Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-04-26
ANOTHER MAN KILLED.
James Hailisas she Mas ana Utah
she Aiss = Jehs Hsraa Badly
Hurs- Particulars Of she Aeei.

At 8 o'clock this morning James Hal.
iisan, night foreman Of the Utah. was
instantly killed and John Moran badly
injured. by the breaking Of the cable In
tho Utah incline.
The giraffe. which Is Q small working
affair and without saieties. had been
allied with rock just below the 1850 level
Of the incline and was being raised with
Halligsn and Moran upon 1t to the 1850
level. the head Of the incline. Az near
~ can be ss~osrtainsd, and In the best
Judgment Of the engineer on duty at
the time. the giraffe was about 10 feet
| below the station when the incline cable
parted.
Exactly what was done BY the upfor.
tunate men ON the giraffe OF this critical
Nncture cannot be told now a. Moran IL
not able to talk much; but a. Il was
certain death to remain on the loaded
giraffe and be prsoipitatsd with Il 10 the
stump below the 1850 level, about 300
feet on the slope, the probabilities are
that they jumped OF. Moran was found
about 10 feet below the 1850 level and
Halligan about 90 feet
Moran received o scalp wound upon
the left side OF his head six inches In
length, the skin being peeled down and
lying over his ear; the small bone OF bis
left leg above the ankle was fractured;
the flesh Of his left forearm was terribly
manglsd, the biceps muscle being almost
completely severed. and he was badly
bruised internally. At 8 o'clock hs
seemed rallying from the shock and his
pulse was improving. There Is hope.
therefore. Of his recovery.
Halligsn was instantly killed. The
base OF his brain was crushed In and his
neck broken. He leaves Q wife and
three children at the head OF Carson
street, Virginia. At 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning his wife was confined. and the
shock OF her husbands death nearly
killed her In her weak and PROSTATE
condition. At last accounts she was
likely to survive. unless moro %unfavora.
BILE symptoms set In. Halligan was for
merly q shift boss In the Con. Virginia,
and very much respected by all. He
was o member OF the Masonic fraternity
and Of the Order OF Knights Of Pythias.
He leaves many friends.
Moran has . family also at 166 North
D street. Virginia. He has been In the
employ Of the Utah q long time and Is .
true and trusty man.
Coroner Brodek will hold an inquest
on the body OF Halligan at 8 o'clock TO-
morrow morning.
It may DO stated here In extenuation
OF the seeming negligence which led to
the accident that o new cable for the
incline had been ordered by Superin.
tendent Shspperd and q new giraffe con.
structed with safeties. Still the cable
had been In use over Q year constantly
and the incline had attained Q perpen.
dicular depth OF owe GOO feet without
s~afetiss on the giraffe. One thing is
surs-the controlling parties Of the Utah
and the north end mines have always
bsop very careful to furnish everything
which is asked OF them In order to pro-
vide for the safety OF employees. II such
things were not provided In this instance,
the neglect lies outside Of them. The
economy In mine management clamor.d
for by the masses does not look to . fail.
ure to provide . change Of cables or
safeties to cages and giraffes.