Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-19


disastrous cave occurred in the Sutro
tunnel at half-past eight o'clock on the
evening OF the 18th inst. about one
thousand feet from the mouth, COM
pletely crushing in three sets of timbers
and entirely filing the tunnel with rocks
and dirt for distance of fifteen or six
teen feet. At the time the cave took
place two shifts of workmen, numbering
all told about seventy-tive men, were in
side, and, together with six car mules,
were effectually holed up to the great
bore. A large force of workmen was at
once set at work to dig through the cave,
and at three o'clock yesterday morning
succeeded in making an aperture suf-
ficiently large for the imprisoned miners
to get through. Up to noon yesterday
the six mules were still behing the dirt
barrier, though it is likely they are extri-
Gated by this writing. Foreman Jack
Bluett, who was just passing in to the
men as the cave occurred. had narrow
escape from being buried beneath the fall
ing mass. Had he been two seconds later
in passing the spot. he would have been
victim of death. AS it was, he stood
near enough to feel the force or the crash
and to be struck by the falling debris.
The only man who received an injury
through the accident, was Ben Welsh, one
of the car-drivers. Two mule trains were
on their way towards the head, and a
moment later would have seen them COW
cred by the cave. Fortunately, however,
the mass dropped just in front of them
and it was in turning back to the tunnel
Welsh got his leg caught and badly
crushed between two cars. No bones are
broken but the limb is so severely bruised
that it will put Ben on crutches for sew
eral weeks. The damage by tho cave
will be considerable, and will require
much work to clear away the dirt let
down and constantly falling from the
loosened mass above. Mr.. Sutro is now
in Washington engineering the tunnel,
but the cave is not OF sufficiently
serious nature to require his immediate
return.
CHICAGO, April ia Times Indian
apolis special says: The Sentinel of this
morning contains the following charge
against Mr.. Blaine editorially: J. G.
Harrison, a prominent banker OF this
city is in possession of a secret, the ex-
posture OF which will forever blast the
prospects Of a certain prominent man fol
the Presidency. 1t is this: An entry ap.
pears in the minutes Of the Executive
Committee of the Board Of Directors Of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company Of
December, 1871, showing that $62, 00(
of the company's money found its way
into the hands of some person who had
no right to it. At the meeting of The
Board of Directors in September, 1872
Harrison, who has been member O.
that Board for number of years. through
the influence of Senator Morton, intro
duced resolution calling for a commit
tee to investigate the matter and repor
who received this large sum of money
J and all the circumstances attending it
disbursement. No sooner had this beef
done than Mr.. Rollins, Secretary of th
the Board, quietly went to Mr.. Harriso
and said: "You must withdraw tha
! resolution; an investigation will involv
Mr.. Blaine and defeat his reelection
He got the money" The resolution wa
withdrawn. These facts are known I
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, who was present I
, the time the resolution was introduce
and withdrawn, rs o member Of th
Board OF Directors. II is proper to ga
that lot of worthless Arkansas railroa
bonds were deposited as collateral secul
ity for the money.
- CONVINCE man against his will, {
the same opinion that Panana Salon