Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-02-13
nine AMERICANS DIE
TRAIN Fl-uNGEs INTO TUNNEL
SGT AFIRE BY 6ANDiTs-FoRTY
MExicANs PERISH.
BRYAN GETS REBEL GUARD
Has Consul Send Troops Ahead Of
United States Men Seeking Bodies
of vlctims--tiuerta's Men Stay
American millionaire.

Cumbre. chihuahua, Feb. TO-
Many charred bones and several metal
buttons and buckles from clothing
were the only traces discovered Of the
bodies OF the 40 passengers and crew
of the train wrecked in the Cumbre
tunnel Of the Mexico & Northwestern
railway Wednesday night.
A rescue party equipped With oxy-
gen helmets to guard them against the
effects of the smoke and fumes of the
still smeldering wreckage made their
way from the south portal OF the tun-.
mel over the wreckage of the burned
freight train to the locomotive and
forward cars of the passenger train
on Sunday. Nothing remained of the
cars but the metal frames and trucks.
and it is believed that the bodies OF
the imprisoned passengers must have
been completely destroyed by the in
tense heat.
The crew OF the freight train es-
capped and placed the blame on
Csstillo's bandits.
.Tuarez. Feb. 10.-Nine Americans
and 40 or more Mexicans, whose fate
has been a mystery since the burning
of the Cumbre tunnel by bandits, were
suffocated. The tragedy Is ascribed to
Maxine Castillo, bandit leader. A spe-
cial train carrying 20 Americans, led
by w. ]. Farragut, SO collins and a
rescue outfit left Juarez for the scene.
The rescue train was prepared early
an the evening, but was delayed a short
time by telegram from Secretary of
State Bryan. who instructed Consul
Edwards to see that soldier guard
preceded it so that the Americans
aboard might be protected from pos
Sible attack by Castillo General Bena-
vides provided 800 rebel troops and
these were sent ahead OF the rescue
party on another train.
The exact number OF persons aboard
the passenger train Is not known.
First reports put the number at s5, but
a request for rs collins was made by
a searching party led by DR.. +. G.
Herr Of MADEIRA.
railroad men ara furious at Cas-
4iilo's act. Tuesday % OF his men were
captured and executed by rebels. The
next day. apparently in revenge, he
captured a freight train, ran ii into the
south end of the tunnel about 800 feet
and set 1t ON fire, but gave railway
men no warning. The passenger train,
whose crew was ignorant of danger.
entered the death trap from the north
while the tunnel was burning. When
she engineer discovered the trap it was
too late to save his train or passen.
gers The missing Americans, all en-
ployes OF the railroad, were: NJ. ].
Gilmartin. superintendent of the Chi
huahua division; B. Schofleid, super
tntendent of terminals at Juarez; Lee
Williams, assistant manager OF COM
missary: Fl. F. Marders, express
agent; E. ]. McCutcheon. engineer; J.
e. Webster, conductor; Edward Nor
Tis roadmaster; Thomas Kelly, con.
ductor. and James Burgess.
New York, Feb. 10.-Myles Dobson,
American millionaire and owner of oil
lands In Mexico. is reported to have
been executed By Huerta's troops. Mr..
Dohson recently urged Intervention La
Mexico On President Wilson.
City of Mexico. Feb. 1O-Troops
guarded the palace. the arsenal and |
the artillery barracks on Saturday as
result of reports in the shape OF q
new revolt in the city against the gov
eminent of General Huerta. The Sc
cret police gathered in several clerks
and business men alleged to have been
connected with the antLgovernment
conspiracy.