Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-08

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aud Distorted Corpses-sorrow aud
Mourning In Every uousc-Euneral Ser
vices-:More Dead Victims TO be RccOv-
News IRON tbs Scene OF tho Terrible
Disastort
The dead, mangled and distorted
victims Of the fearful mining calamity
of yesterday in our Gold Hill mines, are
to-day being brought up from the fatal
depths by the venturesome and brave
fremen and miners, many of whom
have not yet slep; or allowed them
selves a moments rest since the fiery
fend took possession Of the mining
depths and OF the lives Of those within
his deadly reach. About IL o'clock
last night it waS decided to try aud get
through into the lower levels of the
Crown Point mine, if possible, by way
of the Yellow Jacket 900-foot level,
beneath the fire. Three of our best and
bravest Gold Hill iremen, Putnam,
Lee, and Mercer, together with Harry
Anne, OF Washoe Engine Company No.
4, Virginia, got on the cage and went
down. They succeeded in their en-
dcavor, and establishing communisa-
ton through the Crown Point shaft
with the surface, they sem up Que
corpse after another, to the number of
thirteen. Some of these they recov.
cred from the stump, or bottom of the
shaft, ut the LOO foot level, where
they had fallen from the levels above (;
but the most were found in the 1000
foot level, lying in all sorts of despair
ing positions, just Us they sunk down,
ovcrpowered, and died, nader the
effects Of the foul smoke strongly
charged with the pungent and deadly
%carbouic acid gas. The names OF
those recovered at this time were
Patrick Buckley, Jeremiah Shauet, John
Rohan, Edward Jewell, VIM. Jewell
1.-TWO brothers,, Patrick Hogan, A. G.
Grant, A. J. Mcdonald, Peter Blouin,
Thos. Mccoy, James Bicklc, Joseph
Matthews, VIM. Mitchell. Some of
those who fell into the sump were
terribly crushed and maugled, in one or
two instances the heads being so hor-
ribly crushed and torn that they could
only be identified by their clothing, or
what Was found in the pockets.
MORE BODIES
The search was still continued, and
about IL A. NJ. to-day they commenced
sending up more bodies, somc Of which
were taken FROM the s00-foot level OF
the Crown Point, by yenturing in for n
few moments ut u time among the still
sitting smoke and gas. The bodies Of
Harry Stevens. Thomas Tolnud,
Thomas McCullim, and n man whose
name we could not ascertain, but was
said to be u Scotehman newly employed
in the Yellow Jacket, were thus recov-
erod and sent to the surface up to l
o'clock P. NJ, and search was still. be-
ing actively prosecuted for more.
NONE ALIVE.
Il was hoped that some of the un-
fortunate miners might be found alive
in some part Of the lower levels,
beneath where the poisonous smoke
and gas might penetrate but alas, no /;
those in the Yellow Jacket and
Kentuck had worked their way
through as far As possible into
the Crown Point mine, and all were
thus comparatively in the vicinity of
each other. 1t is thought by the miners
belonging to these mines, who have con-
suited together, that there are some few
more missing than are supposed, and
that the total will sum up TO nearly or
quite 10.
APPEARANCES or THE DEAD.
All Of those taken from the mine last
night and to-day bore the appearance
of having died = severe and painful
death, their faces being deeply flushed
and swollen and their features distorted,
as though they had gasped fearfully for
breath at the last dread moment, and
they were found in all positions Of
writhing agony upon the floors Of the
drifts, many with their faces behind
planks, over wines, and wherever they
could hope for u breath of fresh air.
Some were a little bruised, but only
those who had fallen down the shalt
were much mangled.
PRESENT STATE OF II FIRE.
The fire in the Yellow Jacket mine
still continues, and it is difficult to
state when it will be entirely ex-
tinguished, although it is being pretty
well managed at the present writing,
and comparatively subdued. II is at
the sOO-foot level, and does not appear
to extend moro than u dozen sets OF
timbers in length but it is working up
toward the TOo-foot level in the old
timberiug, where it has been worked
out above the S00-level. This worked
out space being filed in with waste
earth, as fast as the timbers burn out
the waste falls. This has the effect to
smother the fire somewhat, but Sc
riously impedes the operations Of the
Sremen, AS it has to be cleared away by
the miners as much as possible. To.
day they are able TO get iato the 700
level, with water, aud it IL hoped thai;
the fire will be closed out before mid
night. The smoke is still coming up
pretty strong through the Crown Point
shaft, and some through the hentuck,
yet it does not appear as strong or as
gaseous AS Mt fret. Grea, praise is due
to the Superinten leafs of the respective
and to the officers and mem-
bers Of the Gold Hill Fire Department,
well as their brethren OF the Vir-
ginia Department, for their uniirtag
energies and we'll directed efforts in this
sad affair.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
At P. N. to-day, the funeral o: Rich
ard Bickle, Joseph Matthews aud VIII
liam Mitchell took place from Odd Eel
lows Hall, under the auspices OF the
Order, of which they were members.
Their funeral was largely attended by
members Of the Order, friends and rela-
tives, and they were buried in the GENE
terry in lower Gold Hill. At 2 o'clock
the funeral Of Anthony Toy took place
from his residence on the Bowers Grade.
Tow WAS taken to Virginia by the Vir-
ginia Miners Union, and buried there.
At 3 O'Clock y still larger funeral took
place from Thcater Hall, being that Of
eight members Of the Miners Union.
This was escorted by the Sweeny
Gu,rd of Gold Hill, of which company