Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-19

wv Nht NtlNN ACROSS tue tfstVkH not %
yards away swung a rcd light. With
in twenty seconds from the explosion
~ the torpedo, the train was AZ a
standstill.
The nohhcr. Csme.
Out from the dense underground to
the north Of the track came four forms.
The face of each was hidden by a olacS
mask. one more agile than tho rest
rushed TO the train almost before the
companions could reach the express
car lie carried rifle and when With
In ten feet OF the tender brought II to
his shoulder pointed 1t at Dad" Pros
colt. the white bearded engineer. ard
AS he shouted, Hold IN your hands
pulled the trigger, and his aim was
true ana Dad" fell Ia the floor OF his
cab With a bullet an hia right breast
With one bound Kinney gained the
top OF the tender aud bringing his
KUN to his shoulder. sent u shower Of
shot almost into the face ~ the niasl,
ed individual. How on earth the eei-
low ever managed to move SIX inches
IL mystery but he ala and made Tor
the woods, The shot which laid ru-
gincer Prescott low was the signal fOr
rusiladc, and was echoed ana re-
echoed from bank to bank and through
WV NNNNNH " was also AlN NlklNl INl
hesty retreat to the shelter OF TIM
Der on the part Of tho surprised In
diYlduals, whose features were hidden
by masks
The Chase.
Not until they reached the timber
did they answer then they only fired
two shots, But their aim was not good
ami although men We're leaning from
the car windows and pulling triggers
as fast as possible. while others had
Jumped 10 the earth and were after
them ON foot, they failed to hit man.
According to the programme their
horses woio hiiched no, over 100 yardu
awcS When the posse from the train
reached the spot thny saw one animal.
pray, gRlloplng north, a we'll direct
ed shot brought Il low. but there was
no rider on It's back The place whore
the horses were tied was soon found
and cut hiichlng straps Showed thnt
one mpn AZ least had life enough loft
To make his escape Shcrin Sailing
took the saddle, blanket and bride
from the dead HORSE. mud says by their
aid he Will nave No trouble IN Identify
lng tlio owner. rhc search Tor the
dead and wounded was postponed un-
al daylight, But the chase AFTER the
one or ones who escaped WINS started
within ten minutes after the shooting
The aherim secured horson here and
with half dozen mon started powh
The passengers In the ffnr 81 the
smoker aud half dozen or ~ others
IN the sloencrs will never forget the
experience with the FIRST shot every
man near window opened II and look
cd out. with the second he drew his
head IN and when the vullcylng com
mcncod he had no time To close The
window. hat iust dropped nat down
on the floor Of the car, Thon The CRY
"trnin robbers" went through the train
and yvumcn went down an their knees
lifted' hands and screamed M vlg-
or0Hly ana pefHlHtcnily as " mob
WIS IN slgl.t II was absolutely Impose
sible 10 waltz through the cars without
climbing over the seats. When the eN'
cltement was at lte hluhest thr brake
man put his head IN the duof and
shouted Keep your heads down, Ia
dies and gentlemen, train robhefr are
outside"
The Ladies Eriehtrned.
In the sleeper "solma" two women
ran shrIcling from their bertig. and
were headed FOR tho danger srot when
Conductor Blue captured them end
forcibly prevailed on them to Ro back
to bed And there were ut least a
dozen individuals who anori1 throukh-
out 1t AN and did not miss a mite
when the train reached Coon Engi-
necr Prescott was removed to - pri-
vute house and doctor who wdu on
the train attended his luiurlsa. Fire
man McGraw took the train west,
Twic,, before last nlgh.H attempt no
bandits left their hiding place ana
started for the spot ailoCtcd for their
deed Of violence, Eacn time "a n1piunH
fail on rain baked them Eleven uisLiH
agO they snddled up shortly after 20
o'clock aud started so riflr slowly
across the country, Il was cloudy, am
they had not covered more than a thiid
OF the distance whei ruin began 10
fall. Some were In favor IT iufnlhg
back az once, declarrf they wef9 hpt
going TO run the chances Of being track
ed by IA mud trait rhtir objections
were overruled Tor the tlmr being, nut
by the time the cnyalcadG was y ltiiin
psvcn miles OF the railroad track v Was
apparent 70 even the mos, toOlhhr3y
that discretion WAS tho bettef pirl "
valor. The command to rpnea, was
given and the procession returned the
next uAN wv u lAAWAA'A p Ati'H 49,
the trail for I'VE miles, From nc ma
cations they nay eight men w.fa Ia me
party that night, Last SATURDAY morn
Ing was the second time IN unair wua
billed to come on. n It had not ba.h
FOR the rain the attack would have
been made, FOR In addition ~ The i'Lu-
lar prize" carried On the txpt ~ Ger,
on the train was big bundle Il money
TO be used BY the Santa ~ ~ Hett lhg
with its employees for August.
Al least mat W the Information on
which the robbers were acting, But
The rain came down too early nnd win
TOO much ylgor even 10 permit start.
Detective Kinney was u badly uhh-
Rrincd man when the train passed the
point at which. according 10 the pro-
prnmme, Il should have been iiaKKed.
he WAS ready for them that night
even more 20 than no had been before.
He was on the engine clad IN q suit
OF blue Jumpers and looking all the
world like an apprentice 70 the art OF
nreing an engine, Snugiy enAconcei
Ia skiiifuny constructed dug OUT
III the heaping tender fun Of coal WAS
another Of his good men, a man who
has Put six bullets into a. many tel
egraph poles while riding past them
~ fast a. pony could take BIN. In
slde the express car, behind n pile Of
trunks, which were barbados. we're
seven Incn with loaded winrhesiers
ana a couple u big Colts mighty
handy IN light place. IA Kinney