Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-08-12
A,orurn BoRR,pLr MINING ACCIDENT.

last evening in the following truly hor-
rible manner BE was coming up the
shaft from the seventh level Of the mine
on the top Of q a load of ore with a
lot Of picks to be repaired, when by
some means unknown he was caught
against the side timbers Of the shaft
and dragged to death between them and
the cage. His body fell to the bottom
of the shaft, where it was afterward
recovered. BE either pulled or crowded
the car over n side before passing
clear Of the cage, as it was found tipped
up in such a manner that it caught
against the side timbers and stopped
the cage. The chain connection Of th c
cage to the cable was broken and the
cage being Of the safety pattern stuck
fast in the shaft instead of falling 10 the
bottom. He was a native of Canada
East, where his parents reside, and he
leaves a brother at Virginia, A Coro-
ner's inquest was held, and his funeral
took place from Keyes' undertaking es-
t%ablishment at ! o'clock this afternoon.
INJURED AT TIE FIRE. - Ex-Town
Marshal Cummings was considerably in.
jured at the fire last night. Yellow
Jacket Hose Company No. 2-who by
the way got "6rst water" on the fire
took water from the hydrant in front OF
the NEWS Office and led their hose up
through the alley just above the Express
saloon and over the Yellow Jacket
dump. Mr.. Cummings had the pipe and
stood on a pile Of old tagging, directing
the stream with great efficiency, when
by some accidental jerk given to the
hose be was thrown from the pile-some
seven or eight feet high-dowa upon II
pile of old iron castings, partially dislo-
eating his right ankle, and otherwise
straining and bruising himself. He,
however, recovered himself as soon as
possible, grasped the pipe and saw the
fire out before he quit it. On the way
home he made a misstep and again dis
located his ankle. DR.. Weber is ut
tending him, and he is liable to keep
his room for a few days. The same
ankle was dislocated several years ngo,
at which time some Of the ligntures be-
ing broken, it has been more liable to
dislocation ever since.
AFIRENAN.-Ex-Chief Riff Williams,
formerly Of the Virginia Fire Depart
ment, now a resident Of Gold Hill, was
a hose company himself last nigh, at
the FIRE. He had the little hose Of the
Yellow Jacket works leading from their
cistern, and stood for q long time in the
narrow passage between the blacksmith
shop and the main hosting works build
ing, playing upon the flames. 1t was
so hot where he stood that he had 10
envelop himself in o heavy wooden
blanket, which vas kept wet by others
throwing water upon him from a more
distance. II was owing
considerably to his exertions that the
main building WAS saved. We have
seen our brave little salamander, Riff,
in jus. such positions before, on several
occasions at Virginia, when even
the coat was burned from his back, but
be never finched al long rs he could
see Tom Peasley, Dick Paddock, Ben
Ballou, or any Of the other boys about.
Riff i, as much in his element ut n fire
IS q Scotch terrier is in n rat pit.
GONE FROM Our GAzE.-Col. W. II.
departed last night for San
During the evening, at
Standings saloon, in Virginia City, he
vas presented with q neatand serricenble
.ane, silver mounted, etc., MS a slight
nemento Of regard, from two Of his per-
Ional friends and admirers-the inscrip-
ion on the silver-mounting reading
like this "H. NJ. Vesey and
Lynch to Col. W. II. Watson /; Au-
gust IL, 1862" The present was quite
, surprise TO the Colonel, but he
received 1t in that usually mod
,st and good natured way so char
,cteristic to him-simply remarking,
Il let's take something" We doubt
no. the Colonel will carry that cane for
|. long time along Montgomery street
aud the sight Of the names inscribed on
the head will often bring to his mind
many pleasant hours spent in Gold Hill.
When the stages were ready to start
last night, no one among the long llst
of passengers was more heartily shook
by the hand by hosts Of friends than ne
was. Farewell, Colonel.
BARaErr AND McCuLLordH.-These
two great dramatic meteors shone or
shown at the Carson Thsater last
evening, in conjunction with the fine.
6rst.class dramatic constellation Of
which they are the grand chief planets.
We doubt not that they did up
"O,hello" last evening to the special
delight Of the pastoral Carsonites, per-
haps oven e1celling their Gold Hill
" Richard the Three Times" They
will play something else tonight and
tomorrow night at Carson, and on FRI
day evening will appear in full lheatri-
cal unHedged bloom at Piper's Opera
House. Due announcement will be
made in our advertising columns, by
Mr.. l.. F. Beatty, the Manager, Of what
they are going to play. We bespe"k for
them crowded houses.
CoxISG TO OUR AssIsTASck.-On the
occasion Of the Ere at the North Yellow
Jacket works last night, the light Of it
was plainly d%iscernible nj Virginia, and
s. D. Wright, First Assistant Engineer
of the Virginia Fire Department, came
down to render our boys assistance ii
REQUIRED. Monumental Engine Co. No
G, on the Divide, also came down MS far
as the turn of the road, just above the
Imperisl-Empire works, whore Mr..
Wright, seeing that the fire was pretty
nearly subjected, stopped them, and
when they saw that all was safe they re-
turned home. They were certainly on
hand iu case they had been required
Thank you, boys.
YELLOW JAcKsrs To-SIGur.-The reg
ular monthly meeting Of Yellow jacket
Hose Company No. 2, Gold Hill, viii
take place at Schsefer's Hall, over the