BUU LUat Socletf
VOL. I.
HOULTON, COLUMBIA COUNTY, QBEGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1904.
NO. 23.
WEEIVSJDOINGS
Newsy Items Gathered from Ail
Parts of the World.
Or INTEREST TO OUB CEADEfiS
General Rcvkwof Important Happen.
y pcnlgs Presented In Brief and
Condensed Corm.
The greatest battle of tba war ia at
band noar Mukden.
The Japaneaa are lightening tbe line
around Fort Arthur.
Tbe Runilan'wartblpi at Vgo expect
to remain for two weeka.
China will allow no more contraband
to pen through her porta. '
A Memphla, Tenn, building collaps
ed, burying a number of persons.
1 ' The jury In the Ames 'case hat again
iliitagreed, and Minneaplia ex-mayor.
luditc-ed for grafting, ia likely to go
free.
Kotharhild hai guaranteed the euc
cesa of the entire loan of $270,000,000
to Ih iloated by liunila the first of the
year.
Russian papera are warning the pub
lic not to be too sanguine of an entire
ly satisfactory settlement of the trawler
affair.
The fit. Louis fair haa reduced the
balance due u,on the United States
government loan of $4,000,000 to
$191,851.
With both employer, and employe
confident of victory, engineers in Illi
nois coal mines have gone on a strike
against a reduction in wages. Fifty
thousand men are affected.
Another great strike ia threatened in
Italy.
John W. Gates has made $4,000,000
in four months dealing in stocks.
Admiral Itojestvensky, commanding
the Baltic squadron, haa resigned.
Charles Sweeney, of Spokane, may
build a $1,000,000 hotel in Portland.
Japan want an airship to use in ex
ploding dynamite over Russian forts
and ships.
The woik of rescuing the men en
tombed in the Colorado coal mine ia
proceeding alowly.
The aumiral commanding the Rus
sian Baltic fleet clings to bis story that
lie was attacked first.
The commission to fix the blame for
the North sea incident will be com
posed of five members.
From October 0 to 18 the RushUm
place their loss in killed and wounded
at 800 olQcera and 45,000 men.
Captains Joseph Kubna and John F.
Morrison, American attaches with the
8econd Japanese army, have been re
called and ordered to Washington
A big forest fire ia raging in the Blue
Ridge mountains in New Jersey. Over
10,000 acres have been devastated.
Much fine timber has been destroyed.
Ex-Governor Nah, of Ohio, ia dead.
Viceroy Alexleff haa left fcr St. Pet
ersburg. The Japanese have taken several
more toita around Tort Arthur.
Unimportant fighting continues south
of Mukden with the odds about even.
Wholesale frauds have been discover
ed in the Santo Domingo customs serv
ice. The 1005 meeting of the Irans-Mis-eissippi
congress will be held in Tort
land. General Stoessel has wired the ctar
good bye and says Port Arthur will be
bis grave.
Tbe cruiser Cloumbla is to be fitted
for sea at once to carry Secretars Taft
and party to Panama.
Germany ia not looking for trouble
and will take no part in tbe dispute
betwen e Russia and Great Britain.
The Russian battleship Sevastopol,
at Port Arthur, has been damaged by
Japanoae shells and two steamers sunk.
All danger of war between Russia
and Great Britain is over. The trouble
growing out of the Baltic fleet firing
upon the fishing vessels will be referred
to an international ' commission under
The Hague court.
The Japanese aimy in Manchuria
have resumed the offensive. The Rus
sians are reported to have loBt a num
ber of important positions.
The great New York subway has
been opened for traffic.
r Chinese at Mukden expect severe
fighting and are closing up their busi
ness affaiis.
The skipper of a Swedish steamer
declares that his vessel was chaased
and fired upon by a Russian cruiser
previous to tbe Hull affair.
Tbe Tribnna, a" leading Italian paper,
calls Rojestvensky a lunatic, and adds
that if complete and prompt Batisfuc
' tion is not given, war will be inevitable.
SUNK OWN VESSELS.
Theory of North Sea Incident rinds
ravor In London.
