Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-30

two thousand feet OF hose, all playing o,
| one side of calm. still fire Such per
| foYmings rs that are worse than absurd
| But what is to prevent repetition o.
| Just such folly? Who knows but that
| the next fire will occur when the wind il
| blowing q hurricane and the confiagra
| ton is right in the middle of the city?
Some months since We hro,tGh: a HOY.
| nets nest about our ears by urging the
organization of our fr"mcn into "A de-
partment, regularly Offered and drilled
and placed under strict and definite
discipline. Yesterday mornings folly
the burning of Tuhy s. house--only too
emphatically proved the truth and force
of our arguments. These engines Of
ours should be manned by men who own
themselves subject to the authority of a
Chief Engineer and his deputies. Then
(if the chiefship were in the hands Of a
fireman Of any sort Of gumption
and any fitness for command J the
engines would always he stationed
in such n sort az that an effort, at least.
would be made to fight any FIRE that
might occur. on al its sides at once and
not in turn, az was disastrously done
yesterday morning. This is enough TO
say now. When the occasion offers we
will have something further to add.
tendent of the Y. & I. Railway. deter
mined to afford all possible facilities
looking to the accommodation Of the
public and the success of the State Fair
at Reno, has organized a special train.
whose time table appears elsewhere. 1t
will be observed thereby that the ears
leave Virginia City at A. NJ. and get
back there at IA P. NJ, thus giving the
visitor a full opportunity to see the
sights and get back in time to attend the
theater, get into an early game Of draw
poker or engage in any other business
or recreation. by this train the traveller
leaves Carson for Reno at 40 and gets
back here u little past 6 o'clock in the
evening. Excursion tickets are sold 70.
the round ttip.
SOME mean scamps captured Johnny
Moore's watch yesterday morning
found it lying on his man.el. They
wanted large reward in money TO, its
return TO him, and he was inclined to
let them bleed him, hut the Sheriff
rightly stepped in and arrested the fell
lows and locked them up. Hope they
may get wholesome Furnishing.
AN ODD FELLOWS meeting is called
for this afternoon at Q O. clock to make
to attend the funeral of
their late brother, Mr.. S. b. Follett.
The deceased was brother Of Conduct
Dr. Follett at the V. Il 7. II. II. Company,
md himself was employed on tho road. |
The surviving brother and his family |
lave our warmest sympathy
STREAMS through private hose, carry
ns Rice & Helms water did a power Of
pod yesterday morning They pretty
much saved Doctor Herricks house
fter the cistern gave out. We ought to
AVE some hydrants supplied with water
rom these works.
CARD OF THANKs.-Mr. Edw. Wallis.
Tho owns house adjoining Girls kitz-
aeyer's, in the block where the fire oc-
urred yesterday morning, is out in
ard OF thanks to the tiremen. They did
o good job in saving his house. We
ill say that much for them.
The CARSON GUARDS having been
pasted out Of their armory-Moore &
arker's Hall will meet for drill or .
Their essential business this evening at
10 parlor of the Corbett House. See
le notice in another column.
WE HEAR that an attempt was made
fire Cole Atherton's hay yard vester- I
~ morning and that the incendiary
as scared off by two shots from a
stol. Have We gang of house
lrners among US?
The FUNERAL of the late j. F. Mar
all was largely attended yesterday. A
od many gentlemen from Virginia
ere in the city, having come here to
y their last sad respects to the de-
ased. ,
A SET OF RUSSIAN Stables, valued at
90, present to Mrs. j. @ Moore. is
Issing since yesterday mornings fire.
ley are known to have been saved. So A
ey are wrongfully withheld from their
'ner.
A pair of ice hooks were lost. yester- "
y, on the road between the Warm E.
rings and Carson Street. The finder D.
II be suitably rewarded by leaving a
am at j NJ. Benton's livery stable. n