Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-05
Full Particulars About the fire
which Consumed Bragg, Folsom q
Cos Mill.

NJ. G. A. Bragg. of the above firm.
was in town Yesterday, receiving the ex-
preston of profound ana sincere SYM
patty from his numerous Old Carson
friends. but nothing daunted Ivy his
heavy loss and fall Of restless energy to
build himself up again upon the ashes
of his suddenly destroyed estate. He
has reconpted to US the details OF the
sad loss, which We reproduce for the
benefit OF our readers who We know Will
be glad to learn all the particulars OF
the catastrophe on account Of their In
terest in the sufferers.
The fire occurred on Thursday, July
81. at Camp IS. The first alarm was
given at 12:l5 P. II. by the whistle OF the
locomotive Of the westward bo1nd trhln
TIL. mill was in splendid working order
and had sawed mp fifty logs during the
forenoon, and the calculation for the
afternoon was TO turn ont fifty-hve thou
sand feet Of boards. NJ thought OF fire
was entertained. At noon the signal
whistle OF the mill was blown for dinner
and the men went away to Their meal.
the head sawyer and the engineer re-
manning after the other men had gone
Some seven Or eight minutes later he
had occasion to leave his Office and 20
over to the boarding hons While there
he heard the alarm whistle of the loco
motive and putting his head ont OF the
donr to see what was the matter, he
brhe!d the flames and jumping into the
ward cried ont: =" BOYS, the mills aiire!'
The roof of the mil was burning in Il
SPOT Of some ten feet sqnare on the
south side. He rushed to the spot, fol-
lowed by the men from the mess hall
Young Allen Bragg. at the head of sev-
ere! of the mill hands. mounted to the
roof and secured the hose but the fire
gained upon them so rapidly under the
pressure of strong east wind that they
and the water tank containing 2,3U
gallons of water. and all the water works
were surrounded by circle OF flames
and they were forced to retire hastily to
save their lives. Penetrating the roof
the flames went through the interior of
the mill like flash of powder. Five
minutes afterward the whole hnilding
WAS a mass of roaring fire, and given up
for a total loss. A telegram was sent to
Truckee to communicate the alarm.
Within twentv-seven minutes after the
dispatch reached its destination the
Samson. with three tanks Of water, had
reached the scene of the contiagratlon.
In the meantime a division had been
made in the lumber piled up in the yard
where it was thought the flames might
b.. arrested. The Samson played upon
the burning lnmher until the tanks that
she had brought along were empty. She
returned to the ntart st water station Tor
a second supply. but upon her return
the fire had leaped across the clearing
that had been made and was burning as
fnriously as ever. She went IL work
,rniu. however and SO reduced the
flames that buckets could be used with
Effect close at hand A pile of slabs be-
yond the smouldering lumber WAS thus
s,yed. There were million and IA half
feet of lumber in the mill ward. of which
thy managed to save only from ten To
twelve Thousand feet that had been
burled aside to make the diversion III
the hurping pile There were eight
Thousand five hundred dollars worth cut
and piled on nm order from the Crown
Point mine. and five thousand dollars
worth of this amount was dimension
stnff. ready for Shipment and nw"itlns
transpo, tition. The loss in lumber con-
snmed Is $50 900. The mill was worth
SOS 900 and thu owners wonld not have
ken that amount for i. The engine
and boilers are not spoiled. hut Win
some considerable repairs may be made
To answer for another mill. The rims IT
the heavy cast iron pulleys in some
rlac. s were bent and utterly DESTROYED.
The shaft ng is rrookt d but portion
Of it may be straigh,tnrd aud nstd a: ain
Th- p,aner il 4 total wreck; shinlle
marhine also. Snch crushing die' ste T
wn,ld ove-whelm most men, bnt Bragg.
Folsom & Co. are not to be kept down.
They are clearing mp the ruins and have
"A force of men air. adv in the woods
cntsing timber to rehnild. They Will
have another mill-no i'll luck hefallin2
thenl-in FORTY DAYS. and in thirty, If
possible, at an immediate cost OF ) H.
600. Good fortune to them IN then
sturdy enterprise
FINE SroCk. took turn yester-