The Nevada journal., 1859-04-22
Dreadful Calamity!

On Monday evening, at about sun
were startled by rumbling noise like
that of an earthquake, and upon the
people rushing out to ascertain the
cause, it was found that land slide had
occurred ON the lower fiat. The earth
parted at the lower road leading from
Monte Cristo to Poker Flat; a large
mass about twenty FIVE feet in width,
and ofgreat bulk, was precipitated down
the mountain side distance of about
four hundred feet, carrying away three
dwelling houses.
There was great CONSERVATION among
the inhabitants in that part of the town .
1t was soon ascertained that four per-
sons were missing Mrs. Howe, and two
of her children, one an infant another, a
little girl between two and three years
of age, and also the little son of Mrs. B.
Wright, aged between three and four
years,
The citizens turned out Immediately
after the accident in search of the miss.
ing, and recovered the dead bodies of
Mrs. Wright's boy, and that of Mrs.
Howe's infant, that night about nine
o'clock. At that hour there came an
other avalanche, which compelled them
to fly for the night.
Early this morning the search was
renewed. Mrs. Howc's body was found
at about So'clock, having large beam
resting upon the neck. She must have
been killed almost instantly. The body
of Mrs. HIS little girl was not found up
to the time our informant, Mr.. r. A.
Cochrane, left Monte Cristo.
Another child of Mrs Howe, bright
girl of about seven years, was carried on
the top of the avalanche, and was saved
though considerably bruised and scratch
ed. The life of Mr. Howe, husband of
the lady above mentloned,) was saved
by one of those mysterious chances
which are so common in events of such
calamity. He had but moment or two
been out of his house, where Mrs. Howe
and the children were, and was talking
with near neighbor about the probable
danger of q land slide, when the crash
came. Three miners. living in cabin
next to the house Of Mr. Howe, had just
finished supper and left their cabin, when
it was crushed to atoms, and they had
barely time to flee from impending
death
On the Friday evening previous to
this sad occurrence, there was a slide,
which took away the " dump car" cf the
West Point Company, and left fifty feet
of their tunnel with bare timbers
Parties living in that part of the town
had been warned Of tile danger of re-
naming there. and on Monday, we un-
ders:ood, Mr.. Howe had been searching
for a house intending to remove with his
family.
During all of Monday night fragments
of rock and earth were heard tumbling
down the mountain side, and another
slide is looked for A large fssure in
the earth, foot CT more in width and
upwards of a quarter of mile in length,
exists still higher up the mountain, iuto
which ali the water from the melting
snow above discharges itself. The fs-
sure extends through the grave yard,
leaving, in places, the coflins of the dead
exposed. Preparations are being made
for disin, ering the bodies.
The fiat underlying the impending
slide, on which good portion of the
town stands, is entirely deserted. The
loss is beyond estimation
Work in the tunnels has been suspen-
ded, the miners being afraid to venture
into them, since the terrible calam ity.-
Sierra Democrat. Extra. 10Th.
FEEs IN OFFClCE.- Among the last