| Name |
John Samuel Hancock |
| Residence |
1850 |
Grant County, Wisconsin, United States  [1] |
| Birth |
27 Apr 1850 |
Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States |
| Gender |
Male |
| FamilySearch ID |
995P-QJX |
| Name |
John Hancock [1] |
| Name |
Samuel Hancock |
| Residence |
1860 |
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States [1] |
| Residence |
1870 |
Iowa, United States [1] |
| Occupation |
Jan 1879 |
Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada, United States |
| Accident |
- A TERRIBLE SMASH.
The Spur-Wheel at the Con.(Consolidated) Virginia Flies to Fragments? The Air Filled with Great Pieces of Iron? Nobody Hurt? Particulars of the Accident.
About 1 o'clock this morning the breaking of a tooth of the spurwheel in the Con. Virginia works was the cause of a very singular accident. The cage, on which were two empty cars, was at the 1,100 level, and when tho cog on the spur-wheel gave way, the cage, with its load, fell to the bottom of the shaft. The ten-inch shaft of the pinion-wheel snapped off at the hub like a dry stick, and fragments of the spur-wheel were scattered all over the surrounding neighborhood. A large hole was smashed in the roof over the engine; a section of wall was burst through over the compressor on the north side of the building, and a piece of the air cylinder about four feet long was torn off.
THE FLYING FRAGMENTS.
A fragment of the wheel, weighing over 400 pounds was shot through the opening above the shaft, and projected through the roof of the kitchen of Dick Farrell's house on I street, more than three blocks away.
As it came through with all the force of a missile projected by a catapult it tore away one of the rafters to which was attached a bird cage containing a canary, but the bird, strange to say, was not injured. Other fragments of iron lie scattered about on the roof of the Consolidated Virginia works and on the Ophir ground. A large piece was found as far away as the C. & C. shaft. The shock of the disaster was felt for blocks along C street, and it is something wonderful that no one was killed or injured by the flying pieces.
ESCAPE OF THE MEN.
There were on duty at the time a fireman, three car-men, two watchmen and Samuel Hancock, the engineer. The latter was at his post, immediately in front of the wheeI, which gave way, and he narrowly escaped a fearful death. One of the pieces of iron, weighing over 300 pounds, whizzed past his ear and smashed the lantern which hung just over his head. Another piece tore away the staging under his feet, throwing hlm to the ground by the force of the concussion. As he was not six feet away from the wheel when it burst, his escape is considered marvelous.
The air compressor at the north end will be in working order, and all the damage to the machinery and building will have been repaired in about two weeks.
PREPARATIONS FOR REPAIRING.
Colonel Fair, immediately on learning of the accident, telegraphed to San Francisco for machinery to replace that which was Injured, He also put on a large force of carpenters and machinists to clear away the wreck and to have things in readiness for the work of immediate repair. The brake band went through the floor, tearing a large hole through the four-inch planking, but fortunately did no other damage, and the guy ropes supporting the smokestacks were cut. The brake wheel will have to be renewed, and the spur wheel will be replaced by one which has been lying unused in the works for some time. There will be no interruption to working or hoisting at the shaft.? Virginia City Chronicle.
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| Residence |
1880 |
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States [1] |
| _UID |
8CE2CF2C39984E3CB7751A4DB9246364FB6A |
| Death |
20 Jan 1883 |
Los Angeles County, California, United States |
- Death of John S. Hancock
He Expired at Los Angeles, California, Yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon the following dispatch was received in this city:
Los Angeles, Jan. 18.
John very low. Recovery doubtful. Prepare for the Worst. Twenty-four hours will probably decide. Doing everything possible. Don't think of coming. Will keep you advised.
John T. Hancock
There was a terribe meaning concealed in the above carefully worded telegram, which was plain enough to the anxious, grief stricken relatives in this city.
Another dispatch was received at half-past five bearing this sad intelligence:
Los Angeles Jan. 19.
Our dear John is forever at rest. Reach home Thursday morning.
John T. Hancock.
John S. Hancock, eledest son of Mr. and Mrs John T. Hancock, of this city, was a young man of unusual promise. His age at the time of his death was 33 years. For years he was connected with his father and brother in this city, in the wholesale grocery business, under the firm nsme of John T. Hancock & Sons. Over s year ago he withdrew from the firm, and accepted the secretaryship of the Dubuque Cattle Company, with headquarters at Los Angeles, California. It was while engaged in the duties of this office that he died. He was taken ill about three weeks ago, with a severe cold, contracted while exposed to the weather, from which he never rallied. He leaves a wife and three children. His wife and father are at Los Angeles. The children are in this city.
Dubuque Daily Times
Saturday January 20, 1883
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| Burial |
Linwood Cemetery, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States |
| Person ID |
I55701 |
Lanark County Origins |
| Last Modified |
8 Apr 2024 |
| Family |
Isadora Adele Stark, b. 26 Nov 1848, Columbus, Franklin Delaware and Fairfield Counties, Ohio, United States d. 1 Jan 1922 (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Jan 1870 |
Delaware County, Iowa, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Isadora Edmonia Hancock, b. 1871, Iowa, United States d. Bef 1930, District of Columbia, United States (Age 58 years) |
| + | 2. Dr. John Clifford Hancock, b. 17 Jan 1872, Julien, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States d. 18 Jun 1947, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States (Age 75 years) |
| | 3. Edith Stark Hancock, b. 6 Sep 1874, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States d. 19 Feb 1958, De Witt, Onondaga County, New York, United States (Age 83 years) |
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| Family ID |
F19455 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2024 |
1850 - 1883 (32 years)
