Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-30

tai leap. All witnesses 30 far agree a. 10
the miiH fasts Of the accident. Suddenly,
without warning. The train plunged into
the abyss. the forward engine alone getting
across In safety. Almost instantly tho
lamps and stoves set fire 10 the cars, and
many who wsre doubtless only stunned.
and who might otherwise have been saved,
fell victims 70 the fury Of the flames.
The following 10 just received from Ash:
tabuia: General Superintendent Payne
10 here, and says there 10 no prospect ai
present Of ascsrtaining the names Of the
killed and wounded. The railroad folks
are doing what they can TO get the names,
but II will be late before anything will 10
known. On the arrival OF the Cleveland
train the surgeon Of the road organized q
corps Of assistants and made atsur OF the
various hotsls where the wounded were at
tended 10. Such help has been given to
zach - was possible. All that human
skill could do to save life was done. The
scenes among the wounded parties were as
suggestive almost ~ the wreck In the val.
ley. The two hotels nearest the station
contained . majority Of these. and they
were scattered about on temporary beds ON
the floers Of the dining-rooms. parlors aud
Offices. Toward morning the cold ia
creased. and the wind blsw . fearful gale,
which. with the snow. which had drifted
wsistdssp Of points alsng the line. made
all work extremely difficult. Al 0 o'clock
the beds IN the sleeping car OF the special
train were made up, and. such OF HE
wounded % could DO moved were trans
fsrrsd thereto.
The bridge Wal . Howe truss. built en-
tirsly OF Iron. and eleven years old. Ii
Was 90 feet above the water. and had an
arch $50 feet long. the whsls length Of the
bridge being 1877 feet. 1t has been tested
with six locomotives, and Ut the time Of
the disaster was considered ~ being In
perfect condition. The iron Of the bridge
is twisted In endless confusion with that
Of the cars. while the locomstivs 10 . wreck
in every part.
STORY ~ A PASSENGER.
Charles 4. Carter. Of Brooklyn. N. Y.
says hs was sitting In the palace oar with
three othsrs. Suddenly ho heard the win
dow glass In the forward part Of the car
breaking. and almost instantly the car be-
gan TO fall. A he went dowR he sat as
we'll ~ hs could aud held on. When he
struck at tho bottom OF the rayine he
found himself almost unhurt. although
one Of the gentleman with him, his name
he didn't knew, was killed instantly. while
the other, . Mr.. Shepard d New York, had
his leg broken. Carter says the front of
the car was much iowsr than tho rear and
that the flames Ia front began 10 eat their
way upward and spread with grost rapid.
IT,. lie turned to tho assistance Of Mr..
shepard, and with great difficulty sue.
cssisd In getting him out. the bro
ken leg greatly impeding their advance.
When Shepard was fairly out, Carter re-
turned to the assistance OF the woman who
was calling for help At the front Of the
car, He get her out. After reaching q
hotel be found himself severely bruised In
several places.
noRRIBLr scESn.
In the great peril Of the hour = man
rushed down TO the scene u the disaster
ready 70 help. He saw a woman trug-
Cling for life and went 10 her assistance,
her by main force to tho solid ice.
and then, urged by the cries u the mother
went back 10 the rescue Of the daughter,
three or four years Of age. The wood in
had caught the child In Ito
grasp. aud the fire had completed the hor-
rible work. The ma was compelled to
see the child e~nvelopsd In flames, TO hear
her cry " Help IN mother" ringing out
in the agony Of death. and OF the ears Of
the cruel night. In . moment she was
lost, swept up by the sharp tongues VI fire,
while her mother In helpless agony fell TO
the earth In o deadly swoon.
Had Il not besn for The fire. probably
not sns-third would have been lost. The
In the creek IL only about three fest
deep. IL 10 thought by sGmo that when II
IL dragged . number Of bodies may he
A stock.irovsr 10 another witness a. TO
with which the fire did its work.
He says he was one Of the first out Of the
and that Ave minutes had not
before the whole thing was alamo.
INCIDENTS.
There was on board afamily named Ben
on their way from New York Stats to
Jefferson. AshtabulA county. The father
.,, r,.,h.r M, nm, nj, n. x,ael. Tn chill.
H.. - lv hsing n,ss.J frnm
:, ~. mar 10 .no,hrr ovsr ,hs
IN. y, hnr,inc roaJ 0ns Of tho fcnr
,sIs .,vrsi .nJ ali .corch"J
NJ = .,r,d., ,,orn;nc ,hs mo,hsr
snsy. 1900 cax. hirth ,o n chill N.
-. h.ins Ls.,...l Lv Tho .,eitam.nt
~. ~. nnJsrg.ns
NJ. Prsm. of R,,bc.t.r. vho wa. M
= burned .hout tLc lov,r mart Of ,Ie
- IN %,r;,icsI condition. auJ n h
~ !s,,,a. a. nr sch,,iJsr that N, has
,', ch.rc. sor liz
.s 49, rss.n. ma. ,,.,io,siv
on III an. !, III. - t..rnii,,,
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P.ra'su. u,.t.. A.. ,.,,.. ,.o,,
n. "n 4. .,iii sol o. m For,y.ayc
already hssn brought out, and il,sre
.rs ,tiii evidence, Of many more under the
Isbri.' IA 4. iupcs.ibls 10 identify moro
three OF the bodies. All tis rest are
charred aud blacLenpd beyond
r-ecornitiop.
Inses"ka""s "'st nS'
WAsniS0roS. December 30.--The Senate
on Privileges u Elections to-
lay proceeded with the Investigation OF the
Oregon case. W: IL. odsii Nsiihsd mai
altar the Republican electors had asked
Cronin Tor the csriilcates OF their