Evening journal., 1894-10-13
PENNSY TRAIN
Desperadoes Plumber the Train
Which Reaches Here at 2.5s.
STOLE s55,OOO FROM THE SAFE

After Covering the Trainmen with
Huge Revolver and Making BLOOD
curdiinG Threats. They Detached -and
Gstarted on the Locomotive. Then
Rined the Express Car Safe.
Fifty five thousand dollars was stolen
from the baggage and express car Of
express train No 7s's second section,
over the Pennsylvania railroad, tpassirg
northwsrd through this city at 2 55a a.
m by eight masked highwsymen just
before o'clock this morning.
Complete details Of this startling
robbery are being WITHHELD by the rail
road company's and express companies
otiicials, and, it is said, no intelligence OF
the daring "hold up" was given out until
the belated section Of the train reached
Wilmington this morning. little before
5 o'clock. Then Express Agent Crutch.
field. showed the bursted safe am
gave out meagre details Before leaving
Baltimore, however, he had acquainted
the authorities Of the companies with
the bare fact OF the robbery.
Held Up BY Right Masked Robbsrs.
II seems that the second section OF
train No 73 was later than usual in
getting up from the South during the
night. After passing Fredericksburg,
Va. the train was signalled to stop and
the engineer brought it TO standstill
within half a length Of itself.
Immediately eight masked men sur.
rounded the engine, two of whom quickly
climbed up into the cab with big re
volvers covering both engineer and fire
man and usiag blood curdling threats
that paralyzsd the two trainmen
Compelling them to vacate the cab and
jump of the locomotive where two
other men were standing with drawn
revolveTa-they turned side
track switch, pulled out the throttle
Of the locomotive aud jumped OF, after
having uneoupled the train at the tender
The deserted engine then dashed down
the sidetrack toward Quantico and
thence into Qaantlco river.
Covered Messenger Crutchaeld.
Meantime four others Of the gang had,
inside of two minutes, broken into the
express car. covered Express Messenger
Crutchhed and bursted open the safe The
contents thay piled out into bag and
then fed TO the woods, locking the mes
senger in the car TO foil any attempt at
pursuit.
About the stolen Cash,
just what the denomination OK the
safes contents was is not known, but It
is said that $4,000 Of the amount
belonged to the Adams Express Com
pany and was in gold coin ia 81 600
bsgs The balance OF the cash was being
/ transported by the Wells Fargo Company
/ IL f.sr lsaH . L.. . 4 49, 81
daspaTadues toward the express mes.
shoot the fireman then the
engineer and then Crutchfeld
hmeelf. that they would get at the safe
no matter what be did and, throwing
a moose over ore Of the ceiling beams,
walked him under it to string him up"
II he made any cutlery.
The wild Locomotive Wrecked.
The operator at Brool1A six miles from
! QUANTITIES, discovered that the engine was
wild as it passed bis station and tele-
eraphod TO Quantico, where switch was
thrown SO that it was brought into colli-
sion with two loaded freight cars and
wrecked. Had tho locomotive been per
mitted TO pass Quantico it would have
collided with the south bound passenger
train
a dispatch from Washington says Tho
train which was held up was tho through
special No. rs from jacksonville for New
York Only fow passengers stopped off
when the train reached this city, the ro-
| maindsr going north.
The following facts in regard 70 the
holdup were obtained from the baggage
master Of ths train
II Is customary for all trains to stop at
! Acute Creek, several miles below Guam
tico, tor water Tho traln was 200 or 800
/ yards this sido Of the creek when the en-
| ginoer got signal TO stop.
The porter won't forward TO SEQ what
had caused the signal and was confronted
1 by the robbers who, 10 was learned, had
| given the signal There were seven or
eight of them, and as soon as the engine
stopped they walked back toward the train
| and commenced to fro their weapons At
the same time warning everybody TO keep
inside the cars A number Of shots were
frad, but by tho greatest chance no one
was hurt for by this time the passengers
had become excited by the fHsillade and
some Of tho more daring onos threw open
the windows TO learn the cause Of the fir
ing. But upon seeing tho masked mon
they became aware that the train had been
| held up by desperate men and quickly
sought cover.
Tbs robbers by their bold course thus
intimidatod the passengers and train
crew and thoroupon quickly olambered
upon the express car They found the
door tightly barred and were unable TO
force an entrance by persuasion or threats
Their timo was precious. and they were
we'll fixed 20 do their work rapidly The
robbers were supplied with dynamite, and
by its use the door OF the express car was
| shattered and an entrance gained
The messengor was in the car at tho
time, and they told him they would blow
him up If he did not open the door Of the
safe.
sodailty OF the Sacred Heart Reception
Two hundred and seven new members
we're received into the Sodslity Of the
Sacred Heart last evening. by Rev
Father Kelly, assisted by Rev Father
Birmingham, who preached an able
| sermon on 1.-The Sacred Heart"