The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-20
A SCENE OF TERROR.

Gal Oil Falls in the Midst Of Dense ThronK
80, wovsn and Chiidren-VWomkr IN
Oh nen' e.---, cls,,
Ilames-Ino Eanlo anu ohsA'Pe@s- sAaioIon
Lap from second-story Windovs-Under Foot
o.,----..-
dierous and Otherwiso M -
,.r,ibe accident occurred at the Court House uoht
,-,-. a.. I.
before last during the given oy Professor
O. A. Lewis and troupe The Court room was filled
A.. xeraoinp the greater portion OF the seated audi
10 o'eino"e' ,Ae -, -, - -1N'
ence oeins iAoies an ss'etS-l HAe en'sitA'hmeh'
was most excellent one and the audience WAS de-
,,sa a, "A hiph srirtts until near fho close when
.s ysni,or on m. Court House e.sayed 10 t,rn tb.
ab. dom I'm order 10 darken tina room for the e,bi
ht,ion OF A tableau The middle chandelier contain.
ins siI large coal oil Tampa with their globes and
shlmneys hung Immediately over the heads OF \ num-
her Of ladies' and was attached TO pendant bar from
the ceiling by spiral screw OF Oh. of which
a. snnrars the Jauitor was Ignorant though he kncv
IN. chandelier could be easily turned around In thus
20 rrach ali the lamps the whole Ia nR caIe down with
crash the Tampa rolling upon the oor under the feet
their flaming contsnts over the ladies' and q great
column Of flame shooting up almost instantly 70 the
ceiling, m 90 ~ 'l .Ht ~. HFrI'-O -
THE -cExz
With, ,ono.,sd .,.,,.,. a =. -
"nieh 'ono sea men women ana
enharen ruSnou i'o INC "A"es foui tue rear IN hopes
" NAeh'ns .'' "'"e'e "Oo VI ZIG ''on' winch ouSrod
s III Sr5,n, Ib.i, J,r,bor ,nrs n'o "a ' ne
81 49,. a, -, rr,,xI,, ct, "a, 49, -, -, ~
80 the b,Iustrad. insid ths rs LII. 80 "a ~
iades swoonod and Others rent the air Min tLs' p
N-H.,,s mi. LIaL,.n., a. -, %, -, a., - -
,IiiJ.'s,, -, ,I
rnom being m. second story OF The bniiiing- ia
a,h.,s .,,.,nrt.d 10 ~ A., ~, 80 Ia 100
r,sss Of I.nsr sn5 80 sS,,I ~ a. ,I Is ~
,c,,,Jon 20 L.sin,, I,5j, All rb,IIrsn I,, 80 a. q =
and in some instance wer, compeIsI 10 handle he
PANIC stricken rather roughly Children w.r. tossed
-, ,bs J,ins,,,Is .,,,ons, a.. ,stis SL.IsI ~, -
,STarn a as in , sr Ell or
wink ahie. were seized and held Ly main siren nm a.
rn"rtsI bars Val, ,,r,..i hut ,cS:.,rS $3.50 ~
a.. hsII Is.ding 90 H.. s,.ir,ysy s.,aryt ,' - ~
IpoTkrl do.n ara run Over me inT,r, Jr'',..1 a.
the hall Was pAssed oyor Inv nearly the emf = ,njt
.nee whou, receiving tIc .iirhte,, tnurr Dcnn,y
shr,g Cr.ghrad anJ s,hrTs r's5c iiy 80 ~ IVY
sta, say where the most imminsnI dsn 80, ~
the manic stricken crowd and did noble sa,xS.a d.
