Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-24
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FURTHRR PARTICULARS On 4Hn ourRAap N,
DER. FF --Tf g AAAN FAUN-
pEs 4oINEs, Iowa, July PAN extraordlnarv
,a;ttoS LoDDsry OF railroad tfnin was COM
mlted last night, four miles west of Adair on tha
OJnleago' Hook Island, and Pacific RaiItoad- AZ
sn1 point there IL sharp curve in the road and
mere tne robbers had placed heavy tmbers across
M sae track to throw the East-bound passenger train
The engineer, John Rafferty,. saw the o,,s.-,,o.
tion IN time to reverse his engine, and annIv th.
aI-Drake; put the robbers, observing the move.
ment, nred at him from ambush, and shot
nun oead. The engine struck the logs and went
On tne track Into the ditch, and was followed hy
the track. A'NA"'ning Oh
Several passengers were bruiaed, but mana
seriously hurt. The robbers who were nasrad
aIter opening and emptying the safe of the exnrsSs
lnssssnger OF lts contents, rode off on horseback.
ocnts, en- route to Springfield, Mass.
tnousanu con1ectures are current here in ya
Rar9 70 Ine persons who robbed the tram ON fha
M NoSN isano Railroad last, night The most
PIoOaDle one l' that the robbery was COMMITTED
py persons living near where the robbarv ScoS
pace. a vaiise, in which they carried ofF tba
money taken from the express companv's safe
was found i've miles south of the wrecksd trojn
to-oay VlSllant parties are securing Southwea-
@ sern lowe, ana it - confidently believed the rob-
remain fha
state. A telegram received here late fo.ni0ht
sayo they crossed the Burlington and Missonri
hallroad last night at midnight. 49, : -
Whilam A. Smith, conductor Of the flI.fated
~ ssStlnSa To-day at the Coronsr's inquest n
the body Of John Rafferty,, the enrineaf vaho ~
killed, that the tram was wrecked to o~d = S,s
OF three miles west of Adam station and si, -
seven hundred feet east Of Turkey Creek TSrid,s.
was IN the smoking car, near the front emo, en9
E;.h @ .ns nOise 1thoughs the engine wGs in ditch
WIN one or Two cars piled upon it.; was thrown
under the seat in front Of me: do mot rs,.aro.
which side fthe car. / got out on the bnIk~~f
went orWard 70 sec who was hurt; the first nar-
son met was one Of the masked men nssr
SoI,.o sne Dasgss'-car door who pointed re-
told me TO get back, tring at one end the ssT,s
time; backed down as far as the sleepine-coocb
before felt was out Of his vay There 7 ynat
Dennis Foley. the fireman; he says
"srLLT, JAoE II DEAD"
Inc passengers were In hubbub, and the
women ana children were crying. told the
passengers Thought the masked men were
Itrylng 70 rob the baggage car, and tried Ia
borrow revolver, but failed. / conld still
see tne man from where was Saw another
RasSing up ana down on the opposite side Of
Some of the passengers asked me to Oct 'IS into
the train, as these men were firing at me and
would be the cause Of some of them heinz,
Killed. lthen went into the sleeping car. al
the rear, still trying to get 4 revolver. and
urglng tne passengers to keep quiet, as these |
went out Of the ladies' car up ID the banIr and
lence 70 the engine. Two balls passed through |
my clOthing while. was on the bank, These
shots came from the south side Of tile train.-I
Dlq NOS see man on the north slde of them. |
Dla NOT see or. hear anything more Of the |
MASKED men: After the passengers had cot |
quiet went forward to iTVestIeate the ess1se
1f the wreck. At the hind truck of the smok- /
ng car found the fish plate had been renov- |
Do from the rail- on the north side, disconnect-
ng Eall at DOTH ends. A rope and strap were /
.lea In the bolt holes Of the disconnected rail- |
" Ene west ends and rope passed under the
lOuth rail across the ditch, and up o. to the /
bank. A piece Of rope was also found on the
bank, which seemed to have been broken from
he other. II was anew rope, the common
Iize. the west end was loose OF the rail when
saw IL it was only few inches from the
I0uth rail the hind trucks of the smoking
var were still on the track. We had been run.
ling eighteen or twenty miles an hour
TIE PAasENoERs ON THE TRAIN
eli0ft that the sceno was terrible and battles
description. When the crash came ali were
'nroWn forward, some entirely out Of their
Ieats. Then came . Eecoil, and immediately
ltter they heard firing, but supposed that It
'ame from the wreck. Many of the men
umped from the cars and started to Qet for
ward, and were ordered back by the robbers. |.
Who continued their firing and enforced their
commands by terrible 0nths and threats.
Back they went, and in the cars found women
Ind children half Grated with fright, shriekInQ,
,rying, and fainting, dmpIorlne men 10 nr0.l
ect Them, and exclalming, MY GOdI We shall
% killed. We shall be killedP' The stoutest
iearts quailed and felt they were at the mercy
II despcradOes. Altogether 1t was q scheme
unprecedented IN the history Of railroading iE
his country, and never before has SO reckIeeel
ind daring scheme been carried to compile
ion. All Western Iowa Is in q fever of ex.
'tement. Farmers for miles around are
eaving the harvest fields with their families.
md visiting the scene Of tho robbery. This
ngine and baggage cars remain as they were
Sunerintendent Royce estimates the loss
ustained by the company at about threel
hOusanddollars. Governor Carpenter issued
proclamation today, offering reward OF
500 for the arrest Of each person engaged In