Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-10-20
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ON TRAIN IN TEXAS.
Mexican Bandits Stay Americans
During Robbery.
U. S. TROOPS IN PURSUIT
Bandits Who oe.ai' Coaches Neat
oImito and Rob Passengers Flee
Into Mexico, Is 6eiief-Burn-
ina Trestle HaIts Rescuers.

Brownsville. Ten, Oct. 20.-Twenty
Mexicans who claimed to be followers
of Luis de la Rosa, leader of the self
styled Texas revolution, and who were
believed to come from the Mexican
side of the river. staged the most spec.
! tacular and bloodiest train robbery OF
| many years TN the southwest at Olm1.
| to, seven miles north of here. They
mixed race hatred with robbery. As
result three men are dead. another
dying and four wounded. Bullets
caused all except one Of the casualties.
The Mexicans. as they shot\ and
robbed. cried: Viva Piano! Viva
CarranSa!" Piano was de la Rosa 9
csleader in the Texas outbreak.
The robbery occurred three miles
from the Rio Grande, across which 1t
is believed the bandits escaped into
Mexico.
Three Killed in Shooting.
The dead:
McBee. Corporal. 7hird United
States cavalry: shot.
Kendall. H. H.. engineer: pinned be-
meath engine. 10Y 49,
Unidentified Mexican; shot by
Americans after robbery for aiding
robbers.
The injured:
Mccain. E. s.. deputy state health
officer at Brownsville: shot In abdo-
men.
Wallis. Harry j.. Brownsville: shot
Woodhall. R.. fireman: scalded and
bruised.
Brishear. Claude J.. Troop A. Sixth
cavalry: shot in the jaw.
Lay. c. H.. Troop D. Third cavalry:
shot in neck and leg
This robbery was the boldest piece
of wo1t by bandits since their raids
began three months ago. Proximity Of
the holdup to q river crossing close to
Matamoros caused Americans here to
question the good faith or the eff
cheney Of the new Carranza military
administration head BY Gen. .Eugenio
I@2ez at Matamoros.
The bandits removed the spikes
from a rail. and, lying concealed in the
nearby brush. jerked this rail from
under the nose of the engine with a
long, heavy wire. The engine, baggage
and mail and express cars jumped the
track. The front tracks Of the smoker
bumped on to the ties. but the rear
wheels remained on the rails. The
day coach also remained on the track
The robbery was conducted by five OK
six Mexican bandits clad in khaki unit
forms and with cheap straw hats.
while. outside the train some fifteen
or twenty, more Mexicans kept up a
constant fire. apparently shooting ell
ther over or beneath the train.
Mexicans Burn the Trestie.
= After the robbery. the Mexicans
burned trestle north of.them, which
prevented prompt arrival Of United
States soldiers from San Benito to
take up pursuit Of the bandits. These
troops had to leave their special and
hike a mile to reach the wrecked
train.
Three soldiers were In the smoker
The Mexicans came forward with guns
drawn and firing. The first firing was
directed at the United States army
uniforms. Two of the soldiers were
shot at the first fire. They were regu-
lar passengers without their arms As
the Mexicans entered they seemed
nervous. but grew bold and noisy when
the passengers failed to shoot at them.
Troops Sent to ssene Of Holdup.
Brownsville, Tex. Oct. 20.-Five COM
panies Of infantry and two OF cavalry
we're sent from Fort Brown here to the
district where Mexicans wrecked a
train and shot two persons to death.