The herald., 1898-03-30
SANTAfF TRAIN HELD UP
NEWS OF LOCAL RAILWAYS AND
THEIR OFFICIALS
STILLMAN VS.. HUNTINGTON
The Old Fight About Stanford Ready
to Break Out Again-Notes and
Personal Mention

berry are express messengers like Special
Agent Fowler of the Wells-Fargo COM
pany who was on the Santa Fe overland
train which is due here this morning and
which was the object of an attack from
bandits yesterday shortly after midnight
at Grants station in New Mexico.
Fowler is one Of those men who believe in
being the first one to find trouble If any is
threatened. AT little after IL o'clock the
train reached Grants, when at once the
robbers opened fire on the engine crew,
wounding the fireman and driving the en-
gineer from the cab, the conductor being at
the depot. Two of the robbers. who were
evidently experienced railway men, took
charge of the engine and pulled ahead for
q short distance, while the others kept up
a fusillade at the express car and at any
passenger who showed his head.
The train was then stopped and the five
men gathered about the express car and
called on the the messenger to open the
door and come out He obeyed them, but
in manner which they did not expect or
feel a BILE to deal with. Fowler made a clean
jump out of the car door, right down into
the midst of the bandits and, with his Win
chester, at once opened fire on them indis-
criminately. The bandits, who expected TO
act on the aggressive, did not know what
to make of this reversal of their campaign
and for a moment gaZed open-mouthed at
the plucky agent, who kept pulling away
at the lever of his rifle and sending the bull
lets at the marks the best he could in the
dim light. One of them found its billet, for
1t was seen to strike one of the robbers in
the ARM and that ended the combat. for the
wounded man at once yelled for help, say
ing I'm shot: get me away from here; we
can't finish this job tonight
This fellow was the chief of the gang, and
when he weakened the others at once ran
for their horses and made off as fast as they
could. leaving their single opponent the
master of the field. He followed them on
foot the best he could and kept up his fusil-
lade. When the men disappeared, Fowler
filled his belt with cartridges and remained
there, waiting for the officers, who were
at once sent for, intending to join them in
the chase. The men are all described as
Americans, mounted on good horses. They
did not get at all near the express car, and
at no time had they any chance to get any
booty.
General Agent Pridham of this city says
that Fowler is a Texan, frontiersman of
experience, and is dead game" He is one
the concern and will be double appreciated
now, for his presence undoubtedly saved a
great loss, as the train crew We're terror
lied and probably no resistance would have
been offered to the bandits.
A FIGHT FOR HUNTINGTON
c. P. Huntington is evidently taking his
time in coming to the coast. He was ex-
pected to arrive here on Saturday last
and now the report at the Arcade depot is
that he is liable to come in at any time but
when, they do not know. When he does
come, there will be trouble in the old mans
camp, for Thomas f. Stillman is also on
his way to San Francisco, and he has
very large machete ready for ''uncle,"
which he proposes to use a the first oppor-
tunity. Stillman is partner of Gen. Hub
bard. and, like the general, is Searles d.
rector In the company, and Is coming to
attend the meeting of the stockholders and
directors, which takes place on April 9Th
He has never liked Huntington since the
time the latter had his famous quarrel with
Senator Stanford and talked about ii to
the newspapers. He demonstrated with
the "old man" then about the discussion
and had sharp words with the autocrat
which neither has forgotten nor forgiven
since those exciting days in 1890 Mr. Still
man is just as aggressive and deal more
punctilious and dignifed than Huntington
He does not like the imperious m.nner in
which the president overrides all the suy-
gestlonS of his associates on the board of
directors, and has fought many of his
plans. This alone is more than Huntington
would endure without making war in re-
turn, but Mr.. Stillman has the bad taste
not to like III. E. Huntington, and, more
than that, he disapproves of Mr.. Herrin's
methods.
Particularly he is averse to the attorney