The Helena independent., 1894-07-18
DYNAMITE ON THE TRACK
Train No 2, Easlbound From MIS-
souls, Disabled not Far
From That City
Dynamite Had Been Placed so aa
Explode When "A Train
Came Along.
Fortunately no One Was Seriously 8urt-
The OuirnEs Il ltoundiy Condemned
by tho A, RU

Special 10 tho lndabnndsnt.
MissouLA. Jolly 1.-THE moat dsAtATdlT
outrage perps,rAt9l In this vicinity for
many yeAra vas committed 40 an early
hour This morning. Ysatsfday oil the en-.
aineors on this division bnt ahout half
dozen reported for duty. Among them was
Robert Hogsrs, an oldtimo engineer.
Rogers application was accepted and hs
vas dothilSd to handle the throttle 90 ll9
which was 20 pull oui Nc. eAstboDnd this
morning
No. > arrived here last night NJ nine
O'clock and waa lied up until $50 this
morning IN conformity with tho present
practice Of running trsius as far ne prhoti,
eal only In the day time. Conductor Long
gave ,hs annI At tie appointed time. aud
the train pulled ont. when II had
proceeded two miles md was
going about fifteen miles nm hour a terrific
explosion partly lifted tho engine "a the
track and shook the engineer from ha
toht. Tbs train was brooRht 10 a stand-
still. An investigation dsmonstrated tbsa
q quantity Of dynamite had been placed
between the rails, and probably a iAilTohd
torpedo had been tlncsd on the rail 10
make the explosion sure. The pilot and
headlight wero blown OF, one OF the cylin,
ders and piston rods badly damaged. and
the windows of the cab and baggage CAV
broken. v
Ths train contained about forty pAsssn-
gers. many OF them women and children,
The AissoulA Mercantile company's
powder magazine was located a short dis
,Ancs away. Tlhs had bean broken into
and packages containing twenty pounds Of
dynamite taken therefrom. The train was
brought back TO the depot. another enRins
attached, and was again pulled ont at ~
o'clock. Rogers, the engineer who was al
the throttle in the morning. was again on
duty iu the cab. and the same crew had
charge OF the train.
General Superintendent Dickinson vac
on tho train al the time OF tbe explosion,
News OF the outrage spread rapidly throuph-
out the city and was universally cong
dsmned. OfIicers OF the A. X. U. lodge
here have severely denounced this diAboll-
cal plot against the livss Of passengers aud
train crew. The civil authorities haye
taken the matter In hand and are making
oyery possible effort to spprohsnd the guilty
parties. Company Officials have expressed
a discrimination TO guard tho whole line ot
road on this division. and a heavy reward
will be offered for information leading
10 the arrest or conviction Of tbs perpeirar
tors Of tho fendish dead. Y
Aboutl9 o'clock last night the sentinels
on guard In the rnilroad yards saw a ligh,
to the west OF Missoula. evidently from D
burning structure on or near the track.
OiIlccrs wers notified and Lieutenant Nd
Corsle and detachment Of soldiers mounted
hGndcnr and struck out towards 1t. They
found the railroad bridge over Grsns
creek, three miles ON tho city, 10 lameG
They extineuishsd Il with somo difficulty
uiter about twenty feet 81 the structure
han been destroyed. The origin OF the irs
is reported as unknown. This makes three
bridges burned within twenty miles of ,Lis
city in forty-eight hours.