The record-union., 1895-08-22
GOT BUT LITTLE MONEY.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
HOLD-UP IN NEBRASKA.
Dynamite Used By the Robbers to Ac-
comDish Their EndS-Only $3.50
Secured From the Safe.

OMAHA, Aug. 21.- The East-bound
Union Pacific flyer" due here at 1915
o'clock this morning, which was held up
by train robbers in cut between Brady 8
Island and Gothenburg about l o'clock
this morning, and the Pacific Express
robbed of about Sl30. found in the small
way station safe, arrived late this morn
ing. The robbers tagged the train, and
when it stopped they bearded the engine.
They then climbed on the front end of
the mail car as the train was leaving
Brady Island. When the train reached
the switch at the east end of the station
the robbers clambered up on the tank
and engine and covered engineer
Austin and fireman Duke with their
guns and ordered them to run the train
ahead until commanded to stop. The
robbers told the engineer and fireman to
pound on the doors of the car and tell the
baggageman and expressman to open it.
One bandit entered the car with dyna-
mite, while the other one visible guarded
the engineer and express messenger A
third is supposed to have been outside
watching the train. it still being coupled
to the express car and the lrsinmen COM
ing out 10 see the cause o: the stop.
While this scene was being enacted
robber No. 2 was guarding the engineer
and fireman on the outside with revolvers
and Winchester. RoDber No. l asked
the fireman to hand him the dynamite
which was on the tender, which be did
The dynamite was placed in position on
the big safe, fuse attached and guam
tity of waste packed around it. The
match was then applied. The ex-
press messenger was ordered out of the
car, and the robbers and three trainmen
walked a short distance away and laid
down on the grass.
AT this tune the engineer asked the
robbers to allow him to turn Off the in
lector, so as to prevent his engine from
blowing up. The fireman was allowed
to go forward to the engine, and instead
of turning off the injector, the fireman
Cit the steam and air pipes and bell co I'd,
detaching the engine from the train, and
turned on full steam and started for
Gothenburg for assistance. The eXplo-
sion followed almost upon the departure
Of the engine.
The robber who entered the car soon
reappeared, and discovering that the en-
gine had gone, said that the business was
failure all around and called to his
companions 10 follow him. The three
men then escaped in the darkness, and,
mounting horses, rode away.
After the explosion the train crew en-
tered the baggage car and put out the fire
kindled by the ex xplosion. Several trunks
and contents were demolished by the ex-
ploson. The big fire aud burglar-proof
safe was not seriously damaged. The
top was slightly distigured. The fire.
proof packing was disarranged, and a
hole about six inches in depth was made
in it where the dynamite wal placed,
reaching to the steel cover. one of the
steel bands which holds the safesin posi-
ton was rent asunder and hurled dis
tance OF ten feet, penetrating trunk.
The Pacific express packages of freight
were undisturbed at the front end of the
car. The total damage TO the car and con-
tents will not exceed 1000.
4 special from Gothenburg tonight
says the Sheriffs of Lincoln and Dawson
Counties are in pursuit of the robbers
and have been travelling all day. The
Sheriff of Dawson County returned at 5
o'clock with both horses ridden by the
robbers when they left the scene of the
robbery. They show evidence of run
ming into barbed wire fences.
No word has been received from Sheriff
Miller of Lincoln Co1nty up tonight.
w. L. Canada, chief detective Of the
Union Pacific, and United States Marshal
White are here, and nothing is being left
undone TO capture the robbers. They ex-
pect to hear that Sheriff Miller will soon
catch up with them, but as he is liable to
be long way from telegraph Office he
will not be heard from before morning.
II not ovsrtaken tonight, bloodhounds
Will be put on the trail.