El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-26
Was to Have Been Married
September IA Track
Walker Injured.

Fireman Louis Vaughn, OF FL FasO'
was killed, and a Mexican track walk
er named Castro, was seriously IN
jured when Santa Fe soutnoound
freight train No. S33 was wrecked at
Fort Fillmore, y. NJ, at o'clock sun
day morning. The fireman was killed
instantly and his body was round un
der the engine, where 1t lay Tor elSht
hours before the engine could De
raised so that it could be taken out
In the wreck the engine, tender ana
seven cars were wrecked, one of them
containing a carload of sheep, OF
which several were killed and many
escaped to the pastures around the
wreck.
All of the other members of the
crew escaped injury by jumping when
the wreck occurred
The freight train, which was bound
for E. Paso, had passed MesllIa PStrk'
n. NJ, and was speeding on to FL Paso
when suddenly the engine LETT the
track and went over the embankment,
carrying seven of the freight cars
with it The track spread under It's
wheels, caused by the road bed being
softened by the heavy rains OF the
past week
Engineer Ellis Jumps.
Engineer Ed Ellis, of Albuquerque,
who was driving the engine, jumped
escaped being injured but fireman
Vaughn was caught and could not
escape. The track walker, Castro, too
it is said was riding on the engine
and in this way received his injuries
At the point where the wreck oc-
Cured there is a high embankment
and the cars were turned over on
their sides.
The train was in charge Of conductor
George Jameson, of San MarclaL he
and brakeman J. Reed were not in
Fireman Vaughn resided at 912 Port
land street in Ell PasO, with his
father, G. L Vaughn, who is employed
by the FL Paso & Southwestern rail-
road His mother l. dead He was
, 80 years of age. Besides his father
he is survived by three brothers, Rus
sell, Henry and Ted, and one sister
Daisy. They reside in FL PasO-
Was Soon to Be Married
FIJI mdn Vaughn was engaged TO De
married to Miss Jessie Mcdonald, OF
Rincon. \. NJ. and the wedding was
to take place the first of September
Miss Nc Eonald was Immediately noll-
fled CT the death of Vaughn, and came
to FL Paso from RincOn, sunday nlSht-
The body of Vaughn after it had been
taken from under the engine, was sent
20 Las Cruces, bit will be brought 10
FL Paso tonight
The wreck tain from san Marclal
was hurried to Fort Fillmore and pc
gan II clean up the wreckage- Inc
crew worked al dag Sunday clearing
un the wreck end Monday morning
was still at work. The north bound
Santa Fe passenger train, which leaves
FL Paso in the morning. was held
several hours here until the track
could be cleared. Likewise the scum
bound passenger train due here IN the
morning was held for several hours
at Las Cruces. It arrived in FL Paso
several hours late. The trains OF
sunday were all detOured around by
Deming over the Southern Pacific rail-
road, leaving the Santa Fe at Rlncon-
The Sunday morning passenger tram
heard of the wreck while 1t was at
Rincon and after being held there Tor
a few hours. was sent out over the
Southern Pacific The trains leaving
FL Paso for the north likewise We're
sent out over the Southern Pacific
II is not known how badly the track
+ walker. who was in the wreck, was
injured He was taken to Las cruces
where mis- injuries ere attended to,
Mexican Fatally Injured.
Arisco Castro a Mexican, who II Is
said. was riding on the train between
the first car and the tender, was badly
injured. and is at the courthouse d
Las Cruces. not expected to live
-. ]. Mccarthy, said to be from T.
Paso. who was on the train, was Sc
vereIy bruised, but was not seriously
int red.
The heavy rain y hic1 preceded anC
probably c. used the wreck. washed oui
three adobe houses If Las Cruces anc
FT1,1cI Mexican rITt Of that town