The herald., 1894-02-17

stop the train, but the switch was
| thrown and the train went on the eide
track and was ditched, killing Arthur
Granger and throwing me across the
main track about 30 feet, stunning me
for about 20 minutes. Then l walked
to the engine and saw Fireman Masters
wedged between the boiler and the
front beam of the tender. Before he
could be got out he expired.
when opposite the robbers saw two
shots fred from revolver, one at ran
dom and the other at the engineer.
ITO my knowledge one Of the robbers
was about feet inches in height,
thick set and weighing about 100 pounds,
having a black slouch hat and overcoat,
with masked face.
Tho other was dressed much the same
way, but was taller and of slim build.
He bad Winchester rife.
After | came to my senses and was
going to the engine, l could see the rob-
bers going away with their plunder, and
they fred salute as they left the scene
OF their awful crime"
THOUGHT THEY WERE FIVE.
II. H. May berry of Alhambra, sod OF
E. l.. Mayberry, a passenger. thought
he saw five robbers. He saw them near
where the wagon was standing; saw Le
Grange and Edgar accompany them to
it, and said there must have been five
robbers. 1t is quite likely, however,
that there were only three, the other
two men being the fireman and express
messenger. Mr.. ayberty said that the
scene was one OF intense excitement
throughout. The trainmen did good
work in quieting the passengers and
keeping them inside the train and out
of danger OF flying bullets.
THE ENGINEERS STORY.
Engineer Thomas. who resides at 613
Pasadena avenue, this city, was seen by
HERALD reporter on the way back in
the special train.
He said:
'We left the Arcade depot on time,
but were about seven minutes late as
we approached the Roscoe siding. 1t
wss bright moonlight, and objects could
be distinguished readily for quite a dis
tance ahead. Roscoe is about three
miles north OF Burbank, and as We ap-
preached that point | saw two men ON
the station platform. They were sitting
down, and it made me mad to think Of
having to etop on that up grade for two
passengers. Suddenly the men aroee
and one of them lighted an oil-soaked
ball of rags or paper. Then he swung
the fire ball with his left hand and with
Lis right held Winchester rife.
then saw that they were not passengers,
but train robbers, opening an attack on
US.
"Thsy opened up with their guns as
the train approached, one, think, ueing
the Winchester and the other two re-
volvers, at the came time yelling 'Stopi
! Stop herp l made up my mind TO pull
right ON and try to get away from them.
| bat at that instant / discovered to INV
sorrow that they had the switch set to
ditch u.s.
II yelled to Fireman Masters to get
in and crouch down away from the fly
ing bullets, and as l did so the Winchee-
ter rifle was poked through the window
/ ct me and gruff voice again commands
ed, stop Stop her! Hold her upl' [
thought | WAS gone sure when looked
into that muzzle, but took chances on
dropping down as low as possible in the
| cab.
''By this time the engine was off the
track and was jolting over the ties with
awful thumps. To tell you the truth, /
was more afraid then of the engine
turning over on me, as she is very
high-wheeled machine, than | was of
| the shower of bullets. But, fortunately,
the engine didn't turn over. The ground
was soft and she plowed into the mud
and sand clear up to the cylinders and
stuck there, about 20 feet away from the
track. She pulled with her two cars of
oranges entirely clear of the track but
the remainder OF the train staid on the
rails.
81 was etill with the engine whe1 she
stuck in the saud and did not Jun out
before she stopped as some repcit state.
would have been 1ool to jump of
right where the robbers would have had
q better chance OF pepperlng me. |
| crawled out of the cab window and hid
behind cactus bush. | was unarmed
| and knew they would make it specially
warm for ms for not stopping the train
at their first command. l remained
there until the fret bomb went off.
ut made q noise like cannon. or
| big Chinese bomb, and lighted the
whole country like q big meteor when
! it exploded. If | had been armed, or if
! there had been a guard OF the train,
believe the robbers could easily have
| been shot down as they approached the
| train. [ know that could have dropPed
both Of them if 1 had had a gun, but
I've never packed gun and don't want
to. II robbers know that engineers are
ordered to carry guns they will make it
one of the first necessities to kill the
engineers when robbing train.
''After the explosion of the bomb
crawled away a little further, knowing
could be OF no assistance to the other
train men, being uEarmed, and fearing
that [ might be compelled to help rob
the express car. saw the two robbers
very distinctly, as they passed right by
me while | was behind the cactus.
There was one large and one small man,
the first having a gray overcoat and the
other dark clothes. They had handker-
chiefs tied about their necks and lifted
them up over their noses when in Gloss
quarters to make mask for their kesa-
ures. The express messenger, under
stood, looked at one OF the robbers
closely and the robber said See here,
don't look at me SO cloee, but get light
there id quick
1.-The messenger said he had no match.
Well, I'll give you match, said the
robber, putting his pistol to the mes-
senger's head. "just feel down in my
veat nocket and get one Yourself The