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Show TRAIN JUMPS TRACK AND KILL8 EIGHT. Defective Rail Throws Locomotive and 'Coaches Down Embankment. Northbound fast passenger train No. 1 on tho Mexican Central, which left Moxlco City on Monday night, about four kilometres north of Sacratcs Tuesday, Jumped tho track, tho WTeck resulting In tho death of eight persons and tho injury of thirty-fit o or forty others. Tho trlan was bowling along at a high rate of speed when a defectlvo rnll precipitated tho locomotive, tho express and baggage cars, tho first, second nnd third-class coaches, down an embankment.) totally demolishing them. Tho two Pullmans wero the only cars which did not leave tho track and thoso occupying thorn received no In-Jury In-Jury boond a sovoro shaking up. It is Impossible to socuro a list of the dead, |