Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-07
SURVIVORS DRAW
VIVID PICTURE
OF NJ. ?. CRASH
Last Body Is Removed From
the Debris at Sulphur
Springs; Work of Clear
ing Up WreCkage Begun
(By The Associated Press.)

Sulphur Springs, Mo-, Aug. s
(by the Associated Press)-Early
today the last body was removed
from the debris of the wreck re-
sulting from the rear end collision
on the Missouri Pacific railroad
here Saturday night. A group of
rescuers, kerosene torches light
ing their way, came down the
track to the little railroad station
with the inert figure on q litter,
improvised from boards of the
splintered wreckage,
Work then was started in clear
ing up the debris. This afternoon
piles of debris were all that was
left to tell the story of the dis
aster.
Survivors drew vivid picture
of the accident. A blast from the
whistle from the speeding limited
told of it's approach around a
curve along the high towering
bluffs, and this caused a few. who
had alighted from the local to look
back nervously.
Rushing around the curve came
the fast passenger train. Then
came the roar Of the crash cries
of women and means of men, and
the craggy bluffs overlooking the
Mississippi We're shaken by the
impact.
The rear coach was hurled down
the embankment on the far side
of the creek. The next two cars,
standing on the trestle across
Z Glaise creek and on the embank-
n
The fourth tumbled down the in
cline north Of the creek.
The roof of one OF the demolish-
ed cars fell, spanning the creek
and afforded a bridge for the res
cuers.
Where the day coaches of the
local had stood across the trestle'
now stood the steel cars of the
limited flyer. The locomotive had
plowed its way through more than
half the length Of the halted tram
behind car compressed into a
space of about ten feet, against a
coach which seemingly. was unln-
jured.
Engineer Glenn saw what was
coming. He Jumped before the
blow. His name ID listed among
the dead. o,
From the cars, which had rolled
down the embankment, no SOUNDS
came at first. Then, as an obi
cato to the road of escaping
steam. came shouts, agonized
cries and tortured means. From
the windows OF the overturned
coaches crawled the survivors
their faces bore puzzled expires,
sions which at another time woulo
have been ludicrous.
Those who crawled alone iron
the cars. realizing that they hao
left their friends or relatives pc
hind, turned to explore the Wrech'
age.
After the first dazed momen'
realization came, and the survivor
the passengers FROM the ifniIeo
train, and the people from the NJ
tie town, attracted by the NOISE
rushed to lend aid, .a
Cries Of the wounded attraCteo
The rescuers. Bodies were takei
ont 40 thew were found. 1t coulo
not be told whether they We're dead
or unconscious from their WOUNDS
Night descended to make lhs
task more difficult. The deaC
wera laid in rows in the grouno
near the station, on the porch OF
a nearby store and in empty bag
gage cars. DIR. W. W. Hull OF SUI,
6hnr Springs was the first person
70 arrive. Soon after the crasf
he was administering to the
wounded, and single handed, he
treated twenty-five before the ar
rival of the wreck train with q
corns of doctors from De Soto.