The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-11-10

Twenty-one persons were ialured
five seriously when sonlhhound faS,
santa Pc train. No H. due al Gathf.e
Il tbs. left the rails nile ana a
half south of Malhaii. Among the
injured was the conductor. II. NJ
Mahon. Of Newton
AL the Injured passengers were
brought AZ once 10 the Methodist
hospital in Guthrie. after being given
first a.d At the scene OF the wreck
Train No IL this mornins Was
made MP % one mail car. two
baggage. three chair cars and three
Pullmans This train Is supposed 20 he
ail-steel. very fast. and makes no
stops betNe.a Perry ard Guthrie
Running al nifty miles an hour. tha
train passed over the. bridge just
south of Mulhall and was entering
the curve al the ~cu, when raii
either spread" broken or looseaod
by a fast freight which had preceded
the PASSENGER. threw the trucks oi
the first coach
The locomotive and first mail car
passed over safely and stopped nea-ly
half mile down the track Three
baggage cars remained on the TIA KS
but were deralied
The three derailed cars and the
cnsine ana head mail car ran about
one-half mile after the balance OF
the train broke loose aad rolled into
the ditch
The two rear Pailmsns dd no.
turn turtle. the three chair cars turn
ed completely over ana lay on tselr
sides down twenty foot emhanK
ment. fully sessaty five feet from tns
track The trucks on the chair cars
were completely torn loose from
their bearings The track where the /
five cars left the roadbed was de-
molished and for more than one hun
dred feet there VAS not tie o. RAN
that had not been torn loose ani /
carried down with The wreck Tha,
the train IS composed og steel cars /
with the ex option % two sleepers
perhaps saved many lives. since the /
manner in which they piled up and +,
the fact that they were thrown
seventy-five feet. as cars OF wooden (
construction would have doubled up |
Wreekins Crew On Hand
Wreck train from ponca City ar
rived at the scene az s:3o and the |
work crew brought the engine 20 |
Guthrie for help. while others walked |
the mile ano a half to Mulhall and |
wired Guthrie and adjacent points
for medical aid. not anowing how
serious the damage.
Telephone poles along the ives;
side OF the track were broken and
the wires disarranged
Edgar Larrick. OF Mulhal, who
was a witness to the wreck aud the
first one to th ,ene. said the pas
sengers were ye.y orderly. everyone
doing his utmost to help the injured.
Injured in Chair Cars
Pullman passengers escaped With
shocks. all the injured being in the
hair carl I.arrick said the pas
sengers clambered out OF the day \
coaches IN . stream. looked around.
startled. and started back TO ass.s:
others. There vas little confusion.
The wreca is regarded by tfSinmen
a. very lucky one.' considering !,
the high rate OF speed the train was
making and the manner in which
the cars toppled over
The wreck occurred al s:4a O'Clock.
An examination Of the broken ra.;
showed al old break al the base.
while the ball or top disclosed new
break: rotten tie under the old
break helped matters
Conductor Mcmahon is among the
more severely injured. He vas
thrown across an aisle and against
hat rack II Is feared he sustained
internal injuries.
Babies in Ditch
After the wreca. Mrs. Pruitt. OF
DrumIiz izht. snd her t1o babies were
picked from the ditch Mrs Pratt /
held baby in her arms and ths
other infant xzs BY her side: Mrs
Pruiti suffered bruises: the babies i
we're ualnjured Mr.. Pruitt was in
the laboratory when the crash came |
He was rescued after all passengers
WEATHER