The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-24
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY.
FULL PfRTTCULiRs or TIE RAID ON
THE UNION PltTEIC.
nIow the Wirhwn, men Captured the Express
Train and Got Mt the Treasure-Au the
Passengers Robbed Except the Women.

p,,an n, Cl,ogo T,m,.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. l9-The Union Pa
sifc east bound express train due here this
afternoon. was robbed last night between 10
and IL o'clock at Big Springs station. three
hundred and sixty miles west OF Omaha. by
a party Of masked men. who got away with
over 100000. Four masked men. holding four
rcvovers. walked into Station Agent Barnharts
officc few minutes before train time. and one
OF thcm directed him to cut off all telegraph
communication by tearing w his Instruments
Barnhart cndcavored to throw them of the
track by taking up only his soundcr hut the
men badc him pull up the relay and hand II
over which he did. The man who gave the
commands was captain. evidently Telegraph
operator. Barnhart. under cover Of the re-
vOlvcrs. and according to the Captains COM
mands. next hung ont his red light To- stop the
Barnhnrt was rushed to- the door OF the express
car BY the four rohhcr-, who mad" bin knock
for Express Messenger Miller who opened the
Tho highwaymcn then. los some means,
showed M door clcar, oi~n. lnmpri IN, an
vers They took Millcrs r"yuNgr- away from
him, bruised him anout the head r9nsid 'rah'N.
md then opened One safe. from which thcv ph-
famed IN" treasure boxes continuing sGnUun In
gold coin which wa- shipment from, taii-
,0rp,a, nh si ,r,, r. 'rrn -afn y f' s
combination locS and i not opened nuywhcr"
between thricrmini of til" road. hutas "a" mes,
not comply with tho demand. and they let Linn
on after explaining.
While tbs WIS going on in the express ear.
The other pant ol til" gang had captured the en-
ginccr and froman and un' oul tn" IRE in the
rnginc, and the moment Con lurtor ra.t'r-nn
waiting f"riim, ~ mirai,d by thc red-ilhi
sign9l t. stop hr. too. WIS co,rnll"d being g",-
"red by 'prk'd r'N"\'r- amt .tt"rd to throw
ny his lmni-. lui'ts = -I'- ihcr' w'r, from
ton To- Iii'r3 oi iHyn h0rt .Nhh. ring th. ,N-
press car th" robbers wont iu'" ih' rn--' N.Y.
coaches and lr-uu yU' niu{s tUN itta-ru "rs. -i'-
curing nhuut huit dozen Eud watches ult
nearly $500 u cash and eor.r RAILROAD tickets.
A irri M train now approaching from III"
rear. ConduIpr init r-un Wts r'niu 't'd hy
hguhrd pas me Steer 'n- tyt mes % snort us
ap'proacRins triiu" (, prcycn, a collision. Thc
gqard then lcii hip AM l.in.di th3. main hoiy.
VINO then r"trgi"d itum t'Nrif~ lh'y hNl ~
hors' : IA ~ 10. az, iad lh'n '.n'cai'i ,u'
little distance u1. they soon Disappeared ~
a. wns shortly aitcryarl learned,
nondnglor l4i.rrs'n s,m ing ireieh' engine
and as soon a. thr iltr WIS lp ~ nj wa "hsln
resumed his triu. 49, u.clo'k this morning.
superint"nleni ,hrk having leari,d nlI inr
particuar-, had plr;luph.u everywhere, ANA
offered $4,000 reward.
Shern hl'Cnfiv oi sidney ana Nhcrii Bradley
NJ NOrth li.i' were ~'hi ~, WIFI Il lhrt-' force
Of mounted men. >h'rn Bradley seems g.
have gut un the trail. ~ II j. SAIL 'hNt hr found
TWO rcNnNf~ iud on empty com puN Yen miles
mon o Ur H. s,, ,,ln Lv" been rntln., He
r'o' A. ~, H. I il t,,, H., I, = wy
a mvstort' NV -, roii,r ,,,,rneI tio door ~
the SVnr3ss ,,or NJ II 10. -, arranged ms IA nr,,r
nniy ~ nb.. ,,, t ma, ' ',,., t., n b
u, ii ,, n ', H., ,, " ~
mis-. could hoilthc iofta.ain,t a dozen.
Thor. ,vnr, H. irt,...n In fh. .'nn,. aud -iv Of
thrm a. M mi, ihn mis-. .n.-, r. ,',nrL - nni
nrdnreI Nh i5 hold M their han,~. wbich
.nr s syli na,,' liz, ,i 81 in n,rin.
t. The iisur's oI Condu Tor Koll,. Onr man ihoy
snnrch II thr,-. '.r's I'M .s u,nnu.,.j f., .,n
zeal sin0 IN lar,., bins bc'w,cn h.- fingers.
TN, ruiIb.r- tri.l To- ls,, into fhr -ierning ear.