Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-09-02
ROBBERS OF THE RAIL.
A Gang OF Footpads Ditch the e. r.
Train.

Yesterdays up train was over six
hours late, owing to the fact that the
eastern bound G. p. train was ditched
by robbers about four miles west OF
ColEax. The train was moving up a
steep grade when the engineer dis
covered two misplaced rails ahead and
whistling ssdown brakes,' reversed the
engine The two engines drawing the
train left the track, carrying with them
one car. Fireman Boyd sprang to the
ground to be confronted by man with
a double barreled shotgun, who ordered
him not to move. At the same time
half a dozen men similarly armed
leveled their guns at the Wells
Fargo express messenger as he
opened the door and ordered
him to throw out the Wells-Fargo
treasure box. He slid the door quickly
to close and lodged back and put out
the lights. \ few seconds later the
passengers began to swarm out, and the
robbers seeing that the opportunity was
past of securing their plumber took to
the woods, leaving behind them their
lanterns, masks, twenty-four cartridges
of Hercules powder, fuse, axes and
s!edge pick and ether tools. No one
injured. The train was detained eight
hours.
Last night it was reported that two
of the band had been taken, but the re-
port was not substantiated. A San
Francisco dispatch says that the i'm
preston in police circles there is that
the highwaymen- who made the at
tempt to rob the train are the gang with
whom Jimmy Hope the noted burglar
recently arrested there) was connected,
and that finding poor field to work in
that city they started up the track and
planned this robbery to get even on
their bad luck down there. The fact
that Wells, Fargo & Co. have offered
large reward is also supposed to indi-
cate that the robbers got some booty,
though nothing to that effect has yet
been learned,
Especial to the APPEAL.l
COLLAR, September 1st.-It is now
ascertained that the robbers, who num-
bered nine in all, did not intend to
ditch the San Francisco passenger train,
but supposing it had passed were max
ing arrangements to blow up the west
ern bound train carrying million dol
lars in greenbacks. The fact was
learned from one Of the men who re-
manned few moments after his COM
rades fed. AS they turned and ran he
called out: "Come back, boys, and
make the fight; we've started III, let's
carry her through" He then turned
to brakeman who had jumped from
the train, and said: awe didn't mean
to tackle this train, we were after the
one coming from the East" He then
saw some passengers coming toward
him and sprang into the bushes. It
was evident that preparations had been
made to blow the train to pieces by
planting giant powder mine under
the track. In ravine below the |
track a wagon and two horses was
found, the wagon loaded with giant pow
der. A letter was found near the wagon |
from one of the robbers to another,
which said, "Get everything ready and
blow 'em to H. Had the mine been
sprung under the government train it
would have probably demolished it and
/ million dollars fallen into their hands.
The rumor that they intended to kid
zap Col. Fair, who was on the train,
S one of the absurd stories started here
o-night. A pursuing party is already
n the field.
A Serious Matter.
A few days ago the Chronicle men,
ioned case of where we'll known