Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-28
FRIGHTFUL RAIL SLAUGHTER

CITY OF MEXICO, June 25.-A most horrible
accident occurred Friday night, on Morilo's
railway, in Mexico, whereby over two hun
dred persons were burned and crushed to
death. The scene of the catastrophe was on
the river San Antonio, near the village of
Mailpois. For some time past this section OF
country has been swept by fierce storms,
swelling the creeks into torrents and laying
waste many fertile fields. The bridge span
ming the river at the point mentioned, was
known to be unsafe, when the
FATED TRAIN
bearing battalion OF soldiers attempted its
passage The result was crash, as the un-
dermined supports gave way, and the engine
and cars were hurled headlong down the
chasm. Scarcely had the magnitude of the
tragedy become apparent, when
NEW HORROR
was added. In the freight cars, comprising
a portion of the train, was consignment of
alcohol. This took fire and subsequent ex-
plosion contributed much to the loss OF life
The few who escaped uninjured at once ap-
piled themselves to the rescue of their unfor-
inmate comrades, but it was some hours before
the exact
EXTENT OF THE TRAGEDY
grew apparent. 1t is known, however, that
13 officers and 1872 prvates were killed by the fall
or roasted to death, while fifty others sustain
ed injuries of more or less serious charac-
ter The train was entirely consumed. When
information of the event reached this city the
excitement was unbOunded and crowds
thronged all news centers anxiOusly awaiting
particulars. Never in the history OF the Re
public has so
FR1aHTFUL A CASUALTY
been chronicled, and its occurrence, it is
feared, may still further prejudice the popular
mind against railway enterprises. However,
Los Gringos, as the natives term all bar
barians, can come in for no share of the blame
in this connection. The road is narrow
gauge but built by the government, and is
entirely the work of Mexican engineers. 1t
was first opened to the public on the 18th
inst. In addition to the loss OF life already
presented it appears that the engineer and fire
man of the il-fated train were scalded to death.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CITY OF MEXICO, June 27.-A horrible Ca
tastrophe happened on the Morelas railroad
Thursday night at II o'clock. A provisional
wooden bridge fell down while train drawn
by two engines was passing over it, and the
cars and engines were tumbled down a preci-
pice. The first engine caused general confla-
grafton of one hundred barrels of brandy.
The dead number 1877 soldiers and seven cen
officers, not including railroad officers. 0
the women and children of the soldiers, forty
were more or less wounded. Only about six
ty were saved. The secretary of the public
works and military physicians departed Satur-
day for the scene of the disaster.
STILL ANOTHER ACCOUNT, AND WORSE.
CRY OF MEXICO, June 27.-Another ac-
count of the calamity says the list of II Off
GERS and 1877 privates killed. does not include
railroad officials and employees or women and
children of the soldiers. Only sixty persons
in all were saved alive and of those forty are
more or less injured. For moment after the
plunge of the cars from the bridge all was
darkness. Suddenly hundred barrels
of brandy, loaded on two of the cars caught
fire, and the
BURNING FLUID
inundated the mass of passengers struggling
in the ruins, who were soon wrapt in sheet
of flame and slowly burned before the eyes
of their more fortunate comrades
who were unable to save them.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
BARDENTowN, N. j., June 27.-At Burling-
ton junction to-day man supposed to be
Chas Taber, and a boy, were killed by rail
road train.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
MILWAUKEE,, June 27.-Chris. Schraning
IA years old, was instantly killed by having his
head crushed between a wagon wheel and a
tree, in the town of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee
county.
Anton Pfamestiel, aged 10, got caught in
the machinery at Worms cigar factory, and
was killed.