The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-19

accident occurred up at tho washington
& Creole shaft whereby Maurice Mulcahy
lost his life. Mr.. Mulcahy, accompanied
by his SON John, boy of about sixteen
years of age, on Sunday morning, about
9 o'clock, went up to the Washington &
Creole mine, where he was chloriding to
work They went down the shaft, and
on reaching the station, Mulcahy stepped
off of the ladder, telling his son not to
be afraid, that the trap was down and
everything secured, and that he would
get a light, taking step and reaching to
the place where he kept his candle. The |
step was fatal one, for the trap was
up and he stepped into the shaft, falling |
to the next station, distance of about |
ITO feet. His son, seeing that his father |
had fallen down the shaft, commenced |
yelling for help, and couple of chlorid-
ers working in the mine went to his as
sistance and down to the next trap, where |
they found Mulcahy, and although he was
bruised, lower limbs paralyzed and fatally
injured internally, he was conscious.
The boy was sent to town for assistance,
which was soon at the place Of the acct
before him, called them all by name and
shook hands with many. He said that
he knew his time had come and that he
was going to die. for he could feel a
stream of blood flowing around inside OF
him and requested that he not be re-
moved, for he wanted to die there with
as little pain as possible. He was rolled
in blankets, then tied to planks and
carefully hoisted to the top, then con-
veyed to his residence. He breathed his
last at eight minutes past IL o'clock Sun
day night, and his remains was followed
to its last resting place by large cortage
of sorrowing friends at o'clock on Tues
day afternoon Maurice Mulcahy is au
Australian by birth and was Al years
of age, and has resided in Phoebe about
eight years. He has lived for number
of years at Sacramento, Folsom and San
Francisco California, and is well-known
by the early inhabitants of those cities.
He leaves wife and seven children, the
the oldest being a son of about eighteen
years old, and also two brothers, residing
in San Francisco.
DAY CoMpANY.-We understand that
the Day s, M. Company has been placed
in possession of the Hillside Mining Com.
pany's property, and will start up the
furnace at an early date on Day, Hillside
and Tempest ores. Mr.. Grim, who acted
on behalf of the Day Company, will be
in San Francisco on Monday and it is ex-
pected that the Board Of Trustees will
meet at once and ratify his acts. At
present the property is in the name of
Mr. Grim, represented by Supt. Gould,
but of course it is the Day Company.
PUR1M.- Jewish feast of Purim,
which lasts three days, commenced on
Tuesday. This feast commentaries the
deliverence of the Jewish people from the
death ordained for them by Hannah,
Prime Minister of Ahasuerus, King of
Persia. Queen Esther, consort of Ahasu-
erus, and of Jewish nativity, unmasked
the scheme of Haman and had him
hanged instead of her people being de.
stroyed, and proclaimed this as feast Of
thanksgiving
FINGERS Blown OFF.-John B. Vail
lancourt was brought to Phoebe last
Tuesday night to be treated for wound
to his right hand, caused by the discharge
Of an old blast, which he was trying t.
draw from the hole. In attempting tx
draw the load it was discharged, blow.
ing off the thumb and two last fingers
DIR. Philson dressed the wounded hand
He thinks he will be able to save tn
balance Of the hand.
A BEAR.-A Bristolian informs US tina
bear lately made his appearance in tn
vicinity of Bristol. As there was never
bear seen in that vicinity before we thinl
our informant must be mistaken. 1t wa
probably the President of the Bristol
NJ. Company, who wears bear-skin over
coat, that was seen running through tn
mountains, trying to catch iackrabbit
by putting salt on their tails, thus pre-
venting starvation.
THE Frisco tUtah) Times says the cal
tle.thieves in the western portion Of Be,
very county are kicking up considerable
muss. Get out your ropes and give thel
q dose Of hemp emetic. This is the bei
kind Of medicine for that class Of gentl'
men. 1t resembles very much the med
cine that the old German doctor used ft
Piochers, for it either kills or cures.
CRIMINAL SUIT-The State Of NevaG
Vs. Page ct al, was the title of the su
heard in the Justice Court on Wednesda
Destruction of another individuals pro
erty was the complaint. The case W
appealed to the District Court and d
fendant held in $500 bonds.
Mrs. PARTINGToN can now retire q
rest on her we'll earned laurels. T
other day, when the snow was falling,
gentleman in Phoebe, while passing .
other, remarked that eve are havi
our equinomical storms"
News comes up from Ell Dorado G.
yon that Flies mill was about complet