The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-28
indians Wipe Out Small Station
in North Part Of Mexico.
ONLY NAN AND WIFE SURVIVE
White Couple Put Up Desperate Fight
and Keep Antagonists at Bay un'
Ill Arrival Of Relief Train
Other Places Attacked.

LOS ANGELES. Dee. : T.~colonel
II. II, Maxson. vice president of the
National Irrigation Congress and sec
retary OF the board OF education OF
Reno, New. who has been spending the
last few weeks in the state OF sonora,
Mexico, arrived In Los Angeles today.
with q graphic story Of the massacre
OF the Mexicans and whites which oe-
Cured at the little station Of Lam
eho, on the Cananea, Yaqui River 4
Pacific Railroad. last Saturday after
noon.
According to the statement OF Max
son, his train stopped an hour at
Laneho. While there rumors were re-
celved that the yaquis were on the
war path. and that the few people In
the neighborhood OF the station and
railroad were In danger. The station
master. a man named Thompson, be-
Titled the matter and he said he and
his wife would remain at their posts
The train bearing Colonel Maxson
and party had not left the station more
than an hour when the Yaquis de-
scended on the little party Of Mexieans
and Americans and butchered four,
| Station Agent Thompson and his wife
escaped by boarding work train that
pulled in at the time. The train ap-
peared after four OF the people had
been killed and Thompson and his wife
had defended themselves back OF the
barricaded doors OF the station. As the
work train arrived the yaquis with
drew.
The train bearing Colonel Maxson
and party continued 10 q station about
fifteen miles farther along the line and
then, as the signs Of the desperadoes
uprising became more alarming they
decided to return. The train started
back toward Lancho and when II arr
rived the station house and been
burned and demolished and four hu-
! man bodies lay along the tracks.
/ The party stopped a few minutes
/ In the hope that survivors might be
/ found and taken to place Of safety.
! While the train was at the ruins Of
! the station, the dcsperadoes appeared
in the distance, but did not come
within range Of the few armed peo-
t pie on the train The bodies Of the
/ victims were still warm when Maxson
, saw them and with the aid OF others
4 on the train they were given hasty
I burial.
= For many miles along the road the
scene was duplicated. Four more dead
bodies OF Mexicans and Americans
were discovered along the tracks. The
little band at this station had beer
able to repulse the attack Of the va
t Quis with the loss Of but four OF theIi
s number. The remaining members oI
l the company refused to leave on tho
:, train, bur said that they could stand
e off the Indians until the next day
k when the rurales could reach the spo
n and summary justice would be metet
y out to the murdercrs IL captured.
d Ell PASO, Later: Details Of the va
: qui Indian outbreak at Leneho Station
e on the Cananea, Yaqui River q Pa
IS cifc Railroad Saturday night, II
0 which eight Mexicans were titled am
the bodies burned, have been received
here. No Americans were killed. al
though 1t is certain that but for tn
timely arrival Of a work train with
y large crew Of laborers, Forema'
= Thompson of the well digging ganl
It and his wife, would have been killed
i For several weeks past a restlessnes
10 has been observed among the Indian!
t. but an outbreak was hardly expect
Is ed. No unusual preparations mad bee
10 made for Yaqui attack and most Q
r those killed were shot down before
defense could be made. The band {
Indian outlaws is said to numbc
about 100. Reports received here stat
IN addition 20 eight killed d numb,
d Of Mexicans were wounded
sc