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DISCOVERED BROKEN RAIL AND STOPPED TRAIN, REWARDED BY PASSENGERS Mexican Central Train Narrowly Saved From Derailment by Peon Who Found Broken Mail and Gave Warning—Receives Purse, Showers of silver, and the personal thanks and commendation of a high oficial of the Mexican Central rail- road, rewarded the presence of mind of a peon track-walker, who saved train No. 2 from a disastrous wreck, and the passengers from serious in juries or death, near the station of Lecheria, yesterday afternoon. The train was running two hours late, when near Lecteria, the en gineer saw a man running in the middle of the track, frantically wav ing a red danger signal. He brought the train to a quick stop, and the peon, running up to it, told him that he had found a broken rail on a sharp curve a short distance ahead. He was breathless from his sprint to warn the train, and his information could only be conveyed to the train crew and passengers who crowded around him, in broken gasps. When they realized from what a fate they had been saved by the luck and presence of mind of the track-walker, their gratitude knew no bounds. Even the poor terrified third class passengers joined in a substantial testimonial of their gratitude. The private car of J. A. Naugle, assistant to Vice President Hudson, was attached to the train as he was returning from an extensive visit to the terminals of the Central at Tam pico. He alighted from his car, and upon accosting the peon, thanked him heartily for his work in saving the train, and commended his pre sence of mind. A section crew was summoned,and an hour more was lost, while the broken rail was re placed. Had the train run into the broken rail on the sharp curve the entire train would have been ditched, and it ‘is not ‘improbable that serious in juries and perhaps death would have resulted to the passengers. The train did not arrive here until 3:15 o’clock yesterday after noon. It was delayed two hours on the northern section of the road by an engine, which failed to keep up the necessary amount of steam, neces sitating a delay while another one was procured.
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The Mexican Herald
Mexico City, Mexico, MX
Sat, Aug 17, 1907
Page 4
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