St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-20
BANDITS ATTACK A WISCONSIN
CENTRAL EXPRESS FROM
ST. PAUL.
DOZEN MEN IN THE GANG.
FUTILE ATTEMPTS To WRECK
THE EXPRESS CAR WITH
DYNAMITE.
TERRIFIED THE PASSENGERS.
VOlleys of Bullets Pour Through
the Coaches-NO PIunder, but
a Bad Wreck.

WAUPACA, Wis, Sept. 19.-Pas-
senger Train No. 2 from ST. Paul on
the Wisconsin Central railroad, in
charge of Conductor Whitney and
Engineer Blaine, was held UP by
armed men at 9:15 o'clock tonight
in swamp three miles west of this
city. The engine and baggage car
were ditched by pulling spikes. and
ties were piled on the track
The passengers were not molested
by the robbers, but were terrified by
bullets which were fired through the
coaches. Twelve sticks of dynamite
We're exploded under the express car
without avail, and the robbers fled
without getting any booty. Con-
ductor Whitney says there were ten
or twelve men in the gang.
The wreck is a bad one, and it will
take several hours to clear the track.
The passengers were taken back to
Sheridan. "A
Twelve attempts were made t{
blow open the safe-at least tha&
number of sticks of dynamite were
exploded under it, and the passen-
gers, occupying two sleeping cars,
were in a demoralized state They
were awakened by the jolt to the
train caused by the ditching of the
engine and forward cars, and some
Of the men who stuck their heads out
of the windows drew them in quick
ly, as bullets began to fly from a.
masked desperado's revolver The
cannonading in the express car.
made a frightful Mise and it was
distinctly heard at Waupaca.
AN HOURS SIEGE.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. 49,
Officials of the Wisconsin Central in
Milwaukee received information at
10 o'clock tonight that Train No. 2,
which left ST. Paul at o'clock last
| night, was held up by robbers three
| miles north of Waupaca. The rob-
bers ditched the engine and several
cars by placing ties on the track.
| One of the robbers tagged the train,
| but before it could be Brought to a
standstill the obstruction was struck.
| For over an hour the robbers, as
saulted the American Express COM
panys safe with dynamite, nearly
| wrecking the overturned baggage
and express cars, but not injuring the
| passengers or the train crew. The
| messenger was covered with a re-
| volver, after the car door had been
| blown off, by a masked man, as
were the engineer and fireman, who
| jumped off the engine when they
saw the obstruction.
Bullets were fired into every car on
| the train, and one woman was hit by
| a piece of glass from a shattered win
! dow. The robbers made no attempt to
| enter the passenger cars. The officials
| of the road in this city were notified of
| the robbery by D. Miller, a flag1nan
| who was sent back by Conductor Whit
ney when the train was stopped. The
| robbers did not see him leave the train
General superintendent Collins has al
ready taken steps to give chase and is
| in communication with the sheriff at
Waupaca. A posse of the company's,
robbers before noon tomorrow. The
| country in the neighborhood of the
| hold-up is sparsely settled. -
Sheriff, Peterson, of Waupaca, was
on the train at the time of the hold-up,
and he at once organized a posse of
twelve men and they are now in pur-
suit. 1t is now thought there were
only three robbers, two of whom can.
be Identified, as they made no attempt
to conceal their faces. 81