--Birth year is around 1870. Some records list an age of around 40, but the death certificate lists an age of around 45.
"Sybil Huntington was halfway to the bakery on Mazuma's main street when a gust of wind enveloped the town in dust. She thought of the windows in her hillside home, open to let in some cool evening air. She decided to head back and had just reached her gate when a roaring sound come from the canyon. She turned in time to watch a wave of destruction enter Mazuma. In an interview years later, she would recall that it was as if the entire town were made of cardboard.
Houses on the canyon floor were washed away, their rubble strewn over a mile-long path. The great dance hall was carried off and turned completely around before buckling into a heap of rubble. The Coalition Mining Plant—a cyanide manufactory—was torn off its concrete base, and its vault containing $20,000 in bullion was swept into the stream of wreckage, its treasure emptying out into the plains.
Percy Gillespie, the superintendent's son, was playing with the George and Jimmy Kehoe when the wall hit. Nearby, Mrs. Reese was swept up in the water, as was Mrs. Kehoe who held her 19-month-old son Ronnie. Hearing the tumult, Mike Whalen stepped out of his cabin to see young Ronnie being carried away. He jumped in to attempt a rescue, but neither resurfaced.
Mrs. McClean and Maud Ruddel—the Canadian-born postmistress—were in the post office when it collapsed. Maud was later found 2 miles downstream, nails and wreckage tangled in her hair.
Mr. and Mrs. Trenchard were swept away and wouldn't be discovered until the next day. Mr. Trenchard would later succumb to his injuries, but his wife survived.
In total, at least 11 lives—one tenth of the population—were lost with Mazuma, and when the waters receded, all that remained of the town was the two-story hotel and the general store. The Tonopah Daily Bonanza called it the worst disaster Nevada had faced in many years."
--Taken from the article "Disaster at Mazuma" by Cory Munson featured in the Feb.-April 2022 Nevada Magazine issue. It can be found here: https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/february-april-2022/19385/
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"Sybil Huntington was halfway to the bakery on Mazuma's main street when a gust of wind enveloped the town in dust. She thought of the windows in her hillside home, open to let in some cool evening air. She decided to head back and had just reached her gate when a roaring sound come from the canyon. She turned in time to watch a wave of destruction enter Mazuma. In an interview years later, she would recall that it was as if the entire town were made of cardboard.
Houses on the canyon floor were washed away, their rubble strewn over a mile-long path. The great dance hall was carried off and turned completely around before buckling into a heap of rubble. The Coalition Mining Plant—a cyanide manufactory—was torn off its concrete base, and its vault containing $20,000 in bullion was swept into the stream of wreckage, its treasure emptying out into the plains.
Percy Gillespie, the superintendent's son, was playing with the George and Jimmy Kehoe when the wall hit. Nearby, Mrs. Reese was swept up in the water, as was Mrs. Kehoe who held her 19-month-old son Ronnie. Hearing the tumult, Mike Whalen stepped out of his cabin to see young Ronnie being carried away. He jumped in to attempt a rescue, but neither resurfaced.
Mrs. McClean and Maud Ruddel—the Canadian-born postmistress—were in the post office when it collapsed. Maud was later found 2 miles downstream, nails and wreckage tangled in her hair.
Mr. and Mrs. Trenchard were swept away and wouldn't be discovered until the next day. Mr. Trenchard would later succumb to his injuries, but his wife survived.
In total, at least 11 lives—one tenth of the population—were lost with Mazuma, and when the waters receded, all that remained of the town was the two-story hotel and the general store. The Tonopah Daily Bonanza called it the worst disaster Nevada had faced in many years."
--Taken from the article "Disaster at Mazuma" by Cory Munson featured in the Feb.-April 2022 Nevada Magazine issue. It can be found here: https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/february-april-2022/19385/
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--Birth year is around 1870. Some records list an age of around 40, but the death certificate lists an age of around 45.
"Sybil Huntington was halfway to the bakery on Mazuma's main street when a gust of wind enveloped the town in dust. She thought of the windows in her hillside home, open to let in some cool evening air. She decided to head back and had just reached her gate when a roaring sound come from the canyon. She turned in time to watch a wave of destruction enter Mazuma. In an interview years later, she would recall that it was as if the entire town were made of cardboard.
Houses on the canyon floor were washed away, their rubble strewn over a mile-long path. The great dance hall was carried off and turned completely around before buckling into a heap of rubble. The Coalition Mining Plant—a cyanide manufactory—was torn off its concrete base, and its vault containing $20,000 in bullion was swept into the stream of wreckage, its treasure emptying out into the plains.
Percy Gillespie, the superintendent's son, was playing with the George and Jimmy Kehoe when the wall hit. Nearby, Mrs. Reese was swept up in the water, as was Mrs. Kehoe who held her 19-month-old son Ronnie. Hearing the tumult, Mike Whalen stepped out of his cabin to see young Ronnie being carried away. He jumped in to attempt a rescue, but neither resurfaced.
Mrs. McClean and Maud Ruddel—the Canadian-born postmistress—were in the post office when it collapsed. Maud was later found 2 miles downstream, nails and wreckage tangled in her hair.
Mr. and Mrs. Trenchard were swept away and wouldn't be discovered until the next day. Mr. Trenchard would later succumb to his injuries, but his wife survived.
In total, at least 11 lives—one tenth of the population—were lost with Mazuma, and when the waters receded, all that remained of the town was the two-story hotel and the general store. The Tonopah Daily Bonanza called it the worst disaster Nevada had faced in many years."
--Taken from the article "Disaster at Mazuma" by Cory Munson featured in the Feb.-April 2022 Nevada Magazine issue. It can be found here: https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/february-april-2022/19385/
~~~
"Sybil Huntington was halfway to the bakery on Mazuma's main street when a gust of wind enveloped the town in dust. She thought of the windows in her hillside home, open to let in some cool evening air. She decided to head back and had just reached her gate when a roaring sound come from the canyon. She turned in time to watch a wave of destruction enter Mazuma. In an interview years later, she would recall that it was as if the entire town were made of cardboard.
Houses on the canyon floor were washed away, their rubble strewn over a mile-long path. The great dance hall was carried off and turned completely around before buckling into a heap of rubble. The Coalition Mining Plant—a cyanide manufactory—was torn off its concrete base, and its vault containing $20,000 in bullion was swept into the stream of wreckage, its treasure emptying out into the plains.
Percy Gillespie, the superintendent's son, was playing with the George and Jimmy Kehoe when the wall hit. Nearby, Mrs. Reese was swept up in the water, as was Mrs. Kehoe who held her 19-month-old son Ronnie. Hearing the tumult, Mike Whalen stepped out of his cabin to see young Ronnie being carried away. He jumped in to attempt a rescue, but neither resurfaced.
Mrs. McClean and Maud Ruddel—the Canadian-born postmistress—were in the post office when it collapsed. Maud was later found 2 miles downstream, nails and wreckage tangled in her hair.
Mr. and Mrs. Trenchard were swept away and wouldn't be discovered until the next day. Mr. Trenchard would later succumb to his injuries, but his wife survived.
In total, at least 11 lives—one tenth of the population—were lost with Mazuma, and when the waters receded, all that remained of the town was the two-story hotel and the general store. The Tonopah Daily Bonanza called it the worst disaster Nevada had faced in many years."
--Taken from the article "Disaster at Mazuma" by Cory Munson featured in the Feb.-April 2022 Nevada Magazine issue. It can be found here: https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/february-april-2022/19385/
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Gravesite Details
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