Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-24

The clouded skies and light sprinkles
Of rain during the last day or two were
looked upon by weather sharps as the
forerunners Of a coming storm, and the
accommodating indications eliminated
about midnight In a heavy gale Of wind
which was felt strongly even here In
Gold Hill, a comparatively sheltered
locality, aud amounted to quite de-
structive one at Virginia. 1t blew
hard enough in Gold Hill to awaken
many good sleepers out OF the most
comfortable kind Of slumber, shaking
the houses and roaring up the ravine
furiously, yet doing no particular dam
age until It got up TO the more elevated
part Of town and about the Divide.
AZ Virginia
The storm had pretty much its W
way. There was but little rain with
Il. but the rampant zephyrs whirled
madly around the base OF old Mount
Davidson and through the streets In
ali directions. Fortunately, the gale
could not sweep binding clouds OF
horrible dust along with il In Its mad
career. but the handiwork Of the car
oenter everywhere Was more or less
seyerely tempered with. The west
and of the old Savage hosting works,
above b street, was blown In, a part OF
the roof torn of, the smokestacE blown
down, and the building otherwise cou-
.iderably injured. Fortunately, this
Mill not interfere in the least with the
operations Of the mine, as no WORK Is
being done ut present through ths Ola
shaft. Tho fronts OF two dweiiihg
houses on OIL Union street, between a
and Howard streets, the property OF
A. +. Mckay, the carpenter and bull.
Oar. were blown completely out; and
Although there was a family residing
In each OF the houses, fortunately no
one was hurt In the least. A building
a, the corner of Sutton avenue n b
s,rest. owned BY some San Francisco
nar,les and occupied as a residence
by Captain Lord, U. 5: Internal rev
enue Collector, was liitea from us
foundation and turned half over on It's
aide. pitching the Captain, his wife anu
Iittls girl rudely from their beds n
breaking the bedstead, bureau, wash
s,snd and a sewing machine in the
raom. 70 pieces, upsetting the cooking
.tove and piling the cupboard a
5Isbss in a broken heap in the middle
of IN Kitchen. aud leaving d Gap
tain, his wife and child IN mlunisnt
darkness to make their escape as oes'
thew could, which they finally sueceeu-
ed In doing through u OF the WIN.
dows At the west end, almost WITHOUT
a scratch or clothing, either. u
building Is a total wreck, anu VIII
have TO be entirely rebuilt. The new
re,idence of Ii, c. Crampton, the Car-,
son soan man, on Howard, north Oh
NiIl street. was moved some iour OF
dve feet from its foundation anu oth
rrwi.e considerably damaged. 4 sec,
tion of the tin root OF the new ouu y,
Fellows building at the corieI v.
smith and C streets. some 80 OF Az ieet
In width was torn from the southeast
corner and landed down on f. street:
frame building just being completed
on the Divide, back Of the Ashland
House. Was literally blown to pieces.
A dwelling house in the same vicinity
hack Of the Russ House, belonging
10 J, d. Gray. the proprietor OF Inc
Ashland House, was lifted from It's
foundation aid showed some four or
fiye feet, and the chimney OF the Ash
land House was blown completely on.
S.oyepipes, signs, awnings, and other
transitory property throughout the
ci,y we're sent flying in all directions,
The wind subsidized with the coming Of
DAYLIGHT. and finally toward noon
s.c,dS rain set In which still continues
with good a prospect OF lasting for 8
while, at least.