Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-02
Railroad Disaster Not Fax From
The City Of Mexico
.-.,rruc,ns DASHED rorIEcEs
,,,,,,n, said to he Due to the
j" Negligence Of tho
Engineer.

,o s,b,f., occurred ON inc in'si
w ,,il,oad at a point about
o,..r,' miles from this city
~ Wv DAYS ago a great number OF
N"t.etbo capital sud tho towns
'.. ,,elpIly to 90 on a pilgrimage
NY catholic shrine at sacto Mon'e.
y',.,3,y long train, aboard OF
,.h tbefo were li2JO lnsaengot''
.l' ,'u,flpr from the place 81 pllsIi,i'-
,n i, ws8t VOL until = p1lnt on We
~ nj miivAy between IlmanliA
T..sngo was reached On thls
az ~ f5sd there IL steep incline,
~ Ha'st one place having ataFl
=. l.. .t's,e n runs close 70 the edge OF
-l'y ,,srlpice. THIS il one OF tho
ll.sS Sangsrsus pisces on the road anu
=. ,spIefei more ~ by tue TACT that
e,tnek here was not III 'he Ous' VI
', I'm. Train began to run down tho
..lins many Of tue passengers were
i.s,tlnf and Joking while others
isItins Out VI the WlndOWe NJ the
,..'ty p,,,lpg scenery, which az this
.rti, tupoft. Soon the speed ot tue
"a beaan 10 Increase, nud IL was
ssmsnlne al irightiul rate. The
r,,np,sr csuod tncir Joking hhi
800 al osch other villa strange
E,tdsp.cttd 10 their faces Steadily
~ momentum VI the train, which
s,,saW svsying and bounding feat
me inefrasri, and t0Ou the daugfi-
mi Man curve was struck ~ tho
M. wheels Of tho eng ne took the
,sus. The locomotive swayud outward
.rttbsn baek. As tho drivers went
-su,rufvs the engine again swayou
lnvIly and then either Jumped the
mgk OF turned ran.
NJ,shei across the ecanty space be-
ts,,n the rails aud the edge Of the
tbitm and .hen plunged downward.
Ost s0ef another three coaches tllud
VIM pait.ngen dashed aflef II ami
rtdupiuamass OF wrerksge nt the
ioi Of tue pruelploc. The next two
coaches alfl Jumped tnu tTAuk, but
met fortunately did not 70 over tho
eigs Of ,he piecipice. A. the nth
c0lch LETT the tracks II twisted anu
bioke the coupling connecting Il with
tbs coaches bshind IL. These coaches
tspllbs rails and passed safely around
tue curve, After running n consider
ttls dhlAaes they vefe stopped by tho
hindbnseL
When tho engine aud three coaches
ielI u Toe bottom Of the ravino there
vas fearful eiaih, and mingled with
q vtn he ihfleks Of the afitlRhted
fiiislgtu which could be heard above
The ihnsklugoi thu escaping steam Of
toe tngIpe which was knocked 10
pieces BY Tue iall.
Iae passengers In the two derailed
eoichts II the edge OF the pTecipioe got
cut uQliokly a. possible and many OF
lhtm isil % thelf knees and thanked
G2l loi lheIf escape from n most awful
ttilh.
10 The meantime q number OF pas
higat 10 The other coaches had re-
,silsi 70 Tue scene Of the wreck and
s''o'ti themselves 10 the work Ci
ittealng The impTlioned In the wreck.
la'tgh' here was a most gruesomt
'ls' Toe carriages were shattered ana
iuAeulyol tue occupants were lying
b'a'Aih lne debris. The shrieka and
V'lli Of Ir FOUNDED were heart,
haiugi while many OF tho unhurl
slasn aud children mOurnsd and
'.l'l 10 agouy OF terror.
lhsualn hands were Americans
w pmo Of thsm Rs soon ~ possible
sipiphed The news Of the disaster /,
~ city,
Allsl BY some Of the men who wer,
Y A' e'sehes that did not 40 over, the
A'oAl employees Aud thB relief corp,
.ae'aIel away tho wreckage suili
Wl'y 10 allow tho civilization OF tn,
.a4tad Injured. Oue hundred anu
y, , ssld aud eighly.hvo wounds,
. ~ aAen out OF the wreck.
. ~ AT ~ eau he learned, the aecl
-NAs Cue " the negligence OF TN
. ,tl'et' IL IL stated that when tn
,-shleiej tue incline he made M
TlN 10 CHECK IT. speed by the u.s.
-. t'aAs. Had the bIages failed L
. VIC momentum could have beet
,l " TOE haudbrakes, but Der
. -,gl We train stated that they hear
I,,S.a.ule Tor iho application OF H.
M '',aAs,' The engineer and firc
~ he believed TO be under Ia
n's ' o. The engine, and why Ia
" NM vas allowed TO Tuu PRACTICAL
49, Que OF the most uAngerOu
'''its known. 'O'
OFFICIAL INvEsrIGArioN.
MY on MEXICO, March 9Th
lu,t5ll glvefnmunJ has commeuoe
Isi'e '.AAmluullUn OF tho train me
h,s ', .,..lAls Of tue Inter Oceanic Il. 4
II h,i.,.'V'uipt 10 fix the culpability fu
nr'..' railroad disaster upon M
sso', 70 ulamr. The engineer. col
Il nls .ul uTnkrmsn on the ul.fats
OH, wv examined nud fuller repog
fIp,., ulsAsler are expected, TINS q,
e5s8',,NAs John Nuufsr aud M
aa '''' j. II. Steele, both Amur
,a ~ uois polItIco OF Tonango, wit
Ct bs quilted gei tuTales, had the bodiI
iisr1e, l,al laid out on the bank 1,
then t,'Aton and refused 10 pefm
iug N. 20 brought 10 the city, nwai
Ofu.. 'mplele official exainlnatio
4 IuIl l ,i,ls d tho wreck. rnoy wei
Wien mtag lhere at noon yosteFds
the ~ s regular train went Dy All,
bodIo' ' I've. Was cleared away. MI
iun, p', %S,,loiy man leu, llu In Il
lIea,',.,a., up Ike clrdwood. Tho 81
llu,t,g 'tlenls anu relatives ha,
p0,tt,.i,s,e 1n Of little await la gniuin
'0uuba,s " 'he remains Of tue IA
1aftJ t1curionisls, the ,,reat
grest,,'nn om VIII today be buried I'M
ral,e" nae, s, being jug uesr Inc Irae
'lly On ,i'leemeu sent out iIom m
gouuloi Do lsseue i,ain asrshslgd Il
asl llpb, wen rh thsy were brought
Esrs KEY, These VINO could noi wa
de,e ss ,,iel on li.ters, twenty.nvs
81 ,o, required TOT that purn,se.
ulled 49,, 4, can no ascertAinod XII n
ass. S "0unded were OF tbs low