The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-06-12

Robbsrs PAU % Cary Out Ths,z
tsp@cisI to the Rasoo-l
Er. LoUn, June I. 10 .. N.
The Atlantic and Psci6c express train
going East. $50 miles from s. Louis and
q miles out from Lebanon Ssstion, Sunday
morning encountered vacant track near
Richland Station. caused By the removal VI
. rail BY unknown parties, with the eviden,
purpose Of
wRHKIX0 THE TEAM.
The night had been intensely dark, and .
heavy mist, produced BY the recent rains,
6lled the air and obscured the vision Of the
engineer - the rushing train. crowded With
p.sseneen, daAhed II full speed over what
was supposed to be the best piece Of road
along the line. The place for the disaster
had been selected At point where nothing
but . miracle could save the train from Mt
ter destruction. An abrupt embanku,ent
waa on one side aud
SHEER DECENT
Of twenty feet On The other. Uasaspscio@
Of danger, the train rushed into the trap
prepared By the aasaasina, and The engine
and tender fell down The embankment With
Q terrible craah. The force Of the desceat |
fortunately uncoupled The tender from The
car attacked to il, and the train vas saved
from destruction. But the engine and ten.
der were total wreck, and
rHREE MEN WERE KILLED
instantly. Thee were Dr.. E. L. Atkinsoa,
surgeon Of the Missouri P.ci6c. re.iding At
Pacific Csty; Frank Cation, the engineer,
residing At the same place, and Sam Rich
ardson, the fireman, residing At Pierce City.
These men were all upoa the engine. and
their bod,e. were frishtfslly mangseS. The
foremost car rushed into the vacant road ,
bed. and constituted sulkcient obstruction
10 stop The train. Everybody Of courae
'prsng to their ieet and attempted 10 rush
MT. Just At this moment band ii men
N the hill abo.e Ii
FIRED A voLLEY
INTO The train and then Aed. One bullet
,aaaed through The hat OF Conductor Will 8
on, barely grazing his bead. Fortunately .
'obody VA wounded By the shots. A
oou ~ possible insell,gence Of the disaster
ras aert 10 RichIand, and mesage vas
orvsrsjed down the line for an engine.
his arriving, the train with the Indies Of
he dead pnnoed its way 10 s.. Louis, r
here IN inquest vas held. There is no
lue to the perpstraton. There can be No b
oubt, however, that the purpose VAS rob .
cry. The penon had removed the rail .
/ point where il seemed impossible for :,
THE TRAIN 10 ESCAPE II
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tier destruction. Its preservation, under
he circumstances, Il little less than . n
,iracle. When the rush Wss made from e
Ne can, the robbers became frighteaed, q
nd reasonably thinking that in . con-
,ct With 10 large body Of men. possibly,
ell armed, that they would 81 the wont 3,
it. concluded that discsetiop was the IN
etaer part of valor, and this accounts for
,eir fight. Il d equally . matter Of con-.
ratulation and surprise that =
no ONE WAS WOUNDED g;
? the volley fred into the train. In the &C
arry and excitement incident 70 The fail. s
re Of their plan for vrecking the train, ~
'ey probably cred too high. Altogether, d
il ore Of The most miraculous eacspes q
a record. Of coune no blame can Be At. p
,ched to the company. Varioua theori~. 81
re advanced a to The q
IDENTITY OF THE PERPETRATORS ~
ONE think that it VA done By . party Of !.
amp, while othen think that il vss the
ork Of IN ofyaniasd band Of thieves, simi- !;
e TO those who planaed and executed the
tterville robbery. The railroad company
i'll spare no pains to bring The miscreants r
justice. s.
A reporter Of the GIs6e-De~oouf inter -
ieved Conductor Wilsoa Of The wrecked ID
'ilroad train on tie A. 4 p. road, Who q
Epreoes himself a follows: Conductor n
'ilson says he can hardly sccouai for Tie
line. Saturday Night il always the light %
1 night IN the veek for both freight and 20
aaeaser traffic. There ~ nothing Of u
,Eticular value o. board Of Tie train, no ca
savy ship@ent Of money o. valuable g
'oda, and. to his knowledge, none Of The q
'aeasen carried suikcieat money to tempt 4
'e despesadoes 70 commit sucA Q terrible u
'ioe. He does not know either that these o.
any ill-ieeling exiating hetweea lie par. ~
- along The line Of Tie rood and lie rail. -
I'd company. After summing up I'll TIE q
'idence in The caae, be i Of The opinion "a
vt IN attempt IN made 70 throw he p
tire train over he eobankneat, list The u
urdesen might easily rob eacA Paeeaerr "a
Whatever valaables - niGht end a his III
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