The Nevada journal., 1856-08-08


ing the walls to the ground, and extin-
gushing the last hope, for the unfortu-
nate victims. Thus perished A. j. Ha-
gan, Jay johnson, S. W. Fletcher and
VIM. B. Pearson.
The fine brick Of Hendrickson also
blew up burying its owner in the ruins.
The equally fine structures of Greer &
Skillman, on Main st, shared the same
fate. The walls of the building of Rog-
ers Hamilton & Co. would likewise have
been demolished from the same cause,
but from the timely foresight of Rogers
in having the powder removed.
The walls of the three STORY brick
of Abbott & Edwards on Commercial
street fell from the great heat within
and their own weight. These are the
only brick buildings, the walls of which
are hopelessly injured, though out Of
,twensy-eight supposed fire proof buid-
ings, but six escaped unburnt, and four
of these were found, on opening the
doors, to be either on fire, or to have
been so. The fire proofs of DIR. Bick-
nell on Broad street, and DIR Lark on
Main street, are the only ones that the
destroyer did not enter. On opening
the store of d. Crittenden on Main st.
carpet sack was found on fire, which
was extinguished and the building and
stock saved. A few shoesn near the shut
ters in Espenscheid's brick, corner Of
Main and Commercial SITS, were burned,
but the fire did not communicate with
the remainder of the valuable stock
within. Some goods in the fortunate
store occupied by Cody & Gatzert, and
owned by Landecker, on Commercial
street, also ignited without doing any
material damage. A cat in the build
ing died of heat or suffocation. A most
desperate fight was made to save the
brick building of DIR. Alban, on the corn
er of Broad and Pine, near where the
fire originated. After the fire and smoke
had somewhat abated in the vicinity,
J. E. Hamlin who occupies portion of
the building as Bookseller and Station
er, covering himself with wet blanket
made rush to the front of the store,
& by means of part of ladderlength-
ened with pieces of boards, entered a
window in the upper story with the as
sistance of NIL. Marsh. The building
was found to be on fire about the sky
light, and the Goals falling, had burned
a hole through the floor, Immediately
below which, in the lower story was a
large quantity of camphene. a bucket
of water previously provided for the
emergency by Marsh and Hamlin, was
thrown upon the burning floor by the
latter, when he was obliged to retreatto
the window nearly suffocated with smoke.
Marsh now entered to his assistance
Mr.. Thomas Whartenby about this time
let loose his large reservoir and torrents
of water came rushing through the
burnt district. A line was quickly
formed; Mr.. D. Belden, Frank Cleve
land, VIII N. Rabbits and jeremiah
Tucker, mounted the ladder and fought
like heroes till the fire was extinguished
and a valuable building saved. Many
others worked like tigers in this encoun-
ter whose names we have not learned.
But for the courage, amounting to des-
paration, of Jimmy Hamlin and his CO.
adjutors, DR.. Adams building must have
shared the doom of its mates.
A determined effort was made to save
the new Court House, just completed at
an expense to the county of near sixty
thousand dollars. Some of those in the
building, engaged in the hot warfare,
barely escaped with their lives. The
ire was burning on every side, and they
we're obliged to leave the Court House
to its fate The only hope of escape
was in running the entire breadth of the
burnt district, against the hot exhala-
lions arising, and blown in their faces,
to Deer Creek. Sheriff Wright, per-
fectly exhausted, was broughtto place
Of safety by Geo. Lewis, prisoner, who
had been let out of his cell, with the
other prisoners, and who fought nam
fully to defend the property of the pub
lie, while hope of its salvation remain
ed. Lewis was admitted to bail in the
sum of twenty thousand dollars and is
now at liberty.
By seven o'clock in the evening, the
proud city, that few hours before ask
ed no favors from any, was blown to