The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-30
HOLD UP ON
IRON MOUNTAIN
Bandits Stop the Cannon Ball
Express and Get
Little.

ST. LOUIS. Nov. H.-News was receiv-,
ed here tonight OF the holding-up of the
Iron Mountain cannon-ban express train,
bound north, at Clifford. Ark, a lew miles
this side of Malvern Junction. The hold
Itp occurred at Z: 30 O'Clock and was parti-
|c!pated IN by MALI dozen men.
Ee b;uoIts l.ad built huge bonflre or
the track, undoubtedly figuring that II
would cause the engineer to BRING the
train to a standstil. He, however Tear
.iug an attempted robbery, opened the
throttle and sought to push through the
Obstruction Several ties of which the
fire. was made. caught in the pilot and
soon brought the train to a stop. IN
.stantly three masked men ordered the Ell
.g.ueer and tiremen to leave the engine al
once Another robber went TO the slde OIL
The car. hailed the conductor and ordered
him TO remain inside. Each order was
.oleyed While the four robbers were
standing guard and occasionally hrns
shot to brighten the passengers, their Z" o
.accomplices entered the express car ana
ordered Messenger Samuel r. Avery TO
step aside or get to the other corner.
The large safe was charged I'VE tunes
with dynamite, each explosion making
terrific noise and tearing off portions OF
the car A large hole was bored into the
. door of the safe, but an entrance GUM
rot be effected.
--be robbers finally announced that they
had no more dynamite and then they gave
mn the task of forcing open the door.
Then, picking up the local express DO
and several packages, they ran 10 lhel
Ibrrsas which had been hitched near by
and rode rapidly away. No attempt wa
|r,ade 10 disturb or modest the passenger
Iexcept for an occasional shot at an IN
ic,,isi.tve passenger who peered out OF
ID. ,1-r" sberiff Of Hot Springs county OF
-arized a posse and started at once l
pursuit OF the robbers. The tram ere
saw the bandits are amateurs, as tne
. went at their work in a bungHng rashlol
,lAr wore masks. -,,
or, nv the robbers contained about -
II Is positiveIy known that the rome
secured several sacks Of silver com CO
tanning 500. :,
sT LOUIS. Nov 22.-The cannon-h;
train on the Missouri Pacific ana III
Mountain Railroad which was held Up
masked men at Clifford, three miles ir'
our Malvern. Ark. last night. reached ne
80 al 10 a. m today Sam r. Avery the
= ,,ress messenger who was injured In I
,r,y attempt 10 dynamite through the saIe
- the express car. was the only one OF
80 80 crevv who came through with the ira
w., Ite - not seriously injured, though
. w w face was badly cut by flying splinte
The messenger could not tel JuSL II
much the robbers got. but thought
)UR a,,ourt was small The damaged eXpr
car was left at Little ROCK $3.50,
Tho large safe which was subjected
five explosions Of dynamite, TO yleId
its strong box was brought TO 81. 10
In all its exterior portions ana us cen
Things IL is a complete wreck. the
ner casing against which the strong
rests however Is intact, although
-D tered and twisted out Of shape. Ano'
>' Cbarge of dynamite would have made
the funds in the box accessible.
. Officials at the headquarters OF the
ciAc Express Company would make
statement as % the amount or me
taken by the robbers, except to say IL
= small. only the way safe was Dr.
. into.
General Manager Harding, of the
Maintain and General Superintendent
4 Fuller. Of the Pacific Express co.
Pr dav issued a joint circular onerinS
GAN reward for the arrest and convicuo
each person engaged in the hold-up
eslH robbery. The circular also states
the Pacific Express Co. VIII pay teu
cent OF the moneys recovered and rel
cd to IT which were stolen from inc
press car Wednesday night. the rewa
90 to the persons who actually return
>. money. but no portion of II to go TO
tor. sons engaged in the robbery.
- THE ROBBERS SURROUNDE
80 LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Nov. q
five masked men who held up
euger train on the st. LOUIS.
Mountain & Southern Railroad
lUtk clifford last night, are surrouhde
a sheriff's posse three miles from
ford. The robbers are barrlcaueu
- cabin and refuse 10 surrendeT;
Inducements are hurrying 10 IN
Of the posse.