The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-13
INHUMANITY.
A Topeka Boy Suffering From
Typhoid Fever
Put Off a Train at a Des0late
Place
In CENTRAL MEXICO
Left Lying on the Ground at a
Water Tank.
During the Night While Uncon-
sciOus He is Robbed.
FINALLY PICKED UP
And Brought Back to the United
States
During the Night While UncOn-
sciOus He is Robbed.
FINALLY PICKED UP
And Brought Back to the United
States
More Dead Than Alive - He
Reaches Topeka.

Reese Van SAINT, nephew of F. E. Van
SAINT, C. A. Fellows partner, and son
of A. ]. Van SAINT, who lives at the cor
ner of Green and Thomas streets, Oak
land, was forcibly elected from a Mexi-
can Central railroad train Sunday even
ing about 800 miles south of Ell Paso
because he had a fever and did not pos
sess a health certificate from United
States authorities.
He was left at a small watering sta
tion near Panuco, in the province of
Zacatecas, where he lay on the ground
for nearly seven hours and while in an
unconscious condition was robbed of $S
In Mexican money and his cap. To-
ward morning he was found by train
hands, taken on board a northbOund
train and brought back to Paso del
Norte, which is across the line from
Ell Paso, Tex. Yesterday he arrived
home, sick and exhausted from his ex-
posure and the long ride.
When the Santa Fe train arrived in
Topeka yesterday morning at o'clock
Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Van SAINT, the pa
rents, were art the depot to meet their
SON. AS the train slowed up they asked
a trainman if there was a sick man on
the train. He replied that there was,
and that he was in the baggage car.
They hurried to the door of the car, but
before they got there hospital attend
ants lifted out a cot on which lay Ellis
Lewis, the Burlingame attorney, who
brought to the Santa Fe hospital. See
ing the bleeding form of the man whom
she supposed was her son, Mrs. Van
SAINT tainted, and she was with diff
Guilty revived.
Reese Van SAINT was able to walk out
of the car in which he was riding and
his father and mother took him to
their home in Oakland, where the
young man is now sick in bed, recover
ing from an attack of typhoid pneu-
monia.
/
SAINT residence today, Reese Van SAINT
who is p years of age and is a civil
engineer, told of his misfortune and the
inhuman treatment given him by the
Mexican Central trainmen.
He said: Il left Topeka a week ago
last Tuesday august 81 and was going
to the City of Mexico to take a position
under Lewis KinSman, chief engineer
of the Mexican Central railroad" The
young man was very weak and with
considerable effort spoke of his expert
ence in the south. Continuing he said ::
When 1 got to Ell Paso l had a little
money changed into Mexican money
and the rest was in bills and 1 had it in
my shoe. I wasn't feeling very WELL
but l was able to stand up and watch
the custom house officers go through
my baggage L got on the Mexican
Central there and started for the City
of Mexico Down near watering sta
ton 'Tomluco,' Gt is probable that Mr..
Van SAINT meant Panuco) the trainmen
told me I would have to get off the
train. I protested, but they said
might have some contagious disease,
and if I didn't have health certificate,
/ would have to get off. They stopped
the train at a little watering station
which is about 800 miles south of Ell
Paso and made me get off. They
weren't very gentle about it, either.
1 got off the train and telegraphed
ahead to have my baggage sent back
to me. 1 was feeling pretty bad. I had
a sort of mountain fever. I got some
supper of Mexican girl who happened
along. But 1 couldn't eat thing, and
1 brought the supper home in my grip.
You can see it there"
On a stand near the bed lay some
hard cookies and fried meat. Young
Mr.. Van SAINT explained that at the
same time he was put off the train it
was about o'clock Sunday evening.
1.-The Mexican girl stayed about half
an hour, and then / was left alone -
said he land I had to lie there alone on
the ground until some one would come
along and helped me- had about 81 in
Mexican money in my pockets, and
stolen from me. My travelling cap was
taken too. The American money was
in my shoe and they couldn't get at it.
1 don't remember of anyone stealing
stolen Between II and 1 o'clock that
night another train came along and 1
was loaded onto it and taken back to
Ell Paso del Norte. They wouldn't let
me go over into the United States un-
til they found out what 1 had. A doe
tor told me I had light fever, and
that having to lie on the ground so
long had made it develop into typhoid
pneumonia. 1 was awful sick and the
doctor told me I had better go right
home So I telegraphed home and
started. The Santa Fe people treated
me mighty fine. The reason I didn t
get off the Mexican Central train be-
fore 1 did, was because had a second
class ticket which didn't allow of a
stop over. When I got to Topeka my
folks thought I was the man in the
baggage car and they were badly
frightened. I'm weak now, but I am
feeling better. 1 guess my job in Mex
leo is gone up. I'll go back to work in
Mr.. J. c. Hollands office. I have work
ed there for four years and quit two