Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-31
Thomas Ryan, OF the Phenix, shot
and Instantly Killed.

.
was not known until our paper for Sun
days issue had been put to press. AS
might well be imagined, great excitement
prevailed on Sunday, but the feeling
gave rise to no attempt at violence.
The remains of the unfortunate young
man who has thus been so suddenly cut
off in the prime of life, were brought to
the surface Sunday morning and con-
veyed to the house Of Mr.. Quill, High |
street, and there prepared for interment.
In giving an account of this affair we can
do no better than give the statements of
the respective superintendents and that
of Mr. Andrews, foreman of the Ray
mond & Ely. AS nigh, be expected, the
statements made by the respective super
intendents do not tallyin several essential
points, but the statement made to us by
Mr.. Andrews corresponds in all material
respects with that made by Capt. Day to
a reporter for the RECORD. We give be-
low the several statements which have
been given, commencing with that of
Capt Hardy, which is followed by that of
Mr.. Andrews and Capt Day respectively:
STATEMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT HARDY.
Capt. D. Hardy Superintendent of the
Phoebe Phenix, states that his men were
working between the fourth and fifth
levels of the west end of the Raymond
& Ely mine-that is, on ground claimed
by both the Raymond & Ely and the
Phenix; the r. & E. men were stopping
up from their fifth level; the Phenix men
then broke into the fourth level, which
was directly over them, there being but
few inches of ground between the two;
the r. e. L. Co. had withdrawn their
force from the fourth level on account of
being SO close to the Phenix men, the
reason for the Phenix men going into
the fourth level was for protection in
ease any accident should happen from
the other party coming up from the fifth
level; the Phenix men built barracuda
over them in the fourth level; no eight
ers" were employed by the Pheni1, but
the miners therein took each gun with
them for their own protection; about the
18th of the month it was agreed between
Capt Day, Superintendent of the r. &
E. Co., and Capt. Hardy, that the former
being SO near the Phenix men in the
fourth level of the r. & Z. mine, he
Capt Day. would withdraw his men
from that portion of the mine, and Capt.
Hardy agreed that he would not run his
drift any further east, but would sink or
drift west at his option; Capt. Hardy not
having drifted east. claims that he has
i kept his promise to Capt. Day; as soon
as the R. & E. found that the Phenix
had barriccded, it became evident that
y the former were preparing for fight, as
they had been sending arms down into
their shaft; the Phenix men then took
= arms down into their shaft and drift; on
9 Saturday afternoon, it was known that
the r. & E. had number of fighting
|, men employed; the Phenix Co. ther
E took their regular working force, all O
q whom are owners in the mine, from theil
regular work, and placed them behind
the barricade; about 10 o'clock Saturday
L night the R. & +. men-so Capt. Hard,
t is informed and believes-opened fir,
: upon the Phsnix men; few minutes
p after the firing commenced Thomas
n RYAN, one of the Phenix men, looked
II over the barricade. and one of the flying
II bullets striking him in the face, between
the left cheek-bons and the nose, di
rectly under the eye, he fell dead; for al
/ hour after the firing was kept up between
the two parties quite brskly, and a
4, intervals during the night; during tn
70 day Sunday occasional shots wer
a fred but without effect; about o'clocl
:, p. M on Sunday an agreement wa
20 made between the respective Superin
~ tendents of the r. Il E. and the Pheni
to withdraw all the arms from bot
mines and all men not actually at work
y at present writing Monday noon) every
thing about the two mines is progressin
!, quietly, and no apprehensions are felt {
~ further difficulty. '.
1,s STATEMENT OF THE FOREMAN OF THE RAJ
e, MoND AND ELY.
'e. Mr. Thos. j.. Andrews, Foreman
the Raymond & Ely. explained to !
n that there are six levels in the Lightn
. shaft, numbered from one to six excl,
NC sive, running west. In the fourth lev
is from the top winze had been begun
nd as to tap the fifth level. Hearing mt
1 1s' at work Immediately under the r. L.
force, an agreement was made with CaI
=, Hardy, Superintendent of the Pioc.
y Phenix, by which the latter compal
was to discontinue drifting east, as t
a,s ground was in dispute, and the Il. e.
DO Co. were to withdraw their men fro
that part of the mine. On Friday, t
&c day following the strike of workmen
10, DO the Lightner shaft, it was found that t
Phenix men had raised up into the r.
led T.. tunnel and built fertilization;
ior Saturday, having heard it rumored Il
st. the fertilization had been erected. n
Andrews went down into the foul
~ level, and when within about 60 feet
in the fertilization, saw between him a
the barricade lighted candle; he v
IRA ordered to stop or die, and SO went
further; he returned to the surface a
AZ procured some men who had been e
: ployed for the protection of the proper
in from any violence which mightbe offer
n by those who had struck and been d
=. charged, went below and commend
IN erecting barricade about GO or 20 +
from that of the Phenix; as soon as t
der work was commenced the Pheni1 m
nm opened fire on the r. & E. men. I
fire was returned, but with what eff
!. Mr.. Andrews did not know until
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