,heshlng the b=dIong rush and ,S,ns
Iiys. and i,nbs thsr"hr Ias. ua",' 49,, go; nan!
he N saIli T,re so frantc and ,.rrn, -, a., anu
ON the stairway they Attended tn cII,n, -, 81 -
~ uor,,,, ami chfI5 ,c,, - -, " 40
,aI "Ysr H. nSims,c s' -, , selh.d ana
,entro,sn who hal iskn a.. -ii , -! ~. .ne
81. u.sn,j,ns 49, -, - H. LII - -, 20 'iie
yot "ut OF M. r,,o,n -, thaf III hsr ,,' 49,
ri, r"nnJ ronIJ , =, IL az men no s'''ou
drew their coats and commcnr.j s,no,hri,, ~, ~
~, ,,. a., ILL. C,h'.N ,,I 'l'tin6 'is hI"
nlme. we're busIly engaged In cTiingushinr he me
which rnycloped the clothing OF several adir. and
others st were picking up and carving out Children
and caring Tor
Tue uouxpEp
Ne. s,,,,h ,-,,. -, 60, a.,
-, =, -. = 1" ',-' 'ne druggist su'
else She was sitting under the chandelier when IL
fslI and the contents of one or NOR Of ~ .,nr.
Immediately took nra Befor, tie namrs couii IA. az
tingnishrd hSr lower limbs were s.yrry Lnrncd in
Tfn fl..
Knees downuard entirely mined and haJIy h,rS
from that Point to the waist while both whats x,Ts
severely and both hands slightly burned Her wounds
a., 1I 4iiu anu anu, u guy not uAhgerous'
way and severely trampicd before size eDnId b. rxtT
Gated II Ia feared she received dangerous internal
injuries. - -r. 80 o.. 49,. rr.. -eas. ...-..
atS hlfnarI cameron VINO also sat under The chan
H'cr received the contents 81 lamp IA her slippers
had both feet bidly nnrhed hut received no injury
", hehrte, above the ankles.
hifs ~ '"Pc made miiac uons escape. when The
hIr 't+'rt T. ID ilhIe! OF the racine
arms Amd IN company VAN Miss Cope stared for The
""r' lie a,r'h lost sisht OF tue young lady III the
sniEng inn!ttndc aud IiNns nc htln s'ri int9 the
N'p"S vi announcer gthiL'''-h' 'uf"ed anu iouhd b'-
y"iniahipn upon tie hndr. under the heels Of the
I"', rI'"''s' az" m'u"", H''1'hs WV" gt'A' u'n
.,,ig hr rescued her ir'h her perihuS pnSitoi And
,Shs NJ ANU, hH a''.,, -sHIm Ha'"u 'oI ,ie uDV'.
nIe I4shihs uhIouBh tiS nan, ,h"sn w INC rear
Anpen upon MISS I%pe hrts. anu again drnRRei hsr
vac h""r: shio w" human uuo hNePt ON, rH1IuIess
ant , yong IAi,S o.iors "
~ "sne nIs va! pASN' honsNci' hnd hhAHy ,esSueu
neI she hsNlns escape" win Jew PAihiiu pu' NOT
dangerous bruises
william II. Dyer had HIS left hand severely burned
from the wrist 10 the extremity OF the nDgers, while
cndeaN"ring to oItinguish the flames.
William Owens. l.. wilsey. Mr. Osborne and others
received slight burns about the hands while rescuuq
the ladies and cltineuiahinR the flames.
Little Ahee, Hsod eight years, daughter Of Mrs Mac
OF the Ncranda Hotel. jumped out through n second
SLOT! Wihdos' ana sustained no injury save slight
scratch on The knee
w T. MhNs, nearing ute alarm and divining Alright
the nature OF mc accident, hurn" To- the scene and
was uniring IN is attentions tn the wounded through
out ihe night anu 10 MS prnnpihe-s ana pfOi ssiuna
SSH seNo al Sae nidrbtnd Tor an early relief from th'
must chcruo'AuhB pam.
E.. ISCIDESTs
Tho thuptiers of bunir eli. of t.., or The ..,r,,,
-, - " " " wy
'no sh'eAs VI N"ihch' he screams OF children and
a.