Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-05
TRAIN BACKING TO lYFORD FROM
SCENE or BURNED TRESTLE is
OBJECT or ATTACK BY UN-
KNOWN PARTIES.
BULLETS HIT CAB or LNGlhE
ONE STRIKING JUST BENEATH
ENGINEERS ARM. OTHERS
HIT CABOOSE.

Engineer s. Townsend. at the throttle Of
an engine pulling A work tram which had
been repairing the trc-tle burned Tuesday
might. had narrow escape from death late
ct Brown VILE. when some twenty shots
were fired ~ the tram from off the riaht Of
way. Five bullets hit the engine. one Of
which struck lust beneath the ledge of the
window where Townsend was resting hi
arm one DETECTED IN some way causing
a hurt ~ Town-e end arm. but brought no
blood The bullets were fired from high
power miles Two hit the cahoose ot the
tram and several mbedded themselves IN
timber IN three flat car@ The shooting
occurred two me~ north If the trestle
The work tram Na- backing INTO Lytord
r. unicsG sanlc material add u give riehf
Of way w the north bound passenger train
which left Browns VILE ~ = O'Clock This
train passed the scene Of the shooting
about y 80 o'clock. but did not experience
the adventure of the work tram. Conduc-
tor George S More was IN charge.
The crew o. the tram was unable to give
any cause for the shooting. unless It was
purely mischief The shots were heard
striking the engine. and men N the caboo-e
had narrow calls. The crew reported hav-
tnE seen four men along the rght Of way
one of them rapidly pumping = Gun Mem
bers Of the crew sand they can identify
these men If thev zee them again. They
said they were Mezicans.
The crew reported the occurrence IN
medlatelv upon arrival at Lvford. and
the incident was telephone to Sheriff ". T.
Vann at Brownsville who went to the
scene bv automobile To investigate. but on
tanned little information that - Of value n
identifying the parties responsible for the
-hootlnc
Sensational first reports Of the shooting
aid that armed men had attacked the work
crew while they were repairing the trestle
ard forced them 70 draw away from the
scene. Authentic details later proved this
To be untrue
Passenger On mail and express train
No 10I. winch left Brownsville tftv- i've
minute late yesterday afternoon. knew
nothIng Of the shooting until after the tram
passed the place and arrived AZ Lvford II
was reported that several rangers had gone
aboard this tram a. q precautionary
measure.
Engineer 5. Townsend and Fireman W.
=. Marler brought the engine. No IS Cult
Coast Lines. into Brownsville last nlobt
and this morning before pulhnr out with
freight talked 70 Herald reporter m the
cab that Yesterday was made the target Of
snipers bulcts
Eve we're backing towards I.rford from
the bridge Al mile post 50 which the crew
ca the work train J was pulling had inst
repaired ] was on the west side of the
track, since we were backing. facing the
rear OF the tram on nv seat. with NV rieh+
hand back Of me On the throttle. and nv
left arm ~ over my head. Gripping the ton
Of the cab window on the outside. Nv left
arm wa turned with the back of the
hand toward the outside.
eat mile post %. while ue were r1,nn,n,
about eighteen miles an hour re heard =
shot. then regular voley broke out Per
haps twenty shots were fired sltosatl,a,
We heard several crash against the oah
Then one Of the shots stung my ann anh
thought | was wounded Meanwh,la I
had opened the throttle vide and ~ raced
up the track IN q couple Of minutes We
we're well out "a range. ~ | SACKED off u
little and took account of damages. A bnl
lat had hlt the inside ~ my arm. the sid.
away from the direction Of the shots. and
had driven my shirt sleeve into \ small
dent IN the forearm above the wrist, with
lout going through the shirt. The skin was