Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-13
THE EVENING NEWS.
Saturday Eveuins-------March 10, 1865
Lively md Destructive CONFEDERATION mt
Virginia Last Night-Thrse bntidings
EntircIy DcstrOyed-Loss, $4,000.

Entireiy Dcstroyed-Loss, $4,000.
About "a o'clock last evening a little
the liyeliest FIRE broke out in a. G..
Seott's American Exchange, South G
street, Virginia, next south Of Wells,
Fargo 4 Co.'S, that we ever saw. 1t
was \ wooden building, consisting of
two stories and q basement. The upper
story was occupied as lodging rooms,
the ground floor rs Il first-class dance
saloon, and in the basement were the
rooms Of Mr.. Scott and family, store
room for liquors, and rooms for others
connected with the establishment. Ac-
cording to the best information we could
gather relative to it, the fire was &C.
casioned by the accidental upsetting or
bursting Of q kerosene lamp in the room
Of Miss Lizzie Williams, in the base
ment. The building was not hard fin
ished, but as dry and combustible as a
box Of finder throughout, and so un-
precedently quick was the progress OF
the flames that they were bursting
through the roof and front of the build
ing in Eve minutes from the time the
alarm WAS sounded, which OF course was
AS soon as possible after the fire devel-
oped itself in the room. Scott and fam
lily and the other occupants had barely
time to snatch what few articles OF
clothing hat lay handy, some escaping
with barely their underclotheS on, being
engaged in dressing for the evening.
The frat stream got on the fire was from
the Gould & Curry hosting works, on ID
street. in the rear Of SCOTS. With u
pressure of 200 feet fall from their cis-
tern on the side Of Mount Davidson, the
water-works, hydrant and hose OF the
never were found so effective.
They, with the effectual assistance OF
Engine Company No. ., saved all the
buildings Immediately adjoining the
burning premises on the d street side.
No. 2 got the second stream on, quickly
followed by gallant No. !, and the
balance of the machines Of the Depart
ment. Even No. 6, on the Divide, was
on hand quicker than any one could eI-
meet, and as soon as some Of those much
nearer tue uE6. SulCl u HAS "SAN
Assistants Parker and Phelan are enti-
tied to full credit as skillful generals in
the management Of this fire, n the
Foremen and members Of the Depart
msnt worked with q will and energy
seldom equaled, although sundry prop
erty holders were toe high-toned to
assist. Never mind; they may be
caught out themselves some time. Scott
himself always has been, and still IS,
one of the most active hremen.) We
we're also we'll pleased 10 notice o num-
Der of our brave Gold Hill fremen pres
eut, working like heroes among their
Virginia brethren. Two small wooden
buildings south-Battu's paint shop and
q restaurant kept by a colored woman,
were totally destroyed, together with
their contents. Charley Scholi's gum
smith shop got badly scorched,
and some Of his stock was lost or
damaged in removal. Wells, Fargo Il
Co.'S big brick building was somewhat
damaged in the roof, and by water com
ing through, and would DOUBTLESS have
been destroyed had it not been for the
Fire Department. There vas a rumor
prevalent that Scott vas partially in
sured, but we found on proper inquiry,
that there was no insurance on any o
the property destroyed. Scott esti'
mates his loss in liquors, stock, hne
furniture, clothing, fixtures, building
and other property at $50, 900. Other
estimates put the entire loss by the lire
at that amount, which We should judge
might be about correct. There have
been i~ucendiary attempts within the
last few weeks to destroy the premises
or those adjacent, but in this matter
Mr.. Scott told us this morning that he
could hardly accuse Miss Williams OF
anything more than carelesSness as she
was on perfectly friendly and intimate
terms with himself and family.