Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-21
NEVADA.
Particulars of the Gold iEiil Mining
Accident,

Accident.
VIRGINIA, June 19th.-Frank Hammond.
the shift boss at the Yellow Jacket mine at
Gold Hill, was Oh the skip in the dump at the
time of the accident yesterday. He says the
first he knew there was terrible conclusion
which extinguished every light. and he found
himself over il another part of the shaft.
After collecting his senses, he asked il every
body was killed. One man only responded,
anu then four men working at the station on
the 5000 foot level were called, and came
with lights and helped remove the dead and
extricate the living. La the bottom of the
skip lay Neil Gallagher The back Of his
head was completely gone, his arms and thighs
were crushed, and piece Of angle iron about
three feet long was driven through his
shoulder and down eighteen inches under the
shoulder-blade. He leaves a wife, about to
be confined, and two children. Beside him
lay Z. Whitcomb, with the left lobe of his
brain crushed and over on his shoulder and
literally disemboweled Under these two lay
John Trezona, with his right thigh crushed,
and wounded in the head, fracturing the skull
He is not expected to live. Tim Wilkins
had the whole back Of his head torn off and
his breast crushed. He is a single man
Hannibal Williams had his right shoulder laid
open, nearly severing his arm from his body
His fingers were torn eff and bis skull
al 4uC Ddo6 VI IIlS liz Hbti
about one hodr, and leaves family. Alfred
Temby had a part of his head torn off. He
leaves wife and two children-one Just born
Barney Coyle was hurt in the face and had a
cash cut in his back. lie will probably re-
cover. Hammond was slightly cut in the
jaw. The accident was caused by car load
of tools in the south comprehension the cage
going up, and when within forty feet of the
surface, it is supposed that the drill caught
the wall plate upon the car, and threw the
truck and tools over into the next compart-
ment north, where the men were in the bot
tom waiting to be taken 20 the top to eat
lunch. The body OF the car remained on the
cage and was jammed in against the wall
plate. GA the same cage was a Car loaded
with rock, and under the cage a bailing tank
filed with water. The engineer thought
something was wrong, and stopped the engine
in time to prevent further disaster Before
the men were brought from the bottom the
news of the accident spread, and the works
were tEr0nged with men aud women anxious
to know the particulars, and whether their
friends were living or dead. The sight when
the dead were laid out in the changing-room
and the wounded in the bathroom, and the
men and women gathered around, some weep
lag tears of anguish over the dead and others
crying for joy over the living, was fhost affect
ing. John Trezona the sixth victim of the
accident, died to-day.
Heavy stind.s.oru.
VIRGINIA, June 19th-The Comstocll Is
to-day experiencing the heaviest summer
wind-storm ever known here. Among the
wrecks of the storm is the aume of the Water
Company over Bullion ravine, which has
been blown down. cutting off all water from
the city, except what little there is in the
tanks along the mountain. The gale is so
heavy that repairs cannot be made now. The
work will take forty eight hours at best, and
If the wind continues the fires in all the
hosting works and mills will have to be
drawn. Alarms of fire have been frequent
during the past twenty-four hours but only
two residences in Gold Hill have been burned,
entailing loss of So 600; insurance. 81 600.
The city is IN a state of feverish excitement
lest the fires get started, without water to
put them cut.
RENO, June 19th.-The wind in Washoe
valley yesterday was the severest for years,
causing great damage to fruit trees and
fences. The fires in the mountains were less
destructive than expected. While sixty men
were at work to save the fume last night,
fix tree six feet in diameter fell across their
cabin, and would have killed at least Il dozen
men, as it crushed their beds. Several mar
row escapes from fire are reported, but no
one has been hurt.
Fem IL Tramp.
RENO, June 19th-A woman tramp, who
went West at o'clock to-day, was inter-
viewed by a reporter. She left Omaha on
April Sth, and has walked all the way. She
says she will ride through the snow-sheds on
the cars. She intends to peddle needles,
pins and thread, and travel all over Califor-
MIA. Her name is Isabel Mann Taylor Nc
Pherson, and she is 40 years old.
Passengers Passing Car,in for California.
CARr1Y, June 20th.-The following pas
sengers passed Carlin to-day. to arrive in
Sacramento tomorrow II. r Bishop and
family, New York; w. r. Wilson, Phoebe,
New; G. w. Bennett. Salt Lake City J. Il.
Mcdonnell, Gold Hill, New; G. 7. Walker,
Omaha; Miss Hubbel, New York; J. I'll.
Miller, San Francisco; +. Spinls, Sacra-
mento; j. Russ, Eureka; Rev. Dr. Mathews,
San Francisco; Mus. NJ. G. Meiggs Romeny,
Ind: Mis-. George Roberts and daughter,