Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-11-30
GIANT POWDER EXPLOSION.
Four Men Seriously Injured Near
she Rocco-H omestake Mine.

News reached Eureka from hemiitoo
over the telephone Saturday evening
last that On explosion Of giant powder
had occurred near the Rocco-H omestske
mine, causing the serious injury OF
several miners ct that place, and re-
questing that . physician be sent over
Immediately. For day or two after
the accident many reports were in cir
c~ulatiou here as to the origin OF The ex-
~plosion, the extent Of the injuries re-
ceived by the men and the amount OF
property destroyed. Each Of the reports
differed from the other. and nothing
authentic could be gathered from them.
However, Col. Joseph Grandelmeyer.
who resides 81 Hamilton, and went to
the scene Of the explosion shortly after
the accident, has kindly furnished the
SENTINEL with the following particulars
regarding the unfortunate affair:
Over in Swsnsey Canyon. near the
Rocco Homestake mine, Capt. Frank
Drake and Alex Muir are doing some
prospecting work, where they had .
cabin and blacksmith shop. About 6
o'clock last Saturday afternoon Dennis
Coyle, foreman Of the Rocco-H omestske
mine, discovered that the blacksmith shop
and cabin were on fire and immediately
gave the alarm. Coyle took the lead and
started for the scene Of the confiagration,
followed2by Cesere Lani. Giuseppe Sus-
etti, Joseph Giuseppe Vioini. Jsoamo
Sprina and Cessre Sprina. When the
men were within about fifty feet Of the
burning structures q terrific explosion
occurred, followed in quick succession by
three others. II was afterwards ascer-
tanned that these explosions were caused
by three-qusrters Of . case of giant pow
der and three boxes Of giant caps. which
were stored in the cabin and blacksmith
shop.
OF the six men who endeavored to save
the burning structures only two escaped
uninjured.
Dennis Coyle had bis left elbow
crushed, aud may lose his srm; he also
sustained several other bruises and was
blown about ten feet by the force Of the
impact.
Giuseppe Susetti is badly injured.
His left eye is blown out and it is doubt
full il the right eye can be saved. A
piece OF wood three inches long, two
inches wide and an inch thick penetrated
his right arm, burying itself out Of sight
and taking with it q portion of the cloth
ing. His nose 10 also broken and Q
cash cut in his face. This man is q fright
full sight to behold.
Joseph Giuseppe Vicini received .
wound over the left eye. which, though
painful. is slight.
The two Sprina brothers had the good
fortune to escape without . scratch.
At this writing all Of the injured men
are resting as we'll as can be expected
under the circumstances.
DIR. L. A. Hsrcourt arrived here and
did ell be could to alleviate the suffer-
ines OF the injured men.
Mrs. Dennis Coyle aud two daughters,
Fannie and Rose. arrived here last Mon
day.
The cause Of the fire is supposed to
have been from sparks from the black
smith shop.
According to latest sdvices by tele-
phone from Hamilton. received Thurs
day afternoon. the injured men were do
ing as well as could be expected under
the circumstances. DR.. Harcourt will
return to Hamilton as soon as possible,
but is at present detained by cases 10