The herald., 1894-10-13

express messenger or mail clerk or an
OF the other trainmen knew what wa
up the engine Was speeding ahead an'
drawing only the two forward mail car
and Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express car
They went ahead about five miles, will
the robbers and the engineer and fire
man on the engine. The rest oil tn,
train remained at Sheep camp in i'm
minent peril of being telescoped by thu
Oregon train in the rear.
When the captured cars were haltet
Engineer Scott and the fireman wer'
marched back to tho express car wher'
the robbers made a dem and on Mes
senger Paige to open his door. He re
fused.
by - we'll shoot the enginser and
fireman il you don't open in hurry
said one robber, the tallest OF the two.
while the other masked man held two
dynamite bombs up to view in the cleal
moonlight and threatened to blow the
express car TO hades unless it was
opened at once. Still Paige hesitsted
and aome shots were fred through the
glass door of the car at him, one oil
which grazcd his temple and filled il
with bits of broken glass. Then the
engineer called out to Paige to open the
door.
"We're covered with guns, and they
will kill US If you don't open," said
Scott.
Still Paige delayed and began to fire
through the door, but his aim WAS wild,
and again Scott. in fear of his life,
called upon the messenger to open. say
ing that the robbers would surely blow
him up unless he gave in.
The messenger finally opened the
door. One robber then covered the
messenger, the engineer and fireman
with his rifle. while the other searched
for the coin.
II was almost out OF ammunition, "
said Messenger Paige, land Scott was 30
badly frightened that opened the door
then to save his life. l am euro they
would have killed him if had held back
a moment longer"
When the door WAS opened the engi-
neer and fireman were ordered to Jump
into the car. The robbers followed them.
Train No. 10 was close behind them, and
the bandits evidently knew that time
was precious. The engineer and fire.
man were made to carry the booty to
the engine and deposit it where directed.
The robbers mounted the engine and
rode of, leaving the engineer and fire.
mau behind. They went down the road
toward Sacramento and then they re-
vsrsed the lever and sent it back to the
stalled train. Luckily the steam was
low. and when the locomotive came In
contact with the forward mail Car but
little damage was done.
Train No. 10, the Oregon express,
came along and pushed tine three de-
taohed sections of train No. 8 together
and then into Sacramento, where they
arriveu at II 20 this morning.
Engineer William Scott tells the story
as follows:
"We were running on time and would
have been in Sacramento in about 10
minutes. The train ran over two tor
pedoes, and l thrust my head cut of q
window and noticed that we were being
tagged. Every thing was properly done
and had no suspicion of anything
being wrong until the engine stopped,
when two men armed with Winchester
rifles eprsng into the cab.
They ordered Fireman Lincoln and
myself to dismount and 60 with them
to the express car, which they ordered
us to uncouple. They then accompan-
isd us back to the engine and made ua
pull out about three-quarters oil mile
TO point between two trestles.
while uncoupling the car the con-
ductor and brakeman got off the train
end the ribbe,s shot at them. After
stopping the engine between the trestles
the men made us go back with them
again to the express car. They called
to the messenger to open the door or
they would kill the fireman and myself.
The messenger said that was ell right,
but il he opened the door they would
kill him. l knew the robbers were de-
terminsd, and pleaded with the men to
open the door. The robbers told him
that they would not hurt him if he did,
and he opened it.
"They ordered US to get into the car,
one OF them following after US. The
messenger gave up the Keys to the boxes,
and the robbers opened them, taking
out four sacks of money, and we walked
back to the engine. The robbers con-
stantly punched us in the backs with
tho muzzles OF their guns. When we
got to the engine the robbers Jumped
upon it, opened the throttle. and the en-
gine sprang away from the track. After
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Sacramento they jumped off, reversed
the lever. and sent the engine back over
the track under full head of steam.
The frat knowledge we had of this
new act of the robbers was when we
heard the engine coming down the track
at high rate OF speed. At first we
thought that it might be someone COM
ing to our aid, but in moment realized
thst the engine WAS running away, and,
stepping aside. were just in time to
avoid being struck by the wreoksge as
the engine crashed into the train"
Fireman E. s. Lincoln, VINO got view
OF the robbers, Gays that there is no
doubt of their being men who thorough
ly understood railroading.
"The signal used in stopping us COM
piled perfectly with required form,"
said Fireman Lincoln. II think
should know either of them If 1 were
ever to see them"
"When the robbers ordered the ex-
press messenger to open the car, instead
of complying the messenger fred two
shots through the door, nearly hitting
Engineer Scott and myself. 1t was then
that we asked him to open up or the
robbers would kill US"
Tho backs Of Scott and Lincoln are
covered with bruises, caused by the con-
slant proddings from the ends OF the
rifles held by the robbers.
The news OF the robbery produced fha