Nevada national., 1859-04-23
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Land slide at Monte Cr;=:S.
rorn rEKsoNs prnIEp ALIvE.

FOUR PERSONS BURIED ALIVE.
J Or Monday evening, at about sundown,
the inhabitants Of Monte Cri-to were startled
by rumbling noise like that Of an earth
quake. and upon the inhabitants rushing out
to ascertain the cause il was found that "a
land Hide had occurred on the lower flat
The earth parted at the lower road leading
from Monte Cristo 20 Poker Flat; large
mass about twenty-five feet in width, and Of
great bulk. was preeiplated down the noun
tain side distance of about four hundred
feet, carrying away three dwelling houses.
There was great CONSERVATION among the
soon asccr'aincd that four persons were mis-
sing; Mrs. Howe. and two of her children
one an infant. another, little Lirl between
two and three years Of age, and also the lit
tie son OF Mrs B. Wright, aged between three
aud four years.
The citizens tnrned o1t Immediately after
the accident in search OF the missing and re-
covered the dead bodies of Mrs. Wrights
boy, and that of Mrs Howes infant, that
night about nine O'Clock. At that hour there
came another avalanche, which compelled
them to fly for the night.
Early this morning the search was renew
ed. Hrs Howe's body was found at eight o..
cloc&, having large beam resting upon the
neck She must have been killed almost in.
stantly. The body OF Mrs. HIS little girl
was not found up to the time our informant,
Mr.. r. A. Coch.ane left Monte Cristo.
Another child of Mrs. Howe, a bright girl
Of about seven years, war carried on the top
OF ste avalanche. and was saved, though con-
siderabiy bruised and scratched. The life OF
Mr.. Howe husband of the lady above men.
iioned) was saved By on5 of those mysleri.
Gus chances which are so common in events
Of such calamity. He had but a moment or
two been out Of his house, where Mrs Howe
and the children were, and was talking with
a neighbor about the probable danger of
land slide. when the crash came. Three mi
ners living in cabin next TO the house of
Mr.. Howe, had just finished supper and leit
their cabin, when it was crushed To atoms,
and they had barely time TO flee from impen'
ding death.
On the Friday evening previous to this
sad occurrence, there was slide, which
took away the e dump cart " Of the West
Point Company, and lett fifty feet of their
tunnel with bare iimhers. Pa-ri"T living in
that part of the town lad been warned of
the danger of remaining there. and on Mon
day, We understood Mr.. Howe had been
searching ior house intending 10 remove,
with his fumily:
During all OF Monday night fragments Of
rock and earth were heard tumLlng down
the mountain side. and aEOihc.' slide
is looked for. a large tis,ure in the
earth. u fool or more ia width aud upwards
Of quarter OF mile in length. exists still
higher up the mountain. into which all the
water fiom the melting snow above dis
charges itself. The iis-ure extends tLf0ngii
the grave yard. leaving, in place.. thc cof-
fins of the dead .x$osed Preparations are
being made for disintering the bodies.
The fat underlying the impending slide.
on which a good portion of the town stands
is entirely deserted. The loss Is beyond
estimation.
Work in the tuancls has been suspended.
the miners being afraid to venture into
them, since the terrible calamity.