Mountain advocate., 1914-02-13
TRAIN PLUNoEs INTO TUNNEL
SET AFIRE eY BANDiTs-FoRTV
MExIcANs PERISH
BRYAN GETS REBEL GUARD
Has Consul send Troops Ahead OF
United States Men Seeking Bodies
Of Vietims--Hucrta's Men Stay
American Millionaire.

Cumbre. chihuahua, Feb ia
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 smoldering 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
Castilos bandits.
Juarez, Feb. l0-Ninc Americans
and 40 or more Mexcans, 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. j. Farragut so collins and a
rescue outfit left Juarez for the scene.
The rescue train was prepared early
in the evening, but was delayed short
time by telegram from Secretary of
State Bryan, who instructed Consul
Edwards to see that a soldier guard
preceded il so that the Americans
aboard might be protected from pos
sible attack by Castillo. General Bena-
vides provided 300 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 So. but
a request for rs collins was made by
searching party led by Dr. F. G.
Herr Of MADEIRA.
Railroad men are furious at Cas-
tillo's act. Tuesday % of his men were
captured and executed by rebels The
next day, apparently in revenge, he
captured freight train. ran it into the
south end of the tunnel about 300 feet
and set it 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
the 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. j.
Gilmartin, superintendent of the Chi.
huahua division; b. Schofeld, super
intendent of terminals at Juarez: Lee
Williams, assistant manager of com
missary; II. F. Marders, express
agent; f. J. McCutcheon, engineer: J.
f. Webster. conductor: Edward Nor
ris, roadmaster; Thomas Kelly. con
.ductor and James Burgess.
New York, Feb 1O.-Myles Dobson,
American millionaire and owner Of oil;
lands in Mexico, is reported to have
been executed by Huerta's troops. Mr.. I
Dobson recently urged Intervention in
Mexico on President Wilson.
City of Mexico, Feb. lO.-Troops
guarded the palace, the arsenal and
the artillery barracks on Saturday as
a result of reports in the shape of a.
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 antigOverpment