The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04

lar operations Finally word came from
the general Offices u Wells. Fargo S1 Co
that sev=ral train robbers had been seen
In Denver, and might work their VIZ
north ia the hope of securing either gold
bullion from one Of the down trains from
Butte, or money In exchange on an lp
train After detailing these conditions
the eu Eineer went on.
We got new manager for the road
an eastern man WCo had some high no.
tons about conducting railroad travel on
what he called 4 modern basis one Of
the first results q his management was
. train which he called the Mormon Flyer
running from Butte 10 salt LAKE.. AM
scheduled on the time card 10 run forty
miles an hour We told him ne never
could make that time on rough
mountain road " there atrzin had TO twist
around canon walls like a COW m the
woods, 1ut he wouldn't believe Z. He
said II a train could run for-v-dve miles
in the east II could an forty on that road.
The train was made up of heavy 'nJg
engine. baggage car. express car and
two sleepers. The first train down jumped
tho track twice. and the up train from
Salt Lake was wrecked and nearly thrown
into snake river Then the trains ran from
four 70 six hours behind time, and the
people and papers began 20 jest about
the Mormon Flyer and asked for a re-
turn Of the old Salisbury coach line. The
manager complained from time 90 time
and said that il vas all the fault Of the
engineers. and said that we dli not know
our business ami thar he would get men
from the east " no would make the Nor
mon Flyer fly on time.
Well, one evening in Butte 7 had made
10 my train and was waiting for orders
when the station master handed two telc-
grams 10 M. One was from the mani
ger ar Salt Lake and read. 'Lcu bring
E'IsHlr 90. nm. rfr~.a I'D
two weeks notice The other was from
the Wells Fargo & 60. agent ~ Sal-
Lake and read. No. o tthe nOrtn-Jcunl
Flyer held Er this afternoon near Beaver
canon. Treasure box taken and pas-
sengeFa robbed The best description a
the robbers tEat could be had was GIVEN.
I showed both teierrans to the ccn3uc-
tor, who held he train until he could get
q dozen Winchester rifles from the town.
In the meantime / put the fireman oo ard
We put the finishing touches on the es-
gine--N0. 5s-a biz new machine with
eight drivers and in the pink Of cSudi-
ton. 7 told my fireman that If we couldn't
pull her through on time we would leave
the train or the side Of the road. and thus
teach "a trick or two to the man VINO want
-I 10 run mountain road on eastern
methods. 7 pulled thar train oEt Of
Butte as though IL had been shot out cf
gun. and when We reached 10" 1at be-
low silver Bar canon I had her well set
ami lvi1g Ike scared wolf. The train
was SHAKING from side 10 side like q ship
at sea, and we were Swimming past the
foothills so fast that they looked like
fence posts The cab shook so that my
fireman couldn't stand TO hll the rrehoN.
go Do dumped the coal on the roor and
got down on an fOurs and shOVcIed &c In
80. - seemed TO know that she was
wanted % hold down my job and She
qrI.-r-d lk- "a race horse at the finish
We made up the lost time In the first y"
miles. rl got TO Beaver canon with e.
few minutes 90 spare
'It WAS when 7 slowed her up bit ir
the canon that / noticed something the
matter with her she dropped her steady
gait and began to Jerk and halt. The fire
box clOrge8 and the steam began 90 drop
aut when 1 reached fairly ION e piece of
road I'm the dark and silent r.A.ou she
refused 20 recover She spit ont TIE steam
and glrgled and courhed, and uothiu
that we could 90 would Coax her along. !
told tine fireman that the olt girl wa.
quitting u.s. and that We might as He.I
steer for ueW jobs and he did hie best no.
get her into action, but she was bound &c.
have her own way She kept losing speed
every second. and wheezed and pulled lk"
freight engine on mountain era1r
and moved about ar fast Finally pe came
60 che corner 81 a sharp turn almost 81.