The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-19
HELD UP BY HORNETS.
A Train Lond OF Passengers In Mexico A.
tackled by the Wickedest Things ON Wings.
From he 81. Loui. Globe De moera,.

From he s.. Loui. Globe De mocra,.
WICHITA. Kan. March 6.-I have had just
one experience OF being held UP by train rob-
bers. 1t was at the hands Of some Texas gen.
tlemen. and in company with q good-sized
train Load OF fiery Southrons and mild East
ern folk. and I well remember how the sand
sifted out OF the boot heels OF the whole crowd.
and we sat or stood or cro1ched and cowed
like helpless. scared infants under cover Of
two medium-sized Winchesters. But l was
aboard a train in Mexico that was held up and
gone through under circumstances OF horror
and terror that were beyond anything ! have
heard o! or imagined.
We, wero running along smoothly, through
tho state OF Coahulla one wretchedly warm
Of woods the brakes were clapped tight on and
considerably. Tho idea OF train robbers
seemed instantly to strike every one. and there
wasn't to be that Kind Of an INVASION. The do.
cayed trunk OF u bis, tree mad fallen sIuarely
chances on thrusting it aside By charging IL
WITH the pilot. SO the train hands and some of
e@s p 81 ,Ss xsy. 't T6s Io With Was q 1S iss,. to fT round q
and them Z s SHslS NSs h tSRf and nSn a ~ wi iiddsiss nesi
Ing his arms in the air iif a sv winam nil
"ao,1stsT howlsd ne buTIy 6rakenan who
first car. insontinently slammed the door ~
fhe lace OF the others, and dyed under seat
4 %afe sSs IN ia ss p shs Sn the Si ' him. Pro q tG,s SSss Ffi
Ss d9zsn I pss,s%ae oT y were In the car, E. tie s0 Fgss
All the windows were open. and In Il few sec:
hundred bis MsSieap herness. The wieseSs:s
wire There were at east three hornets nests
Train hands Brought out the inhabitants.
Raii'' . aSa ao snssSs III II hsT 's. s "a. s ,Iiss
to crawl beneath the seats. pulling coats.
HHpashes. eouIa hays Inspired such demoral'
ence Of mind. headed the crowd who had
hauled on the tree. shouting, BREAK for the
car VAS open. the score or SO Of passengers.
once bundled In. were compar4tively safe.
HS uzssa an n9Gifies or rd RfitSSns sIsota nhs n oStsij:
coaches and AL was y burning blank. ,.-.-,.
turn out and sSd'I iisht I them MIN Finally IL. ss / heard
later. the tlreman volunteered to face the
H Hose0 he 'G Tsn u forward fs!as tea h,s t a,Su rops srS StiII fast nss
to the tree, to the pilot. jumped on tho en-
rope broke, But the fireman was having too
warm a time 70 try further. e1rerlments. 90
The hornets either iiew out or blew out Of the
windows, and, after running back a couple Of
n sore and sorry crowd,
IIt we couldn't go back: and we couldn't
stay there; and we we're loath TO take further
chances with the hornets. which We imagined
To- DO lying 10 wait FIR US up the track. Finally
the engineer shut himself in his cab. and We
went plnnging ahead: He said the pilot struck
orcd in . cloud Of hornets thus d .iodeed from
smashed nests. But we We're out Of range and
sight In a few seconds, and slid past the next
Mexic.ns 70 the platform in amazsment- An
occasional howl during yet another hour or
two told the discovery Of u lingering hornet in
the ears. and when We reached the next village
We bought UP the entire stock Of ointments.
oils. and soothing salyes in the single drug
mainder OF the daS. .