Omaha daily bee., 1895-08-22

the fireman with the engine alarmed the
robbers and caused them to leave before they
had finished the work. they had laid out.
He only saw one OF them, and this was the
man who held him up with the Winchester.
This man wore a mask. 1t fell on during
the encounter, so he had a clear view of his
face. He had never seen him before, but
thought he would know him II be saw him
again.
The passengers who we're on the train
were not molested. They were simply d.
rected to stay where they were, and as this
order was backed up by a liberal exhibit
ton OF Winchesters, they did not dispute
the right Of the lntruders TO be obeyed.
Major T. S. Clafkson Of this city was re-
turning from North Platte on the train. lie
said that soon after the train stopped W
or three men appeared on the front platform
and began discharging their firearms. They
did not shoot at anything In particular, but
simply seemed to desire to impress the pas
sengers with the fact that they were per-
fectly willing to shoot some one II they had
to. None Of the passengers tried to leave
the car and beyond hearing the explosion OF
the dynamite in the express car, they knew
but little about what was going on.
United States Marshal White with Special
Officers Wizard and Miller Of the Union Pa
cifc. left Omaha for the scene OF the rob
berry on No. 5 at 9:45 yesterday
morning. A message was received at
Union Pacific headquarters at noon
which stated that the posse was
following the trail of the robbers and had
traced them nearly to Arnold, a small town
located almost directly north Of the point
where the robbery occurred. 1t was stated
that the officers had no doubt that they
would succeed in reaching the robbers in
side Of forty-eight hours.
MADE THE ENGINEER GO BACK.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb., Aug. 21.-(Special
Telegram)-Deputy Sheriff Keliher returned
from Vroman at 10 o'clock this morning and
gives the following version Of the Atlantic eX-
press train robbery: Three men climbed on
the blind baggage OF No. 8 at Brady Island
last night and three miles east of that place
in the sand hills they climbed over the ten
der and compelled the engineer to stop the
train. They then placed a guard over Engi-
neer Austin and the fireman. They broke
into the express car and blew open the safe.
In the confusion the fireman, Thomas Duke,
slipped away and uncOup,ed the engine, threw
the throttle wide open and ran to G-thenburg,
where he gave the alarm. When the robbers
found the fireman had gotten away with
the engine they abandoned the
job, after rifing one safe and
the baggage car. A special train was at
once made up in this city and Superintendent
Park, Master Mechanic Barnum. Sheriff Mil
Ter and Deputy Kc!iher, with a posse Of citi-
zens left for The scene OF the robbery. The
wrecking crew was also taken, as the ex-
plosion Of the dynamite blew the express
car all to pieces and knocked two other cars
off the track. The robbers took a northern
direction through the sand hills and sparsely
settled country and at Z O'Clock the sherir
sent back for four additional men. He was
on a hot trail and had captured one of the
horses. From blood marks to be seen 1t Is
thought one Of the robbers was badly
wounded, and he will probably be captured
before night. Everybody is elated over the
quick work done by Fireman Duke, and
henceforth he will be one of this city's