Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-01-03 | Page 1 | Yaquis Ditch Train and Massacre Many

YAQUIS DITCH TIN AND MASSACRE MANY Loot Baggag-e and Express Cars; American Among Number Slain. Tt'CSON". Ariz., Jan. 2. A train on the Southern Pacific of Mexico was attacked this morning at a. point thirty-two miles south of Einpahne, Sonora, and from twenty to thirty passengers were killed, according to telegraphic advices recelxed here today. t The conductor and an cypress cy-press messenger were among- those killed. Some of the passengers were from Tucson, but their names mve not been received here. The attack was by Yaqui Indiana The train was the continuation of ihe one which left N'ogalps yest ei-day morning, and was made up at Kmpaiiiu! for the trip south. Advices received here. late todav said the attack occurred a I a point, known as Pita ha ya. A militarv -s''."t nf from tifty to seventy-Hve federal soidieis was oil hoard . but was g re a t ly out;, u m I rpred by the Vaquis. The Indians tore up the tracks hevond a c 1 1 rve n en r Pi I h haya , d era i I i n g the train. They then attacked t ne rear i :ir. in which the pa ssengers. most tv Mexicans, Mexi-cans, were, massacred. After killing the guards, the Indians lonte, t,P baccate and express cars a nd rode a way. VX5A1.KS. Ariz., .Tan. 2 Reports of a 5aqui raid on a Soulbnrri i:i, ,, ,jr .Mexico .Mex-ico train near Kmpalme, Sonora, ea rlc todav have reached here. message was received by the railroad cnnipanv jNfnrm-ing jNfnrm-ing it that the a;nt at f-Jmpal iik- l:ad been killed. and confirmi''c reports H i Tucson of the billing of Conductor Parades Para-des and an express mess- 'ices na med Snovil. Another message report e I !le fjpHt;., 0; IT. G. Toe. a. t ra eling repn .-entativ e nf the Kl.-m-Simpsou Fruit com nam- of Lo Angeles Tragi nen t a ry messages received bv (lie Southern Pacific de Mexjco omi.anv mid rumor brought in by Mvcnn.- all tndM to oonfirm a report that twenty or tiiiyiyj passeneers had been massacred h-.- the Indians.