Just found this today. McGINN, John SNEIDER, James Mariposa Gazette, July 23, 1892 Suffocated in a Well. John McGinn and James Sneider were instantly suffocated in a well at La Grange last Thursday by the deadly gas therein. They had been blasting the bottom of the well to make it deeper and McGinn lowered Sneider to survey the well. Suddenly Sneider was silent and McGinn asked the bystanders to lower him so he could see what was wrong. He became unconscious at once, the rope slipped from him and he fell to the bottom of the well. A miner named O'Brien insisted on going down, whereupon he was lowered and at once lost consciousness. He was drawn up in a limp condition and was afterwards delirious. When restored to reason he made another trip and fastened the rope to McGinn's body which was drawn out. A man named Carter was then lowered and he got Sneider's body. John McGinn, aged 69, was a native of Ireland and proprietor of the Fairview Hotel. Sneider was about 45 years of age and a native of Pennsylvania.

I find this story tragic and unusual that soil conditions in the La Grange area would produce carbon monoxide, methane or some other toxic gas. Does anyone know the location in La Grange where this accident occurred? John Glynn [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Hilk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:02 AM Subject: [CASTANIS] McGinn > Just found this today. > > McGINN, John > SNEIDER, James > Mariposa Gazette, July 23, 1892 > > Suffocated in a Well. > > John McGinn and James Sneider were instantly suffocated in a well at La > Grange last Thursday by the deadly gas therein. They had been blasting > the bottom of the well to make it deeper and McGinn lowered Sneider to > survey the well. Suddenly Sneider was silent and McGinn asked the > bystanders to lower him so he could see what was wrong. He became > unconscious at once, the rope slipped from him and he fell to the bottom > of the well. A miner named O'Brien insisted on going down, whereupon he > was lowered and at once lost consciousness. He was drawn up in a limp > condition and was afterwards delirious. When restored to reason he made > another trip and fastened the rope to McGinn's body which was drawn out. > A man named Carter was then lowered and he got Sneider's body. John > McGinn, aged 69, was a native of Ireland and proprietor of the Fairview > Hotel. Sneider was about 45 years of age and a native of Pennsylvania. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This happened a lot when they blasted in the old mines. I think it is Carbon Monoxide but not sure that was caused by the blast. La Grange is in the foot hills on the Toulumne river. This river runs just out side of Modesto and if you fallow it up you will see La Grange. It was one of those gold mining towns. It still has a few people living there. Don't blink you might miss the place. John Glynn wrote: >I find this story tragic and unusual that soil conditions in the La Grange >area would produce carbon monoxide, methane or some other toxic gas. Does >anyone know the location in La Grange where this accident occurred? > >John Glynn >[email protected] >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Thomas Hilk" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:02 AM >Subject: [CASTANIS] McGinn > > > > >>Just found this today. >> >>McGINN, John >>SNEIDER, James >>Mariposa Gazette, July 23, 1892 >> >>Suffocated in a Well. >> >>John McGinn and James Sneider were instantly suffocated in a well at La >>Grange last Thursday by the deadly gas therein. They had been blasting >>the bottom of the well to make it deeper and McGinn lowered Sneider to >>survey the well. Suddenly Sneider was silent and McGinn asked the >>bystanders to lower him so he could see what was wrong. He became >>unconscious at once, the rope slipped from him and he fell to the bottom >>of the well. A miner named O'Brien insisted on going down, whereupon he >>was lowered and at once lost consciousness. He was drawn up in a limp >>condition and was afterwards delirious. When restored to reason he made >>another trip and fastened the rope to McGinn's body which was drawn out. >>A man named Carter was then lowered and he got Sneider's body. John >>McGinn, aged 69, was a native of Ireland and proprietor of the Fairview >>Hotel. Sneider was about 45 years of age and a native of Pennsylvania. >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >. > > >