Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-20

" OllcI VI neWdIu-A reward Ol =
: $1,000 will be paid by the North ::
: ern Pacific Railway company for ::
: the arrest and conviction of each ::
:: of the three men who held up ::
:: train No. 2 near Buffalo, N. D., on ::
:: the night of Wednesday, July 10, (:
:. 1911. ::
:: (Signed) NORTHERN PACIFIC {:
= RAILWAY COMPANY, (:
: BY GEORGE T. SLADE, :
:: as Third Vice President. :.
:: :
:. :: :: {: :. -. :: :: :: {: :: {: : :. : ::
BUFFALO, N. D.. July 2O.-As No.
2 passenger train was pulling past
Tower City the passengers in the rear
sleeper were aroused from their slum-
Der by the report of revolver and
hastily tumbled out of their berths
only to have guns poked in their faces
and told to turn over their money by
three masked men with handkercniefs is
over their faces. The passengers were
hastily searched so hastily that much
plunder was overlooked. The people
in the next car forward were given
the same treatment, and so each car
was worked forward until the smoker
was reached. where Conductor Charles
Wheeler and Brakeman John Miller
We're held up by one robber while the
others proceeded to climb over the
baggage, express and mail cars to the
engine.
Fight in the Engine Cab.
Dropping down on the tender. the
robbers ordered Engineer Olson and
Fireman George Graves, both of Fargo,
to stop the train. Olson at once
grappled with one man and Graves
with another and in the mixup Olson
was shot twice. the first bullet strik-
ing his watch and doing no harm and
the other hitting a rib and putting
him out of the battle, although lie is
not badly injured.
Tramps Proved Heroes.
At the time Of the attack of The
engineer two tramps were sleeping on
the back of the tender. t'lt tn IS, were
not molested by the bandits When
the train stopped these men slipped
off the engine and W1k, up some
nearby farmers. who armed them
selves and went to the rescue of the
trainmen, but by that time the ;!'ra:"
was over.
Escaped in Auto.
From the farm house the tramps
FASTENED to town and on the way saw
IN automobilc approach the train and
he three robbers got aboard and then
started southwark at full speed.
Posses Organized.
At Buffalo the telegraph operator
Was held up and the word was flashed
10 the dispa1cher's Office at DilWorth
nd to Superintendent Eurt. These
IT once notified Sheriff Boyle and
nitcd States Marshal Shea. both OF
whom hastily organized pcsses which
Fook a special train from Fargo to
Buffalo picking up posses at various
POINTS along the line. SO that the en-
ire country was aroused and in pur- !
:Uit
liter Engineer Olson's wounds were i
lressed he was able to bring his train j
Trough, with the assistance of the
rain electrician. but was feeling
pretty weak when taken to his home !
n Fargo. where a doctor again at
ended him. Fireman Graves remained
# Buffalo to identify the robbers
hould they be captured.
It is supposed the bandits got on
he train at the high bridge at Valley
'ity. They had their faces covered
nth dotted handkerchiefs. but fair de-
criptions were secured by the train
rev. who say they acted like experts
t the business. They were all of
oedum size and wore caps. one of
.hich was dropped and secured by
he trainmen.
The fact that an automobile was
eady at Buffalo to carry them away
hows a carefully planned scheme. but
he boldness of it in such an unex-
ected quarter caught the railroad
eople totally unawares. :
Brakeman MiIIer's Story.
at was the closest call for my life
ever experienced" said Brakeman
ohm Miller. 81 had just come out of
car into the vestibule when some
ne said. Hold up your hands,
1ought it was joke and answered.
1ou're fooling, aren't you?' Then two