The Nome nugget., 1902-01-11
Tragic Fate of John NutClier
 and (. J. COrnei!le.
0h FRIDAY, JAN. [
5. j. Johnson, Who Was a Partner of the Dead lien, Tells the Story of the Horrible Accident on Boulder Creek-The Bodies Still Unburied

The bodies Of John Nutcher and C. ]. Corneiile, who were killed in a dynamite explosion in the Twin Noun tain Mining Conpany's mine on Bouldel creek on Friday, January 3, have not been brought to town, but they prob ,bly will be brought he,e for inter- ment in day or two.
 $. J. Johnson, who was at the mine on the day of the fatality, reached Nome yesterday, and to a NUGGET representative made the following statements:
 "I wa in the cabin on the day of the explosion doing some cooking. Nutcher usually got me to help him fire the ShGts after they ha been placed in position. and on Fr''av a te noon about l:30 he came to the cabin and l went into the tunnel with him to help light the fuses. He had loaded four shots in .e face of the tunnel and he lit two
 ,efore we got to the cabin we heard the explosion. We counted only three ,hots, buG we supposed that two shots had gone off simultaneously. We went into the cabin until the smoke had cleared away from the tunnel. and shortly thereafter Nutcher went back to make an examination. He returned in few minutes and said all the shots had gone off and cleared the whole face of the tunnel. Nutcher had some dogs, | which he kept in the tunnel, and. aflei taking them Il again, he returned u he drift with Corneille. AS near as an judge, about Il quarter of an hour had elapsed from the time of the fl 8, explosion until Ndtcher and Corneille went back. 1 thought uOih.ng more about the shots after Nutcher told me they had all gone off. was at work r the house when of a sudden I heard another explosion, ana thought they had found hat the fourth shot had not expluded and had lighted the fu.e. waited a few m'mentS, expecting the men to come into the house to wal, until the smoke cleared away. When they did not appear, 1 wen, out, but saw no one. l made my way into the tunnel and called. Corneille answered and then I heard him moaning. l went in and picked him up. He complained of his lief, leg and his bowels. Corneille was taken to the cabin, then I ran back to look for Nutcher. He was lying few feet further in the tunnel than COrnei le. face downward, his hands nnder him. lifted him mp and -aw chat the top of h,s sknll had beenb own of. Ileturned to the cabin and tried to ascertain the extent of Comedies | injuries. He was unconscious. 1 washed his face with warm water and took of d part of his clothing. On each temple there was large ga.b, and the flesh Cf his leil thigh was al tOl n away. His clothing on the left side had been torn and bis br. ast and left arm were terribly brui- He died about 1 o'cl ok. having lived an hour and ha :. II went to Headman's cabin and tried to get him to say al the cabin while came to town. but Headn.an would not | go near it. Then started him to town, but he did not reach Nome until t. ( next day"
 1 Cornsille leaves wife and three children in Princeton, Ills. He was {
 Mason and belonged to . lodge 1T Arlington. Ills.
 1 Nu,cher came to Nome from Sacra mento. His wife is dead. but he ha' four suns living in California. one O tnem at Occidental, Sonon,a county. Nltchers dogs. which were in thu tunnel at the time of. the explosion l oSca ned unha rme,l