Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-12-31

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other party's advance. (This was about
l O'Clock Sunday morning). The Il. & |
L. men fired no more, but the other
party kept up an incessant fire; Sunday |
about 9 a. M, Mr.. Murphy called on
Andrews at the hosting works of the Il.
a. T., and another agreement was enter
ed into by which firing was to case, but
the Phenix men continued firing till 3
p. M, when Capt. Hardy and Mr.. Muir
ply had an interview with Capt. Day,
and after that no firing has occurred;
the r. & Z. men had been Withdrawn
from that part of the mine. Mr.. An
drews is sure that the Phenix men fired
first
STATEMENT OF CAPT. DAY.
Capt. Day, the Superintendent OF the
Raymond 4 Ely Co., stated to our re-
porter yesterday that some 10 or Is days
ago he ascertained that the Phoebe Phe-
nix Co. were drifting towards the r. &
E. Co; he had talk with Capt. Hardy
relative to the matter, and that gentle
man agreed with him to withdraw the
men from both mines from the point of
threatened collision and settle the dis
pute in some more amicable manner.
Capt. Day says he carried out his part
of the agreement to the letter and sup
posed Capt. Hardy would do likewise.
but during the strike of the miners in
the R. & E.. Cos mine, and while no
person was in the mine, the Phenix men
broke through into the r. & Z. mine,
the drift, built a barricade and placed
armed men behind it. Mr.. Andrews,
the foreman, of the r. e. f., became
appraised of what was going on, and went
into the mine to ascertain if what he had
heard was true, When he arrived in
sight of the barricade, he was warned
not to come any further, or he would be
killed. Mr.. Andrews Immediately mott
fed him (Capt. Day. of the facts of the
case, and Capt. Day notified Mr.. An
drews to guard the mine from the
adverse party and protect the company's
property from peril, but did not give
him ony specific instructions. The
carmen employed throwing waste dirt
and filling up the slopes from the fourth
level made constant complaint that their
lives were in danger from shots fired at
them whenever they appeared in sight.
He was compelled to stop dumping there
on account of it, Mr.. Andrews also re-
being shot, for whenever they appeared
with light and were seen by the oppos-
ing party they were invariably shot at,
and that the firing back and forth in
the mine during the melee on Saturday
night last was most terribly warm. Capt.
Day says he feels very sad over the oc-
currence, but does not see how he could
do otherwise, after the action taken
by the adverse party, than to protect
the r. & E. Cos property. He had been
placed in trying position; his miners
had all made strike in favor of the
eight-hour system, and then to he
threatened by the Phoebe Phenix mel
was rather heavy weight to bear. H,
wishes always to settle such ditiicultie,
in the proper manner, and to let them
be arranged amicably, if possible; bu
not to resort to fire arms. He has beel
appointed Superintendent Of the R. 4
E. Co.'S works, and will do his dut
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THE vIcTIM-wHo HE WAS.
Thomas Ryan, the young man VIII
was killed in the tragedy related above
! was native of Kings county, Ireland
and about 81 years old. He has relative
: living some where in the States east {
US, but none on this coast, SO far as W
' are able to ascertain. He had been i
Q California and Nevada since 1863. II
was by occupation miner, and as fine
! specimen of the physical man as he la
, cold in his coffin as we ever locke
A upon, barring the Disagreement of h
features caused at the time he was sho
, The bullet entered his face direct
: between the right side of the nose an
a the right side of the cheek bone. In tt
. fall after he was shot his head struc
/, against the side of the drift, causn
. some scratches about the face. Th
!, funeral rites of the Catholic Church wei
y conducted by Rev. Father Monteverd
h and were very solemn and impressiv
>. Deceased was Sergeant in I'll
= MtaSuer NuaIuS, anu us Doiy WAS DuTl
q to its final resting place by that compan,
E The body was carried by the hands
his comrades from High street to Meat
ow Valley street, where it was placed
y the hearse, and, followed by his survi
ing comrades, arms reversed. and q lar,
Of number of citizens, the solemn corte
IS marched through Cedar and Ma
er streets, proceeded by the new ban
u of the Meagher Guards playing Il
l. the Dead March. Notwithstanding t
eel inclemency of the weather and t
so shocking condition of the streets, it vi
-, a striking evidence of the high place
ca :, held in the public estimation to see 50
L. the Meagher Guards, 100 citizens
1t. foot, 26 in carriages and 25 on hors
be back following his remains to the gray
ny THEATRE. - Owing to the continu
he bad weather, there was no performan
Il. last night. Planks are to be laid fro
I'm Main street to the Theatre. An exc
he lent bill is in preparation, and will
in presented as soon as the weather /
he proves. Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Bates ha
& been engaged andleft Salt Lakeyesterd
on for Phoebe. The performance this e.
lat ming will net be for the benefit OF
Ir. benevolent object mentioned on 81
'th day.