Violence In The Northwest
MlSSOULA, July 18. - The sentinels ou gnard at the station and railroad yards in this city saw a light on the track west of here. Anofïicerandadetachmentof soldiers were sent to the scène and found that a Northern Pacific bridge across Grant creek, two miles distant, was burning. They exfinguished the flamea, but forty feet of the bridge was destroyed. This is the third railway bride destroyed within forty-eight hours and within twenty miles ot this town. The eastbound Northern Pacific passenger train pulled out of the station here at 3:30 in the morning, having beeu held from 10 o'clock the nightbefore, owing to the fears of the officials that an attempt would be made to wreek it. Engineer Rodgers was at the throttle. The train had proceeded east about two miles when there was a terrible explosiou. The engineer was thrown from his seat and the train brought to a STidden stop. It was evideut that dynamite had been placed upon the track and exploded by nieans of a torpedo. A powder house near the track belonging to the Missouri Mercantile company had been brokeu open and two teu pound packages of dynamite stolen therefrom. The locomotive was wrecked, but the engineer and fireman were uot serioui-ly injured. The train was taken back to the depot and another engine obtained and at noon the same engineer pulled out again.
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