Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-10-24
CONFEDERATION AT vlRGlNlAl
Nine Buildings Destroyed
LOSS, ;::::::; $4,000

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About halfpast one O'Clock yester-
day morning a fire broke out In the
rear basement of the Washoe stable on
south G street, Virginia, and in half an
hour all the adjoining buildings, which
were all Of wood, on that side Of the
street, between Johnson's brick furni-
ture store and the old E.eilshorn stable,
ut the corner o. the cross street leading
down to the Could & Curry Office, were
in ashes. The fire buried through to
D street, but was checked in its course
northward by the strenuous exert.ons
Of the frcmen, aided by the ADORE
mentioned brick building, occupied by
johnson. Another fortunate circum-
stance consisted III the fall Of snow the
evening before, covering all the roofs
with half an inch or so Of that damp
eaing, fieecy protection. A tol-
erabfy strong wind from the wes'-
ward assisted the tiremen very
materially In preventing the ti-c
from crossing to the west side OF =
street. " il had got across, the de
struction would have been far more
e.. .ensiye, In fact 1t is difficult to tell
whore the conflagration would have
stopped, owing to the. large number Of
wooden buildings and the scarcity OF
water. The alarm was started by the
Gould & Curry whistle, and in 4 few
moments It became general. Consid-
ering the hour, when everybody was
sound asleep, the fire department got
to work In very short time indeed. 1t
was an extremely lively fire, and
spread so rapidly that very little In
the shape Of furniture was saved, occu-
pants escaping with whatever they
could get away with the easiest, many
escaping barefootcd and halt clothed,
and not even saving their valuables.
The hose belonging to the Gould q
Curry hosting works, with ID. j. Ma
honey as pipeman, was the nrSt
brought into service and was very
efficient In preventing the fire from
communicating to the works, as well
MS saving several small cottages near
by. But for their steady, well directed
stream, aided by the other streams d.
rected upon that point, from Z street,
the fire would have swept entirely
through the city. OF the Fire Depart
ment, Young America Engine Com
pany, No. 2, got First water" and
very judiciousS played first upon the
houses on the west side Of street. the
fronts of which were already smoking.
In fact, those fronts to-day, blackened
and scorched by the fierce heat, show
conclusively that the Young America
bows saved that side Of tho street.
washoe Engine Company, No. 4. took
water at the cistern opposite smith
street, and very materially assisted In
stopping the progress Of the fire past
Johnson's store. No. 6, from the Di-
vide, was on hand, SO were all the
other machines Of the Department.
No. SIS boys, with their lively new
machine. the Eureka, stationed them
selves at the cistsrn opposite the Wiz
ginia House, and stayed there, although
the heat was terrible. They played
upon the fire and also upon the build
ings in danger, doing most effective
and praiseworthy service. They were
perfect heroes, and never LEFT that
cistern till they pumped it dry, when
they moved to a cistern further south.
The following are the losses, ascer-
tanned or estimated, southwark along
c street from Johnson's furniture store:
Two frame buildings, owned by G. G.
Briggs, Of Oakland, CAL, worth sl'-
500. The occupants, Killeen and fam
ily. DIR. Manson, Office Miss Dowd,
dressmaker and employment onice a
Chinese doctor and a Chinese wash
house; lost In the way OF furniture
etc. perhaps $1,000. E. w. Reyes,
furniture and undertaking establish
ment; loss probably covered ny ten
thousand dollars insurance. Delaney !
building, occupied by WILDER & An
drews's furniture and undertaking es'
tablishment, loss 5000 nothing saved
Virginia House, owned by Mr.. sol,
nj of San Francisco, and occupied
nv s. A. Tompkins, $lS.OOO-house,
81 0O0 and Tompkins' loss In furniture,
IT. $1,000, very little being saved,
Building south Of the 'irgiiia House
owned BY Stewart & Gagnon, OF YAK
land, Cal, end occupied by DR.. doE
JccS nlI Chinese w.lshmen, $1,000
Two residences OH D street, owned and
oc,npied by James Moore and Jerry
Snlliyan, $4,000. The basement Of the
Wasboe stable was used rs a pig pen
nv a Mr.. Connolly all these unfortr;n'
ale porkers were roasted alive.
Iasnrancc
The following constitute the item:
of insurance: f. ". Keyes, $4,000;
WILDER & Andrews $1,000; Virginit
House -Solovan, 1000; Tompkins
g., 900.
About the only valuables saved from
Keyes' va the large embroidery pic
ture of Washington recently ratified a
religious fair, and Reyes fine hearse
DIR. Fowler, boarding at the Virgins
House, had to get out in such a hurr,
that he left $500 In gold coin, which
went down with the house. Severa
AZ the other boarders and dodgers hat
n lsaye In similar haste, saving scarcely
ANYTHING but what they stood In
Charley Goodwin, Of Young America
No. q came near being roasted alive
While cutting a hole to get a sIrsan