Mariposa-San Joaquin County CA Archives Obituaries.....O'Connell, Daniel October 17, 1900
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San Francisco Call, October 18, 1900
“COULTERVILLE STAGE DASHES OVER A GRADE 
Driver O'Connell Killed and Several Passengers Injured. 
ACCIDENT DUE TO A RUNAWAY 
Breaking of a Bit Causes the Man Having Charge of the Reins to Lose Control of 
His Six-Horse Team. 

Special Dispatch to The Call. 

STOCKTON. Oct. 17.— The stage running between Big Oak Flat and Coulterville, in 
Mariposa County, southeast of this city, was overturned to-day. Driver Daniel 
O’Connell was killed and several passengers more or less injured. Among the 
latter was Henry Rohrbacher of this city. He telephoned his family in Stockton 
at noon that he was not seriously injured. The other passengers were: Mr. 
Rogers of Carters, D. Bruschi of Coulterville and W. Harris of Coulterville. 
They were badly shaken, but not dangerously hurt. 

The accident occurred a few miles from Chinese Camp. A bit broke and the six-
horse team started to run away, the driver being powerless to control the 
animals. The vehicle with its human freight was hurled over a high embankment. 
It rolled over and over to the bottom. That all of the passengers were not 
killed is remarkable. 

The unfortunate driver was crushed under the stage. He lived only twenty 
minutes after the accident.” END


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San Francisco Call, October 18, 1900 (Thursday), Page 3, Column 1.

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