Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-20

the uOEtu Slue, aiu AhuSh uotuaStu
generally, but 1t being saved checked
the fire In that direction.
Tho Burnt Disiriet.
Commencing at the Virginia Planning
Mill, on d street, the conflagration
extended to E street as Its eastern
boundary, to Smith street on the south,
Taylor street on the north, and sweep
ing across D, c and B streets, 1t passed
to A street, destroying two or three
houses on the west side Of A street. In
no place did it cross Taylor street, al
though the danger was very imminent
at several points. The large brick
buildings along that street, especially
that OF Black & Brothers, extending
from c through to d street, formed a
valuable barrier in that respect. The
extent southwark we have already i'll
Dictated. Within the burnt district the
only building Of either wood, stone or
brick left undestroyed Is the one oc-
cupied by Kelly q Lowensteln. The
rear portion Of this building was
burned down through the roof, and the
wide staircase leading from the front
sidewalk up into the second story, at
the south side, was also burned out.
The timely application of good streams
Of water by the engine companies pre-
vented the total destruction OF the
building. Kelly & Lowenstein's large
stock Of groceries, provisions, etc.,
was badly damaged, especially by the
water. The steeple Of the Methodist
Church, left standing above the ruins
Of the building, which 1t will be re-
collected fell down not long ago, took
fire and was destroyed. The steeple
OF the Catholic Church, opposite, wa
smoking hot at one time, so Also
was the front of the public school
house, but the ~judicious application OF
water saved both and kept the fire
from crossing E street. The one-story
fre-proof building at the corner OF ID
and Taylor streets. stood the test, but
the other stone building adjoining
it, fronting on c street, formerly Pax
ton & Thornburg's bank, and latterly
Bousfield's assay Office was Quilted out.
| On the west side OF G street, the Cali
| fornia Bank, or Taylor's building. and
the one occupied by Kennedy u Nal
lon, adjoining It OIL the south, came
out all right, but Jones' building. next
| further south, did not. Barnert's
clothing store, between the California
Bank aud Kennedy and Mallon's, Is Of
course all right, and open to-day as
usual. The small one-story brick at
the corner of B and Taylor streets was
uniniured, but Ruhliug s Co.'S assay
| office was Quilted out. At the south
| side of where the fire commenced It
| did not cross Smith street, but the
| street not being straight, the fire swept
across from Its Intersection with ID
street to Wells, Fargo & Co. s building,
on G street.
Tho Losses.
We are not prepared to give the
losses In detail, but the total Is vari-
ously estimated at from $780, 900 to
$500, 900. Between E and D streets,
among the buildings destroyed are the
planning mill, where the fire started,
and the residence and stable OF Mr..
Savage. At the west side of D street,
the William Tell House, Brooklyn
House, California Brewery, Mr.. Let
terer's residence, residence Of Coroner
| Symons. etc, were destroyed. On Z
street, Jones Building, with Daley &
Goodman's saloon In the lower story
and lodging rooms In the stories above,
Lille & Co.'S bookstore, Blacks shoe
store, Friedman's cigar store, Cooks
cigar store, Philadelphia Brewery, Da.
ley's hat store, Wertheimer's cigar
store. all the brokers' offices, except
Myrick's, Thomas Taylor s. Co.'S
LIQUOR store, Buckner Il Ferrend's So
loon, Tahoe House. including Lipman
& Co.'S dry goods store formerly
Roscner's), and Cornell's drug store,
! Sperling's clothing store, FlnIsnutzs
| candy establishment, Barnett's liquor
store aud saloon. Ferrend's formerly
| Ham Licht's) stable, Justice Young's
office, meat market, McGinty, hayes
and Young America saloons, Lew
sons clothing store, Frederlcks' paint
store, Demling's grocery. and the
Boustield assay office building were
DESTROYED. On B street, Rulings as
saw office, Derby s. Gearhart's stable
formerly Olin'sl, Hobart's, Davis tfor-
merly Sharon's), John Gilllg's, Werth-
eimer's, Reynolds, and Mr.. Crock
er's residences were among the de-
stroyed. On A street, the residences
of Myrlck. Derby, George l. Lammon
and j. w. Witcher were among the
DESTROYED. We have not mentioned
half the houses and places OF business
burnt out. There were neariyor quite
a hundred houses burnt In all.
Insurance..
The following are what items OF IT,
surance we were able to obtain: Viz
pinia planning Mill, $4,000; Fredericks'
naius store, $40, 900; Levison's clothing
store. $50 900; Brodek's barber shop,
IN 5Oo: Kennedy & Mallon, $4,000;
WcWanus. 1900; Jones' building,
$40 900; Lille & Co.. $lo,ooo; biaeS'
$40. 600; Friedman. $4,VOo; Mersnei-
mer. $4,000; Thos. Taylor CO, $Eo,-
600: Buckuer s. Ferrend, $6.OVU: LIP.
man & Co.. $40. 900; Cornell, $lo,o0V;
Sporting, $4,000; Tahoe House, Szl,-
o6O: FlSrshutz, $500; Kelly & Lowen-
stein, $4,000; Derby q Gearhart,
S5 500. Geo. l. Lammon, $l,oO0;
w. Whitcher, $500; john
Ginig. $4,000; Ferrend & Co.,
stable stock, $4,000. Lilies resi-
! dence, $1,000; Derby,s residence
1850: Giichrist, $500; F. ]. Ham
!. nell. $4,000; Dr.. Aitchison's office
,, $1,000; Daley, $500. Total, 1920,
600. The above, however. does moi
include the whole OF the insur
( ance. 1t probably amounts t
g $500 COO or more.
1 Gold Hill R~eciproeates.
5 Liberty Engine Co. No. l, witt
, their lively little machine, hurried VI
to Virginia as fast as possible after tn
: alarm, together with other members o
the Gold Hill Fire Department. Libert!