New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-08
WRECKED BY TRAIN-ROBBERS.
HoLDUP IN NEW-MEXICO FOLLOWED
By A COLLISION.
THE MIsCREANTS CAPTURE AN ExPREss-CAF
AND CRACK sAFE-A PANIC STRICKEN
FIREMAN CAUSES A DISASTROUS
SMASHUP

Denver, Nov IA dispatch TO TIE Repub-
l.can' from Albuquerque saysi
Tho No. . passenger train Of tho Santa 70
Pacific. which was held up at Grants Station
last night, reached tho city at II 80 this morn
Ing. Conductor Aldrich states that trst as the
train came TO halt at Grants a fusillade OF
shots rang out on the air. and. far rs ne could
see. several men boarded the traln one on the
engine. He and Engineer H. D. Mccarthy were
on the platform. but ran and caught the train
as 1t was moving out the fireman. Henry Abel,
being compelled at the point Of a cooked revolver
to pull the train up TO the stockyards, about two
miles distant. The conductor, fully realizing
that something was wrong. left the train e. the
stockyards. where the robbers had ordered the
train stopped, and ran back TO the station. tele-
graphing the news to Division Superintendent
Hubbard, at Gallup and Sheriff Huboel In
the mean time, however the robbers. who wore
false boards and were unmasked, detached the
mail coach. day and chair coaches and the Pull
man sleeper from the engine ana express-car'
and the fireman was again ordered 10 pun the
latter further up the road.
They began dynamiting the express-car, and
the third explosion blew out one end OF the car.
Abel being forced TO assist the robbers. once
inside they picked out the safe. which they
surmised contained considerable money and
valuables, and placed on II stick or dynamite,
a few humps Of coal on the dynamite ana then
attached fuse. which they lighted and blew a
hole in the safe. They helped themselves to a
number Of packages containing gold and silver
coin. which they placed In sack. and then
left the car, going in the direction OF the Malpol
Kicks. where their horses were picketed The
express-Car fire. and Abel, Thoroughly
frightened after seeing the robbers at
safe distance, backed the engine and express
into the other portion Of the train left stand
Ing nt the stockyards, and. In consequence, the
express-car day coach and chair car were tele-
scoped and all three destroyed by fire.
Express route Ogents who went out to the
scene last night returned this morning. They
state that the robbers did not get into the most
valuab safe which, with two others was badly
warped and damaged by fire. They think. how.
ever that the robbers secured several hundreo
dollars. but the exact amount Will not ne KNOWN
for some time as all the papers and records o,
the car and safe burned. The baggage
was all removed before the fire got under head
way and saved. The passengers were not
molested.
THE robbers are thought 70 be several des
perate cowboys who are familiar with that sec
ton Of the road. A posse OF officers Is In pur-
suit OF the bandits.
Santa Fe. " NJ Nov Limited States Mar
shal Foraker to-day telcgraphed TO washington
FOR authority to employ five picked men to taKF
the trail OF the gang who last night held ui
the Atlantic and Pacific train near Grants sta
ton. The Marshal started for Grants Statior
tonight. and expects 10 receive an answer IRON
the Washington authorities there He Is salts
fed that the original Black Jack gang OF des
peradoes is responsible for this crime. He say:
there are eight men In the band. and last weeH
he had Information that they had returned from
Mexico and in Arizona.
For some time Marshal Foraker has been try
Ing to get authority from the Mexican Govern
ment to arrest the gang He has known TN
location Of their stronghold In the mountains
and hoped 10 be able to bring them into IN
United States 10 stand trial for the many crimes
supposed to have been committed by them !!
New Mexico and Arizona: but the Governmen
OF Mexico has refused 70 give any authority II
this matter insisting that before any step wa'
taken all the evidence against Black Jack ano
his gang should be laid before and reviewed
by Minister Romero at Washington.
II is feared that before their arrest can b'
effected the Black Jack gang Will have reached
their mountain hiding place and be free from
arrest until Mexico can be prevailed upon t'
consent 70 their eXtradtiOn.