The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-06-30
FOUR KILLED AS
TRAIN HITS CAR
NEAR CH|CKASHA
Accident Occurs at "Dlp" Crossing
North OF City; identity OF Vic.
tims Not Fully Established
Early Today.
APPARENTLY ALL DIE
INSTANTLY IN CRASH
Two Bodies on coweateher; Car De
moIlshed; Victims MangIed;
Dallas Believed Be Home OF
lll.Fated Tourists.

That two OF the four persons who
were killed In the accident near
Pocasset this morning were newly
weds was apparent in an investiga-
tion conducted this morning by r. w.
Foreman, undersheriff.
Foreman visited the scene OF the
accident late this morning and found
a copy OF a marriage license contain
ing the names of " NJ. Porter and
Pearl Speor, bota of Hominy, Okla.
The license was sued in Oklahoma
CITY, June 81, and the ceremony was
performed in that place on June q.
Near the license were found post
cards which the tourists evidently
intended TO mail In Chickasha. One
of the cards was addressed to Mrs.
Speer in Dallas. Texas, and was
signed Pearl The message written
on the post card indicates that the
writer was the daughter of the person
to whom the card was written.
Undersheriff Foreman believes that
the other girl and the boy were a
sister and brother of the bride.
Two women, one man and one boy
were instantly killed this morning
about . o'clock when the Ford auto
mobile in which they were riding
was hit by Rock Island passenger
train No. 7O5, due to arrive here at
1920 o'clock. The accident occurred
at the crossing on the Meridian
highway two miles south of Poe
caset Names of the persons, be-
leved to be from Texas, were not
known here late this morning.
An Identification card giving the
name of Penle Speer, 9l4 Crestle
street, Dallas, Tex, and stating that
in case of accident or death notify
V. NJ. Porter, telephone 3002, Dallas,
Tex. was found near the track after
the crash. Rock Island railroad of
ficials late this morning were en-
leavoring to get into communication
with this man The Ford automo-
bile in which the party was travel
ing was demolished and the luggage
was strewn over the track and right
of-way. All four passengers of the
machine were killed.
Bodies on Cow Catcher.
T,,,,, 90 tbo hod;ac traro nntubi pu
the COW catcher of the engine and
we're resting there when the train
came to standstill. Two of the
bodies were thrown clear Of the
track. All four occupants of the
car were killed instantly. The boys
body was the only one which was
not mangled considerably. Indica-
tions were that the boys neck or
back were broken.
According to Engineer Herd, in
charge Of the engine, the train was
moving at a rate of about rs miles
per hour. The train came to a
standstill at point several yards
from the crossing. Bodies Of the
dead tourists were placed in the
baggage car, brought to Chickasha,
and placed in the S. j. Anderson
morgue
The site of the accident is known
as the dip" crossing. The track is
several feet below the level of the
road Engineer Herd said that he
blew the whistle as the train neared
the crossing; that he did not see
the automobile until it suddenly ap.
peared upon the track; that he ap.
piled his emergency brakes but
that it was too late to prevent the
crash.
A Texas tag No. 146S27 was car
ried on the automobile.
Coroner's Inquest Called.
Soon after the accident this morn
ing, Ben Goff, county attorney,
called coroners inquest. The in
quest was begun this morning, but
it was announced, will not be COM
pleted until after the arrival of the
train crew.
Engineer Herd, Fireman Ralph
Woodward and Conductor Hatfield,
in charge of the train. have been
summoned to come to Chickasha as
soon as they complete their run to-
night at Waurika. The train runs
from Oklahoma City to Waurika via
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