The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-31
DETAILS OF THE ROBBERY.
Estimates of Booty From $56 to
100000.
Especial to The Herald.)

Especial to The Herald.)
Ogden, Aug 30.-The second section
of the Pacific express which was held
up at Table Rock, Wyo., last night
reached here at els a. m. The mail
car was untouched and the Oregon
Short Line express car was but slight
ly damaged. The robbers confined their
work to the Pacific express car, which
was totally wrecked and left at Green
River.
Mail Clerk George w. Prout, and E.
Q. WoodcOck, the express messenger,
each gave the same account of the
robbery.
Just after the train had passed Tip
ton man climbed over the tender and
forced the engineer at the point of a
revolver to slow up. Three other men
then boarded the train, which was soon
brought to stop.
The mail and express car was then
detached and run on ahead, a supply
of giant powder having been put on
the engine. The engineer, fireman,
mail clerk and express messenger were
taken off a considerable distance from
the stopping place, while the express
car was blown up with giant powder.
The car was a complete wreck. The
express officials say the robbers Sc
cured about $50.
Messengers Second Hold-Up.
Mr.. Woodcock, who was the messen-
ger on the car held up about eighteen
months ago at Rock Creek, Wyo., stat
ed TO q Herald reporter that the men
did not abuse him in any way except
to swear at him freely. They made
him get out of the car under pain of
blowing him up, and marched all the
forward trainmen back from the scene
of the explosion. One of the robbers
took his watc I'D also that of a
brakeman. II, 'Ssengers were not
molested, but We made to stay in
the cars.
One passenger stuck his head out of
the window and was gruffiy ordered to
take it in. The passenger did not COM
ply, whereupOn the robber took shot
in the direction of the head, which was
forthwith pulled in.
Men Thoroughly Disguised.
The men were masked and bundled
with wraps, SO as to be thoroughly dis
guised.
The first section of the train was the
one which carried the through passen-
gers. 1t reached ogden about on time,
4:30 a. m, but the second section, car
rying mail, express and way paSSen-
gers, did not arrive till 9:15. The train
crews changed at Green River, so that
Prout and Woodcock were almost the
only men who were with the train to
come into Ogden.
The express car was a total wreck,
but the fragments of express were
gathered up and brought into the Og-
den office. None of the remnants ap-
peared to be of a valuable character.
The mail car was not tempered with.
All sorts Of rumors are afloat here
as to the amount secured.
Loss May Be 100000.
The general talk is that it is alb
surd to claim the robbers secured only
$50. Reports have the amount up to
500, 600 and down as low as 81, 900.
The fact that the robbers muff1ed
themselves so completely as to hide
personal appearance and form is ar
gued against the theory that the men
were of the Robbers RoOst gang. This
crowd has not usually been so cautious,
and the action ia this regard is taken
in connection with the theory that the
robbers were known to trainmen and
inhabitants in the vicinity.