Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-23
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad
in this city, met with an accident which
resulted in his death yesterday at about
II o'clock. Bell was upon car loaded
with wood, and had placed stick in the
wheel of the brake in order to get q
greater leverage on it. While pulling on
this stick it broke, pitching him off be-
tween the cars. He fell on the track in
such a position that he was caught by |
the brake bar and dragged along the
ground for a considerable distance. A |
part of the time it would seem that he |
was pinched and showed along partially |
under one of the car wheels. His left |
arm, up to near the elbow, was crushed |
almost to q powder, and he was badly
crushed about the hips. His arm was
amputated little above the elbow, but
his other injuries were of a nature so
serious that, as we have said, he died
yesterday about noon. He had in his
pocket at the time OF the accident. two
half dollars. One of these was rolled
out till but little thicker than sheet of
writing paper, while the other was COM
pletely doubled up. His pantaloons, too,
about the pocket containing these coins,
were ground to n powder, showing that
that side Of his body must have been
pinched under one of the car wheels.
Deceased was native of Prince Ed
wards Island, and was % years of age.
The Virginia Chronicle gives the fol-
following notice of the five persons
burned to death when the Dayton House
was destroyed: Hiram Nash, one of the
lessees and keepers OF the hotel, native
of Maine, aged about 2S years. He was
an old resident of Dayton, single man,
and had been for some years in the gro
Gerry business. John Norton, native of
Ireland, aged 80 years and single. He
| was millman, and had been working in
| the Franklin mill on the Carson river
above Dayton prior to the shutting down
of the mill. Loyal Gould, an American
(born in California, we belieye), aged
16 years. He was o sober and industri-
Gus lad, turning his hand to teaming or
whatever else promised an honest liveli-
hood. He has relatives residing in
Genoa, Douglas county, New. Thomas
Younger, young man whose age, nativ-
ity and occupation we could not learn.
A book agent or peddler (male), who ar
rived in Dayton last evening, and whose
name was not known to any of the in.
habitants of the town, save, perhaps, to
the proprietor Of the hotel who was
burned with him. 1t is said that this
man passed through Silver City yester
day afternoon on his way to Dayton, ant
it may be that some one in this city Oh
Gold Hill may know who he was. Ar
agent OF Bancroft e. Co. of San Francisco
had been in this vicinity for eight or tel
days and disappeared day or two since
and he is probably the unfortunate
stranger who lost his life by the fire.
A FEW days since well known either
moved into house in the western par
Of the city, and q night after he had beef
, in the house with his family, his wifi
complained of feeling very sick. DR.
Frazer was sent for, and when he arrived
the head of the family as well as hi
daughter, also complained of feelin
8 unwell. The doctor commenced to in
I vestigate the cause, and soon learne,
I tuht tuN IdluliN WClC dlliittSo WIN iCa
poisoning. Homeopathic medicine
were given, which soon brought relief
: 1t appears that the house had been unoC
!; cupied for a number OF days, the waite
q had been allowed to remain in the pipes
and when the family moved in the
u failed to turn on the faucets to let til
r water run off for short time, and til
stale water in the lead pipes, which the
drank, was the cause of their complain
/ Alta.
The Oakland (Cal.) Transcript OF d.
= cember IL, has the following of the futul
prospects of that city: There will
A commenced to-day in Oakland harbo
- though on comparatively small seal
an enterprise which will result in con
. plete revolution of the business prospe
b ity and prospects of the city. The dred
,. ing machine which was launched in Il
stream yesterday will to-day common,
operations, by cutting channel, 80 fe
wide, which will admit to our harbor We
sells drawing eleven or twelve feet
water. This is but the convenience
OF a grand work Of improvement, whit
- in time will make this harbor superb
N to that of London or Liverpool, al
allow the largest ships to come to o,
wharves, bringing ships and cars togeth
:, at the foot of our main streets.
IT GOLD HILL MINERS UN1oN.-At Il
"a regular semi-annual meeting of the Go
d Hill Miners Union, held on Mondi
a evening, 18th inst, the following Office
{. were elected for the ensuing SIX month
President, John F. Mcdonnell; vi
~ President, Thomas Marks, re.electe
3 Financial Secretary, d. D.. Donova
to reelected; Recording Secretary, P.
IA Langan, reelected; Treasurer, Il. J. T
: tiers, reelected; Conductor, M. O'Co
~ nor, reelected; Warden, Thomas Dial
r reelected; Finance Committee, (re-ele
lie ted A. G. Hay, VIM. l.. Force, Jol
a Wade. The Union is in most exc
lent, fourishing condition numerical
financially and otherwise, and operati
ID benefcially and well in all respects.
I'd DEPUTY SHERIFF BURNS, of Humbol
'ir county, came in town yesterday, sa
so the Carson Appeal Of December
ut bringing with him three prisoners unc
i'd sentence of the District Court for IL
!, county and destined for the Penitential
These were Hiram McComas and J.
lis Buckner under sentence of five yes
as for highway robbery. They robbed I
be Silver City, Idaho, stage. The otl
Il, prisoner in charge of Mr.. Burns is
i" Chinaman. who is under o fifteen y,
sentence for murder in the second {
ed gree.