The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-16
-v,,x.wRrcKrRs FATAL WORK.
. Gang &C Mexican Robbers Deraii fas'
senser rraim-The firema"
Tbsnsand Dollars Worth Of Bullion s'''e"'

Laredo fTexas) special to the New
vi Uernd saws: Last night as The NORTH
hound Messenger train on the Mexican Ma
,,onaJ railway -pached a point about three
r,,ies north OF ..ajariio. station between
,bo states az New Leon and Iamaulipas,
,hc train ran oiY the track. The engine was
,n,aIIv wrecked. as was the eXlress-car ana
,Lotbird.closs coach. Investigation showed
Tho, ,he fisb-plates had been removed from
en- r,Ils and the latter pushed inward so a.
20 couso tbc GangeS on the wheels 10 run
oYtsidc of them and thus cause the
yxrocl. After Conductor Burt and his pas
sengcrs had concluded the Investigation ana
found Engineer Madden badly injured ana
Fireman Charles Festler killed, they started
10 return to the coaches. AT THIS moment
ef.cen or twenty horsemen, differently
dressed. rushed out OF the bushes close by
and with levelled guns or pistols ORDERED
Them 10 hustle into the cars. very nttie
time was lost in complying with the ORDER
and the robbers Immediately proceeded 10
the EXPRESS car. and after hsmmerlng ior
some time came ont, and one OF thetn VINO
snake Good English, the leader OF the
marry. accoSted the conductor Us iOh"Ms :
.1Conductor. we want you 10 open toat
safe I'm the express ear, ana II you doh
do it we will Kill every --- American on
this train"
covPBIIING TIE CONDUCTOR TO AID THEM
lie assured them be would try, and was
assisted into the car through its side door
nv the robbers. one o. whom wss stationed
nj each door with drawn revolver. Con-
durtor Burt found that in their attempt 10
omen II thew had knocked the hinges and
knob OIL. and that II was Impossible 70 open
II. and so assured them. He was handed
nm axe that had been brought along
bv the party and told 10 open y
with that. lie worked mlnf=lly. al
rho muz@lr Of two siX-ShoOterS, bat oil
course could make no Roadway. The safe
was then thrown out OF the car for the p r.
nose OF taking il away, but il was allowed
10 remain where it fell. When assured
there was 10 money. which was really true
they found hy searching the car about eigh'
Thousand dollars worth Of bullion, whlcl
was appropriated. They disturbed ont
Messenger onlv-a Mexican army officer
from whom they took two pistols and go
They went through the conductors Nahs'
and took some clothing and all the loos'
money he mad.
PROTECTION WHICH CAME Too LATE.
From LaiaritO the train was reported
.son time" 10 the head Office, but almost
immediately after the line went down
The railroad authorities had previously re-
cciyed intimation that their pay-traln
which goes out tomorrow, would be at
lacked and when they did not hear from
this incoming train for hall an hour, Il
being oulg eight miles between stations al
this point, all the railroad employees in New
Laredo, together with company OF Mex
can soldiers, all fully armed. boarded
train and started 10 their assistance.
They were met at Sanchez, five mile
from the scene Of the wreck. by Conductor
Burt and two other gentlemen, who hat
walked to that point for assistance. W hci
they reached the wrecked train, to theil
surprise they found 1t surrounded by
company of Mexican rangers from LalafltO
The explanation was that rs soon as th'
wreck occurred and the robbery com
menced one OF the Mexican passenger
started back 10 Laiarito and notified
them, They left for the relief OF Tn
stranded train and arrived there only lev
moments before the other party. The pas
sengers were all transferred and arrived
New Laredo about / O'Clock without FUR
Their mishap. The wreck was left in charg
OF trainmen and the rangers, who sue
ceeded in getting Festler's body from I'm
der the engine and clearing che track 81
that the regular train could go out on tim
this morning. The fireman was brought I
this city and buried by the railroad con
many, Engineer Madden is doing rs we
as could be expected. and it is supposed h
will survive.