Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-11-17
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A Distressing Accidcnt-Chns. A.. Penlte
killed-GeorGc ,Cndwnllndcr'H Leg
Broken Inst sunday Funerals, Etc.
SACRAMENTO, November l7.-About half.
past s o'clock last evening, 4 most distressing
accident occurred in this city, by which a
we'll known and cstimablc citizen lost his
life, almost instantaneously. It appears that
while the Golden Eagle Hotel coach was re-
turning from tho Vallejo cars, about the
hour mentioned, ono Of the horses attached
10 the vehicle became frightened at a locomo.
live standing on the Central Pacific track.
near the Water Works building, and became
almost unmanageable. George Callahan,
who was driving at the time, spoke to Charles
A. Peake, Of this city, who had boon on .
visit to San Francisco, and returning was
riding on tho box with him, together with
another gentleman, telling him to look out
for himself, as 10 was afraid the wheels OF
the coach would strike against one Of the
posts in front Of the sidewalk. The
words were scarcely out Of his
mouth before the wheel did strike,
and he and Pcakc were thrown violently
to the 9. ound. Callahan got up immediate
IL, being but little hurt, and assisted in
catching the team, which vas running away,
but Peake was stunned by the fall and run
over br an omnibus, which followed imme-
diatcly after the coach. lie was picked up n
few seconds aftarwards. and found to he
bleeding profusely from tae mouth, nose and
cars. Finding that he was seriously hurt,
those that were in attendance carried him
into the Station House, where he died a few
moments afterwards. An examination by
the physician revealed the fact that the base
of the skull on the right side was crushed in,
probably by the wheel Of the vehicle which
ran over him. Mfr. reake was born in Pal
atine Bridge, n. Y, and was in his thirtieth
year. He was a member Of Washington
Lodge, F. & A. NJ, in this city.
A dispatch received in this city last even
ing from Geo. Cadwaladcr, conveys the in
leg were broken by the collision which oc.
CURED on the Western Pacific Railroad last
Sunday morning. 1t Is also stated that he
would arrive in Sacramento by this morn
ing's boat, and will probably be laid up sew
eral weeks.
The funeral OF Edward Anderson, the en-.
ginecr of the locomotive Sonoma, who was
killed by the same accident, will take place
from Masonic Hall this afternoon.
The body Of George Thompson, fireman,
another victim, will be forwarded immcdi-
ately to his parents in Boston.
Robert Clark, a brakeman on the Western
Pacific Accommodation train, which left the
city at half.past six yesterday morning, was
injured at Costumes Station about half past
seven o'clock, the cars which he was coup
ling coming together in such a manner that
one, if not two Of his ribs on the left side,
were broken.
Work on the California Pacific Railroad
bridge across the Sacramento progresses
rapidly. All the piles for the piers have been
driven except those in shallow water on the
Yolo side. The main timbcrs fer the bridge
have been placed on a barge ready for car
riagc to the points where they arc needed.
The new steamer for the California Pacific
Railroad, to run in place Of the New World,
between Vallejo and San Francisco, is tel
egraphed to have left New York for this
coast. She has been rcchristencd the I'D
C. Haskins," after the Superintendent OF the
road. She is expected to arrive here in about
sixty days.
Furnishing the now Capital building is
progressing rapidly.