Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
Great Fire in Virginia City

At noon yesterday, fire broke os:' IL
the Globe Hotel in Virginia City '.'h
Gold Hill News O! last ev. ming gives TIT
following particulars: A UIIsk nIeeze wa
blowing from tie southwest and til,
flames were carried with fearful rspijit,
in the direction Of the Hale 4 Norcross
works, and they were threatened with
destruction 1t seemed for time tha.
there was no escape. Miners from the
Chollar and Norcross works manned the
hydrant hose. and with the assistance of
| the fire engines the flames were checked.
! The buildings were mostly lodging and
boarding houses. and a great many peo-
| pie are thrown out of house and home
, by their destruction. The fire spread
with such fearful rapidity that scarcely &
thing was saved by any one. Some
came out with just what they had on
their backs and no more. On G street
the Globe Hotel was the first to go. The
house was occupied by John klnsnar,
and was insured for 81. $50. It was
worth very much more. Miss O'Neil
Kept q lodging honse next door. She
saved absolutely nothing, even losing
what N oney she had in the house. Sow
ernl dodgers were in the same fix. Two
other houses belonging to the G!ol {
Hotel property were burned. 1t is dit
ticult TO estimate their exact value. Three
houses belonging to Mrs. ColIogan. up
on which there was no insurance. were
destroyed. Loss, So. 800. Henry Deiiz
lost bis residence. valued at 81. OO0
Crossin. over 20 d street the residence
OF Mr.. v. II. Holland was consumed.
Loss. $4,000; insurance, $1,000. Mrs. j.
II. Evans lost two houses valued ut
- 0o0: no insurance. Mr.. Blacks resi-
decce also went Loss, 3. 900: no in |
sur.nce MIS- J. ". Gaul;, who is now
in San Francisco. had three honses |
was saved and there is but little insur-
ance upon the property. MIR ',!ahe ,
also lost her residence. Toss. Si.o'}U. +
Rev. Mr.. Eelvey lost furniture to the
sn.o.nt o: SJ3t as also did Mr.. i.
Na5tal
THE BOARD OF Town TRUSTEES held
l meeting last evening. All members
present except Mir. Driesbach. Mr..
Sender, who had previously been ap-
pointed committee OF one to procure
lose for the tirc sogiuos, reported that
ie had procured j. Get Of the new
,atent rubber hose .Or trial and that
worked SO completely satisfactory
hat he had concluded 10 oru:er 80 feet
more of the same kind. Mr.. Bender
lso reported that the committee had
Mr.. kcndrick. machinist,
o repair the 5. I. Swift engine. Mr..
i. Clair was appointed & committee
o confer with the Board Of County
in relation to the ex-
'ense of maintaining the 5. i. Swift
ngine. MIR. r. u. Sargent asked per-
mission to use the hydrants for the
purpose of supplying his street sprink
II with water. Laid over toy future
ction. Mr.. Trapp of the Warren
Company reported that the Warren
ngiue has about 900 feet OF hose and !
'antS 500 feet Of new hose. Curry
,ngine Company also needs 500 feet of
lew hose. At sugGes ton Of MIR. Ees
er Mr.. st. Clair was appointed to ACT
18th linn on Hose Committee. TIE
blowing bills were allowed: +. &.
colt, street work, .t2 90; Carson and 9
ahoe Lumber and Flume Company,
Bill; Reinstein & Gibson, Tll.75.
GARD ADJOURNED.
John Delcher, convicted
/ the District Court Of Storey county
II the crime of rape upon a girl of six G
ears, was yesterday sentenced to the
tate Prison for q years. The Chron-
lie says: When led in he took his seat
side the rail, and with his elbows upon
e table in front leaned his chin upon
IS hands and looked unmoyed upon the
ourt. The Judge. before passing sen
nee, referred in the severest terms to
e reroltipg crime, made more especially 4
by the tender years OF the victim-a ~
hid OF SIN Yeas and concluded by
ntenclng the prlsonec to y years in
e Penitentiary. Daring the Judges I,
marks the ;lan eyinced no feeling
latever, and received his sentence per.
city unmoved. r
CAUGHT FIRE.-A car load OF wood,
the car, standing alongside the Car p p