The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-10-21
THO KILLED IN RAID
ON TRAIN IN TEXAS
Mexican Bandits Stay Americans
During Robbery.
u. S. TROOPS IN PURSUIT
Bandits Who Derail Coaches Near
oImito and Rob Passengers Flee
Into Mexico, Is sehef-surn-
ing TreStIe HATS Rescuers.

Brownsville, Tex. Oct. 2O.-Twenty
MeSicans 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
taoular and bloodiest train robbery OF
many years In the southwest at olmi-
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
Carranza!" Pizans was de la Rosa 3
2o-leader 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.
T-he dead:
McBee. Corporal, Third United
States cavalry; shot.
Kendall. H. H., engineer; pinned be-
meath engine.
Unidentified Mexicans shot by
Americans after robbery for aiding
robbers.
The injured:
Mccain. E. S., deputy state health
officer at Brownsville: shot in aldo
men.
Wallis, Harry j., Brownsville; shot
in arm.
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 work by bandits since their raids
began three months ago. Proximity of
the holdup to river crossing close 20
Matamoros caused Americans here to
question the good faith or the eff
cheney of the new Carranza military
administration head by Gen. Eugenio
Lopez at Matamoros.
The bandits removed the spikes
from 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 or
six Mexican bandits clad in khaki uni
forms and with cheap straw hats
while outside the train some fifteen
or twenty more Mexicans kept up a
constant fire, apparently shooting eli
Their over or beneath the train.
Mexieans 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 6rst 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 Scene 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
rain and shot two persons to death.