Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-10-21
A pRsTRU6TIvK FIRE LAST
NIGHT.

SAX Francisco, October 21-10A. N.
At 20 minutes to 9 o'clock last even
Ing a fire broke out In the large frame
building occupied as flooring and wood
working mills BY Haley & Co., east
side Of Fremont street, between Mar
ket and Mission, and In a few minutes
the whole two-thirds of the block be-
tween Market and Mission, Fremont
and Beale, was in a blaze. All the
wooden buildings OH the block, in
Guiding the Summit Ice Depot and a
large number of flooring and other
woodworking establishments, are now
in flames, and the heat is so intense
that firemen cannot get near enough
to work effectually. Spaulding & Co.'S
saw factory, OH Fremont street, and
Casebolt & Co.'S carriage material
warehouse, on Beale street, being
brick buildings, will stop the fire in
that direction, though Casebolt's prem
ises are considerably burned already.
It Is impossible to estimate the loss,
but 1t will be at least 800, 000-proba-
bly, much more. The fire has not yet
crossed Mission, Fremont or Beale
streets, rs there is no wind. blowing.
The great amount of lumber burning
makes an immense light, which covers
the whole city.
Later Concerning tho Pirc Last
Night.
SAN FRANcIsco, October2l-l p. NJ
The fire last night, on Fremont, Beale
and Mission streets, was even more de-
structlve than threatened when our
office closed last night. The total loss
will not fall under $500, 900, and may
reach $500, 700 or more. Casebolt g.
Co.'S warehouse finally went with the
rest. The Call gives the list OF build
ings destroyed rs follows: Nos. 81 to
81, Fremont street, Miller &c IIalcy's
mills, Il large two-story frame house.
where the fire originated. This build
ing was filled with lumber, prepared
work patterns, and machinery which
was valued at many thousands Of do
lars. Adjoining WAS No. 10, the Glas-
cow Iron and Metal Importing Com
pany building, William McAudle,
manager. The building was partially
destroyed. On Mission street, No. 3l2,
was the Summit Ice Company's house,
a two-story frame, which il a total
loss. Adjoining east, No. 3os, was u
onc-story frame, occupied by B. A.
Fisher, wagon maker and blacksmith,
which was also destroyed. Adjoining
this were also numbers of small dwell
ings occupied BY Golfer, Lawton, Rear
don and WEIGH. These places were
burned to the ground and the occu-
pants escaped without being able to
save any effects. Adjoining this was n
two-story frame house, which stood OH
the corner of Mission and Beale streets,
the lower part Of which was occupied
as a grocery store by Charles L.eiden-
berg, and the upper story was occupied
by j. Smith and family. Adjoining
on Beale street there was a two-story
frame house, the lower portion Of
which was used as u blacksmith shop
by J. Dunn the upper part rs a dwell
ling by J. Weathcrell and family.
Next adjoining was n large two-story
house, known as the Beae Street Mill,
owned by Dali & Co., which was filled
with material and work ready to be
delivered. Adjoining this was a lot
OIL which was stored five hundred tons
of coal owned by c. A. McNear. Then
came the bodybuilding, which was de-
stroyed. 1t was a one-story frame oc-
cupied by Geo. F. Caseboldt u Co.,
dealers In hard woods and wagon ma
terial ; In this store the stock was
valued Mt about $50, 900, on which there
was thirty thousand dollars Insurance.
Other losses on the east side Of Beale
street, the Pacific File Works building
was badly scorched; the upper story
of a house adjoining, occupied by
Hartley & Co., manufacturers Of pat
ent roofing material, was considerably
burned. .a-.
John Quinn, foreman Of the black
smith shop Of the Risden Iron Works,
was knocked down and run over by
one of the steam engines on Beale
street. The wheel Of the engine passed
over his breast and produced severe
internal injuries.
Two hundred mechanics are thrown
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