Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-03
A FEARFUL DUEL.
Two Men Fight with Kerosene
Lamps-OSe Burned TO Death.
CHICAGO Tribune.

Chicago 1rtthns.
Somewhat brief mention was made 10
yesterdays Tribune Of . frisbtful duel
between two men armed with kerosene
lamps. One Of the contestants died at
the county hospital yesterday and the
death OF the other was expected to fol.
low before today. The case 10 almost
unparalleled for fiigh,ful airocity. I'm.
fortunately It 10 OF such q nature. or
rather the nature OF the only witness 10
such that Il 10 going to take the Coro-
uer, with all his power for investiRa-
ton, some little time 10 get at the
complete facts. A reporter. however,
managed to exc out yesterday some
facts from which O fair idea OF the cause
and progress OF the terrible conflict may
be framed. Tho particular portion OF
the yard OF the Union Iron and Steel
Mills used for loading cars 10 lighted.
when the men are working nights. by
SONS thirty OF forty kerosene lamps.
These are OF double tin, and contain
about o pint OF oil each. They are dc.
signed for hand use. The wick 10 set In
Q funnel, which stands about four inches
above the top Of the lamp. and II Is very
we'll known to those who handle them
that when they are upset or turned up.
side down they either explode or the oil
runs from them and catches fire.
William Doyle and Thomas Cornell,
the victims Of the Sunday morning duel,
are old employees In the yard. and must
have been perfectly well acquainted with
these facts. Both men had been quar-.
reling oil night about where their lamps
should be placed to throw the best light.
and the workmen who heard these spats
say Il was hard to tell who was right
aud who was wrong. However. Conurll
was the first 10 hurl q lamp at bis op.
ponent, and this he did without any
other ~provocation than Doyle's angry
words. Doyle retaliatsd by burling his
lamp at his assailant. The burning oil
few In all directions, and the other work.
men were obliged to u to p%reventtheir
clothes from taking fire. The men
clinchsd, and their lamps exploding 10
quick succession deluged them both with
burning oil and otherwise injuripg
them. But It was only when their
burning clothing was scorching their
bodies into o crisp that they ceased the
combat. Their fellow.workmen rushed
to their assistance, and several were bad
ly burned about the hands In their
praissworthy endeavor to save the lives
OF the two men by tearing from them
the burning clothing. Before this could
be accomplished Doyle was terribly
charred, and bis screams OF sRony could
DO heard for blocks. Cornell was not
quite 80 badly burned. but bis pain was
almost as intense as that Of Doyle.
Both were attended 90 soon az posi-
bic by Dr.. Greer. who said promptly
that Doyle could not live. Doyle was
taken homo to No. 38 Church Place.
where he has 0 wife and two children,
and Cornell was taken to his home at
the corner Of Wood and Fourteenth
streets, where be has . wife and six
children, but subsequently, both were
taken to the County Hospital. There
Doyle died In the most horrible sRony
yesterday forenoon. The Deputy Cor
onsr, who was notified. went there to
hold the Inquest, but the Hospital ply.
sicisus could extend no hope for Con-
nelI's recovery, and his condition was
40 low that It was decided 10 postpone
the inquest until today. when the
chances are that the inquest will be .
double one. The jury was %impanel.d.
and the body OF the dead mau. which
was almost entirely beyond recognition
In places, was viewed by them.
Among the witnesses OF the duel who
will testify before the Coronsr's jury are
the following: Michael Hsrty. . brother
in.lsv OF Cornell, and who lives hear
his home; John Ahsrp. OF No. 5000 Ash
land avenue; Daniel O'Rourks. Halsted
street, near Thirty.aItb; John Fannis,
Archer avenue and Beard street; aud -
o'Leary. Thirty. arst street, near Lock;
and Il was from them that the facts In
the above were cleaned.