St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-22
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
HOT ENCOUNTER 5ETWEEF TR4iRAEF
AID ROBBERS.
ONE B4NDIr RADLx INJURED.
New Orleans Limited Train Held
Up Near CentraIfa. Illinois. but
the Robbers Fail to Get the
$50,000 on Board - P1ucky
Fight by Trainmen. in Which
Three Were Wounded.

CENTRALIA. H., Sept. 2l.-Ihe New
Orleans limited train on the Illinois
Central road was held up shortly after
Il O'Clock last night just outside the
city, and IN the battle that followed be-
tween the train robbers and the train
hands, one of the robbers was mortaily
wounded and three of the train crew
we're badly hurt. The thieves got
nothing in the way OF booty and all the
grown inhabitants OF this place are on
the hunt for the two daring
thieves who got away. Those who
were hurt in the shooting incident
TO the attack were: Engineer
\ oung, Conductor Od1m. Fireman Nc
DOWeil. ana rObbeT, name not known.
The train held up left Chicago at
o clock Yesterday afternoon and reached
this city al l1:I5. Its StoD was very
short. but IN that time three men. heav-
ily armed and Carrying tools which
later came into play. boarded the front
end Of the express car. The lights of
CentraiiaaS streets had scarcely disap-
peared from view, and Engineer Young
had hardly pulled open wide the throt-
tie. when both Fireman Mcdowell and
the engineer heard a noise OH the ten
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alarm. Their fears were realized. for,
staring them in the face were two big
reYolvers.
Keep your mouths shut and stop the
machine. or we'll shoot" the robbers
cried.
The engineer ana fireman were not
made OF the stuff that fiinches al train
robbers. and were not even daunted by
the recollection of the affair on the Lake
Shore road only short time ago. Both
sprang AT the robbers. There was a
clear track ahead. The two railroad en-
ployes had hardly reached the foot of
the coal heap when two
SHEETS OF FIRE
flashed in their faces and both fell
wounded Oh the platform connecting
cab and tender.
One of the masked robbers sprang
over the forms OF the bleeding men;
and putting his hand on the lever.
slowed up the train. In moment 1t
stopped. Around the cars were the
shadows OF farming country hedged
by few tall trees. In the coaches the
passengers we're all asleep, obiiyious OF
the plight of their train. When the
train had been stopped one of the rob-
beTs ran back TO the coaches. and, re-
voiver in hand, stood guard over Bag
SoEODdSLCI aldlstlOuH anu BRAKEMAN
Stairey. Two other thieves climbed to
the top of the express car. in which
were the messenger of the American
Express company and Conductor Odum.
Theywere just beginning TO get curious
as to the stopping OF the train when
they heard furious pounding on the
express ear door.
"Open tile door or We'll blow you up
they heard man cry. Their reply was
shot frOm revolver This
was followed by another and
another. The men outside the car also
took part in the fusilade. The attack
took new turn. The men in the car
had emptied their reYolvers and were
reloading them. In this lun the robbers
tried novel plan for which they had
prepared. They had graphing hooks.
! These tiey fastened on the top OF the
express car, and with ropes lowered
themselves to the top of the door. This
was done TO avoid being a target for the
bullets that soon commenced to pour
through the side Of the coach from the
inside. The railroad men we're aiming