The Nevada journal., 1858-05-28
(From our Extra of Monday)
N Nevada in Ashes!
LOSS OVER $2OO,OOO!!
FULL PARTICULARS
NEVADA, MAY oath, 1853

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minutes, P. NJ yesterday, in a China
house occupied by Win Kee, on Broad
street few doors below the White Hall
Stables. The flames were a long time
getting fairly under headway, Sc long
that strong impression is left on the
minds of men used to confiagrations and
qualified to judge that an organized
attempt to extinguish the fire would
made before the work of devastation
was too far advanced.
There was little wind at the time, and
everything was favorable, but, though
many citizens worked like tigers it was
done without order or system and avail
cd but little.
The attempts to tear down buildings
were made in almost all cases too close
to the fire to succeed before the flames
came upon the workers. Several stands
were taken and some little organized
action maintained for time, but to little
purpose. The fire spread over the dis
trict bounded by Broad, Commercial and
Main streets to the bridges; crossed
Broad and sweeping all the wooden
buildings between Broad and Spring
streets, with three exceptions from the
dwelling Of Mrs. Won Poelnitz to Deer
Creek Bridge on Broad street. The
fire also crossed Commercial on the east
side, sweeping row of buildings from
the Junction Of Commercial and Main to
Pine; thence the flames continued up
Pine to opposite the Court House Con
tinuing along Court street, they met
with the fire coming up Main opposite
The Brick Church. The fire also con-
tinued up Washington street to the june
ton Of Court, sweeping both sides. Cros-
sing the Greek the Gas Works were de-
slroyed and few buildings at the foot
Of Nevada street.
The burnt district is comprised within
a less limit than the one on former
occasion, though occupying this time
the heart Of the town. Happily all the
brick buildings in the city, not less than
80 stood the test admirably, Into these
and large number of fire. proof cellars
large stocks Of goods were crowded, the
slow progress Of the flames allowing fair
time. But little stock was therefore
lost. The loss is principally in wooden
buildings which can easily be replaced.
II e Court House and all the churches
are saved with the exception of Fris-
bic IS fine Theatre no building of public
note was destroyed.
The fire undoubtedly originated from
the carelessness of opium smoking Chi
namen, who should hereafter by all
means be excluded from the fire limits
of the city. The same building in
which the fire originated has been found
on FIRE FIVE or six times within two or
three months past.
The value of Trick buildings in this
fire has been fully tested, and such is
the result that no one who has the
means should fail to erect brick instead
of wooden walls in al cases. The cost
Is but little more and the security will
more than compensate.
We append list of the losses, which
we have taken great pains to gather
ltmustnecessarily be imperfect from the
haste il which we have collected the
items, and we will be under great obi
cations to gentlemen in the various To-
calities who will correct the list. We
desire to make it as perfect as possible.
LOSSES.
Boswell 4 Hanson, building, $1,000
Nc Allister & Kent, meat market, 1900
Grier & Sklllman, dam. to brick 400
Mr.. Eastman, bakery, 1900
China wash house, 200
JAS. Colley. market, 500
VIM. Woods, Carpenter-shop, 500
Nevada Bakery, 2jO
Bazely q Brennan, drink'g sal'n, 500
A Sandford, buildings, 1,5oO
De Long, damage to brick and
out buildings, 1000
Hamilton & Coye, dam. to stock, 500
Hirscbman & Bro, damage to
brick, &C., 25O
NJ. Rosenheim, damage to brick, 25O
Kidd & Knox, damage to brick
and 2 wooden buildings, 1000
g. Lewis, saloon fixtures, &c, 200
Z. W. Mulford, damage to brick
and buildings, 500
j. Rosenthal, damage to brick, 2