The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-10-05
TRAIN WRECKINC.
Two More Cases of This Diabolical
 Work Reported.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED.
Disastrous Work of a storm In Mexico Floods In the Territory and Texas MilItamen Taken
 Sick.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, Oct. 2.-Passen- ger train No. 1 of the Frisco road, which left Springfield at 1O:O9, about ten minutes late, ran into an open switch at Lyman at 10:20, dashing through stock cars. Engineer Maxey Hall and Fireman Charlie Robinson were both instantly killed So far as could be ascertained none of the pas- sengers were seriously injured. One received broken arm, and several re- ceived slight bruises. The switch had been opened by some party undoubted- ly with the intent of wrecking the train.
 Lyman is only blind Siding, there being no depot or telegraph office there The three stock cars were just inside the switch, so that the engineer and fireman had no warning of the danger until the crash came. The officials of the road state that this is no less than the fourth attempt which has been made to wreck trains at Lyman during the month of September. Each time the attempt has been discovered in time to prevent an accident until Sat urday Right.
 RAILROAD BRIDGES DAMAGED.
 WICHITA, Kan, Oct. 2.-Flooded streams are playing havoc with the railroads in the Indian territory and mortimer Texas. In addition to the big bridge on the Panhandle at Canadian City, which went and which will take twelve days to repair, the Santa Fe hA TnnaIta,, a+ was washed out, us was also the Rock Island bridge over the same river at Union City. It will take several days to repair these last two bridges sutfi- ciently for trains to cross. It is re- ported that the bottom lands along the Canadian have suffered great damage.
 MAIL NARROWLY ESCAPES BURNING.
 DUBLIN, Oct. 2.-The express train from Dublin to Queenstown this morn ing carried 699 bags of mail to be sent on the steamship Lucauia to New York. When the train was about six miles from Mallow. kettle of hot seal ing wax in the mail car caught fire. The four mail clerks in charge of the car were unable to quench the flames, and when the train stopped at Mallow they jumped out with blackened faces and singed clothes They said they had been almost suffocated. The fire was extinguiShed by the station officials before it reached the mail bags.
 MORE TRAIN WEIGHING.
 PALMER, Mass, Oct An attempt to wreck the boat train on the New London tS Northern road last night at n trestle about two miles south of Palmer, came near succeeding. Fence rails were put upon the track but the engine struck them in such way that it was not derailed. It now is made known that this is the third attempt within a month to wreck the same train. The object is not apparent, as the train carries very little express of value.
 MEXICAN TOWN DESTROYED BY A STORM
 SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. "A special from Queretaro, Mex, says: The town of Jalapan, situated in the northern part of this state, was visited by a terrible storm few days ago, the particulars of which have just reached here. Scores of houses were completely demolished and many people killed and injured. The crops in the pathway of the storm were destroyed and there was much suffering among the people,
 MILITIAMEN STRICKEN DOWN.
 WATERBURY, Conn.,, Oct. 2.-Seven militiamen who were in camp at Man tic in August are among the victims of typhoid fever, which is quite prevalent here.