London. Nov. J. Considerable dis
cussion of the theory that the Russians
fired on their own ships and aank one
of their own torpedo boats at the time
of the North aea outrage bai been beard
In the last two daya in tba cluba fi
quented by naval officers. Nobody
questions the correctness of the theory
or Its compatibility with all the facts
known about the aad affair. Tba naval
officer who suggested this theory, said
last night:
"I confidently believe that lb in
quiry will substantiate my hypothesis
Of course, I don't know that any tor
pedo boat was aunk by Russian battle
ships, bat if one was aunk, as Admiral
Rojostveniky alleges, it must bave
been a Russian boat. Thethirgtodo
Is to call on the Rusalana to produce
their torpedo boata. If none haa been
aunk it ahould be possible to produce
the exact number which entered the
North sea a little over a week ago.
"But whatever may be the reference
to the sinking of one of these craft.
titers seema to be no doubt whatever
that two of the Russian torpedo boats
reached Cherbourg in a damaged condi
tion, bearing marks which Indicate to
my mind that they were the objecta of
attack by Roestvenjsky'a battleships.
"The Blesty Aschtchi had her stem
battered and another boat had shot
holes in her sides. It is for the in
quiry board to find how thece Injuries
were received. I notice, however, that
the Blesty Atchtchi ia getting away as
fHst as possible, she having already
been reported as having sailed eastward
from Tangier. It may be that au effort
ia being made to have her so far away
as to make it impossible for the inquiry
boar J to get at her officers and find out
what they know about the North sea
horror.
"Admiral RoteRtvensky says that the
torpedo boata bombarded bis battle
ahips and wounded some among his
crew. That is silly, as a torpedo boat
does not bombard battleships. That is
not their method of attack.
"There ia another method of explan
ation of the injured battleship. The
fishermen say the Russians were on
both sides of their craft and 'hat the
shots came from both ways. If that
were so, it may easily happen that one
of the Russian battleships fired' into
another. Again the wounded among:
the crewa of the battleships may be the
aurvivora of the sunken torpedo boat.
"I cannot help wishing that Great
Britain's arrangemtnt with Russia pro
vided for the detention of all the ves
sels of the Baltic fleet, instead of sim
ply the four battleships now at Vigo.
I believe some very important evidence
ia running away from us"
VITAL PARTS BARE.
New United States Vessels Are Not
Properly Armored.
San Fraitcitco, Nov. 2. The Chroni
cle today says: "Naval officers have
aucceeded for many months in keeping
secret a peculiar structural feature of
the new battleship Ohio, which, in the
opinions of themselves, as well aa oth
ers, is nothing else than a glaring de
fect of a nature ao serious that, aa one
officer expressed it, amounta to an invi
tation to an enemy to do the vessel
enormous damage in action.
"The delect consists of omitting to
put armor around the after end of the
superstructure within which are mount
ed ten 6-inch rapid-fire guns. This
omission, it ia held, makes the big war
vessel dangerously vulnerable in a vital
part to hostile shots coming from eith
er quarter.
"Furthermore, shells entering this
place might do great damage to the
engine room, the hatch of which is well
at in side the casemate and a shell
bursting inside the casemate armor
would probably send fragmecnts into
tbe engine room.
"The fault does not lie either with
the builders or the naval cons tuc tors
detailed to supervise the work. Tbe
Ohio was built strictly according to the
plana and specifications which were
made in the navy department in Wash
ington under the direction and scrutiny
of the board of construction."
The Chronicle further says:
"The Ohio is not the only one of the
new battleships with this fault. Her
two Bister ahips, the Maine and the
Missouri, aa well as the Wisconsin.
Alabama and the Illinois, have this
omission."
City In names.
Chefoo,ov. 1. The third general
attack on Port Arthur began October
24, according to unimpeachable autho
rity. October 20 Japanese shells set
fire to the only smokeless powder mag
azine in Port Arthur. Portions of the
town caught fire, the conflagration con
tinuing the whole day, October 20
also the Japanese captured the Russian
trencheB on the elope of Rihlung moun
tain also a fortified position protect
ing that fortress. , The JapaneeB con
sider the progress of the siege to be
highly satisfactory. ,
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Discontented in Colombia.
Panama, Nov.' 2. Advices from
Cauca report that there is great discon
tent there and throughout Colombia.
SAILS THE AIR
"California Arrow" Proves a
Great Success.
AERONAUT WAS UP 2,000 TEET
Hying Machine at St. Louis Turns
In Cvery Direction and Dc
scends Easily.
