Eureka Reporter | 1904-04-22 | Page 2 | Train Jumps Track and Kills Eight

TRAIN JUMPS TRACK AND KILLS EIGHT defect ve rail throws locomotive and coaches down embankment northbound fast passenger train no 1 on the mexican central which left mexico cit on monday night about four 1 ilo metres north of sacrates tuesday jumped the track the wreck resulting in the death of eight persons and the injury of thirty rive or forty others the trian was bowling along at a high rate of speed when a defective rail precipitated the locomotive the express and baggage cars the first second and thi d class coaches down an ambani ment totally demolishing them the two pullmans were the only cars which did not leae the track and those occupying ahm received no in ury beyond a severe shaking up it is impossible to secure a list of the dead