The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-24
THE. MINING CALAMITY.
Additional Particulars Of tho Terrible D'sns-
ter In Nevada.

Additional Particulars OF tho Terrible D'sns-
ter In Nevnda.
From the Virginia (Nevadal Territorial Enterprise
April o.
supposed that the recovery OF more OF the bodies Of
the unfortunate miners who persisted IN the nlnes
Gold Hill would be delayed Tor an indehnlte perlou,
but the volume OF smoke which had continuously
been emitted from the shaft OF the crown foint
mine lessenng, at that time some ventures0me hre-
men and miners descended ana by strenuous euort5
anu by cropping around succeeded in recovering anu
sending to the surface thirteen BODIES. ooue "
these they recovered from the sump or bottom OF
the SHAFT, at the LOO loot level, where they had
fallen from the levels above; but the most were ounu
IN the 900 loot level lying in all sorts OF despahg
POSITIONS Just they sunk down, 0verpoWereu, anu
died. uAuer the effects OF the foul smoke strongly
charged with the pungent and deadly carDonic acid
gas.
THE ADDITIONAL BODIES RECOVERED.
The following is list OF the names OF persons
whose bodies were recovered at one O'CLOCK a. G
yesterday. since which time efforts ere necessarily
suspended because Of the dense anu suiiocatil9
smoke arising from the fire, which apparently mad
become again enlivened, viz.:-Patrlck Buckley,
jeremiah Shanet, John Rohan, Edward Jewell
William Jewell Patrick Hogan, A. G. Grant A. J.
Matthew'S William Mitchell Patrick QUINN, Thomas
Mccoy, Anthony Toy, Thomas Mcclellan, Harry
Stevens. thomas Toland, Matt Tumey Michael Nc.
Cormick, Jonathan Jones, George T0mpkins ana
James Peters,
Some of these men were employed In the KentucK
and Yellow JACKET mines, and they, when the Ifst
alarm OF fire was given knowing Of the commune
cation with the Crown fOlnt mlno desperately Gu
deavored to secure themselves by egresS from IT;
but, aasl when near the Crown Point shaft an ex.
plosion occurred. which stunned II 1t did not XII
Them The force OF the explosion was so great as TO
throw quite body OF chips, DIRT and refuse IN the
shaft. Whether the gas or quantity OF Giant POW.
der supposed 70 be stored under ground, was the
cause of the explosion, has not as yet been ascer-
tanned.
THE MISSING.
There Is no possibility OF the escape OF q single
miner who was Ill either Of the three mines before
the explosion. and estimates as to the number sui
missing vary from ten to twenty with great prop
ability Of nearer approach to the latter than the
former number.
The heroic miner, Robert Wech, who from an
early hour yesterday morning until driven out at
one O'Clock in the afternoon, In company with RIM
labored III recovering dead bodies became insensi.
BILE and 80 badly asphy xlated that but Tor tue SUP.
from the cage into the shaft He now lies very sick
at the Crown Point NINE vomiting and purging, but
has good medical attendance.
LAST BROTHER DIES.
George, the third and last OF the brothers Bicke,
the only miner VINO was rescued alive on Weines-
alter suffering the greatest agony. Had ne lived, his
statements IN relation to this underground calamity
would have been painfully interesting.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
One OF the dead mineis taken out OF the Crown
Point mine was found hanging in shalt on a lad
der, one OF his legs apparently fast inside OF the
rounds Of the ladder and his arms in their death grip
fast to the same, while his head fell backwards. IT
was with difficulty that his discoveries separated
the corpse from the ladder. The remains were low
cred with ropes a distance Of Atty feet. The man
died in the shaft between the eight and nine hun.
THE FUNERAL SERVICES.
At one O'Clock 7. NJ; yesterday, the funeral Of
Mitchell took place from ODD Fellows Hall, Gold
Hill, under the auspices Of the Order, OF which they
were members Their funeral was largely attended
by members OF the Order, friends and relatives, and
they were buried in the cemetery In Lower Gold
Hill At two O'Clock tie funeral 9o OF Anthony 3
Bowers Grade. Toy was brought to this
city by the Virginia Miners Union and buried here.