St. Louis. Nov. 2. After circling In
very direction at a height of 2,000 feet
aoove tne cascades to algbt of thou
sands of cheering, enthusiastic specta
tors on tba World's fair grounds, A
Roy Knabenshue, of Toledo, in com
mand of tbe airship "Califorala Ar
row," today returned to tbe p.ace from
which he started over the aame course
that he had come, covering? tha thraa
miles and a half of tha round trip
under hie own power and demonstrat
ing the claims of tha Inventor. Cintain
Thomas 8. Baldwin, of Han Francisco.
that the "California Arrow" Is not
only dirigible, but that it can make
headway agalnat a moderate breese.
Jinarjentnue started irom the aero
nautic course at 3:37 P. M.. and re
turned after hia remarkable flight at
4:05 P.M. On the return trip the air
ahip moved slowly over the exact spot
from which it had arisen 28 minutes
previously, and glided about 100 feet
further- west, where it settled eiareful-
ly to the ground.
The descent of the ariship waa the
signal for a demonstration the eqcM of
which lias not been Been since the
wheels of the World's fair started last
April in response to the nreiumre of a
key by President Roosevelt. Dorena of
eager hands were outstretched to grasp
the frame of tbe airship and tbe flying
machine with ita daring navigator waa
carried around tbe concourse upon tbe
snouniers oi the shouting men. Hate
were thrown into the air, and when
Knabenshue called for three cheers for
his home town they were given with a
will, and another round followed for
Knabenshue and Baldwin.
CIRCULATION IS INCREASING.
Philippine Currency Legislation Is
Proving a Success.
Washington. Nov. 2. The hnrAmi of
Insular affairs today eave out a state-
ment touching conditions applying to
me rmiippine currency. The secre
tary of war haa received the following
cablegram from the civil vavnrnnr oi
the Philippines, showing the effect of
the currency legislation:
"The approach of October 1. when
the first currency taxing became effect-
ive, caused large export of Mexican
pesos commercially and large inflow o
ripanish-Filip.'no coins into the treas
ury.
"In September 1.197.500 Mexican
pesos were exported and 638.522 Knun.
ith-Filipino pesos came into the treas
ury and were withdrawn from circula
tion. During September the actual
circulation of new currency increased
i.wbi.uuu pesos, in October to date
1,682,095 pesos, American currency.
Mexican have been exported commer
cially and 950.000 Spanish-Filipino by
me insular government for recoin?ge.
Have on band nearly 600,000 Spanish
Filipino pesos for recoinara. Innreaon
of actual circulation new coins for
October approximately 1,300,000
pesos."
TERM IT WANTON.
British Commissioners Investigate
Attack on fishermen.
London. Nov. 2. -Four commisninn-
ers, representing the board of trade and
ownere, who were sent October 25, at
the suggestion of the loreian nflW to
ascertain the damage done to the North
sea trawlera by the Russian Second
Pacific SQuadron. have iut
and presented a verbal report confirm
ing tbe report that some of the trawlers
were seriously damaged bv sheila and
machine gun fire, while others sufferad
in a smaller degree. Trawlers and
fishing sear were destroyed or damnrod.
they say, and fragments of a four-inch
shell which burst on the deck of the
trawler Thrush and many other vi.
dences of the "deadly and wanton" at-
lacK were round.
Japan Gives Line on War Budget.
Tokio, Nov. 2. Preliminary esti
mates of the budget, covering January,
February and March, 1905, and the fis
cal year commencing in' April next,
have been completed and will be sub
mitted to the Diet at its next meeting,
November 25. The war expenses are
estimated at $385,000,000 and the or
dinary expenses at $60,000,000. It is
proposed to provide for the war ex
penses by increasing the taxation to
$45,000,000, by retrenchment in the
administrative expeuBes, and; public
worn b oi iao,uuu,UUU.
Chinese Bandits More Active.
Harbin, Nov. 2. The activity of
Chinese bandit ia increasing all along
the railroad, and the region is swarm
ing with Japanese spies in Russian,
Chinese and European disguises, who
are offering large rewards for the Chi
nese engaged in supplying the RucBian
commissaries, hoping thus to cripple
the Russian supply department. .
fREE ENTRY TOR EXHIBITS.
Secretary Shaw Issues Regulations
for 1 005 ralr.
