The Nome nugget., 1902-01-08
Two Men Killed ByAn Ep!osi0n
 d Dynamite.
aN BOULDER. CREEK
The Victims Were Jehn Nu.cher and (. JS.COrEeil.e Who Were Working in a Quart7t Mine at That Place Bodies Not Yet Brou2h 2h4 to TowE.

John Nutcher and C. J. Corneille were killed by an explosion Friday afternoon in a tunnel of the Twin N ou tain Gold Mining and Milling Company on Boulder creek, trbu- cary of Snake ri,er,. II miles from N0tner.
 Nutcher died instantly, but. Corneille lived an hourand a half. The top of Nutcher's head was blown off, whale CDrneille's right hand and left leg were reduced to 8, pulp, and his side was pierced with flying rocks.
 News of the iatality was brought to Nome on Sunday by Jacob head- man, a miner, who lives about a mile from the scene.Uf the accident. Head- man, brought to, town the following hote from $: John Johnson, treasurer of the Twin Mountain Gold Mining and Milling Company, who own lhs claim on which the horrible fatality occurred, to Claus Rodine, secretary of the company, who has been in town 3iuce Christmas:
 "hir. Ciau, kodine,
 Near SIT: There was an explosion in the tupHel t'r,day atteruouu Jan. S. Nutcher Was Killed and ConeiiIe. died the. same evening. Please nol1y Nutcher's attorneys Love aud Knott at lAr. Hill drug s,ore. Also nnd out what IS best Lu do with, the remains.
 S., JOHN JOHNSON"
 Accortlingto-the story told by Head man the accident occurred in the tun- hel at distance of 5O feet from the mouth. NuLcher and Corneille were alone in the drift. They had put in. four dynanrite shots, ard had returned 10 the mouth of the tunnel. An eX- plosion took place and the men re- turned to the fuce of the drift where the shots had been lad.
 One of the shots, however, failed to explode with the other three. and kutcher aud Corneille began tearing up the shattered rock: COneilie was hSing DICK and nu,t have struck the aknami,e cap with his DICK. In,tantly .here was loud report and Nutcher, who was nearest the lace of the tunnel, fell dead, struck by a'tying rock tuil Tn the forehead and shatlerlng his skull.
 COrneille received the tsrce of the explosion in his left leg and stomach, .c.s side being penetrated so that his intestines prolruded. His left hand was 8 so shattered to a pulp.
 Mir. Johnson. was ln the cabin on the clalm at Lhe- time. He heard the eX- plOsiOn but it did not concern ham at the tune. About SIX o'clock when Nutcher and tOrneille did uUtretu utn tO the cabin, Mir. JOhnson went Lo the tunnel. he caiied but. theHe, was nc Answer. Hastliy ,iighJ.ns candle he went in. CrJnelIe lay, prosti ate III ter tfb.c az Uns while Nu. cter was beyond the need U1 huInan assistance. CUrLeiile < was ,aKen LO tue cabin with much d. hculty. where he fingered m terrible agony for one and half hours: lie knew that he must die: .'My insides al e out." he salCy 'ths. why. did not su home 'last1all as I intended. These were-his last words:
 i, Joifn'Nulcher was an Englshman by birth and came to Nome In the sprIns of 1900. He was a member of anu sup erintsndeut of the 1wlh Mountain Cola Mining &-Milllng, Coz, state of Main, corpora, tuh; which has Leen developing 8 quaatZ ledge on Boulder creek for tfofe than a year past. lie was tt years ot age.
 C. J. COrneille was of Princeton, H. . where he leaves q family. lie came |, \ Nome first In lYvV, bus went home lha Al fall and returned last spring. he was j also .a.member of the company. \ Dr. Ed E. Hill notified Corner Reed of the accident, but Coroner Reed de- cidsd that an inquest was not neces- sary.
 Frank Dfiscoll and M. Donworth, who reached town from Boulder creek on Monday. They were at the scene Of the explosion, Mir. Dciscoll having gone to the mine to see Nutcher with whomshe wss interested in some quartz properties in thas setcion Hewent to tase cabin on the claim on Sunday lasl and learned of the dreadful tragedy iron 8. l. !uhnsots, tteasurer of the Twin Mountain Gold Mining & Milling -.l Co. The,body of Nnteher. lay. in the storm porch while that of Corneile tas in the babid.
 Mf. Johnson told Mir. Driscoll that the first shots i'd the tunnel were ex- rioded at 2;3o Friday afternoon. Nutcher put in four shots and came back to the cabin and told Johnson shAtall had exploded. Then Nutchcr , fs z 4