Show ATTEMPT ATTEMPT- TO TOCK CK fAST TRAIN fOILED fOID NEW YORK July 21 The The lodging of or five prisoners rs In tHe Jail at H N. N J J. revealed the fact that that thata a desperate attempt was made wreck to-wreck to wreck a fast Vest West WestShore Shore freight train carrying a valuable cargo near neal North Bergen before daylight daylight daylight day day- light yesterday At a point across the Hudson river from the upper end of Manhattan six railroad ties had been placed across the track In In li a manner as to wreck any train which struck them A few minutes minutes min rain utes before the fast train from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City for the west arrived the ob obstruction obstruction obstruction ob- ob was discovered by by three railroad railroad rail rall- road detectives and nd It was quickly re removed re- re moved A gang g of ot railroad thieves had be been n operating In that vicinity for several months mostly confining their operations to breaking Into freight cars From one car which was broken open Monday 2000 worth of or silks were taken and It was while investigating this robbery that the detectives discovered the attempt to wreck the train In searching the woods adjacent to where the obstruction was found the of officers officers officers of- of discovered five men In hiding They refused to e explain why they were there and were locked up It Is estimated estl- estl mat mated d that many thousands of dollars worth of valuable freight has been stolen by tho the gang of ot robbers By wrecking the tue fast freight train It Is believed the thieves would have made an exceptionally exception exception- ally rich haul |