Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-31
Fire at Silver Hill.
A Close Call for the Hoist
ing Works.
The Stable, q Horse and Pile Of
Tagging and Band Of
Chickens Consumed.
A M A N w AN T Il ID.

About half past seven o'clock
last night a bright glare shot up
ward up the gulch, and was soon
followed by the sounding of steam
whistles and general alarm.
Quicker than it takes to write it a
large and excited crowd of citizens
we're on their way to the scene of
the confagration. which was sup
posed at the time to be Lower Gold
Hill or the Justice Hosting works.
A TINES reporter, on horseback,
was soon at the fire, which was found
10 have originated in the horse
stable, near the hosting works and
Office of
THE SILVER HILL MINE.
At the time of our reporters arrival,
the stable was we'll under way, and
the gable end of the hosting works
nearest it was sending up danger
Gus blaze from the roof. The fire
had also communicated to pile OF
tagging next to the stable and was
slowly creeping toward the Office
Of the superintendent. A large
force of workmen from the mine,
largely by arrivals from
Gold Hill and this city, were soon
at work like beavers,
FIGHTING THE FLAMES
And trying to confife them to the
stable and woodpile and protect the
works. Three streams of water pro-
PEELED by the efficient fire apparatus
Of the works were soon directed on
the stable and buildings, and after
considerable exertion the fire was
got under safe control. Had it not
been for this ample self protection
no power on earth could have saved
these valuable hosting works, the
destruction of which would have
sntailed the burning Of the shaft of
The mine and an immense loss to
The company. Before we forget it
we will say that the Gold Hill fire
got out their engines at
he first alarm, but as the fire was
beyond their water supply they
,ould have been Of no use.
THE WILL Is AS GOOD AS THE
DEED"
In accounting for the start of the
ire, there are various theories, one Of
which is that the sparks from the
shop had been blown into
he stable and came into cantac
with the hay. Another i, that the
ire is the work of an incendiary, as it
IS said the stable was closed at the
lime, ard it would have been next to
for the sparks to have
,rcn blown into the stable, where
The fire first started. 1t seems Father
Early in the evening for an incendi-
,ry to perpetratc his fcndish work,
but the suspicion is not unfounded.
So near rs We could learn,
THE LOSS
Comprises the stable. a valuable
1dng horse belonging to Mr.. Hutch
nson, the foreman Of the mine, about
me hundred chickens, and portion
IF the tagging. The fire was so sud-
len and burned SO rapidly that moth
ng save the hosting works were
thought of. These were fortunately
saved. The loss is therefore COM
triiling-say $1,000. Su-
Derintendcnt Vandewater and his
men showed an intelligent GOODNESS
n handling the fire. and to this more
han anything else, the protection of
The works is due. From what we
hear, there is one man that has acted
very indiscreet. or is villain at
heart, and should have been promptly
arrested. Parties running to the fire
rom Gold Hill met an apparently
,alf-drunken individual going up the
,ulch half mile above the works,
md as they passed him several heard
lin say
BURN 'EM UP! D-N 'EM BURN
'EM Cpl"
But no attention was given him and
40 passed on towards Gold Hill.
He should have been promptly ar
'ested, brought back to the fire, and
1 he could not have given proper
recount of himself, he should have
been then and there pitched head
ong into the flames. Whether he
vet the fire or not, man who would
make use OF such language at such
! time, lays himself open to suspi-
lion. He was not recognized, and it
nay be extremely lucky for him
hat he was not. We caution our
,eople to he on the alert, AS this
'eeins to be the accepted time for the
iery element to make its attack.
INCENDIARY.
Since writing the above the Secre-
airy of the mine and the Superin-
endent inform us that they have not
he slightest doubt that the fire was
he work Of an incendiary, party
# drunken, rough talking men were
,eard passing the office, above the
table, and 1t was not five minutes
Ifterward that the fire was first no.
iced. The Secretary says the fire
tarted At the north end ON the out
tide of the stable.
MORE EVIDENCE.
Additional evidence, just learned,
o sustain the theory of the Super
is told us by Mr.. Jack
sherman. He says that Mr.. George
his brother, while passing
~ the DEVILS Gate mill on his way
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