Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-28
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE EC.
REkA CONSOLIDATED MINE.


Yesterday about noon a report
reached town that a terrible accident
had occurred at the Eureka CONSOLE
dated mine, on Ruby Hill. As is usual
in such cases there were many conflict.
ing stories relative to the cause and
extent OF the disaster, and finding it
impossible to gather any reliable infor-
nation here in town, the SENTINEL
dispatched a reporter to the scene of
the accident, where he learned the fol
lowing PARTICULARS:
About IL o'clock yesterday forenoon,
at the Lawton shaft, John McGinnis,
the Shift boss, started with some min
ing timbers in the safety cage to go
down into the mine. The cage was be-
ing lowered by the engine, and when
between the seventh and eighth levels
from some unknown cause the wrought
iron shaft which holds the reel broke,
freeing the latter and causing the cage
to descend with the velocity of a bull
let
Down Into the Space Below.
The engineer sprang for the brake, but
the cage had gained such Roadway
that it could not be checked, and it fell
a distance of perhaps 20 or so feet to
the platform at the Sth level. McGin-
mis- was instantly killed by the fall.
and when the cage brought up upon
the platform the timbers with which it
was loaded were forced through the
bottom and they
Fell Into n SHAFT.
Which had been sunk eighty feet below
the eighth level, at the bottom OF
which three men-Thomas Neon
aghy, Hugh Holmes and James Nc
Neil-were working. McCouaghy re-
ceived injuries which will, in all Prob
ability prove fatal; and both of
Holmes legs we're badly broken.
Mcneil happened to he working in
the other compartment of the shaft,
and consequently escaped unframed.
The wounded men were hoisted to
the eighth level, where they remained
until "A rope could be- procured and a
temporary cage rugged, when they
were raised to the surface. Mciin-
mis-, the shift boss, was iearfnlly
mangled and crushed, there be
ing scarcely q whole bone i'm
his body. He was, Ne be-
lieve. a native of Mich'gtn. aged
about 30 years. He bore AN excel
lent character; was exceedingly pop
MAI among his fellow %workmen, who
sincerely deplore his untimely end
At ten O'Clock last night McConaghy
was still alive, but unconscious, and
no hopes were entertained for his re
covery. DR.. Bishop is attending him
and also the unfortunate suffe er
Holmes, one of whose legs is broken
about six. aud the other about twelve
inches above the ankle joint. In re
gard to
The Cause Of the Accident
II appears to have been one Of those
mysterious occurrences which no hu-
man foresight could ha : avoided.
The shaft was five inches in diameter,
of ample size for the work required.
and was, to all outward appearance.
perfectly sound. The load in the cage
at the time of the accident was not half
the weight of "A car load of ore, which
constitutes an ordinary cage load, nor
was there, seemingly, any cause for
The breakage. At all events there is
no hing d'scernible which would indi-
that blame should be attached to
person connected with the mine.
New FfRN.-By reference to our
advertising columns, it will be seen
that a copartnership has been formed
bet ween w. b. Taylor and A. w. Atch
in the fancy grocery business.
The place Of business of the new firm
il on Main street, first door above Pax
ton x Co.'S banking house, where can
be obtained everything IN their line
that can be procured at the most ex-
tensive establishments in San Francisco.
They will make it a point to keep moth
ing but the best articles of fancy grocer
les, and TO ~replenish their stock so CT
ten that their goods will always be
fresh. To epicures and good livers we
especially recommend the new estab-
%lishnlent.
THE FIGHTING CHALLENoE.-There
appeared in yesterdays SENTINEL a
challenge addressed to Frank Rogers,
from j. Ii. McGrath, dated at the AR
cade saloon and stating that the man
and money were ready at that place.
w. l.. Boriand,. proprietor of the Ar
cade, informs US that he has no con
neciion with the affair whatever, and
that he never authorized any such
publication. We make this explana-
ton in justiceto Mr.. Borland. The add
vertisenent was handed us by a
stranger, whom. we presume, was the
challenging party, who, by-the-by, is
cordially invited to call around at this
office and liquidate the little Obligation
which he told us would be paid by Mr..
Borland.
THE THEATER.-The De Angels
Combination Troupe had another
crowded house last evening and the
performance was rs satisfactory to the
audience as upon the preceding even
ing, when they made their first appear
ance. 1t is by far the best variety
troupe that has eve visited Eureka,
and they will doubtless fill the house
every evening during their stay. They
play again o-morrow night, and We
are requested to say that on that occa
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