The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-21
DEATH CAUSED BY
|NHAL|NG Gas
\ Prominent Young Miners
Horrible Fate at vir-
qinia City

Tuesday afternoon ice Mcdonald was
killed by gas in a drain tunnel at the
Union Consolidated mine and william s.
Byrne. John Richards. Sol Martin and
George Williams rescued In the nick OF
time. says the Enterprise.
When the fire occurred at the mine last
Thursday bulkhead was put In drain
tunnel at the bottom CT the dump on the
north side of the mine and which taps the
shaft at depth of $50 feet. Tuesday II
was decided to take down the bulkhead
In order to go in and see how badly the
shaft was damaged. Accompanied by
Foreman Willis Jones. the miners above
mentioned went down to the tunnel and
Mcdonald and Richards went In and part
ly cut away the bulkhead, which was
about twenty-five feet from the mouth.
They came out and Byrne. Martin and
Williams went in and finished the work
of taking down the bulkhead. and then
came out. Mcdonald and Richards then
lit lanterns and started in to see how far
they could get in the tunnel, and after
they had been absent about ten minutes
faint cry for help was heard coming
from Richards. Byrne, Martin and VIII
iams at once went to his rescue and
found him little beyond the bulkhead.
They carried him OUT TO wnere the air
was good and then started in to get Nc
| Donald. They found MIN about forty feet
beyond the bulkheao. but before they
could carry him very far they were also
overcome, and remembered nothing more
until revived outside the tunnel.
AS soon as Richards cried for assist
ance Foreman Jones hurried up the dump
and summoned all hands employed about
the works to the tunnel. The men were
carried cut with the greatest difficulty.
as the tunnel was filled with gas and the
rescue party had to grope about in the
-all had been sent to Drs. Pickard, Sulli-
van and Hodgens and they arrived almost
as soon as the men were brought out.
Mcdonald was dead and they adopted
heroic remedies to revive the other four
men. Richards and Byrne received q
heavy dose but after an hours vigorous
work all the men were considered out Of
danger.
The death of Mr.. Mcdonald is a very
sad one. as he leaves wife and babe
only few months old. He was steady.
his faithfulness was appointed shift
boss at the mine a few days ago. He
carried a policy for $1,000 in the Mutual
Life Insurance company. and was a
member in good standing of the Miners
union of this city.
While Father Tubman was driving rap
idly down a road leading to the scene OF
the accident his buggy overturned into
a gully, but neither he nor Frank Blake.
Jr who was riding with him. received
scratch.
At the home of the deceased. where
happiness reigned but few hours before.
the scene was heartrending. When the
sad tidings were broken the young wife
was dazed, and II was feared her mind
would give way under the shock. She
grew worse during the evening and it
was necessary to cali in DIR. Pickard.
Mr. Mcdonald was bern In this city "a
years ago. and besides his wife and babe
is survived by father, mother. brother
and two sisters. His brother Win arrived
in this city few days ago from Gold
field. His mother Will arrive from San
Francisco today.