The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-25
An Explosion and Fire-Oscar Greene
baum badly Burned.

At ten minutes before enc O'Clock
yesterday the loud report of an explo-
sion startled our citizens and imme-
diately afterwards a man was seen, all
in flames, rushing across Carson street,
and into Capitol Square, and great
volume of smoke was seen pouring out
of that part of the County Building &C.
cupied by Mr.. Oscar Greenebaum as a
wholesale liquor and cigar store. The
man in flames proved TO be Mr.. Greene
baum. Assistance went to him at once
and the fire which enveloped him was
coon extinguished. TIE liquor store is
situated Immediately under the Supreme
Court Room, Chambers of the Judges,
Office of the Clerk of that Court, Office
of the Secretary of State and State Lii
brary. OF course great excitement took
possession of all who were within sight
and hearing Of the disaster; and well
there might be serious apprehensions +;
for a well known citizen was seriously
perhaps fatally injured, the County
Building was threatened with destruc-
tion, and all the archives of the State
Department, the State Library and the
records Of the Supreme Court were in
danger Of being obliteraied by fire.
a. m
time when our fremen were close at
land and many people were upon the
streets. The engines were put promptly
in position, and water was got upon the
flames in a remarkably short space of
time Notwithstanding the well ground
ed apprehensious of more explosions
from The liquor in the burning store,
our fremen bravely faced the danger
and worked with all the rare energy and
daring of which they are capable. Very
soon the fire WAS got under control and
tie valuable property which lay above
it was made safe from harm A good
deal OF water was poured into the Su-
preme Court Room and Judges Cham
bers, but neither the Library nor the
Supreme Court Clerk Office were at all
dampened. All valuable books and
papers are safe and uninjured, except
log, perhaps, some of the transcripts
and other papers which were 10 the
Judges Chambers. If any Of these have
been wet, the damage is ouly triaing,
for they can be made almost as available
as ever, so soon as they are dried. We
went to zee Mr.. Greenebaum soon after
he got into Willis drug store, to which
place be went Immediately after leaving
the Plaza. We found him very badly
burned about the face, hands, arms, legs
and feet. 1t is the opinion of DR..
Thompson tina: be is not fatally injured,
inasmuch as there are good indications
Of his having escaped inhaling any of
the heated air. In answer to our in
curry as to how the accident occurred,
Mr.. Greenebaum stated he was pumping
pure spirits (high vines and smoking
a pipe at the same time. The explosion
doubtless took place from a spark from
the pipe coming IN contact with the
fumes or gases arising from the liquor. |
His stock is assured in the Phpnix and |
Occidental Companies for Sll 900. The
County is also insured against loss to
the building Mr.. Greenebaum is a
much respected citizen, aud there is a
general feeling of sympathy with him
and hope that be may soon recover.
Too much praise cannot be awarded to
our fremen for the manner in which !
they performed their hard and danger
Gus task and our citizens dill nelly on
the brakes.
Pic NC To-DAY.-The Pres yterian |
and Methodist Sunday Schools will unite
to day in a pic mic celebration at ST.
mons Grove, near the head of Washoe
Lake. Children desiring to attend are
te meet at the Presbyterian
Church this morning at O'Clock, at
which time and place carriages will be