The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-30

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 2s.-The
uorthbound overland train which left
San Francisco wednesday and Is due
here this morning, was held up two
miles west of Roseburg. oregon, early
this morning. As soon as possible after
the hold-up began. fireman Hendricks.
OF the train crew. slipped out of the
engine and ran on to Roseburg and
gave the alarm. Armlng himself quick
ly, he started back to the scene OF the
trouble. Superintendent Fields, Of the
Southern Poetic road,who was at Rose
burg, quickly took u posse of a dozen
men and an engine and started for the
scene. Heavy explosions OF dynamite
or powder were distinctly heard at
Roseburg. During the progress OF the
hold-up the light OF either fire or a
torch was seen. Fireman Hendricks
stated that the train was first tagged
by the hIghwaymen. The express car
was then looted and burned and the
safe blown open. No one was hurt and
the hlghwaymen succeeded In making
their escape.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29.-The fol-
lowing particulars of the train rob
berry near Roseburg, Oregon, were CIV
en- out by Southern Pacific officials
here:
Train No. 10. northbound Oregon ex-
press, was held up this morning at
Shady Point, two miles south OF Rose
burg by two or three men. The express
car was detached from the train by
the robbers and the door blown open
with dynamite. Two small safes IN the
car were then blown open and looted.
The express car then took hre. Ihe
conductor and tralnmen worked hard
to save the car after the robbers had
none. but the car and contents were
DESTROYED The train was on time at
Shady Point, where Engineer Morris
saw a man at the side Of the track,
waving a Nag. He slowed up for the
signal and as he brought the train TO
q stop, a man armed with two re-
volveTs came over the back Of the ten
der and covered him. At the same time
another armed man, the one who had
tagged the train. appeared at the side
of the cab and pointing a revolver, or
dered the engineer not TO attempt to
move the train. but TO come down at
once and go with them to the express
car. :,
The fireman In the meantime had
gotten down on the other side. Two
robbers and the engineer then went to
the express car. where the robbers or
dered the express messenger TO open
the door This he refused to do. The
robbers then uncoupled the express car
and returned TO the engine and backed
the train. leaving the express carNsepa-
rated. Meantime the express messen-
ger had seized the opportunity 10 step
out of the car. After breaking the train
in two. the robbers returned to the eN-
press car and with heavy charges OF
dynamite blew the door open. Enter
ing the car. they attacked the small
safes. which they succeeded in enter
Ing. The messenger thought the rob-
ber5 did not understand getting into
the big safe. and consequently they
could not have secured much money.
The mail car was also visited by the
robbers and registered letters taken
The explosion set fire 10 the express
car When the robbers left II was n
mass OF flames. The train crew worked
like trOjans, but were unable to save II.
The car and contents were almost totally
destroyed by fire. The passengers were
considerably shaken up and frightened,
but no one was injured.
The hold up viii make the train ten
hours late getting into Portland. An
imperfect description of one of the rob-
bers was secured.
PORTLAND. Ore, Jan. 29.-The
Southern Pacific train which was held
up early this morning near Roseburg,
arrived here this evening. Charles Piper,
the postal clerk in charge Of the mail car,
said:
1.-TWO men did all the work OF holding
up the train, but / think there were five
in the gang. They exploded two dyna-
mite bombs in the express car and half
dozen on the outside. When the eXpresJ
car took fire realized that my car,
which was next to the express. was in
danger. one OF the robbers crew drew
his revolver on me while he went through
the mail. / don't believe he took any
thing OF value. The express car was
soon a mass of flames and set about 70
save my car II possible by carrying water
from a pond mar at hand The entire
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