Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-03
A Local Account.

Ths Carson irPsai OF this morning
gives tho following particulars At .
quarter before 7 last evening the alarm OF
fire was sounded by Chris. Zabriskis. who
discovered a blaze to the south Of the city.
anil in q few moments the streets and
almost tho entire valley WAS illuminated
by 4 lurid blaze. Proceeding TO the scene
Of tho confiagraiion In advance OF the en-
gines, WI discovered the lire situated near
the south side OF tho road which passes
under the hume about 4 mile south OF the
city. The wood between tho east and cen
ter fumes was
SOLID MASS or FLAME.
The wind was blowing high at the time
aud carried ID rapidly to the southwark.
The warrens' reached the ground first;
the yard engine. tho I. L. James. second I;
then Swift, and the Curry. There was
but little difference In the time OF arrival.
a. every e1ertion was put forth by the
members of all the companies. Water
was quickly pu, upon the flames, but appar-
entity with but little effect. Even the rain
seemed 10 be- Of no avail. The flames
spread rapidly. taking q southerly aud
westerly direction, firing the fumes from
below and tapping up tho wood as though
II were finder. The boys worked bravely.
the streams being kept constantly playing,
and a large force Of men were engaged In
throwing of the wood from the piles. II
seemed impossible to stay the spread OF
the flames southwark, the fire reaching
over 200 feet In that direction. by dint
Of extreme effort II was held
rNnEn sanNTHnI
To the n%orthward. tho fire being kept from
that side Of tho road. and thus the heavy
timbors were saved. This WAS an impor-
tant move. as they are Of 30 much more
value than the wood. The wood was piled
sixteen feet high, and solid for twelve or
more piles. At least ten Of these, to the
distance above named. were on fire when
our reporter left. with no prospect OF saw
Ing a single cord. The city department.
wa. at work ON the west. and the Virginia
aud Truckeo engine ON the east side OF tho
fire. The fumes are destroyed for quite .
distance. Owing 10 the arrangement Of
the wood between the ilumos IL Was impos-
sible to utilize the water at the south end,
which. II 1t could have been made availa-
bic. would have been OF great service.
ruE cArsL oF THE CONFEDERATION
Il unknown. II was impossible. In the
excitement % the first hour or two, to get
any data. ConJectures. OF course. were
rife. and the popular idea seemed to be
that ID WAS the work Of an incendisry. Al
present writing. . =. NJ. the reflection OF
the flame Is more vivid than at any time
since the fire became visible. AT 1920 y.
q. the tro was raging with still more fury
aud extending southwark, e~nveloping the
entire width Of the pile. since writing
IA. former part Of this article IL has eI-
tended over iifty feet. by great e~1ertion
the fro Is still kept from the north pile.
Men with buckets are at work. and four
extra engines have been sent down from
the Virginia and Truckeo Railroad.
ARRIVAL on STEAMERS.
At 1880 p. M. q train arrived with the
Monumental steamer. No. 9, with hose
cart. from Virginia. under charge Of First
Assistant Engineer Cro.sman. and the
Yellow Jacket. No. 2. VI Gold Hill. under
charge Of Mike Kennedy, Chief Engineer.
and l.. J. :. Tully. First Assistant. They
Immediately went to work ON each side OF
the fire. The boys looked a. II they could
do good service. Pantlind Of the Ormsby
and other. whose names wo could not
learn sent down some refreshments tn
them. They were working like tigers
when our reporters left, at 1000 y. NJ,
with but little hope Of doing more than
preventing the spread OF the flames In the
direction o. the city. The loss will reach
nearly $4,000 cords. IL IL estimated. and
will be = great drawback 10 u enter
prising wood men.
DOC. BENTON
Promptly sent out q team to run the Swift
engine to the Dire, aud with his usual en-
terprise sent nearly all the stock in his
stable 10 aid In the work. Pony King
drove the team through . ditch safely
Though we warned him not TOT and helped
the Monumental into service. As We 90
10 press at midnight, the iirc looks bright,
and the prospect looks very dark indeed.
We intended To write up the appearance Of
the Dire. but time will not permit US to say
mere than that, artistically. II was the
most beautiful sight We ever witnessed.
The brightness and shadow blended as u
only could in the clear combination OIL
Nevada atmosphere and valley.