The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-28
DENVER DYNANITERS.
THE Diabolical Attempt to Destroy
aD.&R. G. Train.

The Rocky Mountain Ne,Os of Monday
Lost saws, in speaking of the recent das-
tardly attempt TO wreck D. & R. G,
train last week:
The cowardly attempt to blow up the
Salt Lake express train on the Denver &
Rio Grande railway, on Saturday even
ing. was the theme of conversation
among all classes of citizens yesterday.
The act was characterized as diabolical
and atrocious by everyone, the working
men themselves to large extent de-
pOuneing it. Receiver Jackson, who
returned from Colorado Springs last
evening, expressed keenly his feelings
of Indignation at the outrage. He said
that nothing would be left undone to
discover and bring the guilty parties to
iustiee. and to that end the authorities
and officials of the road would use every
effort.
The following placard was issued yes
terday, and posted in every available
spot along the line of the road:
DRIVER & RIO GRANDE RAILwAY,l
DENVER, May %, 1851
81 ,0OO REWARD.
The above reward will be paid for the
detection and conviction, or such evil
dence that will lead to the conviction of
the dynamite fiends who attempted to
wreck the Salt Lake express train on
this railway, on the evening of this
date, The same amount of reward will
be paid for the detection and conviction
of any person or persons who may here
after attempt to wreck any engine or
train, or who may attempt the deStruc
ton of any Of its bridges or buildings,
or any other property OF this railway.
W. S. JACKSON, Receiver.
Sheriff Graham has rendered the SER
vices of forty deputy sheriffs to protect
the company IS ,property and the persons
OF their employers on their way 10
and from work.
A large meeting of the Knights of
Labor was held IN Goody Hall, on
Santa Fe avenue, yesterday afternoon,
in which there was considerable speech
making. with but little reference to the
dynamite outrage.
Hundreds of curious people visited
the scene of the explosion yesterday,
and many and various were the remarks
made about the dastardly attempt at
train wrecking. Many persons living
in the vicinity heard the report. and
some of them we're badly frightened. A
number of strikers were among those
who went out to see what the dyDami-
tiers had done, and were loud in their
expressions OF detestation for the men
who would do such thing. The more
respectable of the strikers were filed
with CONSERVATION yesterday at the re-
~ ,f ho 70 n
MANY Knights of Labor declared that
their order could have had nothing to
do with it. Some of them made the
absurd claim that the explosion was the
work of the Rio Grande officers them
selves, W no we're trying by such action
to withdraw public sympathy from the
strikers. The most absurd part of this
suppOsition is that any act should
be needed on the part of the road to
divert the current of public sympathy,
as there had long ceased to be any SYM
pathy whatever with the strike outside
of the few disorganiZers who are leaders
and the few deluded followers who re-
main TO them.
tits clear that not a few of the men,
berS OF the Knights of Labor and of
those who felt compelled to join the
strike by quitting work are heartily
ashamed OF the manner IN which the
strike has been conducted, and wish in
their hearts that the strike had never
From the talk on the |
streets, it would appear that quite a
OF these men are afraid to go |
back to work The talk of their leaders !
in the assembly meeting and the das-
tardly outrage on the Rio Grande train |
night before last have filed such men
with fear and loathing.
1t does not seem as if the great mass !
Of the strikers Sympathised with the /
violent measures that have evidently |
been resolved upon by few blather-
sixties, and that may lead to serious
trouble. Little knots of the strikers |
could be seen on the sidewalks yester-
day buSiIy talking. Some of these were
the leaders, but most of them were sim
ply puzzled and frightened over the |
position of things. The mass of the
strikers do not sympathize with the |
dastardly dynamiters, but from the |
fears expressed by the strikers them
selves it seems clear that a few men |
with the strike were the per-
petrators of the dynamite outrage.