Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-10
HI EVENING NEWS.
Evs.ins------sep,. 10. 1859
Fire mt VIRGINIA Last NIcht.

Fire ut vlrxinla Last Night.
Shortly before 0 o'clock last evening,
a FIRE broke out at the corner Of G and
Mill streets, in a house occupied by two
or three men The entire Fire Depart
ment of the city, including 6's from the
Divide, were very quickly on hand, and
although Wsshoe Engine Company No.
got first water" again, as usual,
yet they were followed so closely by
two or three others, that they had not
much the advantage. No. 5 ought to
have had irst water, but owing to q
slight Misunderstanding failed to do so.
Owing to the scauty supply of hose in
the Department, the FIRE communicated
TO q Chinese wash-house near by, aud
also to the Washington Brewery, be-
longing to John Dohle, n short distance
in the rear, but by we'll directed work
ing and the plentiful application Of
water, the FIRE was prevented from COM
munica,ing to the dense lot of wooden
buildings across the street. We never
saw the machines get to work quicker
or the firemen work moro energencaiiy
or e~ffectually, under the able direction
of Chief Fox. Besides getting "hrss
water" No. 4 got on n second stream,
leading their hose across the roofs by
the City Hall.
THE BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Consisted Of three or four wooden one
story buildings. The FIRST one destroyed
belonged to John Dohle, and the next,
the Chinese wash house, belonged to
Marco Media (; neither were OF much
value. The principal loss was the
Washington Brewery, owned aud occu-
pied by John Dohle. No brewing has
been done there for over q year, there
fore the loss was in buildings and fix
lures. The building next the street
was occupied as n saloon and dwelling,
and the rear building rs the brewery.
Mr.. Dohle saved only his furniture and
what liquors and other stock he had in
his saloon. He had no insurance on the
property.
A BURSgD ALIVE.
The occupants of the house where the
fire originated were abed, but were d.
rectly aroused, and two OF them es-
capped, but the third was q mau rather
hard Of hearing, and either through be-
ing ju,t awakened from sleep, or q con-
fused state of ideas, he went back when
he had got partly out, aud so per-
ished in the flames. His body
was not recovered until this morning.
It was burned to a crisp, the right leg
aud arm being burnt of close to the
trunk. Il was taken to Wilson's under
taking establishment, On B street. De-
ceased was named John Lawrence. n
German, aged about As years, who has
hecn employed about the breweries at
Virginia for some years past, unmarried
and rather d~issipated at times.
BOY IScESDIARIEs.
Two or three boys were seen to run
away from the building at the time it
took fire, and various other points OF
information induce the belief that this
fatal FIRE was the work Of boys less than
Is wears of age. Hugh Kerrin, F. ASA
limo and Others who first saw the hire,
says that two or three bags Of combust-
ibie material were hung to the rear end
of the house, and burned very fercely,
MS though saturated with camphene,
tar, or something similar. Chief Downcy
thinks he knows the young villains, and
they might be picked up before they are
forty years older. Even if the true per-
petrators escape, they stand branded
and recorded Us not only foul incendi-
aries, but murderers.
INCIDENTS.
Right when the first building wat
blazing the fercest, and the houses OPP
posite were smoking hot, ready to burst
into flame, Young America Engine Com
pany No. 2, with her gallant and fear
less boys, came dashiug down street
almost through the very flames in fact
their faces were scorched with the in
tense heat, and quick as they were in
running the gauntlet past the FIRE to q
cistern beyond, the paint on the right
hand aide of the engine was all blistered
and DESTROYED. Just as this gallant
dash was made, No. Is jumper also
rushed along, and a Ir. Breed, who
keeps the Garden Valley House, on
North C street, got in the way and was
Knocked or fell down. Before he could
o or get out Of the way, No. rs
Jumper also rushed through ran
over him. Had it not been for a dozen
men who rushed to his rescue and
dragged him away, he would most
surely have roasted to death
where he lay, fox he was
within 90 feet Of the FIRE. We are
sorry to learn that he was considerably
injured, but people should always keep
ont of the way on all such critical occa.
sions and give the iremen all possible
chance. This remark also applies TO
those who invariably rush to a FIRE, aud
stand crowded in everybody's way, with
their hands in their pockets and never
are willing to lend a hand at the brakes,
syen when they see that their assistance
ia really much needed. 1t is rough on
our Courts and the ends Of justice gem
orally to say that such mon are only fit
for Jury duty.
SCARCITY OF HOSE.
Had the Department been possessed
of the needed amount of hose on this
occasion, the FIRE would have been con-
fined to the two first buildings, and tho
Washington Brewery would not have
been destroyed. Unless the proper sup
ply is procured just rs soon as possible
there may be a more extensive ERE, and
the citizens reused to u true sense OF
this need in q way that will be too e1-
peusive to be agreeable. Give the boys
the hose and they will take care of the
fires.
Ics CREAM Observation-Disclosures,
of the we'll known candy mandatory
o,d refresbment saloon, on south G