Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-28
PACIFIC COAST ADvIcES.

DECENTRALIZATION VI - VI
the Tombstone mill d Mining
COmpany-Powder Works Blown
Up List OF the Killed and
wounded-H. Van Dyk e INSTANTLY
KIIIed-Rich Gold Finds i'm Shasta
County, California.
Especial TO THE SENTINEL
SAN Francisco, March ia Tomb
stone dispatch says: Mr.. Peel, engineer
of the Tombstone Mill & Mining Com
pany, was assassinated in his Office at
Charleston last night. Two masked men
entered the Office and shot him down and
fed. Mr.. Austin, the Superintendent,
who was in the office with Peel, was not
hit. The motive is unknown.
An Oakland dispatch says the powder
works at Steges station, Alameda County,
were blown up.
Later news from Oakland is to the effect
that the explosion occurred at the Berkeley
Black Powder Works. The buildings are
burning, and medical assistance has been
asked for. Several doctors have gone to
tue scene. ABOUT 0U uieu, mostiy "nitc,
are employed at the works.
The explosion across the Bay this morn
ing occurred in the %granulating house OF
the Vulcan Powder Company. where the
manufacture of black blasting powder wac
in progress. The fire broke out in the
dry-room, communicating almost in
stantly to the powder, only a small guam
tity of which was in the building. A
blast Of powder flame rushed across the
passage separating the grannlating from
the drying-house. In the latter about
three tons Of powder was stored, which at
once exploded. The conclusion was not
heavy, and the windows OF the buildings
200 yards distant were not broken. The
lighthouse was blown to pieces, killing and
w%ounding all the men at work there.
Following is a list of the killed: George
Stansfeld, engineer /; H. G. Lamb, l.. w.
Starr, carpenters Mr.. Stewart. general
assistant about the works, and six China
men. The wounded are Gottleib Koch,
Schofer, Mr.. Ferris, carpenters ; W. b.
Dales, foreman of the works. The result
of the injuries to the wounded are doubt
full.
The loss of property will probably fall
within $25 900.
Complaints were filed to-day against
about 600 violators of the Sunday law.
While the steamship City of Toxic was
entering the harbor to-day she was boarded
by two United States Deputy Marshals,
who arrested John Hennessy, purser of
the steamer, and Henry Kennedy, stew
ard. These parties are arrested on suspi-
cion of being engaged in smuggling opium
into this port from Hong Kong. Their
rooms were searched. but nothing suspi-
nf.,,, ls1rA.aI Thn 1afan1pnfd
were admitted to bail in $500 each. The
case will be examined tomorrow before
the United States Commissioner.
The police to-day heard that two Chi
nese lepers had taken up quarters under a
building near the corner Of Pacific street
and Sullivan's alley. On reaching the
spot the officers detailed to make the ar
rest fonnd that a burrow had been made
under the building about 10 feet long 6
feet wide and IS inches high. The hole
was carpeted with some filthy rags, frag-
ments OF discarded door mats, ETC., and
was the dwelling place of the two unfortu-
mates. One of them was absent at the
time. His companion, streaked and fur
rowed with the ravages of the disease and
covered with offensive running sores, said
that his mate had gone to forage on the
neighboring swill barrels for food, as their
afforded them no assistance.
The Health Officer was notified and took
the sufferers to the Pesthouse. The build
ing under which the lepers lived is
used by a Chinese firm as a mandatory OF
clothing for the American market.
A dispatch from Empire City says: The
tug Fearless and schooner Gotama struck
the North Spit yesterday while going
to sea. The schooner was got off in a
badly strained condition and towed to
North Bend, half filled with water, where
she will be beached, unloaded and re-
paired. The tug is still aground and
badly damaged.
NILES (CSl.), March 27.-H. Vandyke,
a book-keeper for Ackerson 4 Co. OF San
Francisco was instantly killed to-day by q
windmill falling on him at his residence
near here. He leaves q wife and i've
children.
SHASTA, March 27.-Brincard and Lowry,
who have been prospecting about seven
miles from Shasta, near Centerville. struck
a ledge last week and took out 81, 800 on
Friday and 81 900 On Saturday. A few
days since a miner near Whiskytown took
out 81 500 in two pans Of dirt. A good
many of our townspaople went out to the
mines this morning, and considerable ex-
prevails.