The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-10-20
FROM THE SOUTH Il.

VIZ are in receipt OF the Los Angeles
Star Of the 10Th nlt. .>. n. Il .. .., Y. 7:
THE ATTACK on THE OVERLAND MAIL.
The Star says that the citizens Of Los
Angeles were greatly excited and alarmed
on the arrival Of a messenger, bringing
Intelligence that the. mail station IN the
kahyon called HoIlandrille station, about
.thfrtF-liye miles from that city, on the
TETON road, had been attacked. by Mexi.
cans, aud two men Killed. A: Ridley:
Esq U s.. Sheriff, immediately started
out for the scene Of the murder, but we
regret to say was unable to discover any
thing Of the nurderers, .;..:.: ..... $, .3.:'s
II appears that early on that morning,
the men were Engaged in front OF the house,
when party Of Mexicans, two or three,
We believe, came around from the back Of
the house aud Immediately commenced
shooting, One of the men ran. up the
road; lie YVES SHOT at and wounded; the
other ran into the house, took up his pts.
tol, and also went up the road, turning
around and firing at the Mexicans, He
was killed on the road the other was
able to shelter himself in a clump of vii.
lows and when the murdcrers passed away
he suececdedin crawling back to tue house
aud on 10 a bed, and was thus found by
the person who brought; the intelligence
TO town He, however, died on Wedncs,
day night. The names Of the unfortlin'
ate tner are, 1T, Williams, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin; and G.. w LaughIy, Hebron,
Licking county, Ohio. II does not up,
4 pear that robbery was the objeet.of the
murderers. for nothing was carried from
theprelnises; probably they becamefriglt.
tencd at their own hellish deeds and fed in
terror from the bloody scene. .'-;. !
AN EXPLOSION. s.
A few days ago, an accidental explosion
/ Of a box Of gun.powdcr, in caniSters, took
place in the store Of Mr. John Schumacher,
of Los, Angeles. The details appear TO
be, that customer called for. canister
of powder. Mr.. Schumacher opened a
box containing two dozen canisters, and
left the box on the floor for the purpose
Of putting the powder in q proper place
on the shelves. He had removed about
half the canisters, when a person eamo in
and purchased q cigar, which he lighted
with match, and carelessly throw il to-
ward the floor; but it fell into the powder
box, upon which nine Of the caRisters ex.
ploded. The report was heard through
out the western part Of the city, The
smoke in the store was SO intense, that
for a few moments the greatest fear was
felt as to the effect upon Mr.. Schnhiae cher,
who, upon. rushing in, was found to be
considerably hurt; being cut with glass
about the head, aud buried about the
face, his hands and arms also being severe
ly burned Although painful, Mr.. Sehu-
Emacher's injuries are not dangerous. Prov
IideutiaIly, lis family were ia the rear
apartments, having few moments pre-
yious returned from church, and had re,
tired to change garments. The walls Of
the store were cracked and the roof raised
ito some extent. The wares on the shelves
were broken and damaged almost through.
out, breaking glassware and croekeFy to
the; amount of abont two hundred dollars.
The escape Of the person who threw the
match, who was but slightly hurt, aud the
comparative safety o. air Schumacher,
are miraculous, US the cans seemed to shoot
in every direction, tho shoppers apparently
flying with the force Of bullets, from the
impress where they struck San Fran.
Herald, Sept. 81. IL, - i r. n