The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-30
/ HOLD-UP In OREGON
.ry ROBBERS STOP THE SOUTH
EHS PACIFIC EXPRESS.
-. arssted Open with Dynamite,
amer a short Battle With the
resseng~r-High waymen Destroy
rre safes, bat secure 0nfy 500
Nall saved From Destruction by
IN Energetic Postal Clerk.

PORTLAND. Or. Jar. s.-Ths so1iheTn
/ psestc express train wasen left San Fran
rssco Wednesday nigat was hel1 ~ By
-asksS robbers shorty before Enasnigas
- rfxat xE0o nlles south % Eosesurg.
- car Containing Wells. FarEo 4 Cos
sxrreas and tie baggage Of al me 2zSssTs-
rsfs was sss or IRE ~ the nAgaw2ynaea
s-e Ire car. together with is c0nte1ts. was
ssstrey degrrvya6. The Wests-Fargo ear
ezrvied tarss safes. Two OF which tas roo
s<ys succeeded II opening. os3g taey cen
,ssaed oaiy about -. and tGis = believes %
!. ne eEtsn- Sgf The booty watch was So
ezrsd. Ths through safe c0nfztuiug al ire
v4saAss@s cos1l6 not b@ opened. aod after
sss Ere had Jarned oct 81 WAS p-acea IN
aSesAer car and taken through.
gnxt "a the train pulled OK % Myrtle
Greek . mar WAS sea- % jsnp o. TIE FROM
ssd u tie mali Gar. wafen followed the
.ezse. wasn tae srain reached sas pace
.xrsed upon Dy the robbers for fhe n0lt-1D
Engineer Richard Norris saw tas signal
and Immediately began 70 bring hts train
ID = sEandsiiiL The mar on TIE MAS ear
saen climbed over tie tender. and wttA q
ssaxa revolver ordered tEe engineer 20
bold 8p hts hands. Fireman Hendricks az
o1ee tssnped from ias train and stared Cor
Roesp9rg 70 give information % fas rob
berg. Toe spabers MO Wef. stationed as
tae polng agreed upon Immediately mr.
e0gpieG the srgage-exprNzS and mail
ears, and the r5htsr On me engine cuenna
TIE thrsstae and l0ok the tao ears aooat
- yarus ahead- Conductor Neateh ard
Brakeman Isof.e sfrosIted 20 ths engineer.
saquiTing the trcs1ste. Their answer Wa
fsxIiade 81 shots ard the command 20 set
back % the train. Neither seeming - Obey
quickly eu1agh. another VD5tsy waa nre1
laem from the engine.
Two Of the robbers thsn went 10 sas ex-
press car and exploded a cAnrEe u giant
powder and shen ordered Maassnger Buzz
lsF % open tAa door he replied Rlth q
saos. sxatea WAS returned 10 tbe robbers.
Three other nner stood guard ard kept ths
sraEnmen and passengers from enn1iaz up
Receiving no reply 70 taetr second COM
mand for Message Batler 20 come olt--
he having slipped through the opposite
door-aupther charge % dynamite Vas
placed under TIE car and ares TIE eject
was rBinuuH. Doors were hlown apart ard
tns heavy fiooT flnbers - ths car snivered
into spllnierE. rBe car was 81 once entered
ard the lwo small safes ~ che express
company ATTACKED wifA giant powder.
Both OF these wsrs bfown open. TIE last
charge sent the burning coa.s from the
stove flying In ever direction. Theas
allghglag among the paPsr-wFapped pack
ages. az once ses the Interior % The ear in "A
blaze.
After TIE express car had been SCI on Ore
Ia Toelsrs turned their attention 20 tae
mai ear. After exploding q charge q
giant powder ihey ordered Postal Clerk
Charles Piper So opeu the DOOR. a the See
ord command he oaeyed. and Oaa man en-
ssTed. revolver IN hand. After rummaginE
abou- for five alp4tes ard breaking open
: number u packages. lie left althouG tax
ing any. hing.
b this time the IRE from the express car
sas communicated 70 ire rear cad % Ehe
nal car. Owing - TIE presence % mind
81 Piper he saved the entire nail from de-
siruction. He secured a bucket. ard to-
gether With Engineer Morris carried water
from a sman pond near 81. and BY great
sxsrtion succeeded in keeping The FIRE away
from The mall and 0u.E SIigat damage re-
sul.ed from water thrown ou the IRE.
Express Messenger Butler made sbs f0i-
iawlnx reporl 80 Eugene Shelby. local nan
sger % Wells. Fargo & Co;
when the tratn stopped 7 pat Ont TIE
aa1p@. toak a shotgun. opened sue car
door and shot AT . n1Au ! took Tor = rob-
bsr and he shot at me When saw the
fash of the gun I snapped ny gun AZ
hin again. bat 4 missed UTe. one chArSe
of gsans powder had been exploded ander
the forward end Of the car before | shot
TIE discharge % the giant powder being
aeeompa MED ~ the command come aut
81 ~ kilefi' Knowing that ~ hal giant
powder ag3 my gun failing ~ WUFk 7 Got
oat az the opposite side ~ the ear Just
- BE- threw he giant powder ln- I slipped
cat apparently uHaheerval before she fnse
had time to burn 20 the Eliminating cap.
Ard entered tse coach The explosion uf
The cartridge y dynamite Occurred 5'iat
81 vftcHed the coach.
aefarhad ard run ahead ahont q quarter
- a mile. Five charges OF giant powder
@As usett on the safes, ne car faos hfe
ard was burned completely with is con-
tents
@After tse robbers left stayed with -
sa'ss tfi daylight Train No : lefs ehsat
srrfr- sars~ L. saEs -.