Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-14
NEVADA STATE ITEMS.

From the News, of Monday, we con-
dense the following: One of those new
tangled lamps, recently introduced into
Gold Hill, under the name Of the Chem
Fluid Gas Light, exploded about IL
O'Clock Saturday evening last, in Winter
bauer's shoe store. Mr.. Winterbauer
had his attention attracted by the sudden
and unusual flaring up of the lamp blaze,
which extended to the height of foot or
two, and next thing he saw blaze is
suing from the lower end of the burner
tube into the interior of the lamp. Both
himself and Abraham Booth tried strenu-
ously to blow il out, but it only fiared
and blazed worse. Winterbauer at last
caught the lamp from the bracket with
his leather apron to throw it out in the
street, when his right hand was severely
burned, and he was compelled to set the
lamp down on the floor, when it ex-
ploded, throwing the glass in all direc-
tons, and the gasoline fluid contents up
ward to the ceiling. 1t was literally IL
quid FIRE, for it blazed wherever it struck.
xOI lew uotucutb ~ occucu ub thouSu
the whole interior Of the roof was on fire,
so fierce was the blazing Of the cloth
ceiling, and it was only by the most
strenuous and lively working, both by
Winterbauer and outsiders who rushed
to his assistance, that the shop was
saved. The damage to the shop was
principally confined to the ceiling. but
we are sorry to say that when the lamp
exploded some of the pieces few into
Mr.. Booths face, cutting him severely
about the right eye.
CONCERNING the death of Charles j.
Pollard, at Virginia the otherday, Cor
oners jury investigated the cause Of his
death, and after the usual formula added
that Pollard's death was the result of q
fire caused by the explosion of patent
gas lamp; and hereby come to the con.
clusion that the fluid known as the
Chemical Fluid of Gasoline is o danger
Gus fluid, and Is condemned by US, moi
being fit article to be used in any fam
lily, it being fluid of explosive charac
ter. The Jury comes to the conclusion
that if those two young men who were In
the room Of the deceased at the time O
the fire had used the necessary exertion
and had been the least bit brave, the,
might have saved Mr.. Pollard's life.
ABOUT nine o'clock this morning, says
the Gold Hill News, Of Monday, JohI
Luby, working on the lOOO-foot level o
the Grown Point mine, was quite severe
ly yet not seriously injured by small
caving OF ore from the upper part Of tn
face Of the breast where he was working
The front portion Of his scalp was con
sidsrsb,y ca. By sharp pieces Of rock
and three-cornered piece Of skin AM
flesh over half an inch across was Gu
out of his cheek, just below the left eye
piece of skin nm inch or SO in extern
was also cut from his upper lip, close t.
the nose. Not having any shirt on, tn
rough, sharp stones scraped his bacl
very extensively, giving it quite . san
, culinary appearance. DIR. Kirby dressed
his wounds and Luby will be as good n
ever in a day or two.
. The Virginia Chronicle says: Dar
Sylvester, u native of Indiana, age
. about A years, pioneer of this coas
{ and one Of the first settlers and for man
. years u large property holder and busi
ness man of Gold Hill, died in Reno o
t Saturday and was buried yesterday
0 Dan. was well known and highly q
. teemed by all the early settlers Of vi
e ginia and Gold Hill.
!. ATabout 10 o'clock last night, says Il
q Eureka Sentinel, of Wednesday, Chsrl,
W. Booth, the we'll known carpente
5reathed his last. He had been sick f
9 some weeks, but not until the last fe
days did his friends feel apprehensi,
= about his recovery. His funeral wi
8 8 take place at 10 O'Clock tomorrow und,
4 the auspicies OF the Masonic fraternit
!! OK Saturday night, says the Virgin
= Chronicle, ct IL o'clock, an infuriat'
!. Chinaman plunged large knife throui
. oountry-woman living in the Chine