Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-28
valuable buildings in that direction.

Was in a low lodging Souse den or
A street, kept by woman named
Kate Shea, better known as "Crazy
Kate" The facts 20 to show that
the house mad the night previous
been the scene of drunken carouse,
which was kept up until 2 O'Clock ia
the morning. A lodger who claims
to have been nearly suffocated in
this delightful pestilence coop says
that the fire started in the basement
of the house, near the water closet,
but can give. no intelligent account or
theory of its setting. 1t is more than
probable that some drunken scamp,
filled to the guards with rot gut
whisky, and reckless Of the conse.
quences set fire to the place through
pure devilment, but nothing positive
is so far known.
CASUALTIES AND INCIDENTS.
So far as is known only two men
we're killed during the fire, and the
list of serious accidents is surprising
ly small. under the circumstances.
Mr.. Ketton, Of Gold Hill, was crush
ed to death by falling wall between
c and ID streets, and another man,
whose namc cannot be ascertained
was knocked down by a falling CELL
ing and burnsdg up in Ash's book
and toy store.
Several narrowly escaped being
crushed by falling walls, and sew
eral came near being hurt in the
blowing up of buildings. A num-
Der of persons came near being
burned in their rooms, and few
were rescued from third story win
dows, some throwing themselves
down upon mattresses placed for
their reception. Several horses were
burned alive, and cats were to be
seen darling out of burning build
ings with their tails on fire.
Two engines, the Babcock of Eagle
Engine Company No. 8, and the
Knickerbocker, No. 5-were lost by
being cut off by the fire. A train of
wood cars was caught at the north
end of the track of the railroad,
north of tho Ophir, and totally des-
troyed. At the time the County
buildings took fire, the Sheriff took
the prisoners from the County Jail
and lodged them at the station
house; soon the station-house, which
il in the basement OF the Opera
House, was threatened and the pris-
oners were again removed; and, to
make sure Of their safety, they were
this time taken out to Cedar Hill and
shut up in the old Sierra, Nevada
tunnel.
There was. much stealing during
the fire, and in. some instances men
were obliged to draw pistols in or
der to prevent their. property being
carried off by thieves. The several
military companies were ordered
out, and were on duty. in various
parts Of the town.
The enterprise" of yesterday
morning gives the following as
SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS
At the present writing 1t is impos-
sible to give even what would APP
proach to a correct list Of losses. We
can only mention few Of the prin-
cipal buildings, public and private,
that have been burned: Between A
and B street, beginning at the south,
there was burned the residence OF
William Wood, the house OF the
Eagle Engine Company, No. 8, Derby
g. Garhart's livery stable, Schleweck's
lodging house, Mrs. Cooper's build
ings, the Noyes' building, Wilson g.
Browns undertaking establishment,
William Moneys livery stable, Bah
cocks saloon, the Court House, with
County Jail and all of the county Of
fees, the Washoe Club room, Vir-
ginia Hotel, Fulton Market, Elliott's
grocery and provision store, Piper's
saloon, Miners Hall, Pioneer Hall,
Capital lodging house, residence of
Thomas Buckner, and great number
of smaller buildings of all kinds.
To the northward of Sutton avenue
was destroyed the large new resi-
dence of Judge B. G. Whitman, and
those of E. Strother. w. e. F. Deal,
Fred. Boegle, with scores of other
fine buildings of various kinds. In
the western part of the town were de-
stroyed the fine residences of John
Mackey, S. p Martin, Charles For
man, Charles Rawson, Judge Seely,.
F. A. Tritle, Charles Tozer, r. M.
Daggett, w. B. Crane, A. Aurich, P.
f. Beardsley, A. Hanak, Harry Block,
d. E. Mccarthy, Judge Rising, Jo-
seph Beers, Oscar Steele, p. Fl. Scott,
Thomas Gracey, G. NJ. Mayer, Simon
Schlwek, and so many others that we
cannot undertake to make mention
Of them at this time. On the west
side of c street clean sweep was
made, from and including Marye's
large new brick building all the way
out to Carson street. Here was de-
stroyed Williams s. Bixler's build
ing, Mallon's store, Barnett's clothing
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