Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-09
sagebrush News.

the Virginia Enterprise, July 6.l
r funeral of General J. l..
Bokkelen and j. =. Slhith
nlace this afternoon at one
X, and was one of the largest
most imposing ever seen in
citv. The funeral services
held in the lower hall of the
Fellows new building, corner
and Smith streets, and were
essed by a large cOncOurse of
10 The services and solem-
= were conducted by Bishop
taker and Sir Knight John
,urrie. Prelate of the Com
derv. a large number of
rhts Templar and many
6ns were present during the
mnities in the hall. The SER
were most impressive
urhout. The procession
he'd on & street, in front of
Fellows Hall, at 2H o'clock,
the following order: Grand
shall, DR.. r. Webber; National
rd and Washington Guard
Is: Montgomery Guard, Wash
On Guard, Emmett Guard, Ma
HI Guard, Sarstield Guard,
nd Army of the Republic,
Eers of the Pacific Coast
heers, Silver Star Lodge No. s.,
nd A. NJ, of Gold Hill, a dele
on from the Fire Department,
Nitt Clinton Commander No.
Knights Templar (mOuntedD, l.,
scort from the Stats Of Gov
br Bradley, Major General Van
kkelen zone of the deceasedD
Brigadier General Batterman !;
earse with the body of General
Bokkelen, followed by his
Be in full dress and accom-
led by Sir Knight pail bearers
military escort. Then follow
! considerable number of car
les containing friends and
(tives of the deceased and citi-
s in general. The procession
hg largely composed of mill
h, Masons and Knights Tenn
/, it presented a most grand
imposing appearance. So
at a crowd of spectators lined
side walks on both sides of &
bet that in places it was almost
possible to get a view of the
bcession except from a balcony
some other elevated position.
along the line of march the
comics, roofs and windows and
brways were crowded with
fctators Of all ages and sexes.
e remains were taken to the
sonic Cemetery, north of town,
here they were inferred with
usual ceremonies of the
urch and order of which the
feased We're members.
LAST night. about 10 o'clock.
me alarm was caused by the dis
Very ofa large quantity of smoke
Pulng from the Bank Of Califor-
D; smoke was also observed IN
eley II Quinlan's saloon, which
IN the Douglas building, adjoin-
e the ruins of the Root building
the south. 1t seems that John
haneen, superintendent of the
rrglnia Gas Company, desired to
INTO the bank to regulate a me-
\, and when the doors were
(ened the building was found to
hlied with smoke. Upon open
ga trap-dOor in the floor, which
auS down into q cellar where
Plcksllver is stored. a large vol
ne OF smoke poured up. No fire
[as TO be seen anywhere under
Pc hoors, however. Smoke also
me out from the vault, and alto
elner things looked so unsafe
y pa! the steamer of Young Amer
y no. 2 was called out and set to
|ork on the fire in the ruins of
llpot building, the lower floor of
men was occupied by Kennedy
Mailon, dealers in groceries,
DIVISIONS. oils and liquors. The
EEneral opinion of firemen and
Itfs Enefs seemed to be that the
~ 'nole earth under the Root build
" " mad become completely sat
p pased with coal oil, the grease
UoNed = out of bacon and formed
Y; she melting of candles, there
b.ns no less than 5000 boxes of
re .e atter in the store when the
10 10. occurred, and that this sat
f'seu ss earth was burning in a sort
n, ,smouldering way, and had
ulheu 'aII so far as to pass under the
soh aIls OF the buildings standing on
null, ".,i side and fill them with
u, The night shift of miners
snt ,.'e Gould & Curry mine were
lona , ior' and set to work at digging
s ftE lhe walls inside of the ruins
rvth ,ie root building. throwing ev-
~ y .i.lng a,g In a heap in the center,
1wn ~ ,'eamer meantime wetting all
all all as lar as possible. In spite
NJ, n,a, lhis, flames were to be seen
10 ha,y hay places along the line OF
-e heap of debris.
;nt1I IHWAY ROBBERY. Last
'irr. Inn. TWO young men, Hobon and
,bhsd b1' OF this place, stopped and
10 n 1ohn Bodtish, foreman of
ra n r,;,I n;n,9glass mill. near the EN-
u, ,an ,iill' Gold Hill. Bodfish kept
e was ~ s,ght for some time after
If vas 4" roobed, and at last called
i'm Esme some men from the Gold