Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-02

The President and the Texas Pacific
Railroad.
Geld and Silver Coinage Of the ualtsd
Something Crooked In the Desert
Land Bill.
[srsciAL DISPATCHES TO rHH GotD HILL
DAnr NEwal
I've Msa Killed by = Failing Rect
NV YoRx. Nayi.-By the fall Of . section
Of the roof in tho northeast corner Of the
new Post-onice. at 2 o'clock this after
noon. two men who were working In an
unfinished room below the dome were
buried. Tho iron-work root fell without
warning. tearing tho iron girdsrs from
their sockets and making . great dust.
which seemed like smoke. The Fire De-
partmept was called out and aided the
police in the work Of elimination. @. A.
Robinson. q laborer, Was first taken out
dead. John Collister. the next victim. had
his arms broken and otherwise hurt. ID.
Flemming Was rescued in an unconscious
state Max Henzel and Henry Jones were
slightly injured. and Patrick johnson WAS.
aftsr . long search and much lifting Of the
/ p~rodigious mass Of iron. found In . re-
mote corner ~lifeless. A brick wall parti-
| ally supporting the dome had heen settling
and caused Q dsfiex In the ceiling. and .
truss had been placed 10 support II.
0akshott. the supervising inspector. thinks
there Was . fiaw In the truss. Doughsrty,
| tho foreman. thinks that some Of the
rooms below wero also considerably dam
aged.
The T;mss says that . representative VI
Supervising Architect Mullett ascribes the
accident TO the fact that the truss Was
improperly put up, that IL was used ~ .
| xirler, and that tho weight WAS thrown
/ upon ths lower side. IL wAs stated by his
authority that Mr.. Hill. experimenting
architect. on Monday examined the truss
and pronounced IL all right. One person
In the contract said he WAS not aware
until bs Jaw me- ieees Of roof Alter The
accident that 10 was Of such immense
thickness. and his own judgment would
nisesJ n vhrr, n S.s. Mr. Oakshott. In.
.pector Of materials under Supervising
Architect Hin, said b the T.m,. reporter :
Z" am unable 10 speak with certainty - TO
the accident. There was a brick wall
directly under vher. hi. roof de.cendel.
vhirh VA. cracked. Their, vere .lirbt
a..nr.. In n a, two noint. when 7 tooL
ch.rcs of ,hs hnilain, anil "a its WEIGHT
%. cs,.ing . ,Isf.e,ion In an. calling al
Inc pi.,ries Court.room ~undsrneath,it was
JeciJe,l IN remoyr a ami sunplyi ts Mace as
=snnrar, 20 a. a,s'nroas rppf win an iron
truss IN m ann. c.Iryine canaeity \. aim.
liar tru.ses carving a Iike weight In other
mart. Of The bnildinr. BEFORE the brick
PARTITION va. removed joists were put in
position 10 D the roof and when
| tbese were taken away after the truss was
dIed the roof fell in vhy. I cannot clear.
~ .ay- until After an Investigation has
Ls.n nal. h,,mv imnrc..io, IA that Thar.
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III .s.aa..ihi" ~ ~ ~, Is w..e,n
.nI,sl mon mo matter Inv Oak,hott before
| ,hs n%osi,ion w.. ,isciIs,i nnon-
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Imports, "@ W
parry Inc ',e''ehsh' s~ intense anu
every means was 'aAen !" discover 'ne
muIuerer. oh oA'u'aA' wv "es'oes mAa'
smda'i' ha' benjamin iiasn' awni'e man.
oid inc usea' anu uA' jugs ohisnoim'
Republican candidate for Congress from
the Third District. his son Gilmer and
po..nh.,m ip.,iy,,,J thu crims. cbi..
-, IL, d.
holm anu son were arres'ed' no. WIN 'he
women Of the family, who wished to share
their Imprisonment. were put In Jail. On
Sunday Gilmer came 10 tho jail 10 SEQ
Chisholm. A warrant was ready for him.
bat when he got out Of the Jail . mob set