Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-13
SERIOUS SMASH Ur.-As the Sutro


SERIOUS SMASH UP.-As the Sutro
tunnel express wagon, plying between
Virginia and Sutro, was descending the
hill between shafts number two and
three, about 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. the horses became frightened
at some object. aud shying aside. upset
the wagon over the embankment,
wagon. horses aud all. rolling over and
over some 40 or so feet, completely
demolishinS the wagon. scattering the
mail and baggage over the hillside,
and severely bruisins and otherwise
injuring the horses. Two men were
in the wagon at the time of the acct
dent, Tom Rank, the driver, and n
man by the name Of Hugh Webster;
both were thrown from the wagon,
Rank had an arm broken, a leg badly
cut and mangled, and three ribs broE-
en-; Webster was not much cut or
bruised, hut was badly hurt internally.
Some persons passing, n short time
after the accident, found the men ma
bic TO help themselves, and carried
them to Sutro. where they received
the necessary surgical aid from the
company's physician.
A. o. H.-FRsr ANNUAL BALL.
The frs: annual ball Of Division No.
.. Ancient Order of Hibernians, will
take place at Miners Union Hall,
Gold Hill. OH the evening of March
l7th-St. Patrick's day. As may be
seen by reference to the lists Of Com
mittees of Arrangement, Invitation,
Reception, etc, published In u ad-
vertising columns to-day, the gentle
men of the Order propose making
this. their first annual ball, an occasion
well worthy of note, as the commence
ment of the annual series, and they
hope to greet their best friends In one
OF the most agreeable reunions Of the
season. Tickets, admitting n gentle
man and ladies, or without ladies', 50.
This Gold Hill Division Of the Order
is in Il very iiouriShing condition.
ISsASE.-M. Seabolt, a well-known
resident of this section, and formerly
of Trinity county, California, who has
been residing in and about Empire
CITY for the last few months, was taken
on the cars to Reno, night before last.
i'm charge of the sou OF Sheriff Swift OF
Ormsbv county. en- route for Stockton,
California, having become insane. His
sanity il not of a very violent type.
He imagines people are trying to
po;son him. aud he thinks he sees
blood everywhere. on his clothes and
on everybody around him. Blood,
blood. everything blood. He Is " vet
erSiy ~ tho Mexican war, aud speaks
Spanish ycSH -ntly.
SMAsr.. T., TIE RNLEoAD.-Last
eveningIas the 4 o'clock train from
Carson was passing around the big
bend in the railroad, just this side OF
the American Flat tunnel, a broken or
defective rail caused the hrst car De-
hind the locomotive to 20 oil the track.
Two others followed it, and the train
came 10 n sudden stand-Still. Two
cars loaded with mining timbers were
badly smashed up, but the third,
loaded with coal. was got back on the
track again. being but little injured.
4 Piute Indian. riding OH the first car,
was thrown down the emoankment
with the load Of timbers, and pretty
badly hurt, having his right arm
broken and hand smashed, besides be-
inc considerably bruised otherwise.
lie was properly cared for. Conductor
yerriIl sent the locomotive for assist
ance nc M and by square, energetic
work rot the wreck cleared away II
the track repaired in time for the
through passenger train for Keno. Mt
o'clock, to pass along without delay.
I. O. @. +. ISsrNILNTroN.-As n spec
ial meeting of Wildey Lodge No. l. l.
O. o. F.. and Parker Lodge No, 10, |.
q. O. F.. held a. their Hall, Gold Hill,
ON last Friday evening. the 10th inst,
the following named officers were
Jointly installed for the ensuing term.
ID. ID. C.. NJ, George HenninS oihciat-
ing +: Wildey Lodge No. ]. Thomas II.
Keeley. N. Ben. Stern, R. s.; II.
o. Douchey. Treasurer. Parker Lodge
No. l3, James Lowrey. \. g.; -
Ioynachan. V. c.; J. b. Marshall, IL.
). ID. j. Cotton, 2. $; Z. Hauo, Treas
urer.
CARSON MISr.-rhe following is the
official exhibit of the business Of the
limited States Branch Mint, Carson
CITY. Nevada, for the month of Deeem-
her. 1872. furnished by Henry b. Bost-
-.:.I- ThsaT CLARK