| Show A UP masked men rob the arizona express THE ENGINEER FORCED TO STOP THE TRAIN how the robbers planned and worked alie job HOLBROOK arizona march 21 the eastbound passenger train on the atlantic pacific railroad was stopped last night by conr masked men at the canyon diablo wells fargo com banys express car was robbed ant th amount taken is not known the sheriff and posse are in pursuit albuquerque NM march 21 last night as the eastbound atlantic pacific passenger train was through canyon diablo west of winslow arizona it was boarded by four masked men the train was moving slow and the robbers mounted the locomotive without any difficulty by threats of shooting they forced the engineer to stop the train one of the men stood glaid over the while the athers took the fireman to the express car and compelled him by threats to call to the wells fargo express messenger to open the door and the robbers entered they searched the messenger he bad between and A safe containing several thousand dollars vas not touched and no demand wan made on the messenger to unlock it none of the passengers were molested and from the meager accounts obtained there appears to have been no effort on their part to protect wells fargo cos property the four men left going southward from Wi A sheriff and posse are in pursuit SAN march 21 superintendent rowell of the wells fargo express company said today to day that he had received no information of a reported train robbery at holbrook arizona last night and had no idea as to the amount of treasure secured but he hid no doubt as to the truth of the lenort he considered the robbers had selected a section of country in which it would be difficult to apprehend them A philadelphia penn march 21 the inhabitants of lakewood new jersey and other adjacent villager were startled this afternoon by an explosion which occurred in the mixing room of the united states dynamite companas Comp anys factory thomas haggerty and william eichols Ki chols the only occupants of the room were instantly killed the shock was perceptible in all the towns and villages within fifteen or twenty five miles the united states dynamite company located its factory near the river about four years ago three explosions havo occurred there in which five men have been killed and three maimed for life the body of nichols was scattered in every direction and men were engaged in gathering up pieces until darkness compelled them to desist bew wew aae electricity pa march 21 doctors and scientific men in this city are interested in a peculiar case which was developed in this city today to day A week ago charles nier of this city ran a needle into his foot the surgeons sought in yain for it this afternoon nier was taken to the plant of the electric railway and his foot held near one of the dynamos and in fifteen minutes the needle was drawn out |
