The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-03

DESTRUCTIVE FIKE.-At $40 o'clock
yesterday morning, i'll the midst OF a
furious gale of wind, the stove pipe on
the dwelling house of Ben Johnson, a
colored MAJ living near the railroad
track south of Third street, broke oil
above the root and set the house on
fire. The alarm was o o given, and
in a short time the fire companies
syerc on the ground, but so furious was
the wind that it was found impossible
to save the dwelling or a large barn
which stood in close proximity to 1t.
The fame, driving toward Chinatown
and the wind carrying great brands in
among the rooilcrieS Of that quarter,
attention was turned i'll that direction
and Il struggle made by Chinese and
whites to prevent the further spread Of
the o rfiarIatiOn. For a time these
efforts y owed Il -e>S.ul. but o the
s.orm increased, the town caught tire
in twenty different places at the same
time. and i'll fifteen minute thereafter
the whole Of Chinatown proper was
wrapped IN flames, and save i've
houses Oh the north side of Third
street near the railroad track, not a
>hantv was left Standing. Then ann
a struggle to ave the mills of Il. IL.
: Medcr and the residences north OF
them. am. the buildings at the race
course, in one of which, il was stated,
200 kegs of powder was stored
Through the efforts of the hremen
and citizens generally the further
- IT., ..A, - .rrnri.n u-1S nrp-
vented. The Chinese worked hard TO
save their quarters. using buckets,
hand pumps, ETC., but after awhile
abandoned the effort, and. Strick-
en-. seized whatever of their house
hold goods they could carry and made
tracks for Capitol Square, and the va
cant lots to the northwest OF the burn
ing district. The absence of concert
OF action between the fire companies,
the confusion of orders from non
working outsiders. the fearful gale of
wind and the binding cloud OF dust
that envcloped everything, combined
TO retard operations against the de
strovin- element, and al! these, added
to the shouts and cries of the panic
stricken Chinese, went to make up Il
scene (on a small scale fearful as that
OF the destruction OF Jerusalem.
AFTER THE FIRE.-ThingS looked
gloomy in Chinatown lor on the site
of it, yesterday afternoon. Chinese
men. women and children We're rak-
ing the ruins for valuablcS and pan
ming out the Goals and ashes from the
, ruius of the stores, from which Il con
siderable o of gold and silver
was obtained. Or. -Ah kce lost five
houses which We're not insured and
saved one which was insured for
5000. There vaS not a house left on
the south side OF Third Street east OF
the railroad, Il Chinese houses being
DESTROYED there, including three
stores, the contents Of which would
aggregate in value $4,000. sam No
Chan lost about Sl0,GuO, sun Chung
: 5000. and Tung Lee q Co s',00o.
Twentv-seNeu houses were destroyed
between Second and Third streets,
making a total OF fifty houses. includ-
ing the nuu~e OF johnson, where the
fire ORIGINATED. and the barn adjoining.
None OF the houses burned were in
sured, and nearly all of them were
owned by Chinese, none of whom
saved ANYTHING except a little bedding
and clothing. Leading Cinnamon with
whom we conVersed expressed the
opinion that their people Will not re-
build in this city, as times are dt
and most of them are poor and out of
employment. The houses destroyed
cost from $3.50 to $3.50 each, and rented
for SD per month. The to!a! loss viii
fall but little short OF $4,000.
LAST NIGHT-GREAr BILL.-The
Gazette Troupe, having met with I'M
precedented success in this city, Will
give one more entertainment at the
Carson Theater, this evening. The
Marvel of Mecca, the educated lion.
the ludicrOuS skating scene and some
of the more wonderful illusions Will
be repeated, and a long list of new,
marvellous and laughable features
will be Introduces, including Il horn
pipe by Nile. Hernandez, Il song by
Mile. SchOtt, the comic pantOmime of
s.NOl-au-Nent, or Night of -Adven-
tures,'' and the astonishing feat of
playing on ten instruments by Mr..
Hernandez. 1t is the best programme
OF the season. Secure seats in time,
for the house is sure to be crowded.
WATER.-Notice is hereby given,
that 1 own and have a deed for all the
right, title and interest of VIM. A.
Hawthorne in and to the Cold Spring
Water Works, in Carson City, Nevada,
and I forbid the further payment for
water rents, tor said Water Works, to
the said Hawthorne or any person act
ing for him. L. D. SWEENEY.