Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-11
SIXTEEN CARS IN
WRECK ON P. r. r. AT
STANTON STATION
Continued from page I

so that trains could move over it slow
ly, but 1t will take all day at least
TO put all the tracks in shape.
Some OF the cars derailed contained
cattle, sheep and hogs, but none OF
these were upset and tho cattle were
unhurt. With the five cars of chickens
II WAS different. These cars were evil
IDENTIFY In the section OF tho train
where the trouble occurred, as they
were damaged to greater extent
than any of the other cars. The in
slant tho wreck happened cars were
thrown over on the southbound tracks
and dragged some distance. At this
point there are three tracks. The train
was running on the outside north
bound track. The rails OF the two
other tracks evidently by the dragged
cars We're torn up and the four rails
IN some places were showed almost
/ together. Some sections OF the rails
were bent and twisted and other sec
tiCns torn entirely loose from the road
bed and We're found along the side
ot the road. One section was found in
/ the yard Of house just below the
stanton freight station occupied 10y
track foreman. The northbound
track on which the train was running
was also torn up for some distance.
Five Have Miraculous Escape.
Five OF the seven men in charge of
the feeding Of the live chickens en-
route had a miraculous escape. Smith
was one of the Ave who at the time
of the wreck were eating their sup
per IN one end Of one OF the care con
tanning the chickens This particular
car left the track and Is said 10 have
turned over three or four times on the
side OF the road. All the men suffered
some bruises and from shock hut
Smith was the only one seriously in
tured.
One freak Of the wreck was tn.
manner in which three of the CHECKER
cars we're twisted around. Two OF
them were turned completely cross
WAYS OF the track and the third wa:
practically thrown on top OF the TIVE
giving the appearance 81 bridge
over them. Two OF the other chicken
cars were thrown clear OF the track:
along the side OF the road. The nois'
Of the fowls few minutes after~th'
wreck could he heard for some die
lance Hundreds OF the chickens il
the cars that turned over were killed
At da ybreak this morning hundred
Of others started crawling through
the sides and ends of the cars wher'
the wire had heen bent or broken. !
temporary pen was erected on tn
railroad property and many OF IN
chickens rounded upand placed il
, there. but there We're still a larg
, number wandering around. loose at
. o'clock this morning and more getting
out Of the cars every minute. on
Of the poultry cars that had bee
turned over was just north OF tn
, tracks near the freight station thi
morning This car had completed
turned turtle, the top Of it being O
the ground Large numbers c
chickens especially in what was orig
nally the upper layers but then q
u the bottom were dead having bee
crushed and smothered TO death. On
other poultry car was north OF IN
tracks and three OF them south OF III
tracks. one OF them having tumble
2 into the race. All of them were badl
damaged and many dead chicken
= could be seen IN them.
BY S o'clock this morning all I'll
I cars derailed had been gotten back o
d the tracks with the exception OF IN
20 five poultry cars and moved away
q large gang Of men were at work a
{. night putting in new track. Nan
10 persons visited the scene Of the wreC
n early this morning. The cars Of Lis
IS stock were among those moved ava
curing the night