The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-09-27
TAE BOILER AT THE HILLsIOE
MINE ExPLuDEs.
One Man Killed: another Wounded.

W. Stsckrole, the engineer, and MORALLY
woundiug Cliff. Webster. Later news
from parties coming in from there con-
frmed the reports; except as to the con-
dition OF W, bster. DR.. Philson was dis.
patched to Bristol. where Webster had
been taken, and found that he, although
badly hurt. was not necessarily in q
dangerous condition. He was partly ra-
tiopal. but could give no account of the
accid+nt He was cut over the eye,
winch is badly swollen, and has other
bruises, and il brain fever does not en-.
sue will be all right.
Joe Stevens, who run the engine day
shift, was the 6rst person at the scene Of
the accident, having just arisen prspsra.
tory to going to work he states that the
accident occurred about 4:30 O'Clock,
according to the time kept out there.
He heard the engine working. baulinc
up one load, and the next was the ex-
plosion, louder than any he had ever
heard before. He immediately put on
his slippers sSS5 ren up to where the
works PREVIOUSLY stood. finding the
house all blown away and Webster lying
amongst lot of iron and rubbish. The
body of Stackpole was found about five
hundred feet from the works, it having
been blown that distance by the force of
the exploson. and had not q sound bone
left in it, The steam gauge was found
down on the road afterward, and still
marked 140.
It IS the general impression Of those
a1 ,pstk bot eha
explosion was caused by running the
engine to double the capacity for which
it was made Tbs engine blown up
was little 'donky," and altogether in-
adequate to do the work which it was
put to, and the matter of the blowing up
of the machinery has been discussed for
two or three months back We hear that
men have thrown up their position on
account of the dangerous condition OF
the machinery.
Stsckpoies body was brought to
Phoebe Wednesday morning and buried
that afternoon. Mr.. Stackpols was q
pal owners of the Hillside M. & NJ. Co.,
and has brother who has been lying
sick in Phoebe for couple of weeks, He
is naive OF Augusta. Maine, and at the
time of bis death was forty years of age
He leaves q wife and several children
1t was sad affair, but It cannot bt
helped now. After this severe acciden,
it is TO BE- hoped that extra precautions
Will be taken so as pr. vent any more
such reckless business in the future.
coRoNER's INQUEST
| 1--WE, the Jury, fnd the deceased t.
be- George W. Stackpole. native OF Au
gusta, Maine, 40 years Of age; that biz
death WAS caused by the explosion of I
boiler at the Hillside Company's mine
cause OF said explosion being unknown.
On A ToUa. ID. r. Sessions, Stat
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
arrived here Sunday evening ON his an
nusl tour throughout the State exsmin
ing the educational resources OF on
public schools. On Monday BIO visite,
the grammar and primary school o
Phoebe. expressing himself h,ghl.
pleased with the pupils and though
that the Trustees had been fortunate il
securing such bright teacher Tor tn
children in the PRIMARY school o.
Tuesday, in company with G II A IL
and-r, be visited the school OF Panaoa
He did not seem pleased either with tn
order kept or the general management O
the school there. The school at Pa
naca heretofore hos been regarded as tn
best conducted school in the county
but there has been change OF teachers
| Sha 1aOlfpo sv,t l,a ank n
this school. Mr.. Sessions left Wednes
day for Eureka and Austin.
He SAW IT CRAwL.-During last wee
several Phoebe sportsmen visited Panac
and vicinity for the purpose Of indulG
ing in a little duck shooting, etc.. an
although ducks were to be their prime
pal game, they were ready and wiling
take in any one OF tie feathered trib,
Towards evening, about dusk OF the fri
days hunting, two of the crowd were u
ing along together, when suddenly on
of them lev-l+d his gun at an object
, slight distance IN advance. The otht
/ told him not to shoot; that there vs.
nothing there. II see it crawl" reptile
the first, and he let fly at the obj-c
, which proved to be duck. On tskiu
, it to cump and starting to clean Il
! duck it was found that it had been dee
. some time and literally alive with maj
. COTS who, whsr our sportsman shot OF i
were attempting to crawl of with Il
bird.
OFFICIAL LETTER.-The following
the official letter OF h. Mill, Super
. tendent Of the Raymond & Ely min
i. dated Sept. 90: "'rhe prospects Of Il
- NINE have greatly improved. On 81
level We are taking out the usual amou
of ore; on 10th level the slopes u
:" looking the same; on the llth we ha
" struck into a body Of good ore, fro
N three to three and half feet wide, 81
% pros pect looks very favorable. Ever
.. thing at mine and mill running nicely
DIED Capt. H. 8. Lubbock receiv
dispatch from Silver Rect Tuesd
last saying tba, Joe Lemon had died
4 O'Clock that morning and would
s. buried at o'clock in the afternoo
L. Joe L-mon was resident of Phoebe