The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-06
Set Fire to Train, Tunnel and Bridge
and Ran Two Locomotives Over
Precipice-Fate of Americans and
Englishmen Causes Anxiety.

JUAREZ, Mex, Feb. 6.-Twenty- |
two of Maxine Castillo's bandits were
captured by Constitutionalists and
summarily executed ut FL Vale, near
Casas Grandes, according to an off
ciaI report received here. Just how
the capture Of the bandit detachment
was accomplished was not stated in
the report.
Castillo wreaked one of the most
dramatic revenges on record and es
capped to the mountains. He ran ten
ears of lumber into the Drake tunnel,
which carries the Mexico Northwest
ern railroad through the continental
divide, and set fire to the train, the
flames spreading to the woodwork of
the tunnel. He next removed what
provisions he could carry from u car
loaded with supplies, ran the car on u
high wooden bridge, and set fire to
the car, which, with the bridge, was
destroyed.
Castillo found two locomotives on
siding. The road here runs through
lofty mountains and deep canyons.
The rails turn sharply through the
hills an dthere are many high CRATES.
Down one of these Castillo sent the
engines. The momentum of the loco
motives was terrific when they reach
ell sharp curve ami left the track
shot over the emhankment and fell.
tangled mass OF wreekage. l. 900 feet
below.
Castillo. j Joint product Of preda
tory instincts and thwartcd ambition,
formerly was the chief of the body
guard of Francisco /. Madero. late
president of Mexico. In the present
revolution ne and his band OF 80 or
90 followers have been raiding non
eombatants Castillo has harassed the
Mormon colony at Casas Grandes and
I is charged with the murder of George
Searry, member Of the colony. who,
when a prisoner, failed to produce the
ransom demanded.
Has Anti-American Frenzy
= Castillo j. said to be financed by
/ Felix Diaz. Ills antipathy to Ameri-
cans amounts 70 a frenzy. = Death to
all GringoeS foHnd in. Chihuahua has
/ been his slogan during the weeks in
which he has terrorized that state.
i Last week, to save the lives of -
Americans and EngIishmcn who had
fallen into his hands, 400 rebel caval-
rvmen from .luarez started in pursuit
had orders 10 execute Castillo if they
caught him.
\ few days before Castillo and his
baud invaded rebel territory a short
distance south of Juarez ANA seized u
passenger train en- route to MADEIRA
The majority Of the passengers on thu
train were American ranch owners il
Western Chihuahua, who were on Their
way 10 protect their property from
Castillo S raiders. On account of Cas-
tillo S oft repeated anti.American ex
pressions it was feared by American.
and rebels IN Juraez that the lives OF
! tho Americans on this train were for
felt
Among those on the train WI!
George Rutledge, superintendent of tn,
Mexican Northwestern railway, a Brit
lsh subject. His family live in j.
Paso, where he has hundreds o
friends, who are in the gravest anxi
ETY. over his fate. Another passenge
on the train was George 5. kouscu
an American colonist.
. A section foreman telegraphed tn
news that the train had been captured
: He reported that the Mexieans wer
joining Castillo s force every day, il
creasing it in one day by 90 men.