Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-06-30
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NUGGETS
MEXICO.
Further Particulars Concsrning the Hail
way Accident.

Further Particulars Concsrning the Rail
way Accident.
CRY OF MEXICO, June 2S. Reports
have been meagre regarding the Morel-
10 accident as the telegraph was destroy.
ed by the managers for the purpose Of
suppressing details Of the official an
nouncement, killed, 1872 soldiers and l3
officers. OF the wounded % late reports
as expected somew hat increase the um-
Der. Heavy rains fell Thursday with
hail. Thursday night by order OF the
War Secretary, the Third battalion OF
soldiers took the train from Cuanta to
come 10 the City of Mexico. The road
had been inaugursted week before by
President Gonzales. and the Third bat
TALON was one OF the regiments taking
part in the Inauguration. The train
passed Malpoisand, two miles beyond,
when the bridge was washed away.
Tram at Full Speed Plunged into the
Chasm.
The engineer and fireman were killed
instantly. A large cargo OF alcohol and
whisky which was aboard caught fire.
The car containing the thirteen officers
fell beneath the blazing spirits and was
burned with its contents. A car con-
tanning soldiers was partly burned. A
heavy flood was rushing through the
chasn, and many were drowned and
others burned beyond recognition. The
night was dark and misty. and
No Help Gould be Obtained.
The news was one day in reaching the
City OF Mexico, fifty miles of.
President Gonzales has ordered q
commission TO investigate the matter at
once, though nothing can come OF the
investigation. The government was
somewhat interested in the road.
Great sorrow is prevalent throughout
the city. The concession for
the Morellos road WAS given Dolphin
Sanchez, a Mexican constructor from
Mexico to Cuantla, with a subsidy OF
$4,000 per Kilometre. The line is mar
row gauge built entirely with this one
subvention and had no other financial
backing. 1t was built by Mexican en-
gineers and was first attempt at
railroading.
The Road Was Chesply and Hurriedly
Constructed,
and the accident was predicted by COM
petent engineers. Public opinion blames
Manager Schaucbez, who has left the
city. The defense OF the engineer is
that there were no tiackmen TO warn
him OF the danger. Ii was the inten-
ton OF the promoters TO extend the
line TO the Pacific at Zily by means OF a
Government subsidy. The Times, the
only city paper without a government
subsidy, attacks the Government and
administration. 1t says that some one is
to blame and assails Disz and calls San.
chez to account. The Diario, the official
government organ considers the accident
beyond human foresight. The road has
cost the government so far 1910, 900 in
subsidies, and sixty miles have been
built.
Pacheco and Fernandez are reported
to be interested in the Morelles road and
will oversee the investigation. 1t is al
legged that the government gave the man.
ayers at Morelles $4,000 to reach Gu.
anita before July. 1t appears that the
Road as Condemned by the Public IN.
spector
the day OF the inauguration. There is
general Indignation, and the papers de.
mand that the blame be fixed. A dis
patch recei,e ed to-day reports that Gov,
Guerro is missing. 1t is not known II
he was on the train. Over 100 ladies
have been recovered in a charred and
mutilated condition. The wounded are
,, in hospital at San Diego and Cuantla.