Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15
GOLD HILL E1ILss NEVADA: THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL i, 1863

SrRAxoB.-The rapid decompositio'
Of the bodies of those who were los
in the great mining accident At Col
Hill, is quite as strange aud hard to b
Understood as anything connected will
the sad affair. The smell OF the bodies
last broughtup is said to have beef
almost intolerable, and the fesh o
some of them seemed as much decayet
as though they Ind been dead a month
This is supposed to have been caused
by the great heat to which tael bodies
were exposed, and to the effects of the
bad air and poisonous gases filling
the lower parts of the mines. 1t u
said thut tho flesh of some of those
last brought up was so decayedJ that
the firgsrs of those handling the bodies
would penetrate it upon the slightest
PRESSURE Those who assistedinctakine
out the bodies say they will never, to
the latest day of their lives, forget tue
peculiar and siekening smellwhich they
gave out. II will beam awfutatask to
bring ont the bodies Of those still 70,
manning in the mines. The filing Of
the mines with steam will doubtless
add greatly to the heat, and must
hasten the decomposition Of all the
bodies remaining below. , x
From tho Gold Hill News Of April 1o.l
The Great Gold Hill Mining Calamity
Very Latest inteiiiEescs-Tah,ssIl, TIE f1e MS,
and Steam Pouring Down Them
Number Of t.a Victims, nnd Names Of
Those SIN M~issiug.,The SHIFTS Not
/ e 6s Opened unsil Next
All yesterday afternoon and last night
the shafts of the Yellow Jacket,
Keutuck and Grown Point have been
closed tightly rs possible, to the exclu-
sion of fresh air from the surface ; and
from the boilers Of the hosting works
Of all three mines, n strong volume of
steam Inns continually been pouring
down each shaft. Through the large
blower tube Of the yellow jacket and
Crown Point shafts the steam passes to
the lower levels Of each mine, and
down the Reumck it is forced nearly
100 feet, through heavy iron pipes
thrust down for the purpose.
PRESENT FIRE INDICATIONS.
AtllA.lM NJ. to-day We visited each ono
of the shafts, in order to give our read.
ers tho very latest ideas in this exciting
matter. From the Yellow Jacket shaft
considerable light smoke and the pecu-
liar pungcnt, pitchy smelling gas was
coming ~, mingled with little or no
steam, showing that the steam being
forced down from the boilers was pass
ing through the levels Of the mine be-
low, where it was desired to be sent.
From the Keutuck shaft, clouds of APP
parently pure steam were coming out,
owing to- the difficulty of closing it COM
pletely. Workmen, however, were bust.
ly engaged trying to stop up all the
chiuks and holes with mud and other
materials, From the Grown Point shaft
some little steam, smoke and gas, pretty
equally mingled, was coming out. 1t 10
almost impossible TO close all the sur.
face apertures perfectly, but although
the fire is evidently not extinguished, it
cannot fail to be smothered and eyeutu-
ally quenchod. as, nlraziy s. uiV asms
TO De KEPT CLOSED TILL MONDAY.
On consultation between Chief Gibson
Of tho Fire Department and the Super
intendents Of the three mines affected,
it was concluded MOTTO open either
of the shafts until next Monday MORN
ing, and not even then il there is still
thought to be any Gre below. They
will risk no chances on il until that
time, now that they have II within
their control 2IHEg Ilyg.gy98uHG
NUMBER IF VICTIMS R~EcovERED.
George rBickl., the only one who
came out Of the depths alive afterithe
fatal smoke and gas had pyertaken
those who lwero left JhelY%, died the
next day therefore counting him to-
cether with the bodies recovered from
the three mines, tho number OF victims
sums up to twenly-nine. None have
been taken out since Thursday alter
noon. -.
NANRs OF THOSE STILL IN THE MINES AND
= sI.r hEH IS MISSING. in11gH be-. la'i
Mr., Goodwin, Secretary of tho Crown
Point, informs US that the names OF
those still in that mine, are George
| Edwards, Thomas Laity, Daniel O'Neil
and A. Reinay, Ill at the Goo.footlevel,
and X. Ryau,and John a0'Brien at The
$50 foot level. In the Kentuck mine
are Martin Clooney and Joseph Glassen.
Thus there are eight bodies yet remain
ing to be recovered, making IS victims
in all.r The only Ia now u~naccounted
for is n strnnger who had only been
working for q day or to in the yellow
Jacket. His name is George Cox. a
man answering to his description is
said to have been seem near tho works
after tho fire was discovered, and there
fore, may be NIL right. We certainly
hope he is able TO speak for himself.
P. S.-George Cox is heard from, Ant
is all right He had been taken to
Virginia City by his friends, where he
was iusensiblc for two days but he !:
all right now.
rHR EXCITEMENT. '''h
There appears to be comparatiyel,
little excitement to-day, except among
the stock dealers. We, rs well rs al
others in this community and thos'
everywhere else interested in the wei
fare of our mines, will await further dc
velopments, and especially the reopen
ing of the shafts, with peculiar anxiety
HONOR n CREDIT TO WHOM 1T 'is U
Heretofore, we have honestly 1en
deavored to do equal and exact justice
in the matter Of credit for persona
exertion, bravery, efficient assistance
and we'll directed efforts toward oStin
gushing the fire or recovering tn
bodies, even specifying some by name
vet il is u matter of imPossibility Il
designate each one where so man.
were deserving OF special com
mendation. II We have committee
ony error in this point, it I'm
bcen an error o ,he head and not OF til
henri. The miners and officers Of tn
mines all worked like heroes, and rs TO
the iremcn, especially those "ftlie Col
Hill Department, they were on iiana y
the first alarm, and many OF them wsr
constant and unrernittiug in their oIer
lions for over "a honrs, without ei!he
ros, or sleep Those of the Virgini
Densrtmeut, who so n%oblylapd prompt
o,ross;stance and worked wit