Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-03
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Departure. Last Esesias.
GRIMES OF COMFORT.
a Dish for the Consolation OF the
Unfortunate.


SO many people have met with in
juries. some Of q trifing nature. others
more serious, since our last issue. that
we have concluded to make a chapter OF
accidents. Those who think they are
ont OF luck may be able to derive a lit
Ito comfort from the fact tha, they have
lots OF company. We start with the
most serious ones:
The first on the list is m accident,
which occurred to Harry Norton. asso-
ciate editor Of the Lyon County Tinass.
last Saturday mornin. at about I:jn
o'clock. lilo and his wife. Mr.. Peters
and Miss Shay. were driving home from
~ masquerade ball At Dayton at the timo
stated. Mr.. Lester AMI his wife were in
another buggy. and some other parties
in a third. There had boon some racing
between the occupants OF the different
vehicles on the way home. A. they APP
preached Silver City, n Of the wheels
Of the ~rockaway. occupied 10y the four
first named, struck "a rock ut the bridge
which crosses Gold Canyon. uPseitine
il aud throwing NIL hand. ont. Norton
Fell to tho bottom OF til. ravinc, a dis
,ancs OF ten feet, his wife landing on
him. Mr.. Norton was the only one who
received injuries OF n serious character.
lie was picked mp in an insensi6ls con-
dition and did not reeover consciousness
for half an hour. Hs was badly
cut abou, the head; his nose
and one % his ears being cut up rs IL he
hal passed through n sausage machise.
while his teeth on the left side OF his
faS5yxere all loossned in their sockets.
II appears that in falling. his right hip
struck bowlder in the %ravine. for his
right leg H. completely paralyzed. His
other injuries are severe and painful
enough. but the latter Is likely 10 prove
the most serious. The worst OF the
whole business il that Norton was the
only one Of the party opposed to the
racing. A NEws reporter, who visited
tho unfortunate gentleman yesterday.
found him in the best OF spirits and
planning to be up and at business again
In q few days. provided that leg only go,
well. We sincerely hope he may. for
aside from such true blue grit deserving
its reward. Norton is q versatile and
humorous writer. whose contributions
TO the Times we shall sadly miss.
Next ON the list comes the proprietor
OF the News. Mr. Doten. While going
down stairs near his residence Saturday
evening. ho slipped and fell a distance
Of seven or eight feet. landing on his
left hand and head. His injuries con-
sist Of q beautiful black eye and broken
wrist.
George Eells. the musician. and John
II. Harris, our Town attorney. two youths
.liehilyknovn in this community, were
out eoasting Forth Of Virginia, the for
mer three or four nights AGO. the latter
las, evening. and through their reckless
ness managed to come out, tho first with
n broken RIB. and the last with . badly
sprained ankle.
Edward Swift. Tom Gsllaeher's fore
man, and W. II. Wheeler. Hank Blan-
ehard's foreman. are both LAID mp with
fractured knee caps. Tho injuries in
both instances, We believe, were sus-
tanned by falling of al ore wagon.
q. G. LeFord was caved upon in the
Gold Hill tunnel at abost } p. NJ. yes
terday. and severely injured in the re-
cion OF the kidneys. lie managed TO
Lobble around n little to-day. but was In
no condition to wrestle back holds.