Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-24
EXPERIENCE OF PASSENGER
ON ATTACKED TRAIN

Ell Paso, Texas, Nov. o4.-George A.
Sharp, manager of the Southwestern
Cattle company of this city, who ar
rived Wednesday from Mexico, was q
passenger on the Mexican Northern
train attacked by rcvontionists last
Monday. Mr.. Sharp went into Mexico
week ago and soon found himself in
the center of one of the disturbed dis
tricts.
His story follows:
When the regular passenger train
carrying three coaches of soldiers bound
for Guerrero left chihuahua Monday
morning. 1t was not believed that It
would encounter any serious opposition.
At San Andreas, which is about 40
miles west OF Chihuahua, the train
was met with n hot rifle fire from
trevolutionists. who were concealed be-
mind vacant houses and piles of wood.
At the first volIey. a lieutenant and
several soldiers on the train We're
killed outright as were three women and
young child. Two men were badly
wounded and several others injured al
though not seriously
SAVED BY ENGINEER.
The presence Of mind of the en-
gineer. who opened the throttle and
drove the train beyond the fire OF the
revolutionlsts. undoubtedly saved our
lives and the lives OF the remainder
or the troops. With the window lights
OF the coaches broken, the frames shat
tered by bullets and the soldiers in Il
panic, the train arrived at Bustillos.
whore the coaches bearing the troops
We're left OH n side track.
The railway officials, fearing troub-
lie further ahead. refused to take the
soldiers to their destination and at last
reports they We're huddled within the
church afraid to come out.
About noon Monday l was riding
into the outskirts of Gerrem when I
was surprised to hear heavy firing in
the town. | attempted to ride
around the place to avoid the trouble,
when l was met by two revolutionists
who inquired my, business and advised
ME to leave the country for the sake
of safety. Guerrero soon fell Into tho
hands of the rebels and the troops arc
now in a state OF siege in the barracks
1t Is confidently expected by the in
surgents that the troops will either be
killed or taken
Leaving Minaca, the band captured
San Yasadit, after an engagement which
resulted in the death OF 80 soldiers and
rurales and with only the loss Of one
revoutionsts.
AT this town boarded the train
bound for chihuahua, and 1t was this
train that was wrecked ut San AndroaS
by the revoutionists, who had removed
the rails. Several persons were slightly
injured though none fatally.
'''rhc rebels surrounded the train, but
seeing there We're no troops. did not
MODEST the passengers. 1t was here
that talked with several leaders, who
expressed themselves in very optn-
istlc manner that the regime of Diaz
is n thing OF the past
''rhe rebels at this point numbered
about COO mon. all of whom arc well
equipped. carrying Winchester revolv-
crs and swords. Each man Is provided
with n good horse and all seem to he
anxious to fight.
After seriously considering the prop
ostion to hold the passengers of the
train as prisoners, to be exchanged for
rebels we were finally allowed to send
4 single message to Chihuahua for a re-
lief train which arrived Tuesday att
ernoon and which consequently brought
us to Chihuahua. Tho wreck was not
allowed to be cleared"