The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-07
DID
NOT Heed The
BLOCK SIGNAL
law Impending Disaster and
Leaped From Engine Cab.
Orders Found Nearby.
LITTLE VILLAGE OF
1,5O0 TO THE RESCUE
Pathetic Scenes of the Dead and
Dying-FOur of Family of Six
We're Killed.
csv Tho Associated Hrsssl


SULPHUR SPRINGS, Mo, Aug. G.
e. A. P)-Failure of an engineer to
eed block signal caused the rear
M collision on the Missouri Pacific
,ro last night in which 38 persons
e,,c killed and about 1877 injured, 25
iously according to John Cannon,
stant general manager of the road.
Troia number 4. a fast passenger
tibule steel train running at full
eocd, rashed into number 80, a local
nDosed Of five wooden day coaches,
J. lgCage and an express car as the
agine was taking water with the
aches stretching back on a trestle
,sg Glaze creek.
Dead In Their Seats
The impact hurled two OF the local
.acnes down a fifty foot embankment
1lug the Mississippi and telescoped
ou. other coaches, crushing num-
.r Of passengers to death in their
saatg. Both trains were behind time,
last passenger, running from Fort
tort.h, Texas to st. Louis, carrying
III yt sscnsers, and the local 100 per-
sou2.
According to Mr. Cannon, Matt
Ginger" Glenn of ST Louis engineer
@ ID. fas. passenger, failed to heed
1ock signal warning him the track
vas not clear ahead. Glenn. 81 years
DID, an engineer for 35 years without
lack mark against his record, was
.alcd when he jumped from his cab
Just before the crash. Edward Lint
... also Of 81. Louis, fireman of num-
.r ( remained at his post and was
Jared seriously.
Fails To Heed Signal
Engineer Glenn shortly before ar
wing i'm sulphur Springs received or
uur7 con the run" to pull over on
>I.nc at Cliff Cave. 10 miles north of
5.ro tn allow Sunshine Special num-
ar + 'cnroute from st. Louis to Tex
s points. to pass and Mr.. Cannon eX-
,tlrd the engineer failed to heed the
40I because w. ..---.- ~ -v'"S
rouding these orders when he passed
tl" block The orders were found near
body
Ghouls appeared on the scene short
II aftor the crash and robbed the dead
nd dying. Only one was arrested and
ua said he was William Hall of St.
'ous Several pieces Of wearing ap-
u.l taken from the unfortunates
Yoro found on his person and Bible
Vas in his waist. The Bible, it was
sa.4 had been the property of the Rev.
4. o. Pcnslcy Of DesotO, one of those
aI.d. Tho dead and injured were
,,erld over an area of several city
cocks ana chicken crates, automobile
cushions, baggage and the railroad
n.rks constituted their couches. This
.rt,c village OF 1900 inhabitants was
'aablc to care for the injured and they
long with the dead were taken to st.
Louis and DeSota. DR.. w. w. Hull was
tine only physician administering to
1ao injured for several hours until re-
o( trains arrived.
Pathetic Cries of Injured
Had ! had some assistance we
m.gut have saved some of the dying
hr Hun told a representative of The
associated Press. AT one time L was
Hng to treat 25 persons simultan-
ooas)y"
The cries OF the injured had TO go
nHecdod in many cases. Mothers beg
sed for news of their babies and chill
"rn cried for their parents. One four
EN- months old child, unable to tell
her name, was found a mile from the
scene of the disaster asking for ma
ma a woman from St. Louis took her
~ charge.
Four of Family Killed
one Of the saddest scenes reported
Was that of the Degania family of st.
Louis, four Of the family of six were
N''led and the father is reported dying
IN a st. Louis hospital. Four of the
Dosania children, Ralph 6, Melvin B,
ma Robert, IA months, lay dead to the
!'sat Of their father before he could
'' removed, and Mrs. Degania lay dead
20 his left Mr.. Degania in his de-
t''um clasped his infant son to his
breast repeating between groans OF
PAIN Thank God, Bobby, were all
a''ve not knowing the hearts of his
""e and children were stilled.
Bodies Washed In River
IN the confusion several bodies were
"uS'Ied on the relief trains before be-
TX checked leaving the number OF
.e"d uncertain. Many of the bodies
'ou'd not be identified because their