Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-29

CnrcAoo. April ga special from
Oshkosh gives tho following account Of
the Are there yesterday. II broke out
In the sawmill Of Morgan & Bros, on
the north side Of the river. The build
ings wore ~ dry as finder. and allied
with the most combustibls materials,
and In ar incredibly short time wero en-
vslopod In flames. The nsighboring
lumber piles caught, and the aro spread
with lightning.like rapidity up saw-dust
avenue, sweeping everything before Il.
A dozen saw and shingls mills. with all
the lumber piled around them. 0 o sue.
cumbed 10 the FIRE. By this time II was
found impossible to check the work Of
destruction. Famed by q brisk wind.
heightened by tho hot ERE. the demon
sped on the small franc residences Of
operators at the mills, which seemed
only to whet the appetite Of the iend.
Tho families fed In blank dismay before
It's approach. Scarcely finding time to
ave o few articles Of clothing. they sur.
rendered everything. we'll knowing tho
hopelcssness Of any attempt to save
their worldly goods In the face Of such
q storm Of fro. The hremen for q time
fought bravoly in tho face Of such ter
riblo odds to stay It's progress. but wero
driven back step by step. Ono after
another the business buildings on Main
street wsro licked up by tho insatiato
fire. From Algora to ceaps street were
all Of u principal dry goods stores,
banks. hotels and newspaper Offices.
All went down before tho resistless hur.
ricsns. Merchants had time to save but
little, for facilities for transportation TO
a place Of safety wore extremely lin
tied. Some few succeeded In carrying
o few loads Of their most valuable wares
away from the track Of tho fire, but by
far the greater number lost ell. Tho
Beckwith.hous and Adams-house, two
hotels Of large capacity. furnished with
all the modern improvements. were dss-
troyed In almost a twinkling. Nothing
worth mentioning wa saved. Tho
newspaper and telegraph Offices shared
the fate Of surrounding buildings. From
the Northeastern Office, owned by Allon
& Hicks, q daily paper, and flled with
all facilities for publication, and for exc
cution Of Job work, nothing was saved.
The Times. as Sprightly q weekly pub
lishod by Fernandez, had also the con.
v~eniences Of o first-class office. Three
men are reported killed; but so great Is
the confusion that il is impossible 10 as
certain their names. Rumors Of further
loss OF lifo are prevalent about tho
streets. but your correspondent cannot
trace them TO any reliable source,
quito q number Of persons, however,
arc badly injured. some being run ovor
in tho streets by wagons and several
other causes. None Of tho injured Ms
far as can be ascertained. will dio from
their woulds. II Is impossible OF this
hour 70 even estimate the losses. Over
1000 residences, 100 stores. hotels,
banks, tho Opera House-a valuable
structure. costing nearly $1,000, ooo-a
score Of saw and shinslo mills, besides
and incalculablc quantity Of lumber.
arc destroyed. The loss upon the whole
cannot fall short OF $4,000, 900, while 1t
may reach double that amount. The
scenes In the city baiio description.
Everything Is In confusion. Hundreds
Of families are homeless, and women
and children are lying about tho streets
or roaming around In search OF a place
Of shelter from tho chilly night air.
The heavens ars lit up with tho lurid
glare OF the hre which Is yet burning
hcrcely within the limits to which II has
been confined. Tho fro begun at tho
corner Of Pine and Marion streets and
spread east and northeast.
Destructive Fire,
DEraorr, Mich, April 20.-A $40
this morning n fire broke out In tho fac-
tory Of the Weber Furniture Company.
on High and Montlair streets, and con-
sumcd the factory, together with ten or
twelve dwellings adjoining on Montclair
and John streets. Loss on the factory
building, $500. 900; machinery. stock
and outbuildings, 500. OOo. Estimated
loss on dwellings and their contents.
$50, 900 to $50. 000. Amount Of insur-
anco not known.
Horrible Tragedy.
One Of the most appalling tragedies
ever committed In this city was brought
to light last evening. Two colorcd wo.
mon, q mother and daughter. tho former
named Elizabeth Thomas, the latter
Harriet Fisher. were found dead In thor
bods In a small house on tho west side
Of Hasting street, their bodies chopped
and hacked with an a almost beyond
the ssmblnncs Of human beings. BUS
picion points to John Thomas, husband
Of the nrst named victim. q colorcd bar
Der. CO years old. Ho has been nr.
rested.
Tho Emma nins. ADJ.
New YoRx. April 29.-Tho suit Of tho
Emma Silver Mining Company against
T'renor W. Park and others. has been
transferred 10 tho U. y. Circuit Court
oil petition OF defendant, who states
that their company defendant. Stewart,
has not been served; that plaintiff IL an
English corporation, and TINT they clsim
suit for s5.oOo.Ooo.
Masrinsniai.
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