The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-11
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NILSSON ri CRASH
FAILURE OF ENGINEER To HEED
SIGNAL ASCRIBED AS WRECK
CACSE-COACHES OF LOCAL
HURLED INTO RAyINE

| Sulphur Springs, Mo-, Aug. c.
Thirty-eight persons were killed and
131 injured, 70 seriously, i'll the Mis-
souri, Pacific train collision near here
EAST night.
Failure of an engineer to heed a
block signal caused the rear-end col
lisiOn, according to John Cannon, as
sistant general-manager OF the road.
Train No. 4, fast passenger vesti-
buied steel train, running at full
speed, crashed into No. 81, Il local
composed OF five wooden day coaches,
Il baggage and an express car, as the
engine was taking on water with the
coaches stretching back on Il trestle
over Glaise creek.
The impact hurled two of the local
coaches down a 50-foot embankment
Gdging the Mississippi and telescoped
four other coaches, crushing a num-
Der of passengers to death in their
seats. Both trains we're behind time
the last passenger, running from Fort
Worth. Texas, to St--Luuis, carrying
$50 passengers, and the local 100 per-
sons.
According to Mr.. Cannon, Matt Eb
ger Glenn, of st. Louis, of the fast
passenger, failed to head Il block sig
nal warning him the track was not
clear ahead. Glenn, 81 years old and
I'm engineer for 35 years, without a
black mark against his record, was
killed when he jumped from his cab
just before the crash.
Engineer Glenn. shortly before ar
irving in Sulphur Springs, received
orders ION the run" to pull over on
siding at Cliff Cave, 10 miles north of
here, to allow Sunshine Special No
l., en- route from st. Louis to Texas
points. to pass, and Mr. Cannon ex-
planned the engineer failed 10 heed
the signal because Ire apparently was
readfng these orders when he passed
the block. The orders were found
near his body.
Ghouls appeared on the scene
shortly after the crash and robbed
the dead and dying. Only one was ar
rested, and he said he was William
Hall. of st. Louis. Several pieces OF
wear;ng apparel taken from the ia
fortunate were found on his person
and Bible was in his waist. The
Bible. it was said. had been the ptop-
arty of the Rev. p. o. Penslev, of De
Soto. one of those killed.
The dead and injured were spread
over an area of several city blocks, and
'hicken crates, automobile cushions.
baggage and railroad tracks constitute
d theirNcouches.
The cries of the injured had to go
unheeded in many cases. Mothers
legged for news OF their babies and
children cried for their parents. One
ll-month old child, unable to tell her
name, was found a mile from the
scene of the disaster asking for
Mama" A woman from St. Louis
ook her in charge.
One of the saddest scenes reportad
vas that OF the Degania family. of ST.
otis Five of the family of six were
;il'ed and the father is reported DIV
Hs in st. Louis hospital Four or
he Degania children Mildred. I
ears old; Ralph, G; Melvin. 5, and
colbert. II months-lay dead to the
light of their father before he could
re removed, and Mrs. Degania Law
lead to his left.
Mr.. Degania, in his delirium, clasp
I'd his infant son to his breast repeat-
n@ between groans of pain:
THANK God. Bobby, we're all alive"
not knowing the hearts of his wife
|. md children were stilled.