The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-19
Nevada City In Ashes.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY HOUSES DESTROYED -
LOSS ONE MILLION DoLLARs-oNE MAN MISSING.
The Sacramento papers contain the painful inteli-
gence that Nevada city recently hourishing has
been laid in ruins by connagraton kindled BY the
hands Of incendiary. The following the parti-
cuiars:
The fire broke out on Wednesday morning at half
past o'clock which has completely destroyed the
principal business portion of the city leaving
houses scattered in the suburbs now standing The
fire originated in the bowling alley of Mr. Gates and
was supposed to be the work of incendary II ap-
pears that difficulty originated between Irish
men, one Of whom threatened to fire the city and strong
suspicion is entertained against this person Several
persons implicated in the affair the strongest
vengeance is threatened against the incendiares The
whole city in the greatest state Of excitement
and the perpetrators discovered thoy will be visit
ed with dire vengeance for the wrongs they have
The bowling alley was Of wood, as also the other
buildings and the fire spread with the greatest raridy
The fire continued to rage from O'Clock until half
past yesterday morning. when the fury of the
flames only stayed because they had material to
deyCur One has been missed and il feared that
hc has fallen victim to the flames burnt in his
house.
The Transcript has somewhat later accounts from Ne
vada. 1t says ys-The great fire broke out st an hour
when the whole city was in deep sumber and the
citizens, in many had barely time TO escape the
burning Of falling tnbers, saving little but their
lives. When the fire commenced spreading, terror and
CONSERVATION seized the they rclinauishcd
their work. however, but iabored with all the physical
they possessed to stay the swelling flames Almost
the entire contents Of the stores and dwellings were
burnt few sacks OF -four and few barrels OF liquor,
is oil that was saved from the general destruction
The Placer Times says 1T is said that man by
the OF Hayden who whipped for offence,
Sunday night threatened to burn the town. if the
persons who lynchcd him not driven from the
place 1t is believed that Hayden his associates
ret FIRE to the bowling alley where the fire originated
The excitement is now SO great it believed that Hay
den will be hung. if he he found. The energies of
this wonderful city in the mountains great that
in few months will In all probability be entirely
built Even upon wednesday morning. Mt eight O'Clock.
only few hours after the fire occurred contracts
had been made for putting up buildings The proprie-
tors Of Barkers Exchange had contracted for large
and elegant structure, upon the site formerly occupied
by that building
PM, gives the names of the sufferers
We have TO record OF the most destructive fires
that IL has yet been lot TO witness About IL O'Clock
last night the af fire raised in city 10
menced In Gates Smiths ball alley. and is
generally believed to be the work Of incendry. 1t
extended from Gates Smiths Coyote up said
street the east side burning the of Benson
Jofrcs, Masonic Lodge House, IIammon's Hotel black
smith shop Aharts boarding house Insurance Hospital
&c and down the side OF said street Main street
thtn down Main street TO the bridge over Deer Greek
destroying Ducks store Brown Dawley's store, Bill
dermans boar ding house and store Mler's Tivoli,"
Barkers Exchange. Exchange Coffee House, Mulfords
book store. Truax Blackmans store, DR. Larks drug
and medicine store, Williams Co.'S auction and
mission store, luba Hotel Avery Mills stores, Craw
ford a Dinns store Forman's clothing store Nevada
Hotel williams TN shop pawsons mouse the Empire,
burned. Deets Gray, Bradford Montagues store. Tur
ner Elliss store odell Porters store and meat
ct. American IIo4d, Ohio Store, Myers Home black
NTH shop dwelling house, Coyote Lunch, Free
nd Easy Lunch, Reed Cos. large house
The Prospect and others, all Of Pine street, from the
oct Office the ryine Brown and Daviss, in
,luding the north side DickinsonA Lilies store Mi
ners Hotel Hutchinson Co.'S store two three cloth
ing stores the humboldt the Arkansas store, bakery,
Michigan store and few other small houses; the
south eide, Aiming Hunter, Perry Co.'S store, shoe
shop and oice Davis beef market Rogers store, Gala
her Browns store, ST. Charles Hotel Indiana store,
Gordonstw stores, bakery the outhouses csaurant,
clothing store Thence from the post Office and Justice
Edwards oice down Main street on the west side in
cluding DR. 0vertons Office, McElroy Co.'S store, the
III Dorado. Buckner \ Co.'S store. Davenport Co.'S
store the Byzantine, the City market the bakery the
City bakery the American bakery, Everett Resve's
bakery. Shepherd ogcbys stoie, Armstrong do ke
ley i Bella Union the Gem Campbcll's store, Cook
Co.'S store, Burbanks store Brooks Campbrls store,
sadders store Mckenzcs store, etc. etc. large mum
Der Of other buildings down In order TO stop
the ravagcs a. the fire
Tho total less cannot he ascertaned at present A.
he told s present the following l. the loss
Of different individuals which Is nearly correct far as