The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-30
RIO GRANDE SAFE
BLOWN At EUREKA
Bold Burglars Dynamite Strong
Box. but Secure Only
Seventy Dollars.
SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION
Is In HEART OF CITY
General Opinion Is That the
Burglars Are Mere
NOvices.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune
EUREKA, July 2s.-The safe at the Rio
Grande depot at this place was blown open
by burglars between Q and 8 o'clock this
morning and about $40 stolen. The burglars
were evidently of the opinion that the agent
kept considerable money in tho safe during
the latter part Of the month, but il is the
custom 10 cthcr bank tho money scnd it
in 20 headQuarters overy day.
Agent 7, Is. Henring had in tho ncighbor.
hood Of $40 on hand, which lie intended TO
use ns change this morning, when there WAS
an excursion 70 Park City. IL required two
explosions of nitroglycerin to wroc& the safe
but explosions are so common in and around
fureIa that many people who heard the shots
paid no attention 20 them.
In Heart Of the City.
The depot hcrc is located almost in the
heart of the residence district bur il
manned for some miners who were coming
wero onick,v no,;od w hui %'" tbs snfc'crOekers
escaped with their plumber. doubt being
thoroughly disguised TO think that they had
performed such dangerous piece of work
Sheriff Whitehead, City Marshal Sullmnn
end Night Policeman Mathews spent the on
tire night in searching for the burglars, hut
there is absolutely no clue to their identity.
and il is beginning look ms though they
will mako n clean getaway.
First Explosion Hoard.
The first explosion evidently wrecked the
outer door OF the safe. Night Policeman
Mathews. who upon Main street, heard
this shot and started for the depot, Upon
reaching the station he made trip around
the building, but finding everything quiet, he
returned 20 Mnip street and few seconds
later che second explosion occurred
II Is thought that the burglars were ar
work upon the snfe when the officer made the
trip 70 the depot, hui that they worked SO
quietly that the officer passed on without
hearing them. In some respects thc work
bears tho carmarks OF novice For instance,
there was enough nitroglyccrin used 10 have
wrecked several safes had II been properly
handled. II looks like q cyclone had struck
ticket cabinet and other articles were literally
cut TO pieces by flying missiles.
Entered Through Window.
Tho burglars evidently entered through n !
window. Before gaining M entrance into |
tho building they secured either n box or !
an empty oil tank nnd. standing upon ihis |
they removed the globes from the electric |
lights, thus placing the building i'm dark |
ness. BY pulling down the window blinds
they could work unobscrved. even though /
some miner Glanced 10 pass tho building
while coming from his work Several times
during tho past week or ten days unsucress.
lul attempts have been made 20 burglnrizo res
,dences here and Friday night tho residence
OF John Murphy was entered and small |
boy who was the only occupant, of the house
at the time. was bound and gagged while the
entire place was searched An account OF
tn,s affair was published in today's Tribune
and the officers here believe that n cauy of
burglars arc nt work IN Eureka