Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-16
WAITING 10 DC noeeep.
Tho ras.cngcrs We're Al Ready for tho
bandits. but TheysCame Not.

1ho Messengers We're An Ready for the
riandlts. but gheysta anne Not.
A gentleman from Kansas tells u
rather intofcsting story OF a sensation to
which he aud his follow passengers were
treated short defiance from Nicksburg.
The train was tagged Mt Cleveland, a
small station In comparatively unin-
habitcd section, at which passenger
trains are not scheduled 10 stop. The
station officials boarded the train with
badly frightened negro, who informed
Conductor Clark that as he was walking
along the track about two miles below
the station he had seen six masked men
working at the track with n crowbar,
evidently bent on displacing the rails
and ditching tho train. They had their
ponies tied 10 trees near the track and
every saddle had Winchester rifle
slung across It. The darby did not care
10 disturb them, but as he was trying 20
steal away unobsorvcl one Of the would
be triinwrcckers called QUITO him, com.
handing him 20 halt This was just
what tho negro did no, wish to do. and
plungiug into tho thickct he scrambled
through the thick mderbrush and oyef
fallen logs us rapidly as his legs
would cnrTy him. lie had just reached
Cleveland In time 20 warn tho station
agent TO flag the down express.
This was startling uows. and Con-
ductor Clark NJ onco malo preparations
To guard his train against attack. Every
light. oven 10 the headlight OF the loco.
motive, was cxtinguishtd and Winchcs.
ter rifles wcro placed IN the hands OF
tho train officials, while tho negro porter
was armed with u revolver aud placed
in tho baggage car TO guard its con-
fonts.
Before the lights could be cxiinguishod
In tho passenger coaches It was ncces
sary TO inform tho passengers Of tho
reason why such an extraordinary pre-
| caution had boon rendered necessary
aud then Il was that some curious sconn.
wcrc enacted. Some put their money III
/ their boois;, others, pulling OF thril
coais. slowed away small rolls OF bill.
in their shirt sleeves. Others appeared
to think that the lining Of mans hal
mado snug little pocket IN which tC
stow away small sums Of paper money
But the disposal Of their yalunblcs did
not appear TO tho passengers n matter oI
such vital importance n the defense oI
tho train and the lives o. those upon il
Money, iowclry and watches woro quick
| ly hidden away, bat when it came &,
fishing their pistols out OF yaliscs. "Nip
sacks" and hip pockets tho business o
hiding away yalughlcs was mot IN IL.
Tho Kansas man who told tho btorl
said that Ia his dag ho had seen grca
deal OF rough lifo on tho frontier, but Ia,
had never seen anything approaching
such show Of firearms as was sudden
ly displayed ON that Passenger train Il
peaceful and prosperous Mississippi
All the money, no Ggid, on the traii
would not servo 10 mako tlio first pay
mcut on that grim array OF firearms
even on tic weekly insiallmcnt plan
Ono man had no weapon. but 10 wa
promptly supplied by u. Mississippla'
who had thrru ii-calibc- Colts IN his va
lisc. The stranger accepted tho loai
rather ilmiily aud walked TO tho dco
OF tho car with 1t ia his hand. lle pu
his head on. into the darkness md tn
first object that met his eyes were tire
solemn looking men with Winchcstcrs
II was dark aud he took thcin FOR rou
bona Fortunately he did not opcn fire
On the contrary, he dropped his pistol
aud ruurins back TO the middle OF ia
car tried 20 crawl under seat.
In tho meantime, all being ready, Ia
darl,cucd train ran slowly down ti
tract, to within 100 yards Of the spot IN
dicated by The negro and stopped. n
robbers appeared and then lanterns vor
lighted aud party Of armed men wen
ahead TO search for thom, but they ha
made their escape. The advance guam
found the hoof prints Of their horses d
the thicect whore tho negro had see
thcm tied 10 the supplings, aud ia
track, though LETT in good order, CAV
evidence Of having been tampcred witt
Something had evidently disturbed tn
wrcckOrs-posihly tho escape Of IN
negro. whom they know to have see
thcm-but ut all events tho trai
reached Niclshurg In safcty,-New Oi
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