Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-06

OMAhA, Jauuhiy u ciAAoAS oNNA
dent happened yesterday morning between
10 and II O'Clock on the Nebraska divi-
sion of the Chicago, st. Paul and Omaha
Railroad, resulting in the death of six
men and the wounding Of one. The scene
of the accident was a deep, curved cut, 800
feet long, about one mile south OF Middle
Greek side track. This cut, a few days
ago, was blown full Of snow, and had been
cleaned out sufficiently to allow trains to
go through, but they still have some trou-
BILE, the north-5ound passenger train hay
ing got stuck there on Monday. Yester-
day morning a working train and s. gang
Of twenty men, under Conductor earns,
were sent out from Oakland to work at the
cut and shovel snow upon the fiat cars, to
haul it out to widen the p~assageway for
trains. The snow on the outside is as
high as the passenger coaches, and has
been cut out to the shape of a trough, each
side slanting slightly and terminating
close to the rails. At about 1890 A. NJ,
the south-bound passenger train from Irv-
ington to Omaha, came along at the rate
Of twenty miles an hour, and, upon ap-
proaching the cut, got under greater head
way, SO as to make the run clear through.
When within about 200 feet OF the south
end OF the cut the engineer felt the engine
strike and run over something. he had
seen nothing, as loose snow was flying in
clouds In front OF and over the engine, but
he immediately whistled down brakes. and
rama IN a atom ia onnp m wAaatbfz kn,-k
400 yards from the mouth Of the cut. imme-
diately upon stopping the train, q man was
found caught on the forward trucks Of the
forward car, mex to the engine, he having
been carried all the way there. When ex-
tracted from this position he was found to
be dead. His clothes were all torn to
pieces, and he was cut and mangied in q
horrible manner. Upon going back into
the cut four more dead men, and two
wounded men were found lying on the
track and on each side Of it. One Of the
wounded men was just breathing his last,
and died in q few minutes. He had both
legs cut of and was literally torn to pieces.
The other wounded man had one of his
ankles 10 badly cut that it will have
70 be amputated, and his head was
also badly bruised. The bodies OF
the four men who had been killed
outright presented . terrible sight. II
seems hat these seven men had been sent
into the cut to shovel snow, on the suppo-
sitlon that there was room enough for
them to stand on the side Of the track and
let the trains pass. There were no signals
at the north end Of the cut to stop trains
or to indicate danger ahead. Exactly how
tney came to be caught has not vet been
learned. There was nothing on the pilot
OF the engine to show that the pilot had
caught them. The probability Is that the
tram, coming around the curve suddenly,
caught Q unawares, and then tbev
jumped to each side and were either
knocked down by the engine cylinder or
pulled under by the strong suction caused
Dy the train moving rapidly through such
. narrow passage way. The names Of the
killed are Charles Meyer, Thomas Brough-
man' A. ID. Swanson, Gus. A.. Herman. |
NE anderson and John E. Richardson. |
Inc name Of the wounded man is John
Andeiius. He will probably recover. An
inquest was to have been held at Oakland
last night.
The Mining Industry.
= YORK, Jan. 5.-The Tribune prints
over two pages Of tabular statements of
mining industry in the United States.
II says: ut will be seen from the statis-
we present that the previous year has
not been q favorable one for speculative
mining operations. Stocks have, as a rule.
gone down. and distrust has taken the
pace OF buoyant and exaggerated conf
aence. At the same time the business, re-
sarded as a productive industry, las more
nan neid its own. The number of diyi-
1snd-paying companies has nearly doubled.
me total yield of ore is remarkably steady.
ma q good percentage has been earned on
ne capital actually invested i land, ma
.h,nery and working expenses, while the
INDUSTRY Is constantly expanding, conquer |
almost every month new fields and
lrawing to itself additional forces in the
vay OF capital and men,"
Desperate Young Lover.
NEW YORK, January 5.-In BROOKLYN
asst night, James Walsh, aged nineteen
killed Barbara Groenthal, aged
eventeen, because she refused to marry
De procured a dirk and went to the
,ouse OF James Carlisle, 500 Willouehbv
venue where the girl was living, called |
lef 70 the door and stabbed her TO the |
After the murder Walsh went down |
= the Gowanus canal and attempted TO
ommit suicide, but was fshed ont and
aAen to Long Island College Hospital. II
not known at the time that be was the |
nuroerer, but he confessed and was re- |
moved to the police station.
a' 20 the Tosnbs I'm Default Of Bail.
NE" YORK, Jan. 5.-wm. J. Patton, |
oss plumber of the scene Of yesterday
'orning's fire. was sent to the Tomb. in