The herald., 1894-02-17
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stop the train, but the switch was
| thrown and the train went on she side.
track aud was ditched, killing Arthur
Granger and throwing ma across the
main track about so ieet, stunning me
for about 20 minutes. Then / walked
to the engine and saw Fireman Masters
wedged between the boiler and the
front beam OF the tender. Before be
could be- got out he expired
when opposite the robbers I saw two
shots fired from a revolver, one at ran
dom and the other at the engineer,
''To my knowledge one of the robbers
was about feet inches in height.
thick set and weighing about 100 pounds,
having black slouch hat and oVercoat,
with a masked face.
THE 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, ! could see the ron
bers going away with their plunder, and
they fired a salute as they left the scene
of their awful crime"
THOUGHT THEY WERE FIVE.
II. II. Mayberry of Alhambra, sod of
K. l.. Mayberry, a passenger, thought
he saw five robbers. II saw them near
where the wagon was standing; saw Le
Grange and Edgar accompany them to
is, ana said there must have been five
robbers. It is quite likely, however,
that there were only three, the other
two men being the fireman and express
messenger. Mr.. May berry 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 6lS
Pasadena avenue. this city, WAS seen by
a HERALD reporter on the way back in
the special train.
He said
1--WE left the Arcade depot ON time,
but were about seven min ties late as
We approached the Roscoe siding. 1t
was bright moonlight, and objects could
be distinguished readily for quite 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 w 6bOb OAl bltub up kIhuC IOI tMO
passengers. Suddenly the men arose
and one of them lighted an oil-soeked
ball of rags or paper. Then he swung
the fire ball with his left hand and with
Ills right held Winchester rife. l
then saw that they were not passengers,
but train robbers, opening an attack on
| us.
"They opened up with their guns as
ktnN Nrat l. ..rs.
the Winchester and the other two re-
volvers, az the same time yelling Stop
Stop herp | made up my mind TO pull
right on and try to get away from them
but at that instant l discovered to m,
sorrow that they had the switch set t.
ditch us
II yelled to Fireman Masters to ge
in and crouch down away from the fly
ing bullets, and as l did so the Winches
ter rife was poked through the window
az me and a gruff voice again command
ed. Stop! Stop her Hold her upp
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
AWlul LnuMP5s IL bCAt JOu bho lubAf L
was more afraid then of the engine
turning over on me, rs che is q very
high-wheeled machine, tnan l was ol
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 oi
oranges entirely clear of the track but
the remainder of the train staid on the
rails.
81 was still with the engine when she
stuck in the sand and did not Jump out
before she stopped as some repol t state
would have been lool to Jump of
right where the robbers would have had
a better chance OF peppering me.
crawled out of the cab window and hid
behind cactus bush. | was unArmed
and knew they would make it specially
warm for me for not stopping the train
at their first command. | remained
there until the first bomb went off.
ut made noise like q cannon, or 6
big Chinese bomb, and lighted thG
whole country like a big meteor wher
it exploded. II had been armed, or i
there had been guard OF the train,
believe the robbers could easily have
been shot down as they approached ths
train. | know that could have dro ppad
both of them if / had had 9 gun, but
I've never packed gun and don't wan
to, II robbers know that engineers art
ordered to carry guns they will make i
one OF the first necessities to kill th'
engineers when robhing train.
''After the explosion of the bomb
crawled away little further, knowing
could be OF no assistance to the othe
train men, being unarmed, and fearing
that might be com pelled to help rol
the express car. saw the two robber
very dietinctly. as they passed right bl
me while | wac behind the cactus
There was one large and one small man
the first having gray overcost ana tn
other dark clothes. They had hsEike
chiefs tiad about their nseks and liftet
them up over their noses when in clos
quarters to make mask for Ihslr feat
ures. The express messenger, L under
stood, looked at one OF the robber
closely and the robber said: See here
don't lock at me 60 close, but get Egh
tuere id quick.
Hrhe messenger said lie had no match
We'll, Pll give you match, said tn
robber, putting his pistol 20 the mas
senger's head Just feel down in m
vest pocket and get one yourself. Tk
bomb that was thrown against the doc
broke g few panels and some wlndow
and slightly stunned the express mea
senger, but beyond that | uEderstaa
no damage was done
''The robbers matte the express mes