Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-20
PACIFIC COAST.

CARSON, July 10. About o clock this
afternoon the large Genbrook planning
mill, situated in the eastern part of the
city, was discovered to be on ire. The
mill was in full operation at the time and
before the fire engines could reach it the
entire building Was in flames. By the
prompt and energetic action of the fire.
men many dwelling houses, which sur
rounded the mill, were saved, but the
mill. filed with a large amount of new
and valuable machinery, is total loss,
which with the lumber burned is valued
at 500, 600; insured for 81, 500 in the
Firemen's Fund and the same amount in
the Commercial Union Insurance Com
panies. The mill was owned by Davis
and Skaters.
SAN FRANCIsCo, July 19.-Adeline E.
Lambert was instantly killed yesterday
afternoon, by the accidental discharge Of
her husbands pistol at their residence
corner of Hyde and Pine streets. The
parties were from Boston and were
making the tour of the State for health
and pleasure.
Johnny Ayers. boy 9 years old. son
of David Ayers, proprietor Of the Eureka
livery stable, San Pablo avenue, was
run over by an Oakland street car last
| evening at six O'Clock and instantly
killed.
j. II. Sayre, Secretary Of the Knicker.
booker mine, found guilty of mis-.
demeanor committed in refusing to show
the books of the company to stockhold.
ers, was yesterday sentenced by Judge
Ferral, of the city court, to pay fine OF
one hundred dollars; defendant has
given notice OF appeal.
| About four O. clock this morning q fire
broke out in 3-story brick building
southeast Of Pine and between Front
and Battery streets. The California
Chemical Paint Company occupied the
lower floor and basement. Tue other
store on the ground floor was vacant
Hallidie 81 Co. having recently moved
out. A part of the I'd story was oc.
cupied by L. a. M. Sachs, as a clothing
mandatory running force of
Cinnamon; tho rest of the second and
all Of the third floors being used by Poy,
Kee & Co.. manufacturers of boots and
shoes, employing about 100 Cinnamon,
about a dozen of whom slept in the
upper story. The fire caught in the
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gress that when the alarm sounded and
the fire department reached the scene
the flames were pouring out of the win.
dows and descent by the stairs were cut
off; ladders we're raised and the China
men who had huddled in the windows
and the cornice outside were saved, with
the exception of three supposed to have
persisted in the burning building. The
body of one has been recovered. The
combustible character of the contents oil
the building defed all efforts of the fire
men to do more than save portion Of
tho lower story in a greatly damaged con
dition, all inside of the building being
perfect wreck. The loss on the building
will probably be about $4,000; tn,
Chemical Paint Company about SIS, 900
Sacks & Co. about So, 900 and Poy Ke,
& Co. $4,000. The building adjoining
on the corner OF Battery and Pine ant
owned by Levi Strauss & Co., was some
what damaged by the falling of the fire
wall; Kline & Co., hats and caps, and
Rosonlhal & FEEDER, boots and shoes
each lost few hundred dollars, an,
Roscnbaum 4 Friedman lose about $40.
600 or $15. 600 on their stock of fano
goods, mostly by water aud the fall o
debris through the skylight. The build