Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-01


The alarm OF FIRE that startled our PEG.
pie at about TX o'clock Saturday even.
ing was caused by the burning Of q sta
bic at the Silver Hill mine. Lower Gold
Hill. The wind was blowing almost .
gale at the time, and 1t 10 no wonder
that tho alarm struck sudden terror to
the heart OF every one who heard II. A
couple OF hose carriages belonging to
the Gold Hill Fire Department were run
down Main street rs far as the Sunder.
land mill. before II was discovered
where the fire was. Upon seeing the
distance II was of. the boys knowing
that the hose could not DO got to the
place In time to do any good. concluded
to 60 no farther. Many people ran
down, however, and rendered oil the as.
sistance in their power. The stable was
close to the office and hoisting works OF
the works Il tho Silver Hill. and II was
only by systematic and strenuous efforts
that either was saved. The heat was
SO intense OF ono time that the end OF
the hosting works caught fire. The
loss was confined TO q valuable riding
horse. about q hundred chickens. the
stable in which the fire originated. and
a quantity OF tagging piled close by. and
will be covered by about $1,000. Tho
hydrants and hose on the premises came
Ia good play. aud bat for them the hoist
ing works would certainly have been de-
stroyed. The fro Ia supposed To have
been the work Of IN incsndiary. although
nothing positive about the matter Is
known.
HuRT ny FALLING wALIs.--At about
, r.. NJ. Saturday last q portion Of the
wall OF the International Hotel. vir-
ginia. fell on two men named Tim Dris-
coll and John Sullivan. engaged In pull.
ing II down: From Drs. +. n. and F.
W. Conn, who attended them, We learn
that the injuries Of both arc very
serious. Sullivan received o great mum.
Der OF minor injuries. among which the
knocking out Of his front teeth In both
jaws, tho breaking Of the bridge OF his
nose, and several ugly cuts may be men,
toned; but his worst injury Ia the frac-
turo OF one OF his hip joints. Although
80 badly used up his attending physi-
clans have hopes OF saving his life.
Driscoll's principal injury consists In
the fracture OF one OF his knee pans, II
being broken into i've or six pieces.
One Of the men il at the Chaplin and
the other at the Globe Hotel. Virginia.
A runor was In circulation yesterday
that Sullivan had died OF his injuries.
but up TO 10 o'clock this morning he
was still alive. Another man named
John Rose was hit on the head at about
, r. II. yesterday by q portion Of a fall
ing wall. His injury consists OF an
ugly cut and the fracture OF the outer
wall OF the skull. DR.. Fowler attended
him.
TnASKs.-Mr. John Jack. In behalf
OF himself and the other members Of
Piper's Opora House Company. desires
to return his thanks to the citizens OF
Gold Hill and Virginia for their liberal
patronage on the occasion OF the theat-
rical representation given by the COM
pany at Miners Unien Hall, Gold Hill,
Saturday and Sunday evenings. He
fully understands the blow that has
fallen on tho entire community. and
therefore appreciates all the moro the
liberality Of the people 10 the company.
We hope that they may moot with like.
md oven more. gratifying success at the
other towns, to which they purpose
going.
CoRoSERs ISoUEsr.-Coronsr VIM.
Mayer Of Virginia, held an inquest last
Saturday into the circumstances attend.
Ing the death Of VIM. Dunstan who was
In the abdomen about two weeks
ago. and on suspicion OF doing which
Mr.. Quinlan lat present In the State
Prison for safe keeping) stands accused.
The inquest was continued 10 ESQ P. n.
at which time quite q number
Of practising physicians were summoned
10 appear. DR.. Forrest OF Virginia,
stated In his evidence Saturday
Dunstan's death was due 70 i'm
proper medical treatment.
RoBDgRY. A miner named Peter
Grogan. who works In the yellow
Jacket. was robbed Of seven or eight
in coin and o note for $ll0,
while at work In the mlne on Saturday
night. Ho was on tho II o'clock shit,
and left the money and note In his