At three O'Clock still larger funeral took place from
Theatre Hall, Gold Hill. being that OF eight mem
bers OF the Gold Hill Miners union. THIS was e.
corted by the Sweeny Guard of Gold Hill Of which
company one OF the deceased was member, and
the Emmet Guard OF this city, preceded by the Gold
Hill brass band playing appropriate music. Inc
one following the other, and behind came the Min-
ers' Union and the Canadian Society, numbering
several hundred, followed by friends and relatives
Of the deceased in carriages ana on horseback II
was the largest and most solemn funeral procession
ever seen IN Gold HILL The church bells toed as the
funeral passed, and the sidewalks We're lined Will
hundreds Of spectators as II passed down Main street
| toward the cemetery: Just preceding Il was tns
funeral OF Richard bckle being 6ured rom S UcG
he SeIonsed rRs remains u Patrick Buckley vii
probably be sent TO Grass Valley to night accom-
there this evening. A sister and brother Of PATRICK
ES sSRS HH u
booker Engine Company No. g. of this city OF which
| deceased was meInber telegraphed hat their pres
ence was useless, and the body was last night sen
another member of KnickerDocker No: s. was buried
| by 1t yesterday afternoon. Thomas Toland was Or
exempt member OF Eagle Engine No. 8. and his body
| wilson, Lodge Independent Order OF ODD Fellows
have taken charge Of the body Of Michael McCor
| mick.
| From the Enterprise, April 10l
Yesterday morning 1t was evident that the nre ~
@ S @ on OF
still missing men, and as 1t was perfectly impossible
that they could stu exist AFTER being subjected tC
term,ned as dernier resort, to try the effect Of
| STEAM AS AN ExTINGUIsHER.
| the shafts OF the Kentuck and Crown Point mines
and the Yellow Jacket SHAFT, at point where tn.
Gold Hill drain connects with 1t, were enectuall,
/ sealed up by means Of planks, wet blankets and
moist earth, and at twelve O'Clock, by means o
heavy iron piping connected WITH the bic boi Yr,o
Jacket through the large pipe Of the blower, con
Quoting 1t down into the 500 and 900 foot levels Of
the mine, and from there 1t would go wherever Il
could best find egress into other parts Of the mine
is now believed to have started in the 500 foot level
at point near the dividing line between the Ken
tuck and Yellow Jacket mtnes hut its cause still re
mains mystery 1t IL now supposed to have reachet
the levels above the 800 foot one, ana as the SMOKE
time 1t is presumed that nearly all the timbers viii
| be completely destroyed by the charring process
The effect OF the steam on the fire Is supposed bu
At six O'Clock on wednesday evening Charles
| Morrow, Billy Ferguson, John McLane and Jonn VII
lams descended TO the 500 foot level OF the Grown
Point mine and extended nisy feet OF hose into tn
DRIFT, John McLane who was holding the pipe Of tn
nose was thrown by the force OF the water through
the hose into the fire, with badly burned lace a.
| the result 1t was more tnan one man should have
undertaken, but there was not space for two cave
for the distance OF about twenty feet, ten feet from
where the fire was, was occasioned by the wate
Which, was played on the sides OF the drift after TIN
timbers were DESTROYED. portion Of the caves
| earth has bee2 removed
CONDITION or TIE DEAD WHEN FOUND.
| On his own proposition Ike Hubbard, night fore
man OF the Yellow Jacket mine, accompanied BY
| Billy Ferguson, Tom O'Bren, John Lcafy, Charley
Merow and Joseph Casiln, went down the Yellow
Jacket SHAFT about eight nine O'Clock Wcdnes-
day night to the 300 foot level and gropng their way
south, found the body OF WIN. Mitchell Ia the DRIFT
between the Kentuck and Yellow Jacket mines
mouth Of u blast pipe, the bodies OF nine men were
found IN pile. The blast pipe was found TO be un'
olnted, and 1t IL supposed that the unfortunate men