Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-03
at IL o'clock. Twenty blocks are con-
Sufned.

time Today. 1t works splendidly.
There were eighty deaths in this
city during the past week; the largest
number for five years.
James Heron, carrier for the Call.
was fined 500 for stealing other
papers from houses.
{. l.. StrylouS, charged with a crime
against nature. was examined in the
Police Court this afternoon AMI dis
charged, as the testimony proved an
attempt at blackmail.
Charles Williams. 16 wears old. vas
sent To the Industrial School for steal
ing. and drinking three bottles of
whisky.
Thomas Jones, formerly Vie Amer
a Consul at Magdalena Bay, was
found guilty this morning of petit
larceny.
Fire Marshal Durkee reports %
hreS In July, with a loss of sc, 200, as
against SOS, $50 As for the same month
III 1872.
Sixteen thousand new trade dollars
we're coined at the mint to-day.
SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 9.
The advocates of the A. z. Il. r.
20. are circulating among the citizens
II petition TO the Board of Supervisors
asking for q five per cent. subsidy TO
thai company.
OREGON.
PORTLAND. August 2.
About 4 o'clock this morning a most
destructive fire broke out in the rear
OF n Metropolis hotel, corner of
Front and Salmon streets, and now
q A. NJ nearly all that portion OF the
city bounded 10y Yamhill on the north,
Second on the west. Columbia street
on the south, and the river on the
east, including II blocks. i'm addition
to the levee is now in flames. Ada
cent blocks are in imminent peril.
The fire departments of Vancouver,
Oregon City, Salem, and Albany. are
co ming. The supply of water is al
ready running short. What little
wind we have is favorable.
NooN.-The fire is fully under con-
troll. Almost % blocks are in ruins.
1t originated in or adjacent to
The furniture mandatory of Hur-
derne q Shmidter, a locality where
neither fire nor light was used, and
was doubtless the work of an incen-
diary. Everything n the front
is gone. except Klott's residence,
Northrup & Thompson's hardware
store, the Strow bridge and Harker
buildings, adjoining the st. Charles
hotel, and the hotel itself. The man
Sard roof of the st. Charles was badly
burned, and the building and furni-
ture damaged to the extent OF SlO,O 900.
Nalker, of the Sash and Door Factu-
rV, lost about $50, 900; no insurance.
The Oregon Iron Works were on fire
hVe times. First street is burned
from lamhill to Columbia, except
the residence of +. Harbouge. The
east side of Second street, from Yam
hlll 10 Jefferson, is all gone. But
few casualties occurred. A Mr.. John
son had his leg broken. Some others
were slightly injured.
A fire was started in the rear of a
house at the corner of Third and Tav-
Tor streets, early in the morning, but
was extinguished, and the incendiary
caught.
By a fortunate circumstance. A.
Brown, an ~ex-telegraph operator,
happened in the Office at the Salem
depot at 6 O'Clock A. NJ, as the eXp reSs
train was about 10 depart for Portland.
He heard and answered the call, and
the train was held. the Salem fire de-
partinent loaded up, and the run of 81
~ " iAuNC AL ollt IlOtT anu Ille
minutes, including stOppages. Engine
No. 3 was used, and Coiiicut was the
engineer making the run. TO the
Salem depot is awarded the credit of
saving the st. Charles Hotel. and aid
ing materially in checking the north.
ward progress OF the flames.
n steamer Oneatta made the run
vancouver to Portland, IS miles,
IN one hour and fifteen minutes,
bringlng the firernen from that place.
Inc oregon City department arrived
at 9 O'Clock on the steamer Senator.
Our fire department did noblv.
Everybody labOred with a good will.
loss Is very severe Now an I'M
favorable breeze is blowing, With
u almost superhuman exertions.
little would have been left of Porl.
land. II Is impossible to give figures
at present.
Following estimates OF losses were
made mostly by the sufferers them.
selves: Hurgren Il Shindler $50, coo:
metropolis Hotel $50, goo; G.. A.
vaughn SlOO.OOO; Smith Brothers
oundry $4,000; DIR. Freeland 50, 1000;
omith x Champions boot factor Sill
oo0; LICK House, formerly Russ $780,
900; kellogg House Sl5, 600: Wtlch IL
~O''Oo3 VI ~. i tdSe SZ.OUU. f..
C"rbett S., 900; Emil Lowerstein n
co. $4,000; Mr.. Sellars $50, 600: c. S,
Silvers $50, 900; Farnsworth d Co.
$1,000; Loves Hotel $50, 900; Walkers
NM $40, 900; Wetherinrd's building
$4,000: J. A. Ssrowbridse $50, 900:
Sam. Sykes $4,000; 4. j.. Northrup
$1,000: Ross Il Tate SAC, 900; W. Moi.
TAFT $4,000; st. Charles Hotel So O00.
FISK House SIS, 900; Hackney e. stem.
me $4,000; McGinn Il Hill Sl5WO.
Keller $4,000; Smith Brothers SO.
700; 5: q: Skidmore's building Sl5,-
GoO; w. b. Lake $4,000; Powers d
6urchard $4,000; DR.. Davenport So
700; Z. E. Main SO, 200; j. B. Springer
$4,000; and these are not all. 4 great
many lesser losses have been sus-
almost a million. The gross amount
OF insurance is about $500, 600, a large
proportion being in t%oreirn CONF.