Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-03-08
DISASTER IN MEXICO
Two Hundred Victims OF the
Capita Train Wreck.
HALF OF THEM WERE KILLED
Five Coaches, Loaded with Passenger
Rolled Down the Steep Side at
MOuntaip.

City of Mexico, March lit is now
known that 200 people were killed and
injured in the terrible wreck on the
Inter Oceanic railway yesterday. 1t is
impossible as yet to say how many of
this number are dead. as the wreck has
not yet all been cleared away, and re-
ports are very conflicting 1t is feared.
however, that over 100 are dead. The
train was an excursion carrying nearly
l,200 passengers. returning from the pill
grimage annually made to Sacre Monte
Shrine. Near Pedri Blancha there is a
sharp curve, and at this point, for some
unknown reason, five coaches jumped
the track and went down the side of the
mountain. Three of them were smash
ed completely into kindling wood
AS soon as word was received In this
city relief train was sent out with sur
geons and a wrecking force. and the
work of rescuing has been progressing
since. AS fast as possible the wounded
were brought to this city, President
Diaz having ordered the military hos
pital with it's staff to care for all sur
vivors
A gend' arme who returned on one of
the relief trains says he saw IA dead
bodies taken from one coach The
bodies were mangled in the most shock
ing manner; some of them were in frag-
ments, and limbs, heads and bodies
mixed up in such a manner as to make
identification almost impossible.
The scene about the wreck was most
sickening as we'll as sorrowful. Rela-
tives We're searching for missing men,
bers of their families, and women and
children who had lost husbands and
fathers We're crying and moaning In a
heart-rending manner Further de-
talls from the scene are expected later
this evening, but the Geographic service
is unsatisfactory.
This is the most serious wreck in
Mexico since 1881, when a train-load of
soldiers went through bridge, 400 of
them being killed. The most careful in
quiry in this section of railroad people.
indicates there We're no Americans on
the train, the passengers, so far as
learned. being natives.
The train crew are not Americans,
and, in accordance with the Mexican
custom, all who were not killed will be
arrested, the Mexican law placing the
responsibility on train men for such
affairs and are very stringent.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Another account of the railroad acct
dent says that 104 We're killed and 100,
others injured. There were 1900 pas
sengers on the train. The train was
running down an incline near Teango.
Soon the speed was increased to a
frightfu1 rate. On a dangerous high
curve the engine and five cars jumped
the track and plunged down an en-
bankment. The shrieks and groans of
the wounded were heartrending, while
many of the unhurt women and chill
dren moaned and walled In an agony
of terror. Among the debris could be
seen an upturned face, the eyes fixed
in CLASSY stare, the features distorted
Here was an arm, there was a leg that
had been severed from trunk lying
perhaps 80 feet away. The railroad off,
Gals displayed commendable activity
and special relief train with medi-
eines and bandages was Immediately
dispatched to the scene