Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-06


TRrcxEE RAILRoAD-A HORSE KILLED
AND TRAIN THROWN orr II TRACK.
Yesterday afternoon. says the Carson
Appeal OF this morning, the BALD
Eagle."a G. p. engine, was moving
southwark toward the Clear Creek
f,ume, at the rate Of unknown miles an
hour, with two fats In front. Passing
over the low, swampy grounds north
east OF and within a quarter OF a mile
Of Mai. Gardner's residence. a horse
that was grazing close by the fence TO
the left, stepped upon the track. The
engineer claims that he could not sec
the horse OH account Of the rack car IN
front which DISTRACTED the view. The
horse started down the track and tried
10 escape, as his hoof marks indicate,
but was oyertaken before he had gone
fifty yards. The front \ running
over him crushed him into a mass, II
was pitched or fifteen or twenty feet
from the track, the wheels being
heavier than the frame work were
thrown only a few feet to n SIDE,
leaving the rails displaced and broken.
There were two yard men aboard, one
of whom, Charles Styler, seeing the
danger, pitched Off to the right and
came down upon a mud bed, from
which he emerged with n leg and an
kle badly spralned. The other man.
A. II. Thompson, who remained on
board after the car struck the horse,
was hurled with 1t of the track head
long TO the left, aud buried beneath
the debris of the shattered flat. He
was relieved from this situation Of tor
tnre by Styler, who went as quickly rs
possible 10 his assistance. Thompson
|, badly hurt, his leg being severe
" mashed, and his back spra'ieu.
The second car ran of then from the
torn-up track, and the engine follow
inp it plunged OIL and buried the cow
catcher and front wheels with Its I'M
mense weight deep into the mire. On
board Of the engine there were our
men: Dan. Wilson. the yard master;
Kslly, the engineer, the fireman. anu
another n who all escaped unhurt
eycent Wilson. He was hurled ior-
ward by the conclusion against the
boiler head, his ribs and heau receiV-
inc the violence Of the shock. lie was
tafen away after the catastrophe,
crushed. The fiat cars are q complete
md inter wreck. The LOCOMOTIVES sis-
tainsd no material damage. some
n.rts of the wooden structure and
other unprotected iron work were In
inred. but not to the extent OF keeping
her In the workshop q day. The great
trouble Is to get her back on the track.
The stoppage Of transportation rom
the fiume to the depot Is rather emoar-
ras.Inv 10 the railroad company, rs
thsv have been bringing down only
anal quantities OF wood u lumber
ouch ne they required fos shipment or
o. ,bsir own Immediate use. The
borse killed was 3 large tne sorral De-
longing to Major Gardner.
No SrcH TnINe.-Morris & Nathan
ssy that there is no truth In the idea
that. allured by their extremely low
nrices. a prominent lady concluded to
INV their entire stock OF choice dry
GOODS for her own private Isl They
Sould no. allow such a gross Injustice
In the rest Of their numerous lady Gus
soners The stock is ample enough
"a snpnly all the ladies Of Virginia INC
Gold Hill, and they propose gisins al
an equal chance, and permit no mo
uopoly because Of the rulnousiy 10"
nr,ces. Call at their fine, well-iillet
store on G street, Virginia, nearly op
no.ite the International, and they vii
explain.
U. s. BRANCH MINT Although
says the Carson Register OF this morn
Ing, the blockade of the American
Flat Tunnel continues. sundry iots O.
crude bullion are received every week
from the mills on Carson river ant
around Virginia City. On the I'll
instant 3. 266 ounces Of mixed bullion
were received from the Santiago
mill, and on the same day l43,04t
ounces from the Eureka mill, FOL
the purpose Of refining and assay
Twelve bars Of silver were yesterday
sent Of by Wells, Fargo s. Co. to theil
respective owners To-day $4,000 II
half dollar pieces will be coined.
BARSERra.-rhis Is one Of the ole
established institutions Of this section
Everybody knows Barnert, aud that a
bis elegant. we'll stocked clothing
store. on c street. Virginia. next doc
10 the Bank of California, they can al
ways find tile best OF clothing Of ever!
variety, from the finest dress suit to
common working suit. Furnishin!
goods. boots. shoes, hats, caps, an
Everything else belonging, to a frs
class clothing store. Call INT SEE
FoRrrNE's SArLEs.-Call on Fran
Edwards, at Harris Brothers clga
store, No. 6 South c street, Virginia
and purchase one Of Fortunes smiles
in the shape Of a ticket in the omah'
lottery.
yESuos..-Peter Becker keeps NJ
bis supply of choice venison for al
the patrons of his popular restaurant
who are fond Of that style oil game.