The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-21
SEEK RULING ON TRUST CO. INTEREST
ARMED UPRISING
OF FANATICS In
PART OF MEXICO
Fast Train Attacked But
Soldiers Beat Off Ban
dts - Several Ameri-
cans Aboard the Train
BY JOHN II. MORRIS
United Press Staff Cnrrnsrnnd

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Mexico City, March 21.-(UP)-
An appeal for federal aid to quell
an armed uprising of fanatics in
the state of Queretaro, where SOL
diers fought pitched battle with
bandits who wrecked and attached
a fast passenger train with Amer
lean passengers aboard was report
ed today in newspaper dispatches
received here.
The train wrecked in Queretaro
Is one Of the fastest operated by
the National Railways. It connects
with the Sunshine Special of the
Missouri Pacific at Laredo, on the
American border. The military es-
cort aboard the train repulsed the
bandits after 80 minutes fighting.
No foreign passengers were in
jured.
One bandit was killed and one
soldier was wounded in the fight
ing. An express messenger aboard
the train was killed when the loco
motive, two express cars, one Sec
ond class and one first class paBsen-
ger coach were overturned where
the bandits had torn up part of
the track.
Three Of the Americans aboard
the train were from Chicago. They
were w. 3. Tingle; G.. v. Mac.
Carthy, 462 Briar place. and r. II.
Stimson, 1918 Astor street. Bull
let's fired by the bandits struck the
car In which the Chicagoans and
others from the United States were
travelling.
Several windows in the dining
car were broken by bullets.
MacCarthy said he watched the
bandit attack from a window Of
the Pullman until the porter pulled
him down and told him to lie in the
aisle with other passengers. He
said only the heroic resistance Of
the eight soldiers commanded by
Lieutenant Pedro Ruiz prevented
the bandits, numbering about 80,
from footing the train.
Passengers said they realized
bandits had attacked the train
when rife fire began Immediate
ly after the front part Of the train
left the rails. The bandits evident
ly knew that the military escort
was riding in the overturned Sec
ond class coach because they made
their first attack there.
Lieutenant Ruiz and his men
jumped from window of the
coach and began firing at the at
tackers. The bandits were repulsed
in several attempted advances, and
finally fed.
Dispatches to the newspaper Uni.
versal from Queretaro said q pas
senger train whcih connects with
the Missouri Pacific for st Louis
at Laredo. on the American border,
struck n pile Of stones few miles
from where the fast passenger train
was attacked but that only the
cowcatcher was damaged. Reports
to the same newspaper said
freight train en- route to Mexico
City was halted just In time to pre-
vent running into a pile of stones.
A message to Universal from the
secretary general of Queretaro
said:
To-day telegraphed the presi-
dent Of the republic, the secretary
of war. and the secretary of the In
terror as follows:
Police officials advise this gov
eminent (Queretaro) that a group
Of fanatics have started an armed
uprising with the intention of at
lacking the revolutionary govern
ment party institutions. Since this
state government has 1000 organ
lied peasants we request your Or
ders for coordinating them with
federal forces to combat the fana-
tics and defend the revolutionary
government.
"'T send you the above by the In
structions Of the governor Of the
state"
The message was signed by |
Roman Badillo. secretary general
of Queretaro.