The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-13
PIRATES OF THE RAIL.
A TEXAS TRAIN GONE THROUGH
by Two Robbers Who Only Get Something
oysra Hundred Dollars for Their Palms
aud Miss Twelve Thousand Cash and
-Four thousand In Diamonds.

ST, LOUIS, Moo Dec, l2,-Partlculars o
the train robbery yesterday near Bellevue
Station, Texas, are that three robbsr
who were unmarked and made no effor
at concealment arrived atthe water tanl
q few minutes before the train, Whsr
the train arrived, one Of the robbers will
drawn pistol ordered Engineer Ayers ant
his fireman, and o, g, Miller, another en-
ginser who was riding in tho cab, X
slight, which they did, Hs then marched
them some thirty feet from tho train anC
went through them, taking all the yalua
blss they had, While this was going on
the other two men went through the
train. -,
1t appears that one Of tho passengers In
the rear car who was looking out OF the
window and saw the operation with the
trsiu men, divining the situation went
into the forward cars and notified the
other passengers Of what was going on,
and told them 10 seCrete their money,
This they did In various ways, giving
most Of Il and their diamonds to several
ladies aboard, Miss Kata Haas, OF Fl.
Worth, took charge Of three thousand
dollars and other vRluabl0s. Mrs. Cham.
beIs, Of PottIdam, N. Y, received s. 900
and some diamonds, and Mrs. Wittlck, Of
Carthage, Mo-, took her husbands Rold
watch and several hundred dollars. Mrs.
WitiCk was greatly inCensed at tha pro-
cesdlnga and boldly stood up In the car
and ssked II forty men were going 10 cub.
nit talnely TO such an ontrsge ut The hands
Of two highwRymen. About $4,000 in
money and s., 600 worth Of dialnonds aud
other vslusblss was left by the robbers in
their haste 10 get through the train and
because they did not search the ladieO.
They were evidently noylpes in the bus
incss and went away with the paltry sum
OF $l06, three gold watches, ten silver
watches, five revOlVers and one ring, The
robbers left the train at the rear end Of
the sleeper and mounted horses etationed
near and rode rapidly away.
The train was then hurried on to Belle.
vue where teleHrams were gent to
Superintendent Frost at Fort Worth who
Immediately replied offering $3.50 reward
for each robber and In less than an hour
Ave posses OF officials and cilizens were in
pursuit under Sheriff MuLSin, OF
Montague; Marshal Black, OF Bowie, and
others. Sheriff MCLsin sRyS he knows the
robbers and has no doubt Of his ability
to capture them. Superintendent Con.
ners wRs on tho train, having in charge
two dOsertsra with guard Of five negro
soldiers Of the 24.h U. $. lnfAntry. Mr..
Connors ordered the soldiers 10 draw
their rOvolvern and fight the robbers but
several passengers opposed this SO strong.
ly and plead SO earnestly in behalf OF tho
women and children on board that the
Superintendent reluctantly yielded, and
when the robbers reached the soldiers
aud demanded their weapoHs they quiet
ly gave them up.
A number Of men were In the engine
room at the time OF the explosion.
Qnecf them says that following the
roar came IN lmmepse bunch Of fame,
which enVeloped everybody pressnt,
Some were thrown down by tho shock,
while one, Joseph Silver, was stripped
stark naked down to his heavy bOots. He
fell unconscious, and was carried out.
His body Ia a mass OF blood, burned strips
Of flesh hanging from his Limbs, bis
tongue burned 70 crisp, and his teeth
cracked and ctumbled by the intense
heat. Engineer Newhall was fairly COW
cred with burning ahsvings. He rushed
out q mass OF flames and rolled In the
snow, extinguishinG the aamep, but mol
until he had been fssrlplly burned, the
flesh hanging In bloody strings tyom Ait
arms. From the outside the volume ol
flame was seen to rise pho1s The
big chimney, which Is 1855 feet high. The
loss on the building will be $1,000.