The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-05-13
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The particulars q the accident at
EA,Aj' min-. soun aft s o'clock SUI
day mornins. by which Samuel L..
Stark. pau'pman, was killed. aniJaeob
,Eggers. timbtrman. vas seriously. If
not fatally. injured. is given by the
Tuscarora papers Of Monday as fol-
lows:
"The cause which led to the acci-
dent. as far as we are aLle to ascertain,
is substantially as follows; 1t has been
the usual practice Of the engineer in
charge to lower the cages in the work
inc aud sinking compartments Of the
shaft simulianeo1sly-that Of the
former to the 450.foot level. il being
deisched from the engine and its speed
regulated by q brake, the latter being
controlled by steam, which custom pre-.
vailed yesterday. As the two men
stepped upon she cage OF the sinking
compartment. taking with them a heavy
wall plate to r, plao, II which had
been broken the evening previous. they
signaled the engineer to lower them to
the bottom, q distance Of about $50
feet, which he proceeded to do. Nearly
at the same moment he received a sig-
nal to lower the other cage, which he
started, applying the Lrakr; but finding
Its speed mere Hsing, attempted to in
sert the clutch, when in some unac-
countable manner, by sudden jar or
otherwise. the clutch attached to the
other reel became displaced and both
cages were pr, cipitated downward at
lightning speed, bearing the occupants
of the one 10 almos: certain death, as
we'll rs endangering the lives Of those
who were working below. In the work
ing compartment the cage was brought
TO a s,audstill by a bulkhead Of tim,
beers at the $50 level, which resisted the
shock. while that in the sinking com.
paItment went to the bottom, the mi.
ners at work there barely escaping witt
their lives. Stark was badly crushed by
the concussion, his legs being broker
in addition to other aud Internal in
juries. Eggers sustained an inpacteG
fracture of the left ankle, together with
severe bruises about the body both ex,
terpally and internally, and owes his
escape from immediate death from the
fact that, realizing his peril he Grasped
the cross-bar Of the cage above hi:
head. and drew himself nearly off hi,
feet. thereby lesseniIg tho shock, while
poor Stark sank down apparently in q
faint, and received the full force of tn,
concussion. As 500 as possible tn,
victims were brought 10 the surface
when a stretcher was provided an,
Stark conveyed to his residence, where
he died after about two hours Of mos
excruciating agony. being conscious t.
the last. Eggers was carried to the res
idence Of ]. T. May. where he is re
ceiying every attention at the hands o
sympathizing friends, and at last &c
counts was resting easily, although it i
entirely too soon 10 predict as to whA
the result in his case may be.
%he funeral Of Stark took place at
o'clock this afternoon from Odd Eel
lows Hall, under the NIspices Of Tus
cHrorI Lodge No. 30, Of which he wa
IL meuber, and was attended 10y q larg
body Of sorrowing and sympnthizin
friends. Ho WAS n native Of Wisconsin
81 years of age. and leaves a wife an,
one child to mourn his untimely fate
He nlso hns q sister residing at San RI
faei, California"