The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-27
Transcontinental Train Boarded by Des=
peradoes at Gfyndon and the
Mail Car RifIed
Made a Bio Bund6 z s't e,t a9's; a,s',1s ss the
Force the Engineer to Pull Ahead to the Outskirts
of Moorhead, Where the Robbery Was Ac-
compished-Amount of Their Stealings Not
Known-Passengers Not Molested.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, N. D., Sept 26-At about
o'clock Sunday morning, No. 1, the
Northern Pacific transcontinental pas
senger train, was held up by masked
men between Glyndon, Mimi, and this
city. Engineer Hooker was in charge
of the engine and Conductor Corcoran
was at the helm. The engineer, when
about one mile this side of Glyndon,
noticed a man on the front platform
engine. He did not think much about
the matter until he get about two miles
out. He saw the man making his way
over the tender toward the cab, and
when near the cab the man drew two
revolvers and then he saw that the
man was masked. He was ordered to
hold up his hands at the point of the
guns His fireman was also ordered
to do the same thing. The masked
man stood over them, and it was not
over three minutes till three other
masked men came along with Con-
ductor Corcoran and the brakemen in
tow They were all ordered to get on
the engine at the point of the re-
volvers. Engineer Hooker was then
ordered to speed on his journey. The
man with the two revolvers sat on the
hind end of the tender with his re-
with emphatic oaths to push on the
throttle Not until the engine reached
the outskirts of Moorhead and stop
was made was it known that the en-
CINE and mail car had been cut from
the other section of the train. d. Todd
was in charge of the mail car, and he
and the two men at work in the car
with him were ordered out of the car,
and the mail was gone through by two
masked men. Mr.. Todd had no idea
where they were at the time the men
entered his car. The men were mask
ed and ordered the three mail clerks
out. This was when the engine was at
standstill While one man went
through the mails two men stood over
the mail clerks beside the track. The
work was done very quickly and the
men were ordered back into their car.
The car and the engine were brought
to Fargo, and on examination twenty
sticks of dynamite were found on the
blind baggage. The supposition is that
there were but three or four men, but
it is evident they were experienced
hands in the business. At that they
had made a mistake, even though their
knowledge of hold-ups might have been
good. Instead of pulling the express
car off with the engine as they prob
ably intended, they pulled the mail car
off
Tt was the old-time game of hustling
the train men to the engine and then
cutting off the express car and riding
some miles from the passengers and
then go through the express car. They
would probably nave oruereu Tic ca
| pres sman, at the point Of the revolver,
to open the safes, and in case he would
not comply they were well equipped
| with dynamite and fuse to do the job
The hold-up proved to be a failure ii,
| point of the money secured. The air
brakes were cut off with an instru-
ment of some kind and Conductor Cor
coran was very artistically marched
| to the engine with his brakemen. The
headlight of the engine was put out
so that it would not attract atten-
ton, and the trainmen were ordered to
keep quiet.
| When the stop was made for the
supposed raid on the express car, the