Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-24
rrRalslr MINING ACCIDENT.
Your Men Biown Up Ia she Beieher
Atr-shaft by nm Old Giant Pow.
der Cartridge Two Of Them had.
~ IajWred.

At IL O'Clock to-day a fearful accident
occurred in the bottom Of the incline Of
the Bslcher air-shaft, by which four men
were terribly injured, two Of them, 1t is
feared. fatally so. A shift Of four men
was working in the bottom, engaged in
sinking. Bob Marshall. the foreman. Wis
tied the men aud gave them instructions
a. to their work scarcely five minutes be-
fore the accident. The men were using
q Burleigh drill. and had just COM
msnced 10 put in 4 hole. when an
explosion occurred. The names Of the
men in the incline at the time are Pat.
Sullivan, sam Barrett. Billy Hancock and
Johnny Ugio. Barrett and Uglo were
handling the drill at tho time OF the ex-
plosion, and being much nearer tho lace
Of the workings were more seriously IN
iurcl. Tho men were got out a. sosn as
possible through tho old Belcher SHAFT,
and were carried by tho other miners TO
the office dressing room. where their
wounds were attended TO. A NEws re-
porter was present when the men were
brought In. A moro CHASTITY scene Is sell
~ .,,co..a1 tn. four men living out
uom. ."n..sa an a. -.l,s,iny In tbeir
sue'sneu uPon ,a.nin. =. n IN mortal
wi. $3.50 ,nos, S.,r,.rending mic.
se"a'.. uis,nsa ahsn o,c, .ssn IA never 10
,urs-a p'o'"'' ""e" o"''
70 ,orso'~". l., Al. nhv.,.i,,. 4,
.Pon I'M. 49, ssrion.iv
Wa o"nu .'As r;ch,,niiy
hurt. MS Iaec anu p IN" W." ~ .nI 4, 4,
s..sas ,h., n. w,il NOT surviye. Even n
Nsiea - sich, you'll nroh..
~ ~, $780, iisIa \. ,l.o s~eriou,ly
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~, ss h.,ix a. p.,rsit.. and 1. ia
s"an.n,. ,,s,s;, .,.s have suffered eonsliv
P'oU- 'n n Lss,a,.i h.J c,,s In hi.
49,, .,a h front mart Of bis boJy ia
I,sr.ii, GII.J win nieces Of rock. II he
- ,Ixaa,l 4, n, nav fa.l himself very
S,,,,,.., a. ,,i,. .arion.lv In.
ar"1 s',non,h nj. t,en i. mai emf I'M any
luz III ,s1 tns.-can i. shattered
nnne r.,. r.sh inhi. left bre,st
~ ~. g., When ,bor .-
$500 y. 80 r-.s,iny mor. comfort.
hi ,hon,h La h moi Considered entirely
ont Of Jsovrr' Hancock escaped more
fortunately thar his companions. and Was
saan ahla IA ait mn after gtttluE the tften
air of the surface, He had several bad
cp,s and bruises. caused by being thrown
%s-,ins, m. sh,rp rocks. only a few Of the
frsrment. striking him.
I.yrctt- Uancock and Uglo are natives
M carnw.II. rn,land. Sullivan is from
roland. barrett las n wife AMI three
chiiJrcn 4, virginia city and two brothers
rs.iJ,n. an he divide. All the rest Of
an. n.r,v are single.
ri,s .;riosion va. undoubtedly caused
Inv The arm striking A giant powder car
t,ilv, which had failed 10 90 or al the
nroper time. This is the only explanation
that can be- given, and il tho true one. In
Tho oplniop OF Foreman Marshal. ~ the
msn hal nc powder with them. Great
ear. 4, always used 10 prevent any such an
occurrcpeo "a the one We have lust re-
corIel. but II h. sometimes impossible TO
tell whether a blast has exploded or not.
All Inc men engaged In this work are ex-
nsr;sneeI miners. II cannot DC said that
liz accident WA. The result OF carelessness
or ignorance. n IA one Of those occurren-
80. th,, cannot be avoided, and against
wb,.h hannah lin and knowledge cannot
$500
Th. in,,re,l minsr. as ,oon AZ they had
ine lnlui," nan"n - rn,,av.l ,o
.heir w maH i'.lo ~. ,sts, m the bou.e
~ NJ. p,sn.,. 1s,t door N tho Golden