Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-25

their assistance until their arrival in
this city was less than an hour.
A Government engine from the
navy yard and another from the
arsenal are at work, with those belong.
ing 10 the city of Baltimore and Alex.
andria, making a total of ten engines.
Strong hopes are entertained that the
fire will not extend below the floor of
the model room. The most valuable
records of the Patent, Land, Indian
and Pension offices a. well as those of
the Interior Department proper, are
stored on the first two floors of the
building, beneath the model room.
aud none Of them have yet been
reached by the flames. The heat was
so intense at one time that the window
frames and awnings on q street were
igniied, but the fire was extiDguished
before making much progress. The
number of models is variously estim
ated at from $4,000 to $4,000. A num-
her Of the more important we're on ex-
hibition and storage in the west hall,
which. with the north hall, Is complete
ly wrecked and roofs burned. The
fire al this time, 2:30, is cleaned to the
attic Of the east hall, from which near
ly all the models have been removed
to lower floors. The loss in rejected
models will be- very great to the Gov
eminent. In the Patent Office build
ing are the offices subordinate to the
Interior Department, except the Pen
sion Office. The Land, Patent and In.
dian Offices suffer by the mixing of
documents in the effort tn save hem.
Many rooms of the lower floors are
covered with water. A Gordon OF po-
lice have been thrown around the
building, and a detachment placed in
side. while a detachment of marines
are between the burning building and
Postoffice. At 3 o'clock the fire was
confined to the northwest corner and
under control.
WASHINGTON. 3:l0 p. NJ, Sept. "a.
The writing building on g street OPP
posite the Patent Office Is now ON fire,
and two or three hodses on Seventh
street opposite the Indian Bureau have
caught. The General Postoflice has
been closed and public work seems
suspended throughout the city.
Bank Suspension In Chicago.
CHICAGO. Sept. "a.
Early callers at the Fidelity Savings
Bank this morning, found its doors
closed and a hastily penDed card there
on, informing depositors that as notice
had been served that a petition for a
receiver would be filed in the Superior
Court to-day. the bank would remain
closed pending the decision of that
question. In the our a motion was
| made. and as the officers of the bank
made no opposition, Judge Moore de-
cided to appoint a receiver this after
noon, by which time he hoped the Off
GERS and depositors would have agreed
upon a man. The petition alleges the
officers have been sacrificing valuable
securities in order to realiZe cash upon
them, and that the bank is already in
solvent. II is believed the assets will
he much larger in proportion than
those of the State Savings Bank. The
last quarterly statement showed re-
sources to the mount of 81 $50 .5ll, or
a surplus over liabilities of 800 900.
A Valuable Package stolen From a
Bank.
CORTLAND, N. Y, Sept. "a.
A package containing government
and railroad bonds, certificates, stock,
mortgages and promissory notes, esti-
mated at 5000 900. was stolen from the
First National Bank of Cortland Satur-
day. The loss was not discovered I'M
til this morning. The securities were
in a large pocket-book which was kept
in the safe. The bank suffers no loss.
as the securities belonged to private in
dividuals.