Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-11-20

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Arr,shsn.i Dss.sssri. Sacramento.

AYrightfal Disasssrin sssranssts.
sAclAnxrro. November 18.-M s:i5
o'clock tonight Moore's Opera House, on
Second street. between X and L, In this
city. was the scene Of . most frighful &C.
cident. resulting in the death and injury
Of nearly ono hundred persons. The oc-
casion was the opening night, the house
having been opened for the first time.
The Peak Family. . Vaudeville troupe.
occupied the boards. the place having been
fitted mp for them. Mrs. Peak 10 pro-
prietress OF the place, which has been
knewn - Olympic Hall and was 81 n
time used - the State Armory. II II over
the livery stable Of j. ". Wilson, and was
converted into . theatsr by seating the
loor with chairs and erscting half way
between the ceiling and door . drsss circle
and boxes. The hall 10 forty b.. eighty
Ave feet inside the walls, and tho doors
were self-supporting. being without col.
umns or pillars. When In use - . snte
armory ID supported n hundred toni and
was considered safe. Tho dress circle and
boxes were erected upon the floors. The
place would seat 1900 people. An i'm
menss crowd filled the hall. and the per-
formaAcs was in progress when simulta-
nesusly the entire floor fell. carrying down
tho stage. dress cirles and boxes. Tho
walls stood unframed and the hoor i'm
mediately back Of the hall being held mp.
pitched the audience toward tho stage.
All the lights we're Immediately cI-
tinguished. leaving tho struggling. shrek.
ing mass in darkness. Tho news spread
rapidly, creating the utmost conformation
in the city. heightened by the anxiety OF
friends a. 10 the safety Of persons sup
possd 70 be in the fallen building. A iro
alarm wss sounded and the Fire Depart
ment appeared IL onee on the ground and
took charge, In connection with the po-
lice. Of the wreck. Hundreds Of unhurt
persons erawled from the fallen timbors.
and Of snes the removal Of the debris
commenced. BY this time many thou
sands Of people had assembled. anxious
for information A. " friends. Tho follow
ing IL . list Of tho killed and wounded (:
Arthur Wilson. sou Of J.. w. Wilson. badly
hurt; Mrs. Wilson. actress, serious bruises
on her legs Lulu Wilson. one leg injured;
Eddie Peak. bruised. but not seriously ;
- Smith. leader Of the orchestra. in
jursd after tho accident an unknown man.
badly injured. unable 10 give his name /;
Oscar Gilman. badly cut In the head and
leg /; 4. Joseph. badly hurt about the legs ;
r. Beliinson. right ankle broken T; -
Gibson. bruised; Ed. Harbsr. compositor
on Record Unio~, badly hurt, but will re-
cover o. II. Jackson. hurt by pressure
about tho hips; J.. Green. bruised gener-
ally; O. N. blanchard. badly hurt O. ID.
Humphrey, internally and seriously In
jured Charles Barnes. cut about the
head ; q boy named SCHNEIDER. cut about
the head and shoulders 0sttleib Frey.
arm broken I; Willie and George Myers.
bruised; u. W. Gage, shouldsr.bladc
broken ; August Baugsou. slightly hurt
about the head /; Frank Wilder. slightly
hurt In the side; Michael Tsnney dead I;
8. W. Berry. janitor at Courthouse.
killed y. Myers. compositor on the
Record U.;e.. killed ; William j. Forster.
compositor on the Record Usioa, killed ;
an unknown spaniard fatally injured /; An
unknown man killed /; Henry vAcs, badly
bruised /; Ezra Woolson. fatally injured ;
Valentine, an employe OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company. hurt; . boy
named White slightly hurt I; Fred. Smith,
leg broken /; william Massey. killed /; Fred
die Gibson. . paper carrier. seriously In
jurod; Frank Chapman. . stranger In Me
city. badly hurt; W. II. Coker, slightly
hurt ; DR.. II. II. Briggs. eye bruised ;
Mrs. Porter. actress. hurt; A. Lovctt. So
riousiy II not fatally hurt 4. W. Freeman.
hurt about the head (; scotty Burns. bar
keeper al Western Hotel. slightly bruised ;
Thomas Coz. bruised; 3. W. Harris.
bruised about the arms and shoulders ;
George Carpenter. leg and arm broken ;
Geo. Greenham. badly hurt James Todd.
badly hurt J. n. Horton. Rod BLUM. bad
" bruised - Peterson. . stranger ct the
International Hotel leg broken /; l.. n. slo-
cum. badly hurt |; Frank wickmirs. badly
bruised Arthur Miller. cut over tho eye
badly; Thomas woodlc. killed; Fred.
smith, leg broken In two places; A.
Mckay and Eugene Kildoh. Grass Valley.
cut in the head; Dick Hcimer. hurt In
the hip and finger mashed. The exact
condition Of these unfortunatos cannot
now DO ascsrtained. nor can the entire list
be given. AL the physicians In the city
we're at once called and hacks were en-
gagged In taking the wounded 10 their
homes, hotels and Offices Of the surgeons.
The building was owned by Mage. Q new
resident Of tho city. J. W. Wilson. pro-
prietor Of the livery stable under the
theaier, was lesseo Of the stable only and
10 ~pecuniarily damaged in . large sum by
the smashing Of hacks and carriages. A
hearse costing 81. 900 10 among the smashed
| property. The damage 10 tho building 10
some 5000. The roof rsmaos intact.
The number aacertained 10 10 dead Ia
seven. A large number. ssriously wounded.
were able TO reach their homes without As
s~istance. and many whose names are not