Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-08-14
sruARxAsLE pREnoSIrIoSs.

Mrs. p. W. Stephens, q isoy " so"'
note as q spiritualist lecturer, medium
healer, e~lsirvoyaut. etc.. has written .
letter from Carson City to the Banner o
Light, the great ~spiritualissic paper OF
Boston, which was published In that
papsr Of the 7th instant. 1t is In oon-
nection with the terrible calamity OF
June 18th in the Yellow Jacket new
shaft. Mrs. Stephens has resided
among the people Of the Comstock at
various times during the last few years
and is pretty well known. especially
among people Of s%piritualistic faith and
leanings. Not being eosnizsnt OF the
remarkable ~premonitions OF death Of
which she speaks. we give her letter for
what II Is worth. without comment,
other than to mention that she has the
name Of the mine wrong. also the
names Of Neil Gallagher and Alfred
Temby
On Friday, June IS, Q terrible accident
occurred in the shaft OF the Red Jacket
mine at Gold Hill. Nevada. by which six
men were instantly killed and as incl
dents connected Herewith are somewhat
singular. and show that strong efforts were
made by spirits to save the lives OF some
OF those who persisted. I will relate them {:
One Of tbs men. Mr.. Neal Galiger, was
himself and wife awakened the night pre-
yious 10 the accident by o loud rspping on
the door Of their room. He arose. opened
IL, but found no one and saw no cause for
the sounds. They fell asleep. and wero
awakened o second time by raps on the
inner wall. so loud as to awaken their two
children. At breakfast Mr.. g. said: 81
feel As though something 10 soon to hap.
pen. II the noises We have heard had
occurred in the old country, We should all
declare they came a. In omen" The
morning repast concluded. he took his
basket aud started. but returned in . few
minutes, saying. II feel so sure something
will happen that I will not 60 TO work
today" In . short time . comrade came
along and laughed so At Galiger for believ-
ing in what he called . mere within that he
picked up his dinner.basket and went to
MOTAs ~ WHICH, blN uOuIo v oAust ho
was killed. Mrs. Galiger related all the
events OF the night and morning to persons
she met in tho forenoon before his death
occurred.
The mother Of another Of the men Who
was killed. Edward whi.comb, called upon
ma and told me that OF the night before
the accident she was awakened with q sense
Of something terrible. filling her with an
fl.a. - IraaI. knt
she fell asleep. and in the morning arose
with an almost positive conviction that
Edward would lose his life In the shaft
that day. She strongly urged him not to
20 10 work. but he laughed and said there
could be no danger; that he would lose his
place II not there. aud he went. She said:
II watched him till he passed out Of sight,
feeling that ! should never see him alive
again"
Another Of these victims. Mr.. Alfred
Findry. when standing with the men at
the mouth Of the shaft waiting for the
conveyance to take them down, said.
"Boys, have been having Q curious
dream; I dreamed I was killed In the shaft
today. and l went TO hell; and II my dream
10 true. hell 10 not such Q bad place after
ALL" When . messenger was sent TO
AShAy US AZ sss sSSs
saw the man. before he had spoken . word,
she exclaimed. II know IL all! know IL
ALI Alfred is killed."
In connection with instances OF death by
accident in these mines many similar
warnings have been given; and. indeed,
this locality seems TO DO somewhat remark
able In the way OF premonitions OF death.
Last week q Mrs. johnson OF this city was
taken Ill and passed away very suddenly.
She had during the winter mentioned to
several persons that she thought she
should not live long. though she was at
tina. time In her usual good health. Soon
after her death her husband found . letter
addressed to himself, dated January LIST,
1880. requesting him to bury her remains
In pure white; to dispose OF certain Jew
elry az she directed. and do - he thought
best with all else. She then bade him an
sffectiona,e farewell with the hope Of meet
ing him in another life.