The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-02-09
ARE AFTER THE BANDITS
All Campaigning Has Been Postponed
Until Castillo and His
Bard Have Been
Caught.

JUAREH, Mexico, Feb. 9.-The at
tack by Mexican constitutioAalistas
lon Torreon will not begin until de-
cisive campaign has been waged
against Maxine Castillos bandits who
wrecked and burned the Cumbre tun-
mel near Pearson, into which Mex
lean Northwestern passenger train
plunged .head.long. Though prosecu-
tion of the work of exploring the still
burning tunnel and wreckage is pro-
ceeding rapidly, nothing has been
found but few charred bones and
buttons. 1t is believed certain. how
ever. that all of the persons on the Ill
fated train, numbering more than
fifty, perished.
| Immediately after his arrival from
Chihuahua today, General Francisco
Villa communicated with General Yes
tuano Carranza, rebel chieftain, and
promised to exterminate Castillo's
lrenegades who are believed to be in
the thickly wooded mountains near
| Chuichupa.
| "Banditry must be stopped in west
Iern Chihuahua and in all constitution
Ialista territory, at any cost" said
villa today. Should my soldiers fail
ito capture Castillo within six days, |
Twill begin a series of raids and expe-
kditions and hope to starye him into
sysubmission. Id such event would
iorder every non-combatant and order
}ly citizen out of that district would
regret using such methods, but duty
icompels me"
Dispatches from. Cumbre, Chihua-
hua, today said helmetmen had pene-
ttrated the tunnel from the south por-
tai as far as the locomotive of the
wrecked passenger train. The wreck
age is covered with from FIVE to ten
! feet of rocks and earth, the roof and
walls OF the tunnel having fallen at
many points. If bodies remain in the
wreckage, they will be protected by
this covering Of earth, but 1t is doubt
ful II any will be found, even when
the earth Is removed. Nothing re-
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and iron frame work. The intense
heat, which burned every particle OF
wood. undoubtedly destroyed the
bodies also.
! Today an attempt is being made to
ENTER the tunnel through the north
portal, near which the body of Brake,
man Juan Fernandez was found and
/ where it is hoped bodies of other vic
i tins will be recovered. The only
recognizable body thus far located
has been that of Fernandez. 1t was
found three hundred feet from the
north portal where the brakeman
had been overcome by gas and smoke
! while trying to escape. 1t Is believed
i all others, not MANNED or killed when
the train was wrecked. made similar
attempt to escape and were overcome
The chief danger now is that the
tunnel may cave in on rescuing par.
/ ties. Precautions are being taken to
prevent the cutting off OF searchers.
Rescuers believe there must have
been blaze in the tunnel when the
passenger train plunged in, which
might have warned the engineer OF
danger. Why the engineer did not
ll,eed this warning and stop his train
| Is one of the mysteries of the disaster
Huerta's Crucial Week.
/ by United Press staff correspond
/ ent.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. -Menaced BY
rebels without and conspirators with
in, General Huerta today faced per.
Ihaps the crucial week OF his career as
Mexican dictator With General Fran
cisco Villa menacing Torreon with sew
eral thousand constitutionalists and
General Aguilar massing his rebel
forces for renewed attack on
Tampico, the capital was directly
threatened on both the north and the
east The fall of either Torreon or
Tampico would give the revolution.
lists easy approach to Mexico City.
In addition to these two formidable
direct attacks on the capital, General
Felipe Angeles, a deserting federal
general, was reported to be leading
another attack on Mazatlan, the west
coast port. Angeles deserted Huerta
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