned a crushed skull. Oliver had
his legs caught under the car and
broken and his right breast crush
cd. Mr. Kline, the least injured of
the party, was thrown some sixty
feet. He did everything in his pow
er, as he was the only one left in
physical condition to render much
aid. He managed to get Mr.. Oliver
released and give first aid treatment
to the others injured and then flag
ged a stock train which was follow
ing the motor car about ten minutes
behind and with the crews assist
ance and the use of Jacks the motor
car was lifted and dead and injured
put aboard the train and started for
Phoenix where the bodies were TAX
Ell in charge and the injured given
medical attention.
A special train was sent out from
Los Angeles with Chief Surgeon DR..
Morrison and nurses. The body of
Mr.. Oliver and members of the in
jured party were taken to Los Ang
eles, except Mr. Kline who returned
to Winslow with the body of Mr..
Matthie The bodies of Story and
Jeager were taken to their homes
at Prescott and Bowman to Wick
enberg.
All of the party were married ex-
cept Stephenson and leave families
to mourn their untimely death. The
official party members were each
prominent in railroad circles, and
beside the individual losses to the
executive forces of the railroad COM
pany, the various communities are
the losers of good citizens. Mr.. Jea-
ger only recently retired from the
board of supervisors of Yavapai
county. Mr. Story had been super
intendent of the Phoenix division
prior to it's consolidation with the
Albuquerque division and still was
performing the duties of superin-
tendent as assistant under Mr.. Mat
THE He had been a resident of
Prescott for number of years.
Both Mr.. Oliver and Mr.. Mcneil
had seen long years of service with
the Santa Fe.