Washington, Nov. ..Secretary
Shaw today issued very comprehen
sive regulations carrying- out the pro
vialona of aectlon 1, of tha Lewis and
Clark Ei position act, passed by con
gress laat winter, authorizing free
entry Into this country of foreign ex
hiblta Intended for the Portland Ex
position. Pull lnatnictlona are given
aa to tha manner of shipment and
consignment of such exhibita, and the
method Of fettlnx them thronrh tha
custom house and Into the expoaltlon
grounds. Tne nulldlnga and ground
of tha Lewis and Clark Expoaltlon are
Constituted "constructive warehonaM
and yarda," and all foreign articles
piacea inerein under the auperrlaion
of custom officers, specially import
ed for exhibition, will be treated the
aame aa merchandise la bond. The
Bale of foreign exhibita will be per
mitted during the continuance of the
expoaltlon. but the delivery of the
goods aold la to be withheld natli tha
cloae of the fair, when the goode aold
muat pay regular duty. The enforce
ment of thle restriction devolves upon
the erpoBltlon authorities At tha
cloae of the exposition, the gooda for
exportation will be exported under the
general regulations for Immediate ex
port In bond.
Any attempt to take advantMa of
theae special regulations In order tn
evade the tariff laws will subject the
onenaer to the usual penalties, In
cluding a confiscation of goods, fine
and Imprisonment. ThA nnwnl rov.
ulatlona also provide for the Impor
tation or livestock for exhibition, due
precaution being taken to guard
against the admission of dlnpnPi
stock. The persona who propose to
exhibit Canadian cattle must procure
a special permit from the aecretary of
agriculture.
BUTCHERS TEAR JAPANESE
President of Union Expects American
Eield to Be Invaded.
Chicago. Nov. 1. The Invanton of
the American Industrial fioid h Jon.
aneee laborers la feared by President
Michael Donnelly, of tha Butcher
Workmen'e Union. To head off the
Japanese, Donnelly will introduce a
resolution at the convention of the
American Federation of Labor In San
Francisco, next month, c&llfnr for
the enactment of legislation exclud
ing them from the United States.
The matter waa brought to Donnel.
Iy'a attention by a call made on him
by K. Okajima, a Japanese, who was
seeking information regarding condi
tions. In .the packing'1 "plants. .Mr.
Okajima showed letters of introdno.
tlon to the nackerfl. recommnndinB
him aa the proper person to furnish
mem with Japanese labor. He said
that he had been told the employers
in Chicago could rlv work tn Kno to
600 men of his nationality. Pursuing
his Inquiries, Mr. Okajima asked if
Japanese would be admitted to the
Butcher Workmen's Union. Donnel-
ly showed the constitution of th in.
bor organization, which contains noth
ing operating against the foreigners.
"I am sure, however." Donnelly
said, "that the members of the union
would not consent to receiving Jap
anese, and the members are greater
than the constitution."
Donnelly then hastened to nrenuT
hia Japanese exclusion resolution.
EXPECTS ELEET TO GO BACK.
Japanese Officer Does Not Believe It
Was Intended to Go Tar.
Tokio, Nov. 1. A prominent officer
on the Japanese naval staff Bald today
that he believed the Russian Baltic
fleet would not come far on Its way
East. He did not believe that the
Russian government desires to send
It at all, and it waa likely that the
trawler afTalr In the North Sea would
be used as an excuse for the recall
of the fleet. Instancing reasons upon
which he based his belief, he Bald
the fleet commander, Admiral Rojest
vensky. was elck when he left port,
and It seemed very Improbable that
the Russian Government, if its Inten
tions were serious, would send a sick
admiral to navigate many thousands
of miles to combat a superior force at
the end of a long cruise.
If there were any torpedo boats
among the trawling fleet which wae
fired upon by the fleet. It was the
duty of the Russian officer in com
mand," he said, "to pursue them and
investigate the base of their dispatch.
Russia by her delay was seeking to
render the diplomatic Bltuatlon with
England more critical to afford a
plausible excuse to recall its fleet."
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Japanese Working Yentai Mines.
Headquarters of Left Army (Gener
al Oku's) in the Field. Nov. 1. The
positions of the armies are unchang
ed. The -Russians are continually
searching the Japanese lines with
their artillery, firing night and day,
with seldom any reply from the Jap
anese. The Japanese army Is now
working the Tentaln mines, digging
enough oal for all military purposes.
