The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-20
EAsIERN STATES.
The Great Train bbeFY.

The Great Train Robbery.
Rock ISLAND, July 17-As soon as
the passengers and what few train men
remained recovered themselves. the en-
gineer steamed up and started the train
for this city. The passengers arrived
here at IL am. having been detained
for some time on account Of o washout
on the other aide Of Davenport. Among
the passengers was Mr. Z L Martin Of
Kansas City, who gave the following
account Of the affair: The train left
Kansas City at 81 last evening and con-
sisted of six cars well filed with pas
seagers. including q sleeping car. At
the regular eating station supper S=S
furnished, and no event seemed to ex-
cite tie suspicion of the passengers or
train men until Weston was reached,
which was 81 At that station four
rough looking men got on the train
with hsndkerchiefs held about their
faces SO as to partially conceal their
features. The FIRST intimation the pas.
sengers received s'.at there was any
thing wrong was the cry All aboard,
which seemed to be the signal. At that
instant the four men as we'll as several
others who had coma from Kansas City
aud Cameron made q rush for the en-
CINE and for conductor Chas Westfall.
Firing was heard in the front cars as
well as on the engine. and then the train
was put in motion at the rate Of forty
miles an hour. Ga the given signal
two of the men made for the first coach
where the conductor Was standing.
One of the men went mp to Westfall
aud. pointing Q pistol at him said, You
are the man want. and fired, the ball
striking Westfsll in the arm. Wsstfall
attempted TO run. and as he did so the
robber fired twice at him. Westfall
reached the platform when q second
robber fired q shot which killed him
instantly. and the conductor fell dead
on the platform. Three Of the robbers
started for the engine with the intention
of shooting the engineer and taking
possession Of the engine. The engineer
seemed to spprehend that there was
danger. as GU the approach of the trio
he started back on the engine and Sc
GREETED himself in the tender. A stone
mason by the name OF Miller came for.
ward from the baggage car while the
shooting was in progress. The robbers
mistook him for the engineer and shot
him; the reaching his heart. Charley
Murray. express messenger. was also
visited by some OF the robbers. He was
knocked over the head and made to
deliver the keys of his safe. The rob
bers ransacked the safe and secured
$4,000 in money. $4,000 in valuables and
government bond for $1,000. Murray
was threatened with instant death if he
concealed anything. but was permitted
TO live on informing them that oil his
| valuables were in the safe. The brakes
man on duty. whose name cannot be
ascertained. rs soon as he learned of the
| murder of the conductor rushed through
the train and informed the passenger
that an effort would be made to roll
tn m. As soon as this had been accom-
plished the brakeman started firing
and when the second coach robbers en-
tered both doors with pistols in theil
hands, and demanding money tn,
brakeman pulled cord attached to tn,
air brake aud soon after the train
stopped. The men jumped from the
cars aud made for the woods. Mr. Mar
tin says not more that 10 minutes
elapsed from the time of leaving Wins
ton until the robbers jumped from tn,
cars and made themselves scarce. Tn,
sleeping car porter locked himself vi
in stateroom o: q sleeper and did no
make himself visible till the train wa
near Washington. Conductor Wes,fall
who was killed, lived ut Miller. wher,
his remains were left this forenoon
The robbers numbered thirteen anC
only two Of them had handkerchief
tied about their faces.
The Fatal Heat
CINCINNATI. July 1.-THE weathe
today is the coolest in the last sixteeI
days. In the seven days from Jul,
10Th TO July 10th. inclusive. the death
from sunstroke were eel. and from ex
cessive heat $50, making Ala deaths
The greatest number from these cause
was on July 18th. which was SO. Thes
figures are Official. Daring the sam,
period deaths from other causes wer,
l53.
The New Ulm Cylone.
| CHICAGO. July 17.-The loss by cy
clone at New Ulm. MINI. IL estimate,
at from 500, 900 to $3.50, 900. TIL
track Of the tornado Is 40 miles long b.
one mile wide. aud full list of kille,
aud wounded is not yet obtainable
About dozen lives are known to b
lost.
Bakers strike.
| CHICAGO. July Is - Journeyme
bakers struck today. but resumed worl
! on bosses concsding . reduction to 1
hours work daily and increase of 3
weekly wages, % the men can boar
themselves instead Of having to boar
with the bosses.
A Lemg Fire Quenched.
II wLKEsBARRR. Pa, July is.-Afte
two yearS labor The IRE in Stanto
shaft, In this city, has been subdued
The work OF repairing the immens
, destruction caused by water and flame
10 now being vigorously pushed for
ward.
EuROPE.