Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-06

ing, a fire broke out In the upper por-
ton OF the Grass Valley House. on the
Divide, owned BY Joseph Broad. and
occupied By A. l.. Rae. as a lodging
house and restaurant. The fire was
first discovered BY John E. Clubhouse,
who occupied a lodging apartment d.
rectly over the bar-room. Clubhouse
had barely time to leave his room aud
give the alarm to tho other dodgers.
On awaking Rom his slumbers the first
discovery he made was the fact that
his bed clothes were on fire and his eye
brows were singed of. The other
dodgers we're obliged 10 quit the house
In such haste as to leave behind nearly
all their wearing apparel. The wind
at the time, was blowing a perfect hur-
ricane from the south. and In a few
moments the flames leaped from the
Grass Valley House to the new build
ing owned and occupied by Charles
Barstow As a lodging house. Mean
while, the alarm which had been
promptly sounded from the Imperial
Empire hoisting works, OH the break
ing out Of the fire, was cnught up and
repeated BY the various steam whistles
and fire bells In Virginia from one end
Of the city to tho other, and In Gold
Hill by tie fire bell of Liberty Engine
Company No. l, and by the whistle Of
the Yellow jacket holsting works.
The fire after attacking Charley Bar
slows house, made rapid progress and
In a few minutes the building was COM
pletely envsloped In flames. By this
time Monumental Engine Company
No. 6, of Virginia, was on the ground
and attempted to take water from the
cistern directly north OF the Imperial
Empire works, but found It dry. At
the same time, Liberty Hose Co. No.
l, and a large delegation from the
Gold Hill Fire Department, put In an
appearance and did everything In their
power to check the progress Of the
flames. There was seven feet Of water
In the town reservoir at the time, but
Chief Jones did not have enough facili-
ties at his command to force the water
up the hill to the burning buildings.
No water could be obtained from the
Imperial works, for the reaso that the
Company have scarcely a sufficient
quantity to run their engines. Chief
Malone Of the Virginia Fire Depart
ment ordered Engine No. 6 back to the
eistern In front OF the Ashland House,
but after spreading 500 feet Of hose the
company found themselves still unable
to reach the fire. Neptune Hose Com
pany, No. 8, OF Virginia, came up In
gallant style and attached their hose
to No. Is, but both combined were in
sufficient.
The inmates Of Mr.. Barstow's house
consisted Of himself and wife, Mr. aud
Mrs. d. NJ. Tyrrell and about 40 lodg-
ers, all Of whom were compelled to
leave the building with the greatest
precipitation. Mrs. Barstow was con-
fined to her room at the time with q
severe illness, and had to be taken out
into the street In her night clothes.
Mrs. Tyrrell lost all her wardrobe and
a number Of the dodgers leaped out Of
the windows In various degrees Of UNI
dress. The fire swept on and destroyed
three other small buildings, when Its
further progress:was arrested by reason
of lis having no more material to feed
upon.
Joseph Broad. Grass Valley house,
purchased one week ago for $2,1O0;
A. L. Rae, furniture. $4,000; Charles
Barstow, house and furniture valued at
$S, 900. also $4,000 In greenbacks burnt
ND In the fire, house Insured for $1,000.
John Lenlhen, furniture, $500; Albert
Brady, furniture. $500; Elisha Hook
ing, furniture, 500; Mrs. Charles two
small dwelling houses, $500; Joseph
Frederlcks, one dwelling house, $500.
Casualties.
James Niles Of Gold Hill had his
face and hands badly burnt while
assisting In saving a portion Of the
furniture In Mr.. Barstow's house. and
David Humphreys. also Of Gold Hill,
was also burnt badly about the neck.
Joe Bish, while hurrying to the are,
fell and bent his fire trumpet, render
ing it unssrviceable.
Incias,t&
After daylight this morning n large
number Of boys and Piutes wore to be
seen prospecting the burnt district for
relics and valuables. One boy found
Ave t~wenty-dollar pieces In a partially
melted state. In another place one
hundred and fifty dollars In silver were
picked up in like condition. Several
live dollar pieces were found In a per-
feet state. A burning mass Of cinders
fell upon a goat belonging IN the
neighborhood, and settling fire to his
hair, caused him to decamp with the
greatest celebrity. All the hand and
steam fire engines In Virginia turned
out, and were making their way reso-
lutely through the snow to the scene
of the conflagratlon, when they were
ordered back by Chief Malone, with
the exception Of those already named.
Remarks.
The fire would have made still
greater havoc had not the roofs Of the
buildings In the vicinity been plenti-
fully covered with snow. Some Of the
burning cinders were carried as far
north as the Chollar works. The help
less condition in which the people liy.
ing on the Divide found themselves
this morning demonstrates the neces.
sity for another cistern In that locality.
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SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF.-There
Il a quantity Of telegraph wire blown
down by the late gale, still lying scat
tered along South c street, Virginia,
for n considerable distance opposite
the old Chollar mine, forming q sort