It is believed by mining experts that
they can 'double the output The
gauge of the railway has been
changed to Yentai and quantities of
supplies and ammunition are arriving.
Jew Doctors Distinguish Themselves
Mukden, Nov. 1. The Jewish doc
tors and surgeons are especially dis
tinguishing themselves, devoting
their time night and day to the
wounded, and the Jewish soldiers In
the field are displaying as great brav
ery as their comrades of other relig
ions.
SIXTY BURIED
Terrific Explosion in
rado Goal Nine.
Coio-
NBC ADDS TO THE H0BB02
Men PcnnedlnVUI In all JUkelU
"hood "fJe'Crc mated Oust Is the"
Cause of the Disaster.
Trinidad, Colo., Oct. 31. Tha most
terrific explosion in tha history of coal
min'sf in Colorado ocorred at Mine
No. 3, of the Roky Mountain Fuel A
Iron company, at Terio, 40 miles due
west of Trinidad, at 1:30 this after
noon, and the number of dead la vari
ously placed between 30 and 60 men,
although tbe Utter, it la believed, ia
the most correct estimate. The num
ber reported aa having gone into the
mine this morning waa 17 miners and
four Company men. This afternoon
many more miners are known to bave
gone into the mine, and tbe exact num
ber of dead may never be known, as
tbe mine ia burning and in all likeli
hood the bodies will be cremated.
A large number of mirfe officials left
here aa soon as word of the accident
waa received. Company doctors were
picked up all along the line, a well as
all other available physicians. United
States Government Stock Inspector F.
J. Foreman waa at Tercio when the ex
plosion occurred.
The shaft in which the accident oc
curredworks 80 men, and it ia believ
ed that at least 60 men were in the
mine at the time. News of the explo
sion brought assistance from the adja
cent campt and tonight hundreds of
men are trying to get into the mine.
Deadly fumea overcome the rescuers
frequently, but their places are imme
diately taken by others ready to risk
their lives. It ia not thought possible
that anyone in the mine can escape
death, if they are not all dead already.
It ia impossible to secure names of
the dead and injured tonight. Nearly
all the miners employed are Slava.
TJic mine is a new one, opened fconly a
year ago, and extended 2,000 feet into
tbe bill. The explosion is supposed to
have been caused by dust. Only one
body has been recovered, that of T.
Duran, a driver, who was just entering
the tunnel when the explosion occurred.
He waa torn and bnrned almost beyond
recognition. All mines within a radius
of two miles have been shut down, and
the miners will assist in rescuing the
bodies of the victims.
'OS fAIR RATE IS MADE.
Railroads Will Charge $45 for
Round Trip.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 31. The Trans
continental Passenger Traffic associa
tion disposed of ita docketed business
yesterday at the Jefferson, and ad
journed last evening. For the Lewis
and Clark exposition at Portland, a
rate of $45 for the round trip from
Missouri river points and St. Paul
was adopted by the association for four
or five days during each month. From
points east of the Missouri river, and
8t. Paul, a rate of one fare for the
round trip will be made up to those
points.
These rates will be adopted aa the
basis for rates on account of several
conventions to be held next year on
the racitic coast. It was decided that
in all cases where St. Louis exposition
tickets for exhibitors have expired be
fore the close of the fair that the re
turn limits shall be extended.
Jewelers Bilked on Emeralds.
New York, Oct. 31. Supposedly
high grade emeralds, which they have
been importing from PariB, have been
discovered by several wholesale jewel
ers here to be merely doublets of
quartz cleverly colored. The import
ers declare they have been paying many
times the value of the stones. The
fact was learned in time to save the
dealers from serious embarrassment,
as in a few days more the imitation
gems would have reached the retail
trade.
Northwest Lands Restored.
Washington, Oct. 31. Secretary
Hitchcock today ordered 58,000 acres
eliminated from the Walla Walla for
est reserve withdrawal :n Northeastern
Oregon and Southeastern. Washington.
These lands have been found unsuit
able for forestry purposes. They will
be subject to settlement immediately
and become subject to entry after 90
days' advertisement.
riBED ON FIRST.
Russian Admiral Says He Acted
on Defensive.
