Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-07-27 | Page 13 | 'Giant' Left behind Attempted Train Robbery is Farce

GIANT lEFT BEHIND S A TRAIN 1 r RUBBERY IS FARCE o Bandits n Hold Up North Coast Limited but Ride Away Without Booty Ij 3 T STAKE Mont July 27 The 7 The j Vi HO l eastbound North Coast Const limited ont on 1 t the the Iho Northern Pacific was held up by i three masked men early carly this morning a mile and a halt half west of cr Homestake Home Home- v stake Tho attempt resulted In a farce for tor tho the would bo robbers sec so- so c cured cured red nothing Tho train was as stopped d with torpedoes torpedoes torpedoes torpe torpe- does secured from a bridge watchman who was as held up shortly shortt before tho the limited was due que The Tho desP desperadoes compelled the engineer and train crew ito to to uncouple tho the engine and ond express I I car from the rest of ot the tho train and proceed ahead leaving leaving- tho the train on on the other side aide of ot a I. I tunnel about tOO Scot feet distant t. t When tho the engine was brought to a stoP one ono outlaw announced that ho he had laad Corgo forgotten ten to bring the giant along and tho the powder waa back with the tr train ln Tho Vito Incident brought forth snickers from the trainmen which were stopped by shots shatto The Tho bandits then disappeared among the rocks and I it is said they thoy left lert the steno on horses horse s which they ther had tied near the tho scene scone The Tho bandits had cut the telegraph h wires and it was some somo time before e word could re reach the tho a I about the robbery A sheriff and his posse are arc en route rotate to the scone scene r