Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

and / take It that he Is IL man of
nerve. or ne wouldn't be IN that cOun-
try. ma timid people don't WORK on
Mexican railroads. Secondly, the spot
where the accident occurred 10 one OF
the worst on the lntcr-Oeclulc road and
II train has TO literally pick It's way
around the sharp curves Ia that Vi
cmity,
lean lines have been laid out a0 eco
numiculiy nH possible, aud nnll
enough III the mountain has boon chop
ped away TO permit n fuothold for lhe
track. 40 to speak, ca one side the
train rubs against the mountain anu
ON the other the passengers look down
into u deep gully.
Nov. talto IL train running Mt
moderate or careful speed deicel'
unknown to an the train hands mas
developed In one OF Tho trucks under
the tender. The train strikes the curve
only moderately hard. but It auilieea 10
iur, from the track the wheels OF the
fender and the remainder of the tram
follows suit on tho outer Hido of The
rails there is hardly "A foot OF room
and the nCNt Instant there IN jumbo
of wood iron and human beings In the
gully below,
Nm this country defect IN the
tendot-hnd the FIRST reports from inc
accident gave that as tue cause Woull
have been discovered by an Intelligent
car lnspcctor rhon the curve waull
have been protected by double ran
which will, nine timeH out OF ten Keep
% car upright and hold II TO tho rhus,
Both these requlaltoH are neglected
down there or were whom l was IN
Mexico recently On q visit. ana az u
result n catastrophe ~ apt 10 follow,
"The employees know the custom Of
the country thoroughly, nnd instead or
hastening To the rescue OF tho pnhheu-
rers. ns in this country, they ny for
their lives. II they fail into the banda
OF the people they would be shQt or
hung TO the nearest tree, The McNlehnh
have no time to look after real causes.
The apparent ones. In the shnpe or
engineers and conductors. viii do, and
I'm their blind rage they kill iirst and in-
vestlgate nfterwnrd,
zone thing IN connection with rail-
reading In Mexico that takes ON the
tinge Of civilization s. that the govern
mcnt stands by the corporations to the
last ditch. Sin against the rnllroads
and you are doomed. This state OF
things has brought about almost con-
tluuaI warfare between the lower or
IKHuIAl1
connsoatlon OF valuable land and the
Incidental killing VI human beings and
cattle contribute TO the feeling OF
hostility
"Mexicans dislike being hurried, and
l have had my hair raise ON ends on
account Of the lelsurely way they nave
crossed the track In front Of my engine,
Notwithstanding tho frantic shricka Of
the whistle and the gesticulnuons OF
bystanders.
some HoadHIdc Experiences.
81 have seen an ignorant Mexican
stood up against u water tank ana
shot fun Of holes by soldiers for simply
throwing a lie across the track. Ills
chiid had been killed by the Train Just
ahead Of mine and he wanted 10 throw
our train In the ditch out OF revenge
,rhe tie would have done no damage,
but an excited Mexican. oihcial wanteu
iu slice. and. IN spite OF my arguments
he got II. 90 a Mexican sort.
trhen. again, the average MeSiean
iiytny out In the country is An expert
win the rife or pistol, ana doesn
NE 40 be disturbed while sleeping.
'rbnt little nick IN my right ear was
,,i,en me BY one OF this class. II hap
nened In this way. The Mexican WIS
sIaeping about hundred yards from
the track, MS ntiie lpnf btlht 80
efrefehed out on the ground. NY ntlen-
Ion was called to the couple by my IRE,
nan, and. thinking 10 have some run,
,rrabbed the whistle rope and let ~
ssveroi srreeches that would almost
nave awakened the dead. The horse
caught the noise first and In a nrish'
sndeayorcd TO regain It's feet. IN dolnB
"a IL kicked the poor Mexican IN ,he
shoulder. The latter jumped 10 ms
feet, black with rage. Seeing our
laughing faces as we slowly glided ~
h, snatched up his repeating rife and
ared directly at us. 1 dodgel. pui
not in time TO altogether avoid me pnl,
lei. thopgh my gulckness saved ny
lie ara i dIant grumble much over
lie little bit OF lost flesh,
''The funny part OF me adventure ,,nsa , va
that the Mexican wasn't satisfied VIII
shao,ing al us. but wanted our lives
and having plenty OF time on his hands
started to follow us up. He learned oui
names from the next station ageri ans
ave Il out that he was going ID hav'