8t. Petersburg, Oct. 89. The mys
tery of the trawler affair, instead of be
ing cleared up by Vice Admiral Rojeat
ve'nsky'a report today, appears to be
deeper than ever. The admiral declare
he waa attacked in the darkness by two
torpedo boata which came upon tha
squadron from the direction of the Ash
ing fleet, lie opened Are and believe
he tank one of tha torpedo boata, tha
other making off under cover among
tba fishermen.
As toon at he noticed tha fishermen.
Admiral Bojeatvenaky ceased firing.
He proceeded on hia way without leav
ing any vessel behind, and aaya he be
lieve the vessel which the fishermen
reported remained on the scene for six
houra without offering succor to tha
drowning waa the other torpedo boat,
either waiting for her consort or re
pairing damage inflicted by the fire of
hit ahipa. The admiral declares no
torpedo boati were with the squadron.
In concluding hia telegram, Admiral
Rojestvensky expressed in the most
warm hearted way the regrets of the
whole squadron to the fishermen who
had Buffered, and to the families of tha
victims.
STRIPS FOR WAR.
Great Britain Is Rapidly Making Her
Ships Ready. (
London, Oct. 29.--Notwithstanding
the diplomatic check in consequence of
Admiral Roiestvenskv's renort. it
evident that Great Britain ia preparing
ior me possibility oi war. Tremendous
activity ia reported from all dockyards,
where vessels under repair are being
made ready for eea under urgent orders
from the admiralty.
While no time limit for the receipt
of Russia's reply haa been fixed, it is
generally understood today that the
route of the Russian squadron past
Gibraltar will be barred by the Chan
nel squadron, commanded by Vice Ad
miral Lord Charles Beresford.
Perhaps the moct significant devel
opment is the cahinnt mpotinv whmh im
canea tor today. While tbe call waa
issued prior to the receipt of Rojestven
eky's teport, which changed the situa
tion considerably and spears to place
some of :he bun en of proof upon Great
Britain, the meeting undoubtedly marks
the reaching of a ierious stage.
The ships of the British channel fleet
cleared their decka this afternoon. It
is rumored that the whole fleet, with
the exception of the battleship Caesar.
win steam westward tomorrow with,
the alleged purpose of making a sham
attack against the Bock of Gibraltar, n
GLAD A LEX I Err IS OUT.
Russians Believe He Will Return.
Now Kuropatkln Is In Power.
St. Peterbsurg. Oct. 29. Vicerov
Alexieff'a order Of the day announcing
Europakin'a appointment ia in the
same grandiose vein as Kuronatkin's
order of October 5, and ia regarded as
having definitley established the anth.
orahip of that ill-starred document.
While Alexieff takes particular
pains, in turning over the supreme
command of the land forcea to Kuro-
patkin, to inform the soldiers and tha
world of the marks of imperial confi
dence reposed in him, and to announce
that he will remain as viceroy, the or
der is considered as virtually his fare
well address, and that it wlil soon be
lollowed by bis return to St. Peters
burg. His elimination as a factor In.
the military situation haa caused &
sigh of relief.
The papers all welcome tha an-
nouncement of Knropatkin's appoint
ment to the chief command as a well
merited recompense for the manner in
which he discharged the difficult rol
imposed upon him, and, reading be
tween me lines, as a promise of better
results now that Alexieff is eliminated,
and there is no longer a prospect of
elevation of a grand duke to the su
preme command.
Big Tunnel Is Completed.
Seattle, Oct. 29. Workmen have
broke down the wall between the north
and south sections of the Great North
ern lailroad tunnel, which runs direct
ly beneath the business section of Se
attle, and the shaft is now clear from
end to end. All that now remains is
to complete the concrete work, and lay
the tracks. This should be completed '
in two months. The tunnel is the
largest in area of any in the United
States. It is 30 feet wide and 28 feet
high above tbe tracks. It 5,130 feet
in length.
Street Car Runs Into River.
El Paso, Tex., Oct. 29. An electric
car on the line between this city and
the El Paso Smelting works, in Towne,
Tex., jumped the track today, with 75
pasBf ngers, and ran' into the Rio
Grande river. Several passengers were
injured, but none were killed. The
embankment was about 12 feet high,
and the car plunged into 10 feet of
water. The river had undermined the
track.