Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-06-25
EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT
CARSON.

our citizens {; and Immediately AFTER
wards n man was seen, all in flames,
rushing across Carson street, and Into
Capitol Square, and a great volume OF
smoke was seen pouring out OF the
county building occupied by Oscar
Greenbaum as q wholesale liquor and
cigar store. The man in flames proved
to be Mr.. Greenebaum. Assistance
went to him ut once and the fire which
enveloped him was o eHtinguishcu.
The liquor store is situated immedi-
ately under the Supreme Courtroom,
Chambers of the Judges. office OF the
Clerk of that Court, office Of the Sec.
rotary OF State and State Library. Or
course great excitement took posses,
sion of all who were within sight anu
hearing of the disaster; and well there
might be serious apprehensions; for n
well known citizen was seriously, per-
haps fatally injured, the county build
ing was threatened with destruction,
and all the archives of the State De-
partment. the State Library and the
records of the Supreme Court were in
danger of being obliterated by fire.
Fortunately, the accident occurred ut
a time when our firemen were close ut
hand and many people were upon the
streets. The engines were put
promptly in position, and water was
got upon the flames in q remarkably
Short space of time. Notwithstanding
the well-grounded approximations Of
more explosions from the liquor in the
burning store. our firemen bravely
faced the imminent danger and
worked with all the rare energy and
daring of which they are capable. Very
soon the fire was got under control and
the valuable property which lay above
il was made safe from harm. \! good
deal of water was poured into the Sly
prrmc Court room and Judges cham
bcrS. hut neither the Library no the
Supreme Court Clerks office were ut
all dalnpcned. All valuable hooks
and papers are safe and minjurcd. en-
crpting, perhaps, some of the tran
scripts and other papers which were in
the Judges chambers. If any of these
have been wet, the damage is only
triiling. for they can be made almost
~ available rs ever. so con n they
are dried. We went to see Mr.. Greene
baum Sonn after he got into Willis
drug store, 10 which place he went im-
mcdiatcly after leaving the Plaza. VT
found him very badly burned about the
face. hands. arms, legs and feet. It is
the opinion of DR.. Thompson that he
i not fatally Injured, inasmuch as
there are good Indications of his lmy-
ing escaped imhaling any Of the heated
air. Ia answer to Il inquiry Us to
how the accident occurred, Mr.. Greene
baum stated that he was pumping pure
spirits (high vines and smoking u pipe
ut the same time. The explosion
doubtless took place from q spark from
the pipe coming in contact with the
fumes or gases arising from the liquor.
His stock Is insured in the PhTniX and
Occidental Companies, for $1,000.
The county is also insured against loss
to the building. Mr.. G%reenebaum is 4
much respected citizen, and there Is a
general feeling of sympathy with him,
and 4 hope that he may soon recover.
Too much praise cannot be awarded to
our tiremen for the manner in which
they performed their hard and danger
Gus task; and our citizens did nObly
OH the brakes.
PIrEn's OPERA House, RICHARD
Ill ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sublime
tragedy of Hamlet was enacted last
night before the largest audience of the
secson, the theater being densely
packed in every part. The cast was 4
powerful one, Barrett appearing us the
Danish Prince, supported by the entire
effective strength of the dramatic COM
pany. Edwards succeeded admirably
As the King,.and Sedley Smith made
best "PolOniuS" we have seen for
many Il day. Mestayer did up the
Ghost in good style, and, rs might be
expected, Raymond particularly en-
celled in his personation of the First
Grave-digger." "Queen Gertrude"
found All appropriate representative in
Mrs. Sophie Edwid, and the "Ophelia"
of Miss Gordon was quite commendl-
bic. Mrs. Judah made an excellent
Player Queen" and some Of the
other characters were commercially
personated. On the whole, the rendi-
ton OF the play was fully up to the
average. This evening RicAUd III
will be given, Barrett personating the
hump-backed, lard-hearted. knotty-
legged tyrant, with Edwards aS
:" Buckingham" Mestayer as erich
mond," Mrs. Sophie Edwin rs the
Queen, Raymond as the Lord
Mayor, and the other characters
in the play were well cast. Recollect
the huge crowd Of last night, and the
difficulty of getting seats, therefore go
early unless you have reserved seats
already reserved, for the theatre Is sure
to be crowded again. London Assm-
tomorrow evening.
CLosEp.-The great Piute fandango,
about 4 mile east OF here, which has
been progressing so a~nimatedly the
last week or so, closed last night with
4 grand flourish. They did intend rum
ming it one night longer, but the pine
nuts and mule meat gave out. The big
campoOdy is broken up, and the warri-
ors, squaws and proposes have YAM
osed to their respective homes In varl-
Gus sections Of tile country.
MINING ACCIDENr.-Yesterday after
noon, John White, working in the
Crown Point mine, had two fingers Of
his left hand broken while ascending n
ladder, by u stone falling from above,
accidentally dropped by some work
men who were shoyeling ore across
the shaft at one Of the stations. DIR.
Weber rendered the requisite surgical
assistance.
Nor YET AKREsTED.-The Amazo-
MAN foot-pats of the Tunnel T~oll-road,
who robbed Sammy Woods the other
evening, have not yet been arrested.
There Is 10 truth in the report that
they tried to break into the station
house at Virginia, evening before last.
NEvERMoRE can the coarse, gritty
tooth powders and Notwithstanding
chemical fluids find a place in the toll
cts of sensible people? The fragrant
and p~reservative Sozodont has super
seeded them all.
Eu,.tr Nav. oppln, nun hnoon,;nr