The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-12
DESTROYED TRAIN,
DIDN'T HURT PASSENGERS.
Mexican Rebels Burned All the Baggage
But Were Careful Not to Molest
Passengers.

Nogales, Ariz., Sept. l2.The South
fern Pacific passenger train which left
here for west coast points at eleven
O'Clock yesterday was held up by rebels
under Emilio Campo at QuijanO, 30
miles south of Nogales, and partly de-
stroyed.
The first intimation that rebels were
In the vicinity was a volley of shots
fired at the engine and obeying the
implied command the engineer brought
the train to a stop. Campo himself
boarded the train and with an exhibit
tion of extreme Difference explained TO
the passengers that they would not be
molested, that he merely wanted all the
arms and ammunition aboard the train.
After taking what few arms and cart
ridges there were, the engineer was
compelled to run the train 70 Aguaz1rca,
where there was a bridge. The mail,
baggage, and ond-class cars were
placed on the bridge ami set on fire.
Telegraph wires we.e tied to the engine
rrd torn down when tle train started.
Only the frst-,lAss coach ard sleeping
car escaped destruction.
News of the hold-up was brought here
last night by six members of the crew
of the train, who made the trip 10 No
gales on a hand car. A switch engine
was Immediately despatched south to
bring the passengers and coaches not
burned. All the baggage of the pas
sengers was burned.
Campo sent word by the returning
train that he intended to continue south
and take possession of Hermosillo, the
capital of Sonora, on September 10,
Mexican Independence day. He notified
the Southern Pacific officials that he
would burn every bridge and station and
piece of equipment unless the company
quit transporting federal troops.
Railway Asks Protection.
New York. Sept 12--The Southern
Pacific Railroad company has asked the
state department at Washington to pro-
tect its interest in Mexico
Announcement to this effect was made
yeterday at the Office Of the chairman of
the executive committee OF the rail-
road. simultaneously formal state
ment that bodies of rebels varying from
400 to 5000, We're pillaging the coun-
TRY, cutting the telegraph wires and
burning the railroad brigdes.
More than two miles of bridges have
been burned during the past 10 days, ac-
cording to these kilograms. In one in
stance, according to the dispatches, the
rebels captured a railroad train, loaded
the passengers into one coach, carried it
to within seven miles of Naco and
dropped it into Naco by gravity. The
locomotive was then disabled
The kilograms, five in number have
been placed before the state department
at Washington by the Washington at
torneys of the railroad, it was stated
at the Office of the chairman of the
executive committee, and a formal de-
mand for protection, based upon them
had been made.
Our lawyers at Washington have been
in constant touch with the state de-
Ipartment over the situation declared
spokesman for r. S. Lovett, chairman
of the executive committee of the South
Iern Pacific company. 1--WE have asked
that our property be protected
The kilograms contained in the state
,ment issued yesterday are dated August
27, August 81, September 8, September
a and September 9.