Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-07-02
rkRRIBLK CONFEDERATION
TIE ToWM OF DAXToM YEARLY
I.ue..e Les. or Prsperty!

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About three o'clock yesterday afternoon
fire broke out 10 a stable and hayward on
the south side Of Bsst Main street. Dayton
mo-, far from the old Sutro Mill, and before
the flames could be extinguished they
spread all over the building and hayward.
The premises were surrounded by immense
piles Of cord-wood. stored there. for SALE
and the flames soon fed and increased on
the new combustibls, creating an i'm
mensc FIRE. There being no fireworks OF
any description in the town. and the
neighborhood being principally ouiit up
Of frame and combustible materials the
destroying element soon took its onward
march westward towards the business
portion of the town, appalling the people
with the awful,sight Of destruction. Int
combined efforts Of the citizens using
their buckets and water from their wells
failed to ares. the flames wherever there
WAS material within reach for themto feed
upon and their only hope then was to
save such goods and household articles as
they could carry of or to hurriedly throw
down into Hre-proof cellars, number OF
which were under their buildings. ha-
zeline's fre-proof store was the FIRST bar
rier to the onward western march OF the
flames. but the dry wood and materials
in the rear of the main store were soon IN
flames, which Tapped around and set on
Gre III. frames on the other side. The
immense heat soon communicated to the
opposite or north side Of the street, and
the Roberts Hotel was in flames, with the
buildings to the east. The fre was then
in full force on both sides Of Main street,
eating up house after house to the west.
ward. with nothing to stay its awful and
determined march Of destruction. The
flames soon reached Birdsalr's Are .proof
store, which withstood the flames finely,
but everything surrounding 1t, Of an in
Hamable nature, was burnt up. The fre
then whipped around Birdsall's building.
and commenced on Doyle's Theatre Hall
perhaps the largest frame building in
the town-and soon that was also in ashes.
Both sides Of the street were soon finished
by the flames, including the Lyon County
SENTINEL Office the proprietors OF
which. we sincerely regret, hardly
saved anything; Tin fact, Mr.. Paine. one
Of them. tells US that q small cabinet Of
fancy types was all that really was saved
tho reason Of which was that they were
of helping to save other peoples property,
to the evident culpable neglect Of their
own-but this is only characteristic Of the
craft.)
The fire at last exhausted itself, there
being but little more left on both sides Of
the main street to feed upon, and this
morning, what only t~wensy-four hours
ago vas q beautiful and prosperous bust
ness street of several blocks, is nothing
but charred and smoking remains-Bird-
sails and Hazeltine's stone buildings alone
standing on the south side Of the business
portion Of the street.. We are indebted to
Mr., Paine, Of the Sentinel and Mr.. Arm.
strong, the County Assessor, for the fol.
lowing list Of supposed losses by the FIRE
There was some insurance on the property
destroyed, but in what companies insured
or to what extent, we have been unable &c
ascertain. We give the figures from 4
hassy memorandum prepared BY Mr.
Armstrong: