Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-22
GOVERNMENT RESCUE OFFICERS
RESPOND To CALL FOR help
AND DO VERY EFFECTIVE WORK

shaft and would have dropped the
for quick action. Vigorous efforts
were made to resuscitate Ziokovich,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
flesh was cold and the eyes CLASSY.
Two men from the arrivals were
broken into the methods for secur-
ing artificial respiration. but their
work was fruitless. AS a final test
Mr.. Steidle inserted knife blade
three-quarters of an inch in the arm
and when the blade was withdrawn
there was no blood and the wound
remained open.
While this was in progress Mr..
Riggs took the injured man on the
auto of Louis Amundsen into the
Mine Operators hospital at Tonopah.
The injured man was conveyed on a
stretcher extended across the doors
of the tonneau In care of Mr.. Riggs.
The remains of ziokovicn were
brought in at 1880 this morning In
the Blackburn car. as 1t was neees-
sary to stop at Millers long enough
to hold an inquest. as the accident
occurred in Esmeralda county and
the deceased belonged to Tonopah.
The government officials we're pro-
foundly impressed by the diligence
of the deputy she. iff at Millers who,
instead OF volunteering help, enjoined
the succoring party not to forget to
stop at Millers on the way back with
the bodies as I'VE have to hold an
inquest and cannot let the bodies go
out of this county" Had this thrifty
officer taken steps to send relief
when he first heard of the accident
there might not have been any loss
of life.
A rancher In the vicinity of the
shaft took grave risk during the
afternoon. Hearing there was some
sort of trouble at the Banovich mine,
this man travelled three miles to lend
assistance. He reached the mine at
8 o'clock and not finding any one on
top, boldly went down until he saw
the two bodies at the bottom. About
this time he felt himself collapsine
and had sufficient strength left to
Chamber to the surface, where the
fresh air completed his recovery.
The accident was due to the pre-
vailing storm which, through all
pressure. prevented escape of powder
fumes. The men let off a round oi
shots Monday night. On the follow
ing they began mucking, as had beer
their custom. Banovich was at the
bottom of the shaft, while his com
panions were turning the windlasi
on top Soon Banovich felt himself
grow faint and called to the topmer
that he felt sick and was coming up
He began climbing the ladder. Aftel
taking three rounds he was overcom,
and fell back unconscious. The 9th
ers, hearing the sound. surmise,
, what had occurred and one wen
, down to his relief and collapsed
! Then the third man, Kapich, wen
/. to the rescue and was partially as
/, phyxiated before he realized his peri
and managed to drag himself up tn
!. ladder out of. the gaseous zone. ]
!. was strange that he did not drol
q from the collar of the shaft to tn,
;. bottom and break every bone in hi
: body, as he had scarcely powe
;. enough to crawl over the collar 4
Z the surface. where his strength CAV
a out. After recovering he ran to
. ranch three miles away for a team
q to take him to Millers. Not findin
: the owner or the animals there
! Kapich retraced his steps and con