The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-30
THE SLAUGHTER
OY UPwATDs OE rWo aUNnnEp:nlM
On q Mexican Railway, the Rssnlt Of
Criminal CAFelsssnsss IN Construct
ing and OpeFailng the Road.
Other Foreign News.

CRY OF MRTIco, June 2s.-Rsports have
been meagrs regarding the Morellos accl-
dent, as the telegraph wires we're de.
stroyed by the managers for the purpose
ot suppresslng tho details, Official an.
nouncement Of the killed, 1872 soldisra and
IS officers; OF the wounded 9S. Later re-
ports, as expected, somewhat increase the
number,
Heavy rains fell Thursday, with hail
Thursday night,
By order Of the War Secretary the Third
battaliSn of soldiers took train from Gan.
ada to come to the City OF Mexico. The Foad
had been inauguraled The week before by
President Gonzales, and the Third bat
talisn was one Of the regiments taking
part In the Inauguration.
The train passed Malpois, and, two
miles beyond, where the bridge was wash.
ed away, the train at full speed plunged
into the rhRsm. The engineer and fireman
were killed instantly, A large cargo OF
whiskey aud alcohol which was aboard
caught FIRE, The car containing the
thirteen officers fell beneath the load Of
blazing spirits and was burned with its
contents. The car containing the soldlers
was partly burned, A heavy food was
rushing through the Chaam and many
were drowned, and others burned beyond
recognition. The night was dark and
lnisty, and no help could be obtained,
The news was one day reaching the City
Of Mexico flity miles off
President GonZlles has ordered Com
mission to investigate matters at once,
though nothing can come Ot the investiga.
ton, The Government IL somewhat In.
tereated In the road, The concession for
the Morellos road was given to Dolphin
Sanchez, Mexican constructor, from
Mexico TO Cuantla, with subsidy Of So, goo
per kllometer. The line is narrow
guage, built entirely with this one snbven.
ton, and had no other tinanCislRd. II was
built by Mexican engineers, and was their
first attempt ut railroading. The road was
Cheaply and hurriedly constructed, and
the accident was predicted by competent
engineers.
Public opinion blames manager San
chez, who has left tho city. The train
conductors defense ls, that there were
no track men warned him OF danger.
II was the intention Of the promoters Of
the road TO extend the line to the Pacific
coast at Z1ly by means Of Government
subsidy. The Lunss, the only city psper
without Government subsidy, attacks the
Government and the administration. II
says some one 10 to blame, assailB Disz,
and calls Sanchez 10 account. The DiuriO,
the official Government organ, considers
the accident beyond human foresight,
The road has cost the Government so far,
$S40 1000 In subsidies, and sixty miles
have been built.
Pacheco to-day becomes Minister OF
Public Works, vice DlaE, and Fernandez
assumes PsCheCO's position as Governor
Of the District. The changes are signiA.
cant, PaCheCo and Fernandez are reported
10 be interested ln the Motelles road, and
will oversee the investigation. II iB al.
legged that tho government gave
the managers Of the Morelles road
$4,000 TO reach Chantla before
July. Itappears the road was condemned
by the Public Inspector on the day OF ita
Inauguration. There Is general indlgna.
tion, and the papers demand the blame to
be fixed. A dispatch received to-day re-
ports that Governor 6uerre is missing. II
is not known whether he was on the train
or not, Over one hundred bodies have
been recovered in a Charred and mutilaI
ted condition. The wounded are In tho
hospitals at San Diego and Cuantla.