In ftes Xnvaatlgatlan ef an accident which occurred em the Men&hie, D&lla* ft Gulf Railroad, wsr Singec, firk" en Sept^aher On September 9, r>i8, there tsaa a head>en& collision between a aixed trala and aa extra train on tho fte&phls, Dallas & Oulf Railroad near ^lngen, Ar&., reeulting la the injury of 0 es^lcje^s. After 1ft va litigation of this aooidont, the Shief of the Division of Safety subatlta the following rerortt the Meaphia, k&llae & 3ulf Railroad, oa whieh thia accident occurred, ie

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... a stogie-tree* lloe* fraiaa are operated by time-table and a telegraphic train^erder ays tea, no black signal eastern being in ace* ^ee tbo ami nixed trelfi 5«'o. 5, in charge of Conductor i'ope and Eiigineiaaa Quigs, left Sot Springs, Arit-, en route to Aghdovn, Ark., at lo.so a, , "tepteaber Oth, 5 hcura 20 minutes late, ana .it 11.lo % it passed KurfreesfcerQ, ara», Ti atlloe '#eet af 'lot ^??\n :i i, 10 hcura and 40 slnutos late. After le&vias ;iurfr**?oor.>, It wee delayed at Sail, about 4.8 ssilfce bj living to double a hill. On count of being on dut^f nearly «*tyteen hour a, and in order to 3»eke up time and get into ^vllle &a eoon aa possible, the crew of train no. f> set off ? osra at Sail and proceeded with the reisaiflder of the tr^in, one luting of loooaetive 10?, 9 loaded care, a aabooee ar.ti a sa&ch. Hie train passu* ft Xenlo, a scheduled steppif.g com*, £.5 slice wet of Bali at 1.48 *. as., at union tiate the crew ru»ri "oeew an duty IS hours siad 16 einutea.