Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-07-12
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GREAT NORTHERN TRAIN ROB.
7ERs SAID 70 HAVE sE.
CURED $4,000. ...:.

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the Kind Ever Recorded Ii the
West-Passenoers Become Curious
;: and Are Made Targets for the Bull.
let's Of the Robbers. Three Recelv-
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Great Fails. Mon. July 5.-The
Great Northern Transcontinental
Train No. 3 was held up at Wagner,
Mon, 1876 miles east Of Great Falls, at
3 p. m. by three masked men. who
blew open the express car and wrecked
the through safe with dynamite. Sc.
curing $4,000. The robbery. in day
light. was one of the boldest that ever
occurred in the West. s.E' psi s.. :. =
One Of the robbers bearded the
blind baggage" car at Hinsdale. a
station about 20 miles east of Wagner.
He appeared to be q common hobo,
but when the conductor discovered
him at 4 stop almost Immediately
afterward, he drew a heavy Colts re-
volver and ordered him to return to
the rear of the train on penalty of in
slant death. The hobo then climbed
over the locomotive tender and at the
point Of his revolver compelled the
engineer and fireman to stop the train
ut a ravine few miles east OF Wag-
ner. where his confederates, two in
number, both masked, lay in wait.
The hobo then compelled the engineer
and fireman to abandon the engine.
Firing began on both sides OF the train
as it came to a stop.
Three Passengers injured.
Passengers on the train began to
look out of the windows and brake
man alighted on one side of the train.
while Travelling Auditor Douglas
alighted on the opposite side. They
instantly became the targets of Win
chesters in the hands of the robbers,
but both escaped without injury. A
passenger on the tourist coach, who
was leaning out of the window, was
struck by stray bullet and seriously
injured. Two other passengers were
shot, but neither was seriously in.
jured.
To wreck the door of the express
car with dynamite, with which both
the confederates that appeared from
the ravine were literally supplied, was
the work of an instant. The express
messenger was compelled to leave the
car at the point of a rife and the
through safe was Immediately dyna-
mited. The first charge did not break
it open, and four others in quick sue
cession were necessary before it was
forced. The robbers hurriedly gath.
cred in its contents, consisting of
specie shipments, drafts, coin and val.
liable negotiable paper, and retreated.
keeping the train crew and passengers
off at the point Of their rifles. >,@. -.
Robbers Escape: on Horses.
All three disappeared IA the ravine.
and were seen later, one mounted. on,
and one upon buckskin, heading
southwark at furious gait, the booty:
being plainly visible, in sack. thrown
across the saddle bows of the rider
upon the buckskfn horse.
AS the hobo climbed over the tender
to the locomotive he drew on a mask,
rendering it almost impossible to Sc
cure a good description. Each of his
confederates was masked and the only
information obtainable regarding them
is that one was evidently half-breed.
This was the robber upon the buck
skin horse.
The gang headed for the Little
Rockies range, lying across the Milk
river, in an almost inaccessible coun.
try, consisting mainly of bad lands.
Posses were Immediately organized in
pursuit. one by a sheriff who happened
to be a passenger on the train. The
chances of capturing the men are ex-
ceedingly thin, since they have several
hours start of the posses, are thor
oughly familiar with the country anG
have excellent mounts. = ~.
MADE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE,