Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-29

rocks and sand, under which perhaps the
lifeless bodies of more than one victim
lie entombed. Many Of the bureaus and
trunks showed unmistakable signs of
having passed through the pilferer's
hands: drawers opened, their contents
strewn about, and everything of value
seized upon. This desecration OF prop
erty was almost general. In the excite
ment the thieves worked with but little
danger of detection, and in this way
thousands of dollars worth of valuables
were lost. The officers were on the
grounds as soon as circumstances would
permit. Many of them had their own
property and families to protect from
the impending danger, and in the hour
of peril this duty was paramount to all
others. During all of yesterday Buel
and Spring streets presented a sad spec
tacle. Those OF the houses not carried
away were found to be more or less in
jured. Some are hopeless wrecks, and
lie lurehed on one side; others can again
be righted with little expense, while
some will be removed to other localities.
The storm at Ruby Hill, although not
so fearful in its results, was very severe.
1t commenced at about 10 o'clock. Main
street was filled in few moments by a
turbulent stream, and for time many
of the stores and houses were in immi-
nent danger. School had to be dis
missed, and the pupils sent home. The
injury to the roads cannot as yet be es-
timated On Harrab's grade the road
bed has been cut away so much that it
will take some days before it can again
be travelled.
At IL O'Clock q. IN. yesterday, pursu-
ant to call, meeting Of citizens was
held at Dan Morgan's saloon, adjoining
this Office, to devise means for the relief
of the sufferers by the flood. The follow
ing are the contributions thus far: Eu-
reka Consolidated Mining Company,
81. OG5; Richmond Mining Company,
$1,000; Edward Probeit, 500; Eureka
Lumber Company, Sl00; Major W. W
Mccoy, 800; Harry Strout, 500; W. B.
Harrub, $50; S. B. Wyman, 500; Pax
ton & Co., 500. Ths managers of the
other mining companies here did not feel
at liberty to contribute until they could
communicate with the principal officers
! in San Francisco. As soon as they are
heard from the amount will probably be
swelled considerably, and this, with the
amounts donated by private citizens and
| that furnished from other sources, will,
il is hoped, be sufficient to meet the de-
mands Of those requiring aid.
kilograms asking if assistance were
needed were received by several citizens
one from Hamilton, asking what they
could do for us. The following from
Austin shows that the citizens of that
place keenly felt the calamity that had
| overshadowed us:
AUSTIN, July %.
To Dan. B. Immel-The people of
Austin send their sympathies to the suf-
ferers Of Eureka with check for 1885.
GAGE, TBIPLEIT & DENNIS,
Committee.
Others were received, all solicitous as
to what could be done. II necessary the
committee will make call on our sister
cities, but they will first do what they
can toward alternating the sufferers by
home contributions.
The following additional losses were
obtained yesterday, which, with those
published in yesterdays issue. will en-
brace all SO far as known. A number of
those already given were greatly under
rated, it being impossible to gain accu-
rate information until the owners of prop
erty had an opportunity of further ex-
aiming into the condition Of their prop
| erty and stock: