The Montana post., 1869-04-23

HEARTRENDING PARTICULARS
The following account of the recent
calamity IN the Comstock Mine, Nevada
is from special dispatches in the Inland
Empire. White Pine, of April 9Ih, the
latest at handy
virginia. April 10 A. m.-A FIRE was dis
covered In the Yellow Jacket, Crown Point
and Kentuck mines at Gold Hill, early this
morning, and l. now raging Seventeen men
are thought to be IN the mIue- Five dead
bodies have been got 10 the surface. The
fire originated In the 500 foot level of the
Kentuck- There Is great danger that the
men below Will all perish. the smoke anc gas
beng so dense and suffoceting as TO render IL
impossible 70 get to their aid or operate to
extInguish the fire. Our city is quite DESERT
ed, the people having gone over TO the scene
OF the disaster, hoping 20 be able to render
assistance IN suppressIng the FIRE or aiding the
suffering, though but little could be done, the
dense smoke filling all the galleries snd pas
cages on the levels where the fire originated,
enG those above II, preventing any direct ef-
Iorts being made to extIn guIsh the FIRE.
Five dead bodies have been brought up; an
other Is In a dying condition. -Four more
were found dead IN the 5OO-foOt level of the
yellow Jacket. There are still % men Ia the
Crown Point below the FIRE, and they are sup
posed TO be dead. Efforts are making to get
them out through both tunnel and shaft, but
the smoke Is so dense the men cannot live 10
60 down, Notes and signals sent down by
the car failed TO return any response. The
Gre Is still raging ami the smoke increasing
The suppositlOn now is that the FIRE Is princi-
paily on the level between the Yellow Jacket
and kentuck, and travelling toward the Crown
Point No calculation can be made of the
damage. and nothing has yet been suggested
that promises to aid In extInguishlug the FIRE.
Thousands of people are on the ground
Va, April T-l2:3O p m.-The excitement
is so great 1t Il difficult TO get full and exact
particulars of the Gold Hill tire. IL origin
ated on the line between the Yellow Jacket
and kentuck mines, at the sOO-foOt level,
from a miners candle. The natural draft of
the mine Is ca rying the Ere in The direction
of the Crown Point. The expressions of grief
from tie friends and wives and children of
che miners in the works have been most heart
rsndIng-
Virginia, Alril 20 p m-Thirteen dead
bodies have been recovered from the Gold
Hill FIRE. Beyond doubt at leat 40 men have
perished. Ihe condition of the fire is most
favorable. stream of water has been
brought 10 bear upon IL In the SOO-feet level,
end hopes are felt that something may yet be
done 10 extinguish il. Other streams CT
Other streams of water are being arranged.
The opinion gains ground that the mines will
not Be permanently injured.
The Gold Hill News of this evening gives
the names of the
MISSING,
N THE CROWN POINT MINE
Michael Mccormick, Peter Blouviu, James
Bickell George Edwards, A Grant, Edward
Jewell, William Jewell, Jonathan Jones, L
Lsihy, William Mitchell, Joseph Mathews,
Archie McGougan Thomas McCullin, Thom
as Mccoy, Daniel 0'Ne ell, John 0'BTien, j
Peters, A Reinay, K Ryan, George rompkins,
John Rowen, Thomas Toland.
The names of the four still missing In the
Esutuck mine are Patrick Hogan, Martin
Gloomy, Harry Stevens and joseph Glasson.
IN The YELLOW JACKET.
Jeremiah Stanet is still missing. Add to
these % missing the names OF those brought
up, which are John Hsgan, Joseph Mcclellan
Richard Bickell, Antnony NOey, Patrick
O'Brien and George Bickell, who is alive but
IN a very critical condition, ana the total loss
of life i 33 or "a.
Among the terrible incidents of the fire, We
copy from the News that of three brothers,
named Richard, George and James BIckell,
aged respectively 33, 81 aud y years, who
were working In the Crown Point mine. Not
long after the FIRE was discovered and the
deadly smoke pouring out through the
Crown Point shaft, Richard and George crop
si their way to the cage aud rang the bell to
come up. When they arrived at the surface
George was discovered insensible, leaning
over his brother and holding him as with a
death grip, which II was quite difEcult to dis
entangle. Richard bad his head torn almost
completely Of, and his left arm was hanging
by little strip of skin TO the shoulder he
had doubtless become insensible. and sinking
down upon the cage, was dragged against the
shaft timbeTs at the side. George still Lives,
but Is inSensible and suffering from aSphy xia,
produced by the Inhalation of the terrible
smoke, which Is intensely charged with deadly
caTbUnlc acid gas. IL was known there were
u. - n nn
foot level, and at ii a IN, a cage was sent
down with q lighted lantern upon it and a
box with candles, and the following dispatch
it, written on a large piece of pasteboard
by the Superintendent, Jones ave are
fast subduIng the fire. It is death to at
tempt to come up from where you are. We
Will get to you soon. The gas IN the shaft
is terrible and produces sure and speedy
death Write a word TO Us and send il up
on the cage TO let Us know how you are"
The cage returned TO the surface without
any reply, rendering il quite certain that all
had peTished. Many of the miners leave
families at Gold Hill, and they have passed
the day in unutterable anguish. hurryiug
from shaft TO shaft, giving vent TO their ag-
ony in wailings that brought tears - the
eyes of hundreds unused TO weeping
Virginia, April IS p. m.-Later.-The
Ere has now reached some of the upper levels
Of the ksntuck mine, and is raging furiously.
poccAoiC OF
of those confined The excitement Is in
tense.
Virginia, April 10 D. m.-Advices just
received from the mines state that good pro-
greSs Is being made In subduIng the FIRE, and
hopes are entertained Of being able TO get it
under to-night.
The body Of ]. Jones has just been got
out. Three more bodies have beea found.
The air in the goo foot Crown Point level is
uow good and pure
Virginia, April So =. m.-The FIRE in the
Gold Hill mines still continues &C burn as
bad as ever
Owing TO a cave in the Yellow Jacket the
firemen cannot now reach the ere Every ef
fort is being made TO clear the drift
Eighteen bodies have been got out nf the
drifts and shafts Of the burning mines Nine
lay together where they had climed 60 n
drift 100 feet.above the 9Oo-foot level
Two of the miner killed-L~n Hogan
and Joseph McIellan-were members OF the