Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-10
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Number Of Tho Victims, n Names o.
sa' Sc S opeasa Tafii Sex sAa monS Ss,
GotD HILL, April 1911 P. i.
All yesterday afternoon and last nigh,
the shafts Of the Yellow Jacket,
Kentuck and Crown Point have been
closed tightly as possible, TO the exclu.
sion Of fresh air from the surface; and
from the boilers Of the hosting work,
Of all three mines, u stroug volume OF
steam has 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 Kentuck it is forced nearly
100 feet, through heavy. iron pipes
thrust down for the purpose.
PRESENT yIRk INDICATIONS.
At IL A.. N. to-day we visited each one
OF the shafts, 10 order to give our read.
ers the very latest ideas in this exciting
matter. From the Yellow Jacket shaft
considerable light smoke and the pecu-
liar puugent, pitcby smelling gas was
coming up, 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-
loN, where it was desired to be tent.
From the Ken,uck SHIFT, clouds of ap-
parently pure steam were coming out,
owing to the difficulty Of closing 1t conn
.Ias.I, MAILMAN hnVNANas ware hnsl.
iy engaged trying to stop up all the
chinks and holes with mud and other
materials, From the Crown Point shaft
some little steam, smoke aud gas, pretty
equally mingled. was coming ont. II is
almost impossible to close all the sur
face apertures perfectly, but although
the Ere is evidently not extinguished, it
crnuot fail to be sinoth-red and eveatI-
ally qneuched.
TO BE KEPT CLOSED TILL MONDAY.
On consultation between Chief Gibson
OF The Fire Department aud the Super
i~nteuden;s of the three mines affected,
il was concluded not TO open either
CT the shafts until next Monday morn
ing, aud not even then If there is still
thought TO be amy Gre below. They
will risk no chances on IL until that
time, now that they have it within
their control.
,NuNsER or VICTIMS ~REcoyEgsp.
George Bickis, the only II who
eame out of the depths alive after the
fatal smoke and gas had overtaken
those who were left below, died the
next day /; therefore %coun.ing him to-
gether with the bodies recovered from
the three mine,, the number Of victims
sums. up 10 twenty-uine. None have
been taken ont since Thursday after
noon.
NAMES oY THOSE STILL IN n MINES AND
r MISSING. 4fsg "a. ..W
Mr.. Goodwin, Secretary OF the Crown
Point, informs us that the uames Of
those still in that mine, are George
Edwards, Thomas Lsity, Daniel O'Seil
and A. Reinay, all at the G00.foot level,
and K. Ryan aud John O'Brien at the
go foot level. la the Keutuck mine
are Martin Cloouey and Joseph Glassen.
Thus thore are eight bodies yet remain
ing to be recovered, making 80 victims
in all. The only man now uu%accounted
for is u stranger who had only been
working for q day or to in the Yellow
Jacket. His name is George Cox. A
man answering 10 hia description Is
said to have been seen near tho works
after the FIRE was discovered, aud there
fore, may be all right. We certainly
hope he is able to speak for himself
P. s.-George Cox is heard from, and
is all right, He had been taken to
Virginia City by his friends, where he
was ~iusensibls for two days but he is
all right now. ltfH
the EXCITEMENT.
There appears TO be comparatively
little excitement to-day, except among
the stock dealers. We, MS well AZ oil
others in this community and those
everywhere else Interested in the wei
fare Of our mines, will await further de-
velopments, and especially the reopeu-
ing Of the shafts, with peculiar anxiety.
HONOR AND CREDIT ro WHOM 1T IS puE.
Heretofore, we have honestly en-
deavorsd to do equal and exact justice
in the matter OF credit for personal
exertion, bravery, efficient assistance
aud well directed efforts toward extiu-
yuishiug the FIRE or recovering the
bodies, even specifying some by name,
vet it Is u matter Of im~possibility to
designate each one where so many
were deserving OF special com
m~eudatiou. II We have committed
any error in this point, it has
been an error Of the head and not ofthe
heart. The miners and officers Of the
mines all worked like heroes, and MS for
tho iremen, especially those of tue Gold
Hill Department, they were on hand at
the 6r,t alarm, aud many of them were
constant and uuremi,ting 10 their eIer-
tions for over ~ hours, without either
rest or sleep. Those Of the Virginia
Department, who so nobly and promptly
came to our assistance aud worked with
such undauntsd bravery and persisteney,
apparently determined not TO De outdoue
by any ono, receive, what they SO richly
deserve. The thanks Of the people OF
Gold Hill and Of every true man and
woman in the whole country. Honor to
the brave, and q bright mark for them
10 the Great Book above!