Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-08-18
ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT.
4 Man Falls Frsm . rrestiswssk On
the Railroad and fs KilleA.


There was considerable excitement in
town this morning about the finding Of
a wounded and dying man in the Amer.
can Flat road. where it Is crossed by the
high trestlework bridge. over which runs
the Virginia and Truckes Railroad. and
just in front Of the Belcher hosting
works. At first il was supposed by
many that the man had been foully
dealt with, but IL finally became evident
that he had fallen from the t~restle-
work. at this point. about twenty feet
in hight. He was first discovered
between I and 2 o'clock this morning by
Martin Griffin and N. freedman. Of
Virginia. who were going to the Bslcher
mine with q lot Of air-pipe. They were
in a wagon and found the man lying in
the road. Supposing him to b drunk.
they stopped and lifting him up. tried
to stand him on his feet. As he seemed
unable to stand they thon took him to
the side Of the road whore they
left him. still supposing him to
be drunk. About this time the Beicher
Waterman came along and was shown
the man. He also thought him drunk
and went away. Toward daylight he
passed that way again. and finding the
nan still in the same spot. examined
him more closely and was shocked TO
find him dead. An officer was notified
and the body was brought to the under
N.E.,. Asfallt.hVnAn ~ ~ .ra
Here deceased Was identified rs Joseph
Gilsensry-oommonly known as Joseph
Gilson-a man who has been in this
State about six months. and who
was last employed in the Bslch-
or mine. It 10 said that he has
not worked since the late picnic
Of the Virginia Miners Union and has
been drinking hard all the time. He
lodged at the house Of Mrs. Greeley.
Crown Point Ravine. and last evening
about s or 0 o'clock complained Of being
unable 10 sleep in his room on account
Of it being full Of snakes. During the
night many persons residing in the
vicinity Of the Belcher works heard
cries Of distress in the direction Of the
t~restlework. Most Of those who heard
these cries supposed them to be
uttered by Indians. One man,
however. plainly hearda cry of.''Oh. my
God! my God!' The voice seemed to
him that ola woman in great distress.
He WAS about to 20 in the direction
whence the cry came, when all was still.
II would seem that while in u dsranged
condition the man wandered TO the tres
tlework and fell from IL while endeavor-
ing to escape from some imaginary pur-
suer. DIS. Hall and Kirby made post
mortsm examination Of the body and
found the right rip broken, some bruises
on the right side ard arm, and q
bruise on the side Of the head, near
tho right eye. The eye was some
what swollen and had turned perfectly
black. The physicians we're Of the
opinion that the wound on the head pro-
ducsd conclusion Of the brain and death.
Deceased when sob,r was q very quiet
young man, and was well liked by all
who knew him. lie was q native OF
Billywood. County Meath. Ireland. and
aged % years. He came from New
York to San Francisco, and about six
months ago came from San Francisco TO
this State. 1t is said that he lately re-
ceiyed word Of some property
having been left him in the Old
Country. and this news 10 thought
to have started him out on his drinking
spree. An inquest was held in the case
this afternoon by Coroner Holmes. The
verdict OF the jury was substantially az
follows: "we find that deceased came
to his death from q fracture Of the skull.
caused by a fall from the trestlework OF
the Virginia and Truckee Railroad COM
pany. at the Belchsr works, and We
deprecate the action Of the two watch
men Of the Belcher mine for leaving de-
ceased 80 long without attention"