The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-09
NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAINMEN
UNDER CONSTANT STRAIN.
PROVE AN ELUSIVE CROWD
Dynamiters Successfully Evade All
Efforts at Their Arrest-En-
forcing New Rule.

Some of the boys may not be
frightened, but I'll confess that this
constant doubt and uncertainty is be-
ginning to worry me. / did not mind
it at first, but fellows nerves grow
a trifle shaky when they are kept
under a constant tension, and / wish
the fellows would De caught or scared
out of the country. 1t may seem funny
to some, but declare it's no laughing
matter, this riding on train that
you cannot tell will ever get through
and which may be sent skyward al
most any moment. Tax about stren-
uous life, think we fellows who are
running on trains between here and
Missoula are sure getting taste OF
it, This from one of the trainmen
on the Montana division of the North
ern Pacific
The speaker up to that time, yester-
day, was one of the fortunate ones
who had not yet received hint in the
form of an explosion under their train
that the dynamllers are still doing
business and determined to bring the
railroad company to terms. AS will
! be seen, he confessed to a fear, some
thing railroad man does not like
to do, as he generally resents any
timputation on the steadiness OF his
nerves and the degree of physical
courage such happy condition is
supposed to indica.e. In this respect
he diffessa fEam some others, those
who Ksh dd q in The Gazette a
few day ago. Rhey assumed to feel
Indifferent and to regard the threats
of the blackmailers as mere bum
combe.
Two More Explosions.
/ AS result of the work OF TIE men
] who have laid themselves out to make
little easy money from the company,
/ two locomotives are in the shops at
Missoula, both damaged last Monday
night by explosions of dynamite
placed on the tracks. One OF the
engines was caught a short distance
!; west of Helena. Its pilot was wrecked
and about every pane of glass in
the cab shattered. In addition the
front end of the boiler was also dam
aged to considerable extent and
some time will be necessary to place
it in serviceable condition again.
The second engine was temporarily
retired because of the effects of al
explosion on the track near Elliston
1t was not damaged quite so much
as the other, still it will need over
hauling.
EIude the Patrols.
1t is becoming serious question
with the company how to protect it
tracks. Notwithstanding the man!
patrols that are maintained and tn,
vigilance displayed in every respect
the dynamiters manage to elude al
efforts for their apprehension and &C
with boldness and secrecy tina
seems. almost Incredible. By continu
ing to exercise the caution and car,
now displayed the officials are hope
full of results before long. Some ney
/ developments are promised shortl
and it is confidently expected tha
arrests of the guilty parties will TO
, low
Tuesday morning an attempt wa
| made to follow the trail of the dyna
{ miters who operated the night before
The bloodhounds which the compan
is keeping at Helena were taken t
, the scene of the explosions on
t special train Owing to the heavy raj
t of the night before the dogs wer
: unable to strike the scent and th
t attempt had to be abandoned AZ
ditions have been made to the me
r who have been employed to catch th
t plotters and the rules in regard
S the carrying of passengers have bee
d amended in some respects.
L May Not Carry Guns.
O4eOf the latest regulations is thu
forbi1ding passengers to carry gun
even though enclosed in cases, in til
] carss which they ride. This ru
went, into effect last Saturday ar
was Aist enforced in the case of SON
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