Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-18
TElEGRAPHIC.
Terrible Disaster at a Mine
in Braidwood.
sIXTY-Two MEN sMoTHERED
Or DROWNED
Rerdell Gives Evidence in the
Star Route Trial.
--.ayA Aesa.7aA-Es $4,000 T:s
~ Eo- SUFFERERS.
The Cause OF Columns Quarrel
with Sullivan.
Death OF uzIii MDAslEl, 4 POPULAR
SOCIETY BELLE.

sezcnr 70 zaz sEsrrsxL-i
Ca1c.go. FsB. IA mine at Braid
xocd. : mining town 70 miles soaih Of
Joliet, ezved in aid Imprisoned Is men.
a Subsequent dispatch says IS Of these
are dead.
LATzE-A bris: interview h2s just been
bald with A. L. Sweet. President Of the
foHr mines comprising the Diamond
mine. to confirm the reports Of the ter
ri5le disaster as BrzidzOod. Sweets in
formation ia tbs: 30 men we've il the
various shafts On Friday afternoon Bhsn
the ground szgged under the weight Of
water tina, had a. once loosened ii.
sixty-two men were 10 one shaft, which
caught the bulk u the falling debris,
aad which vas instantly flooded. Every
one Of them szs either drowned or
smothered inside Of i've minutes. Their
bodies must now be buried beneath
many tons Of earth. One hundred acres
nave been e1cavated, and the miners not
in the one unfortunate shaft al escaped.
Pamping Is going On vigorously, but i.
will be Many hours before the first
bodies "a be reached. The mine was Of
1ne ordinary kind, implied with regular
shafts and supposed 70 be well protected
from accident. The wires 10 Joliet are
in bad shape, and No fall report has
been received.
RerdeII-s Evidence.
W~AsHrSeros, Feb. 17.-Bsrdell to-day
said: A certain paper signed il Dorsey's
name Was no; in bis writing. Ind Dorsey
was not in a place where he could have
signed it at the date mentioned in il. A
letter was read from Dorsey to his brother,
stating that the Bismarck and Tongue
River route would pay him or somebody
$40 600 per unEm 4 number Of blank
afiidavits we're taken from witness Office
Immediately after the last verde, in the
Star Route trial.. :. ". Dorsey alone
had a key to his Office. The Letters between
himself and Dorsey we're distracted be-
tween Boston and Dorsey. He explained
the simmons method Of bookkeeping en-
ployed by himself under direction Of S.
W. Dorsey. When D5r-ey asked witness
once if he had charged Brady with certain
amounts, 5000. 5000 and $1,000. wit
ness said be had no account against Brady.
Dorsey replied, why. damn it, he is
William Smith" William Smith was one
OF the names Of the pseudo contractors.
Aid for The Sufferers.
I~sDIAsAPoLIs, Feb. 1.-THE House APP
propriated $780, 900 for the food sufferers.
The Senate will concur. Forty thousand
dollars had been previously appropriated.
Carloads Of provisions ara going south.
The Wabash II reported higher than ever
known. An appeal issued from New Al
bany ssys over 10000 persons in that
vicinity are homeless and destitute, and
nothing can be raised for them there
abouts. The public ia therefore invited to
aid them. Every kind Of aid Is acceptable,
as their wants are 80 various, bat nothing
is especially needed. The distress will
continue for weeks.
Trouble Between the B~ruisers.
NV YoRK, Feb. 1.-THE reason Of Co
burns quarre! With Sullivan is Coburu's
| remark that Sullivan had muscle, but no
science. During their spsEr!ng Sullivan
heard Of this, and Ct Utica, getting : little
too much beer Ia, Is. kiEasel! GU. freely
and gave a ans exhibition. subsequently
he published a card, saying that Il Cob1rn
was q fair specimen Of the old-time boxers
they Mus. have been a poor lot. Co5nrn
now aants 70 Aght, and recalls the fact
that 10 sss never defeated.
&AakFsaAihk MUGS DAAtSdhsiSs
CHICAGO. Feb. l7.-Fhs rsins, thaws,
SHOWS aud aoods are telling on the rail.
roads tonight. Not E passenger train
left for the wes. except via 81. Louis.
Reports Of unsafe bridgss deter travel
era and trains IL all directions. There
Il no communication With Lou.syiIle, (
From all sections cCme reports ot high
water, wGsho1is aud damage 70 railroad
property. Many bridges HI e been
washed away, especially il Illinois. In
JoIie, two haye g9ne down. 10 freight
trains are moving tonight.
4 Fallen Society Belle,
BALrr1ozE. Feb. l7.-Lizz!e AoDAL!el,
4 popular society belle, died from the
effects Ct medicines giren her By her
young ssducer. she vas taken BY him
10 3 smzli, dzrk. diEgy Tosa. where her
parents toand her, dessrted b. the vii
iailoaa lcGter, Chase Kemp. 5as zsys
birth % = cal4d, uhsFsgpoH tie mother |
became insane. Before Dying sbs enacted
= promise ffom her family th2t her de-
stfoyer shoala not - injured. She wss
beauEtui and accomplished, Tho 1901 D.
her parents aad sfiesds, via are complete
ly pFustec-
Railroad. Eioekaded.
81. PAUL. Fsb. i7.-TEe blizzard noY
has possessioa o. Tbs State and Northwest.
The thermomstsr be. fallen % degrees
since morning. Snow sad fierce 1inds
prevail. All the railroads are delayed and
some entirely bioetsdsd Manitoba Ia
blocked vest q. lied Ei7er. The Sioux
City branch d tbs Omaha line Ia entirely
blocked. Hastiogs sHd Dakota sent out
no trains. The Northern Pacific Is blocked
west Of JaInestown, Dakota.
Fatal Haiiroad Accident.
CLEvELAsD, Feb. I7.-seyen cars Of an
express train on the Cleveland Il Column
bus road we're ditched by a slipping rail
one mile north Of Gallon to-day, while
running 10 miles 81 hour. Robert Cudell,
draughtsman Of the G. G. G. and /. II. H., |