Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-08
$2O,OOO,OOO ABOARD.
The Train With the Precious Cargo
Coming East.
DENVER MADE LIVELY BY KNIGHTS
Mexican Refugees Plotting Rebel
lion in Texas.
AFTER THE TRAIN ROBBERS
$40 900 900 ON THE TRAIN.
It 10 Guarded by Soldiers and 10 Coming
East.

East.
OMAHA, NEB.. Aug. s.-Just before O'Clock
last night q train consisting Of Pullman car
and six coaches besides the engine pulled into
the Union depot from the west and immedi-
ately pulled out again over the bridge. II was
an ordinary appearing train. except the fact
that not sign of life was visible except on the
engine, where the engineer and firemen were
on duty. The windows were tightly closed.
The platforms were deserted and apparently
the cars were closed and empty. Not one OF
the half hundred loiterers who noticed the de-
serted appearance OF the train suspected that
behind the curtained windows gold enough
to make three score of men millionaires and
that the barred door shut in a company Of
Uncle Sans soldiers armed to the teeth and on
duty night and day to defend the precious
cargo.
The train was Union Pacific special. which
had come straight from the mint at san Fran
cisco as fast as il could turn its wheels. 1t was
run wild" over the road and everything else
had to get out of the way to facilitate the
progress of the cargo of golden metal.
The gold was in coin and 800 900 900 worth of
II was piled on The floors OF the cars. squad OF
forty men of the regular army was on duty as
guards. They were armed with Springfield
rides and two gatlirg guns were also among the
weapons of defense on board.
The train arrived somewhat sooner than was
eApeCleu. IL was IN NeFaGA SATURDAY
in Cheyenne yesterday. and an hour before il
arrived the news came that it had been stopped
by a broken axle in eastern Nebraska. No stop
was made on this side of the river. but at Coun-
ell Bluffs the train remained forty minutes for
lunch. As soon the train stopped a guard
with loaded rifles appeared on the platform of
each car and no one was allowed to approach
them. Even conductor and trainmen were
compelled TO keep their distance until the train
was ready to start. The captain in command
of the troops left the train as soon as il came to
a standstill and went uptown. He did not re-
turn until time to start and would not talk con-
cerning the treasure that was under his care.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. Aug. S.-The .'gold train
from San Francisco. carrying $40. 900 Of
yellow bars TO the national capital. passed
through the city this morning. The cars bris-
tied with muskets, and no one was allowed within
smelling distance Of the precious freight.
The train stopped but few moments TO
procure ice water for the guards and then the
journey was resumed. The train came in over
the Burlington road, arriving at s:45 this morn
ing, consisted of one private car, one mail car
and three express cars. The bags OF corn were
piled up in these three latter cars.
The train was in charge of General Superin-
tendent James Z. White of the railway mail
service. and his assistants were Lewis Troy.
superintendent of the western division of the
railway mail service. and Superintendent Pep
per of Cleveland. in charge of the eastern rail-
way service division. There were altogether
ffty-one persons on the train. forty-five being
armed guards. At each end of the cars and on
the platforms sat three or four guards with
Winchesters resting across their knees There
were few persons at the depot and but one or
two intruders were warned off.
But ten minutes were occupied in switching
the train from the Burlington 10 the Lake
Shore tracks and then the train pulled out for
Washington. None but the guards showed
themselves and they looked lazy and tired Of
their jobs. The train will reach Washington
tomorrow morning.