Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-05
CRASH OF An AwxISG-NARRow ESCAPE

CRASH OF An AwNISG-NARRow ESCAPE
FROM INSTANT DEArH.-About I o'clock
last evening, an awning On South q
street, Virginia, nearly opposite tho old
Heilshorn stable, some fifty feet in
length, fell with a loud crash, from the
accumulated and long continued weight
Of snow upon it. Mrs. Collins, q lady
residing on Taylor street above B street,
happened to be passing, and was unfor,
~tuuately struck by the falling ruin and
crushed to the sidewalk. She was.im.
mediately extricated and carried into
Ockel's saloon, near by, where DIR.
Gates being sent for, rendered prompt
surgical attention. She was not in
sensible, but her head was mutilated in
a most horrible manner, the scalp being
torn from the center down the right
side, exposing q portion of the skull
nearly the size Of ones hand. DR..
Bryarly being sent for, also came and
rendered all possible assistance. Mrs,
Collins was removed to her resideacei
and this morning was getting along as
comfortably as could be expected under
the circumstances. She complains OF
pains and soreness in her chest,
and it is feared that she may
be injured internally. Fortunately
the skull was not fractured, and
no bones were broken. The scalp was
replaced and properly sewn together,
and unless erysipelas or some other
diseased condition supervenes, the
wound viii heal in good time, but it
will leave q fearful semi-circular scar
seven or eight inches in length, extern
ding from above her right temple to the
back of her head. This awning fell
at a time when there are more people
passing than Mt any other time during
the day, and it is truly fortunate that
no one else happened to be caught be-
meath it. For several weeks past that
awning has been in q partially crushed
condition ready to fall at any moment,
a deadly trap for somebody. The dam
ger was plainly to be seen, and some
one is most culpably to blame, and should
be held responsible for damages. Such
recklessness is ~inexcusablc; the awning
should have been pulled down six weeks
ago at least.
THE LEGIrINArE..-A very fine taste
Of the legitimate drama was given at
Pipers' Opera House last evening. The
thrilling and romantic m~elo-drama, en-
titled the "Robber's wife, twas the fea-
,ure of the evening, and was exceeding
" well put upon the stage. Sue KIDD
inson in her %personation Of Rose ked-
land displayed a very good conception
of the part, rendering the pathetic pas
saces in the effective manner which all
know her to be capable, yet there were
times in the course Of the piece, where
she exhibited a degree Of startling en-
erry and power Of language which we
had supposed beyond her. Woodlands
Mark Redland, the Chiefof the Robbers,
was exceedingly we'll given, and rs Tor
Burbauk's PRESERVATION Of the pompous
LAWYER, Mr.. Penfuddle, and Fanny
Hanks. MS the apparently stupid block
head, Sawuey Mac6le, neither Of them
could easily be excelled, either in act
ing or make up. Harry Spriggs dressed,
looked and acted the low numbering
robber to perfection. P. N. Westwood,
too, ~personated Mr.. Briarly in a highly
acceptable manner; and the minor char
acters were generally well attended to.
Jimmy Murphy gave one OF his I'M
eoualed clog dances in the interlude,
and the whole closed with the highly
nleasing musical burletta Of the "Sol-
dier's Return" The Theater was
crowded, and ladies and gentlemen all
went home we'll pleased.
WHIPPED By A "JERKER."-A long,
lapk, ministerial looking chap, with a
broad.brimmed hat on, and u ssnctimo-
NOUS countenance, reminding one Of
Aminadab Sleek, the other night made
his appearance at n lager beer cellar on
South O street, Virginia, n getting
| his old key pretty we'll filled with peer,
he fell violently in love with one OF the
upretty waiter girls n big, two-hsted,
red-nosed, spawned, hip-shot, slab
sided ierker. and in the ecstacy Of MS
ovcrweening affection, by some incon-
| ceiyable means, contrived to insult her.
| Tho Teutonic damsel sailed into him IN
a truly lively manner, aoored him at
the frat round, and came down on him
like a carload of forty dollar ore on a
mining dump. He was scraped up n
carried home in seven champagne oas'
kets by nine policemen, according TO
the best recollection he has Of the AFFAIR.
LIBERTY HosE.-The members OF this
company will hold their regular
monthly meeting this evening. A full
attendance is requested, as this is the
last regular meeting before the Fourth
Annual Ball comes, Monday evening,
February cath, in honor OF Washing'
toms birth day.
NEW DANCING ACADEMY. ofessoi
Cayanaugh, formerly teaching dancing
in Gold Hill, will, on Saturday evening
next, in conjunction with I. NJ. File
brown, open an academy for that pur'
pose at Athletic Hall, Virginia.
BuLLroS.-van wyck & Co., Gol'
Hill, received this morning for mcitin'
and assay, 1870 ounces crude ouliion
A oLoR WITNESS was examined IL
w. shinoton TO prove the identity OF