The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-16

Mammoth Hot Springs, wyo., Aug. 16.-
Five stagecoaches were held up and robbed
| Saturday morning near the Grand Canyon
Hotel, In Yellowstone Park, by two masked
highw a ymen
When the news first reached here IL was
not credited, but a telegram to the stage
office removed all the doubts. Intense
excitement prevailed, as such an occur
renee MSS never happened before. The
arrival OF the stages were awaited with
the utmost anxiety. They rolled up at
Mammoth Springs Hotel about 4 O'Clock
In the afternoon, and the passengers, as
they aiignted, were besieged by impatient
inquiries. There were about sixty pas
sengers In the five coaches, OF whom
more than half were guests. The robbers
had sacks oveJ their heads, with holes for
eyes, and sacks also over their feet.
The first coach was stopped by the high
waymcn with bullets from six-shooters,
and the male passengers ordered 10 get out
and hold their hands up. The ladies w.ne
quiete,i with promises that they would not
be disturbed. There was nothing for tho
gentlemen to do but comply. They were
totally unarmed, as the carrying Of arms
within the park limits is prohibited. One
by on the anfort tun ates were compeile ed to
disgorge.
As the stages which werein the rear came
up the same road ia turn they We're all put
through the same experience and drivers
ordered to remain still until told to move
on. The ladiesIn the last coach did not "a re
as well as those In the first, as they
were also roughly ordered to deliver up
their valuaDles. The robbers Were after
money and Cid not care much for watches
and jeweiry The watch OF one man was
taken and then thrown back TO him.
When the high wayIRen stopped the first
coach the passengers thoughtit Joke, but
were not IcnG in realizing how serious IL
was. The ladies all behaved beautifully
while under cover OF the weapons of the
robbers, nut whenout OF harm their strained
nerves gave way and some Of them besame
hystencsl, and when they reached the hotel
here they nad to lie put to bed.
An A rniy ambulance, with two officers,
vas just behind the stages. The Officers
had to hand out their money the same rs
The rcf,bsTsfiidnot realize more than So 90,
as it is rot customary To carry much money
through the park, and many OF the passen
gers found an opportunity tO secrete their
purses. A gentleman threw unobserved into
a bunker q fat pocketbook. which he recov
cred after the robbers walked off A lady
In a bicycle suit secreted in its recesses
big roll OF notes handed her by her husband
as he was getting out
The hiGhwayInen were scarcely out OF
sight before soldiers and scouts We're On
their trail. but az these were on foot the
chances or catching up with the robbers are
not PROMISING Col. Young, In command at
Fort Yellow stone. ordered out every man
possible.
He also teies phed the Interior Depart
ment at Washington. asking permission to
offer IA reward for the capture of the rob
beers, bu, wasinformed that the department
had no authority to do So Naturally the
affair has put in flutter OF apprehension
tourists preparing for the trip through the
park The alarm Is doubtless without rea-
sn, as a repetition is as once chance In
ten thousand