Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-07-31
II EVENING NEWS.

after midnight, about FIVE miles boyont
Hunters Station, on the Bonner Lake
route to California, the result Of which
has cast a gloom of sorrow over tn,
family of our worthy County Assessor,
Mr.. kruttschnitt, and a large number
OF his frieuds-Mrs. Kruttschnitt being
killed by the accident. We are indebt.
ed TO our friend W. W. Stovall, mcr'
chant on B street, Virginia city, who
was N Of the passengers on the out
side of the Pioneer coach, in which the
accident occurred, for the following par.
ticulars: The Pioneer stages from Cis'
co were all crowded with passengers
there being not less than sixty in all,
according &c way-bills. The coach
which met with the accident, had six.
ladies, aud eight children on the inside,
and about six passengers on the out
side, among whom was u informant,
whose seat was back Of the driver. The
stages were a little behind time, and the
horses were kept on II good steady trot,
but there was no running or racing be-
tween the different coaches. The place
where the accident occurred WAS on n
level, sandy plain, but where there were
occasionally soft spots, dust or chuck
holes, usual on nearly all OF the
turnpike roads in this State. At the
particular spot where the coach turned
over, three different tracks conyerged,
and as the driver turned his leaders on
Que, the team being on full trot, the
wheels struck Il small rise of earth just
1T the point of the two wagon tracks,
and it is supposed the OF wheels Junk
into a rut, when the coach fell over on
its right side. The team stopped, all
the passengers on top were thrown oil,
including the driver, whose right leg
was caught under the side Of the stage,
and fastened TO the earth. The children
and women on the inside Of the coach
no knowing what had happened, setup
y terrific screechiug and cry for help
while the outside passengers; -Eho were
more or less stunned and bruised, re-
covered themselves as quickly as posi-
BILE, aud opening the door and curtains
of the coach, as soon AS possible lifted
the terror-stricken children and ladies
out. Among the passengers were Mrs
Hruttschnitt, her mother, and three lit
tie children, all occupying the back seat
OF the coach, Mrs. Kruttschuitt sitting
next to the right wheel, on the side the
coach fell. The passengers were all ex'
tricated alive, but terribly scared, except
Mrs. Kruttschniti, who WAS found
pressed aud jammed through the curtain
on to the wheel, being entirely inseaSi'
BILE, and ii terrible g.Sh cut across the
right side of her forehead. Her mother
was taken out very much stunned, and
i, WAS feared she was fatally injured
bu, the cool night air revived her, and
she set about bestowing attention upon
the inseusible body Of her daughter,
who lay stretched out on the side OF the
road, and where death came 10 her re-
lief in about half an hour-leaving her
mother and her little children TO close
her eyes in death, on the bare cold
ground, away from home, from the
ahectionate husband and father, who
was in expectation OF meeting them all
in life and health ere the sun rose TINS
morning! Sad, sad, indeed, was the
terrible news conveyed TO the husband
on the arrival Of the stages At three
o'clock The shock 20 the husband
and father was indeed overwhelming.
He Immediately procured - physician,
and with conveyance that would a k
him rs quick AS possible, he went on
his errand Of relief aud mercy TO the
wife of his bosom-but, alas only TO
lind her lifeless corpse. The body OF
the deceased has been brought into
Virginia city, and we presume will be
buried tomorrow.
After the passengers had all been eS'
tricated from the coach, it was again
righted, there being no damage sustain
ed by the vehicle. Most all the passen'
gers again got in and the c. came on
10 Hunters, when assistance was At
once dispatched to the unfortunate pas
sengers by the roadside. A very at
fectiug incident occurred while Mrs
KruttIchnitt Was dying. Her little girl,
a sweet, affectiorate little angel, seeing
her poor, helpless mother lying on the
ground, embraced her, kissed her, and
tried to talk to her, and ~endeayored to
ge, her to answer. But, alas, the poor
innocent little creature did not realize
that her poor mother was leaving her,
.bat her eyes were set in death, that
the sweet lips which were wont TO meet
her in affection, would respond never,
more. Mr.. Ssovsll says the sight was
40 affecting that be turned away in tears
Another incident: One of the lady
passengers had 4 baby about 4 months
old, wrapped up in a shawl, and IN hei
arms. When the coach upset, she fell
uell-mell, among the other passengers
and on recovering her senses she toune
her baby gone-all the passengers anc
children were s%creeching and crying FOL
belp. After all the passengers were re
moved, the baby was still missing, thu
mother was outside on the road crying
-. taking on terribly about her los
baby; tina, it must be dead, crushed
,,nder the feet Of the other passengers
was the opinion Of the men, and one o
,hem again went into the coach, expect
ing 70 haul forth nothing but the man
lied remains Of the little innocent. H'
found il, brought, it forth, and handed i
10 the almost-crazed mother, who seemed
almost afraid to remove its covering, ou'
on doing which, her heart leapec
with Joy, and her mouth gave
heartfelt thanks, as her ':dear baby
was all right, and had not beer
hurt the leas, bit. Thus ended this
sad accident this morning, the hrs,
Intelligence of which, as it spreat
through Virginia and Gold Hill, created
no ordinary excisement-for as the new
,pread, it increased in the numerical
fatality of the passeuger'-one rePor
having it that there were W ladie'
and three children killed! The occur
renee was sad enough-and our state
meut is made up Of information derived
from Mr.. Stoyall, who saw 1t, but wn'
escaped with no other damage than
bruised shoulder.
II has been a long time since any &C
c;d.nt has occurred TO the pionee
co,cbes-their drivers slmostinvariaot.
being men Of long experience IN tn'
business, aud of sober, steady naoiI
Who is 70 blame, or where the oiam'
lie, il is no, for US to say, o do W.
--. - Nha PIN