The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-12-22
A BIG BURN.
THE MOTEL AT YANk'8 CON-
- SWMEU ~ FIRE.
ENTIRE HOUSE EQUIPAGE AND
STORES A PREY TO
THE FLAMES
The Inmates Rush cut Half Dresser
and Ba rely Escape with their Lives.

Last Tuesday morning about 5 O. clock
the hotel at Yank's Station was discov-
cred to be in flames. M,jor Ramsey
who was living in shed room ut the
northern end of the building was the
irst to be reused by the smell Of
smoke, the noise Of flame, and the falling
III Of timhers. He hastily gathered up
ais clothes and a fine shot gun, to which
ne was very much attached, and fed into
the road 7" hIcI runs aion.; III front OF the
house. He had t. leave his v.oiin and
.iue fishing tackle to the flames. H.
liIed out and yelled at the top Of his
VOICE to louse those " ho were uslcep in
the opposite emu Of the building. They
could not hear him, and he could not ps u
ctr;.,e TIE flames to the place where they
We've sleeping, being deferred by the vol
.nles OF mingled smoke amt flame which
ourst from the passage way leading to
...elr rooms lauk and has wife, her
.l:ece Mss Eogeis, Sal Dale and Mrs.
Cleveland (t.Ie wife OF the Senator)-to
whose courtesy We are indebted Tor the
.,..ilItulars OF the coltia.,ratioli-w were i'll
.ne western extremity VI the building,
seemingly asleep ANA unconscious ot their
d,.n,ci. Iney were fortunate however
Al u.lus reused 10y the noise of the burn
ius uAIy II few l1IuuIents before 1t wO1id
have Deel too iaIe, aud cate hinS up what
ever Of dress Wis within reach, they rush
ii uut inio LIZ ar. Mis- Cie.lyland's
Aanus aud lace weIe scuicAed ii Il. ing
60 escape. L uc st.Ile WIS the case with
AIS. C.cInens also, who Desl les, emer,e,i
upon The highway With her hair sIu,ed
TO the roots. 1iI4S unfortunate Lady lost
everything hot accepting even her teeth,
"hi,n ,ne forgot, liz her hurry to scarc.
Mss Rogers, her neice, Lately from the
caSt ;iL,i uH Il visit to her i.i.lt, lost ali
her clothing, her gold watch, AID fifty
dollars In money. Mas. Cieyei.n,.
saved her jewe.I,--shc WIS only VII
IL transient visit to the station
and h..d lett her frank in Carson. Old
iaun (CIenens) seemed blind To danger,
and IL some lIscrut!bie way, Eiahaged to
uik Kills. oi butter which alone welc saved
iIoln the devourinS n,ln.s. The hotel
Was Il very large two story buildin. con-
tanning tLlIty Or more sleeping rooIls
with the varlons other apartments. 1t
Is SA,lsktcu Uu illc i.tccTN IKE IOt( anu IL
early days travellers and teams without
nIiuu,r used to MAKE 1t their ST piping
place over night. The immense uarns
.,hd stables Oh the premises, How useless |
since travel has ceased, speak for the
business tina; latue this place one of the |
ll.e.ltst stations Oh these regions Ill times |
Of YOKE. Inc hotel problDiy eausht TIRE |
troia the ch.mney watch had been slnuk- |
ing ali day. The place through which it |
the middle portion OF |
the root-w..s lrsi caught AID thence the |
DANES spread towards the eXttemlties. !
The house is burnt to the ground with all !
inr property IL it, III, iuding IL full sup !
ply vi every sort of furniture, and all
large store of provisions for
The Winter.
The estimated loss is $1,000 or over.
The family have been forced to retire to
IN unfinished dwelling by the shore OF
Lake 1auoe. Th,lr loss is Il sad one, |
III this Indictment season. The
came up nobly We are told,
.nd subscribed literally to supply the
immediate wants of the unhoused. This
5 Yauk 5 second turn of liz luck A fine
lous which, last year, lie mad just
inished at tine lake shore Was burnt
Town by an incendiary. He is man OF
he most remarkable energy and hard
worker. The devil seems to be pitted
.gainst him.