Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-03
Pacific Coast.
PORTLAND, Or, August 2.

the Metropolis Hotel, corner Front and
Salmon streets, and now, a. m, nearly
all that portion of the city bounded by
Yamhill street on the north, Second
street on the west, Columbia street on the
south and the river on the east, including
twelve blocks in addition to the levee,
which is now in flames. The adjacent
blocks are in imminent peril. The Fire
Departments of Vancouver, Oregon City,
Salem and Albany are coming. The sup
ply of water is already running short.
What little wind we have is favorable.
NooS.-The fire is fully under control.
Almost twenty-three blocks are in ruins.
1t originated in, or adjacent to, the fur
niture mandatory of Burgern and
Shindler, in locality where neither fire
nor light was used, and was doubtless
the work of an incendiary.. Everything
on Front street, between Morrison and
Mills streets, is gone, except Knots res
idence, Northrup & Thompson's hard
ware store, the Strowbridge and Harker
buildings adjoining the St. Charles Hotel
and the hotel itself. The Mansard roof
of the st Charles was badly burned, and
the building and furniture, damaged to
the extent of $4,000. Walker of the
sash and door factory, lost about eighty
thousand dollars. No insurance The
Oregon iron works were on fire five
times. First street is burned from Yam
hill to Columbia, except the residence of
F. Harbaugh The east side Of Second
street, from Yamhill to jefferson street
is all gone. But few casualties occurred.
A. NJ. johnson had his leg broken and
some others were slightly injured. A
fire was started in the rear of a house
on the corner of Third and Taylor streets
early in the morning, but was extin-
guished, and the incendiary caught. By
fortunate circumstance, A. Brown, an
ex-telegraph operator, happened to be in
the office at Salem depot at . a. M, just
as an express train was about to depart
for Portland He heard and answered
the call-the train was held; the Salem
fire department loaded up, and the run
of 81 miles made in one hour and nine
minutes, including stoppages. Engine
No. 3, Callicutt, engineer, making the
run to the Salem Department, is awarded
the credit of saving the st. Charles
Hotel, and aiding materially in checking
the northward progress Of the fire. The
steamar Oneatta made the run from Van
couver to Portland, Is miles, in one
, hour and fifteen minutes, bringing the
iremen from that place. The Oregon
City department arrived at 8 clock on
} the steamer Senator. Our fire depart
ment did nobly, and everybody laboret
with Il good will Loss is very sever,
this time, and with an unfavorabl
breeze, or without almost superhuma,
exertions, little would have been left o
Portland. 1t is impossible to give fig
ures at present.
SAN Francisco, August l.
George Dougherty and John Uhrig
who beat Chinaman for peddling cigar
without license and contiscated his stock
We're fined $3.50 each in the Police Cour
to-day, and in default of payment wer
sent to Jail.
The Taxpayers made no nomination
for Mayor and Tax Collector last night
, They nominated Vim. McKibben 70
- Sheriff; L. Wheeler, Judge Nineteent
District Court, Menzies, Supervisor Firs
Ward and F. Scherr Third Ward.
- The Independents held another NEE
: ing last night, and appointed commit
, tee on permanent organization, to repol
= Monday night
. The Pacific Glass Works have su.
pended work on account of decrease
:. patronage,
,, During the trial of S. Brown, for a.
= sulting his wife, to-day in the Polio
Court, Charlotte Castro testified that he
!, self and Morris H. O'Kane had been Ii,
ing in Browns house in open adulter,
Upon this confession the Court held bot
parties to answer on the charge OF adu
d terry.
. SAN FRANCIsco, August !.
:. The Clay street elevated railroad ha
j. cars in operation for the first time to-da,
= 1t works splendidly, and will be open 70
general travel on the tenth inst
- There were eighty deaths in the cit
). during the past week, the largest numbe
in five years.
A Chinaman attempted to hang himse
}. on Lombard street this morning. Gauss
n restitution. He was taken to the Cit
g Prison for safe keeping.
d Jas. Heron, carrier for the Call, wa
d fined $l20 for stealing other papers froi
, houses.
Chas. Williams, 16 years old, was ser
n to the Industrial School for stealing an
> drinking 8 bottles Of whiskey.
e Thos. Jones, formerly American Vic
IS Counsul at Magdalena Bay, was foun
guilty of petit larceny.
Fire Marshall Durkie reports 2S fires j
> July. loss $1,000, as against $6,36S, 04'
j. for same month in 1872.
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