El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-09

tunnel Wednesday afternoon ana sel
on fire. Castillo himself was IN COM COM
mand This fact has been estaDIlsheu
beyond a doubt, according 70 -
Thede, general manager OF the FL asO
Milling company. ,.,-
was bound for MADEIRA, was stopped oy
bandits at g o'clock Wednesday after
noon. as it was emerging from Jne
tunnel Two Of the bandits mounted
the cab and commanded the engineer
to back into the tunnel Twelve OUT
iou-s took stations on the ground
ALONGSIDE the train. Gibson backed IN
to the tunnel until the five rear cars
of his train had disappeared. Inc
bandits set these on fire in the tunnel
Seventeen cars were left on the ralls
outside the hole.
Engine Is Wrecked.
Then the engine was cut loose win WIN
omen throttle. and sent down the
track 1t struck a curve at hlgH
snea5 n few miles south and went
DIungina over a 300 foot cliff. cas-
tillo. with three followers, hOuIlteu
their horses and rode over the noun
tain pass to the north end Glpsoh
saws that before leaving, Castillo re-
marked that he was going 70 atleHu
to the passenger tram $50
The crew Of the stock train were
allowed to go and they walked seFeIdI
miles to a station where hanocaI Ha9
found. on this they Travelled to Ma
dera where the alarm was given. II
is estimated that the passenger IRAN
dashed into the tunnel about 0-5O
Wednesday evening
The seE3eseue'' Train.
It was called a rescue tralrl-Dut
it carried shrouds, collins and an IN
dertakeF-that left Juarez at IL Slo ~.
SATURDAY. night for the scene OF the
disaster More than 20 Americans were
aboard. all of whom had volunteered
to assist in the work of penetraIlnS
the flame swept tunnel TO recover me
bodies of the 81 persons who had per-
ished. Hope Of finding some Of the
passengers alive was gone DeloIe ING
train steamed out OF Juarez. II Wds
proceeded bv. a military train carrying
100 men from the Juarez garrison. me
escort was furnished by Gen. F. a
Renavides, who offered all assistance
in his mower to the railway officials.
Those on the |Reseue' Train.
" T Farra gut, cOmmisSary manager
of the North Western, was IN command
Of the Dartv whose train reached the
north end Of Cumbre tunnel az I,SU
O'clocIx Sunday afternoon. In the party
were c. H Cooper insurance engineer
for the road; E. p. Eek contractor,
William ZOIer. vice consul IN Juarez'
l. A. White, construction engineer =
n. Bussing. superintendent OF MOVE
power George A. 1Nut4CN-7@ - -
tendent Of the Juarez terminals;
George Kosher, representing the II
Paso Herald; Robert Dorman, pnOlo-
a.raDher; James F. Redding and dozen
others. The rest OF the rescuers IN
Guided employees of the North est5In
who had friends aboard the unlucAy
train.
Il am sorry to hear Of the terrible
disaster in the Cumbre tunhel, Duo
stiU have hopes that the passengers
we're mot killed" said PanchO villa
sunday morning after his arrival IN
JuareZ From the investigation lIlal
I have made. I believe that not nlOIe
than eight or ten of CastnlOS men
took mart in the affair I think tnat
after their defeat at FL Vale, Castillo
crowd scattered 5 =,
Eight or ten of them happened 70
meet the stock train near CumDre anu,
p1lreIv for revenge, they set IRE % II
ana let it roll into the tunnel. Inen
the probably made for the hills w hen
the Dassenger train came along an hou5
or two later, it entered the tunnel anu
the tragedy began. I do not think the
bandits held up the passenger ~,
"Outlawry will be put down IN ~
huahua if we have to execute eF ere
man captured with arms and WlIho ~
a good reason for carrying them W
sympathy goes out to the relatives o.
the passengers on the train, Whoss
fate we are not yet absolutely sure o.
A Possible Victim.
Thomas or Theron Kelly. como uClor
or, the North Western. who was known
10 have been a passenger on the tram,
was from Emporia, kaS., Where MS
father. Rev. Bernard Kelly. has HVed
for a number of years. A telegram