Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10
ROB TOURISTS
IN YELLOWSTONE PARK
Three Highwaymen Hold-Up Five
Coaches, Filled Mostly With
Teachers.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 10
Three highwaymen yesterday held up
and robbed party of thirty-five tour
lists, mostly teachers from New York
city. who were making a trip into yell
lowstone National Park in five stage
coaches. United States Cavalry and
scouts today were searching the west
ern side of the park for the bandits.
All reports received here stated that
individual losses were small, many OF
the tourists saving their money by
dropping it on the bottom of the
coaches.
Senator Brady Just Misses Hold Up.
The robbery occurred approximately
mile and a half above the junction of
the Gibbon and F1rehole rivers. United
States Senator J. H. Brady Of Idaho.
F. ]. Haynes. president OF one OF the
transportation concerns and Barney
Baruch of New York were in a coach
Immediately behind the stages held up.
When they became aware of what was
happening they turned back to a road
station and notified the park officials
A troop of United States cavalry
which guards the park were soon dis
patched to look for the highwaymen,
pul carly lOuaS the DandlCS MAD not
been located. II is believed they are
making their way toward the Jackson
Hole country. favorite retreat of
criminals south of the park.
The Official Report.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, July 10-An
official report Of the Yellowstone Park
holdup received by E. E. Calvin. gem
eral manager of the Oregon Short Lire
railroad. said:
Five coaches of the Gillespie. Kin
ports & Beard Co. party were held up
by two men a mile and a half beyond
the junction of the Gibbon and Fire
hole rivers. Senator James II. Brady
of Idaho and F. J. Haynes of the yell
Stage Company, who
were Immediately behind these coaches
turned and drove to a road camp and
reported the holdup to Col. Brett, COM
mandant of the park. who now has
cavalry looking for the men. The loss
is said to be very small. No one was
injured"
dispatch from Gardiner, Mont, at
that Barney Baruch Of New York was
among those held up. Several of the
party. it is said. dropped cash and val
uables in the bottoms fthe coaches
and escaped with small loss.
SCSA CId1y Aduc A~dlLS xkepOIC.
Pending an official report from Col.
Brett, superintendent OF Yellowstone
Park. of the hold-up and robbery yes
terday. no action upon the matter is
by Secretary Lane of the
Department Of the Interior.
Travel in Yellowstone Park is break
ing all records. according to a report
Just received by Secretary Lane from
Stephen T. Mather in charge of ma
tional parks The total number of Wis
itors for the month OF June was 1900.
During the period from June Is to July
8 about Il, 500 persons visited the park.
and July 8, the day before the hold up
there were 1000 visitors there
Mr.. Mather reports that every ono
concerned in the administration Of yell
lowstone Park ts enthusiastic about the
change in the regulations under which
will be allowed to enter
the park August l, and that Col. Brett
has worked out a schedule under which
it is expected the automobile traffic
will not endanger visitors to the park
Secretary Lane feels that in author
izing the entrance of automobiles to
Yellowstone a step has been TAKEN in
the right direction. and that a great
ly increased number Of people will be
enabled to visit tho park without in
creased danger in travel