The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-09-23
NOT AS PLANNED.
Robbers Meet With q Warm Recept
/ tion From illinois Central Train.
men.
After a Desperate Fight One Of the
Would Be Robbers Was Mortally
Wounded.
Conductor, Engineer and Fireman
Also ShOt-TwO Robbers Cap
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Also SnOt-IWO kOODerS Gap
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CENTRALIA. Ills, Sept. %. The New
Orleans limited train on the Illinois
Central road was held up shortly after
Ii o'clock p. M, just outside the city,
and in the battle which followed be-
tween the three robbers and the train
hands, one OF the rot bers was mortally
wounded all three of the train crew
were badly burt. The thieves got
nothing III the way Of booty AMI all the
grown inhabitants of this place are on
the hunt for the two caring thieves
who got away.
Those who were hurt in the shooting
incident to the attack, were: Engineer
young, Conductor Odum, Fireman Nc
Dowell, and the robber, name not
known.
How It Happened.
The train held up left Chicago at 2
o'clock in the afternoon and reached
this city at 11:15 p. IN. Its stop was
very short, but in that time three mon,
heavily armed and carrying tools
which later came into play, boarded
the front end of the express car.
The lights of Centralia's streets had
scarcely disappeared from view and
Engineer Young had hardly pulled
open wide the throttle when both Fire
man Mcdowell and the engineer heard
noise on the tender behind them.
Both turned in alarm. Their fears
were realized, for staring them in the
face were two big revolvers.
Keep your mouths shut and stop
the machine, or we'll shoot" the rob-
bers cried.
Tackled the Robbers.
The engineer and fireman both sprang
at the robbers. There was aclear track
ahead. The two railroad employees had
hardly reached the foot Of the coal heap
when two sheets Of fire flashed in their
faces and both fell wounded on the
platforms connecting cab and tender.
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and Brakeman Starry. Two other.
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ana packages nreo at the robbers as
last as they could shoot. The thieves