Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-26

The fate so long dreaded by tho peo-
,lo of Virginia has come nj last. Two
hirls Of the city is now a mass Of
moulioring ruins, the principal bus.
ness part Of tho city. containing nearly
all the valuable buildings. vas in the
mace Of a few short hours razed TO the
,round.
NJ about ga A. n. In small ono.
'iory iodSins'house' on u east sue VI
\ street. between inyior ana oh''n'
Kept by a woman haneu ha'e Quay
better known rs crazy ha'e' ine
Babcoek Fire EHiinsu'sher was prompt.
y on hand, rs also tho hand'engine OF
Fire Company No. 1. but all Was OF no
avail to stay tho progress Of the flames;
o.. Az. steamer. co,,a ,et n stream
80 ~. -, :, a.. .;,v w..
'n INC n's' 'n' a'o" wy
sealed.
s...~ U,.a
~. ,,,~;,, ,rom ~. vss, m ,hs time.
y" -. 80, hnv.,n.
when earf'cu 'no "'ues """ 's
einders for hundreds Of feet, and twenty
minutes after tho first alarm, not less
A.. ,,,.,.o -. ,o,,v ,,,;,j;,,s ,,.,. In
lanes "here u "anhaec ." s'e"'
here Is no use OF attempting to erter
INTO a detailed account OF Tho losses; the
best idea that can b given being thai
hey are computed by millions.
Tn. Y,r. Exs~.aedl
r.uu TIL, s,rss, ON The soutb. nj.
a.,
20 inc 'e" y" "o
from Stewart street on tho west 10
or perhaps farthcr.ion the east.
, ,,.. ~ IN. ,roupd trayersed by the
- .,,,, ,L,...tou,,lso NJ n mile in
AN, ~. ,.;1,h
.ehgth, py haii a niue ~ with A..
AS b wind was oio"ins 'ou
lorth and east. q sptea' " sue
~ slow. and something like a light was
araiust il. On tho west siuo OF
street Il crossed over 10 Taylor and
Curly Bills livery stable
Eagle Fire Engine ho.,e'
'a"s,sna. Of Mo,L s,rouse. adioin.
me- Moods, caught fire. but was put out
~ the hand engine OF Eagle No. >,
which was stationed m the oouiu x
Jury cistern ut the commencement, Oh
he fire. and kept the same Posiuon
luring the day. doing good service all
he time. On the east side OF u street
he iirc was checked nj Maiyo ne"
hree.s,ory brick building. ~ os,ns 'ne
ast that was destroyed. Az
he fire appeared to be nnder contro' "
, point opposite Marye's building ON
ho west SIDE Of Y s,ics'. r'av
pailding. ON the orner OF anu iny,v',
the last building destroyed on the
asst side OF tho street. Tue names ran
Town Taylor as Tar as u street. destroy
ng the Methodist. Catnoic anu rr'seo-
al churches. Ihe ioiiowihS ~
.o..~ of the Principal nsiidinss
Ds.treysd
roumenciny ON Stewart street: The
-. 81, Iohn N..lav I u. Martin.
-.
Charles Foreman enai'es "
Judge Rising and - B~eardlesiy' BE-
.ween Stewart and Howard streets;
IL. s..,x A. =. Tri,lc. Charles
,.ue w I, cr,,,. ami In fact. the
49, hIc.ts ~ residences between
49, anil A streets. reaching from
~ .as;l.n,, NJ Frank Thayer. Super.
aIam, % The ,Julia. ON the
nth 10 sutton avenue on the north.
A anil n streets. William
yan.ss' residence. EAGLE Engine Com.
nv. buillipc. Derby & Gearheart's
,,Ll,s- Simon Schlewick's lodging
,,onss Mrs. Coopcr's fno residence, j.
". Moves building. J. ". Wilson's
building. William Moneys livery
,,ables' The County buildings, tho vir-
.inia Hotel. belonging 10 l.. Reynolds.
hs Fulton Market, Eiiiott's grocery and
ruit store, J.. T. Davis residence.
Piper's Saloon and the Miners Union
Iall. along with the entire residences
md places Of business to the extreme
lorth end Of the city. tho fire burning
ina, direction as long a. there vas
.uel lett with which to feed tho
lanes. Between u and c streets Geo.
r. Marys's new brick. Williams x Blk.
,er's. Kennedy & Mallon's grocery and
,royision store. Barnert's clothing store.
iS,nk Of California building. Banner
arotbers' clothing store. John Gillig X
:. ,.-l..a .,,r, NJ NJ Eredrick's