The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-01
Occurred Ten Days Ago, Says
American, Who Declares
Several Hundred Were
Injured.
ENGINEER FORCED TO
SPEED AT PISTOL POINT
Major in Command Forces
Trainman to Run Fast Over
Dangerous Track With Ap-
palling Result.

Laredo. Tex. July i.--rhree hum
dred Carranza soldiers and their
wives and children were killed and
several hundred injured in wreck
OF a military train near Monte Mo-
relos. between TamDieo aud Mon
terey. according to an American who
arrived here today from the Interior.
The accident took place ten days
ago. he said
The American travellers story was
the first intimatlon here OF the
wreck, but this was attributed "a the
censorship, which has been extraor-
| dinarly strict recently. The train
was heavily loaded and proceeding nt
fun speed when II left the track the
American said. and tumbied into
small canyon.
The soldiers with their wives and
children and scores of women camp
followers were being sent from TAM
pico 10 Monterey. Men. women and
children crowded inside and others on
top, while many were slung under the
box cars which composed the train
The engineer Il was said. was pro-
ceeding slowly. claiming the track
WIS in poor condition. When near
Monte Morel0s, Il was said. the ma
ior In command placed pistol to the
head OF the engineer. demanding fuii
speed. The engineer complied and
Just before reaching Monte Morelos
the train left the track II was re-
= ported that the major who ordered
the high speed was among the killed.
No further details or confirmation
= ~ the reported wreck could be OBJ
7, tanned here .dUoy
d ing The spectators hied out of the
e court room quickly and the crowd
= that surrounded the federal building
y unable 90 gain admlttance dispersed
, rapidly.
q As Huerta emerged from the fed
E. cral building he was greeted Win
~ "vNns' and hand clapping by several
. hundred Mcxicans adherents and
N sympathlzers who thronged th'
y. streets. Huerta was taken 10 the ofiieei
of his attorneys and later driven q
the home OF his daughter.
ID United states officers were station
nl ed al the entrance to the buildins
a. along the corridors and at the door %
"a the court room 10 guard against DIS
y order
4" General Huerta. accompanied by ]
va " Rather. interpreter. entered th
IT. court room al s;sO and tooN his SCI
n quietly. He was followed In a fe'
ia, minutes By General PaScual orozc'
ed Jose Zczaya Frank and Ike Aidereu
The last defendant 20 arrive was Ger
eral Marceleo caraveo.
Huerta greeted his co-deiendan
~ warmly and ehatted with friends an
Ise newspaper men white awaiting q
N calling OF the case. His attorne'
'th conferred with Prosecutor crawtoi
tes ana George B. oliver nited stat
To commissioner. m an az oising rooi
m shortly hee tae hor .e, for q
hesrlr sel FOR the detsnse ente
on ed. esd ..,ed the si,uation to p
eu- cueru nJ postponement WIS take
III As n Ia passed from the con
NAT rosn hc was presented 10 nump
20 of American women spectators, proa
ar lnent Ia the social life of ~ Paf", "
mo general expressed keer pleasure a. y
10 meeting ana chntteG geniEliy Ior
few minutes.
to So complete were the arraHkemsn
eN made by federal and local anihoFisi
nts' for handling the crowds tfat
ms whole proceedings pessed 81 "H"'
'ar- fCo,flnued on Pare six.l