Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-04
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT RENO.

About 6 o'clock on Sunday morning fire
broke out near the Railroad Hotel, Reno, and
in a very short time nearly the entire bust
ness portion of the city was in ashes, and
among those ashes were the remains of five,
snd possibly six, persons who had persisted
IN the flames. The fire limits may be roughly
described as bounded on the north by Fourth
street, on the east by the town limits, on the
south by Second street, and or the west by
Sierra street The whole of Commercial Row
east of Hagerman & Schooling's store
destroyed. except Beckers stone saloon. The
Depot Hotel (Chamberlsin's the Pollard
House. all the Railroad and Telegraph build
Ings, train of laden freight cars, and some
passenger and sleeping cars belonging to the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, and all the
principal business establishments were de-
stroyed. We are indebted to the ChronicIe's
very full and interesting report for the fol
lowing LOSSES:
1t is impossible at this time to estimate the
total losses Manning & Ducks losses are
estimated at between $50, 900 and 500, 900
no insurance. Manning had on Saturday
purchased the interest of William Duck, de-
ceased, from the administrators of the estate.
Osburn d: Shumaker, dealers in oils, drugs
and medicines, S12 900; insured for S.. 900.
Barrett Bros, clothing, merchandise and |
dry goods, $40
". r. Chamberlain, Depot Hotel, 500, 900. |
E. Chielovich, wine house, $40, 900.
Hill & Oates, $40, 900.
s. d. Jamison, Postmater, stationery, etc,
10000
The Farmers Store, $25 900.
Daniel Mcfarland, Arcade Hotel, S15, 900. |
G. P, R. r. Company, from SIS, 900 to |
200
V and I r. R., $4,000
John Sunderland, boots and shoes, $40, 900
Pollard House, $4,000.
Judge MarshalIs residence and store, $15,-
coo.
Gray & Isaacs, fancy goods and carpeting,
$50, 900.
Abrams Bros. clothing, $40, 900.
Mark Barrett, $4,000
J, Prescott, dry goods, $40 900
Charles Becker, s. 900.
S. Jacobs & Co., S., 900.
A. Raphael, So 900.
Z. Meyers, So 900.
Roberts Bros, s. goo.
Charles Chase, Sc 900
Charles knust, So, 600
Hammond & Wilson, livery stable Sc 900 !
l. Fredericks, 81 900.
international Hotel, 81 900.
b1rs Simpson, 81 900. {
jeff. BroOkins, 50, 900. ,
morris Ash, So, 900.
Winchell 81 Cunningham, S6, 900.
G. W. Cunningham, 81, 900.
Crews & Hedge, 81 900 '
The total losses will foot up 81 900 900
As the morning train went up past Nor
cross ranch, five miles from town, spark
from the engine ignited a hayrick and two T
stacks, with cattle pens and managers, which t
we're destroyed in fifteen minutes.
THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The origin of the fire is variously stated.
One story is that it was caused by that pro- q
i6c incendiary "a defective stove pipe. a
Another account has it that it was first dis F
covered in a wood pile across the alley in rear
IF the Railroad House, hotel kept by Pat
.ick Hogan on Commercial Row. This Rail 6
Dad House was the first considerable building ,
% be burned. 1t communicated the flames to
he adjacent buildings The wind was blow o.
ng hurricane at the time and human effort
vas unavailing to stop the flames n
THE DEAD.
Mrs. John Beck, an old German woman,
nown to all old Carsonites, was suffocated !,
nd burned to death in her house. The sto-
les vary. One account is that she died in -,
er cellar while trying to secure buried treas -
re. Another is that she was stiied by smoke
hen in the building and that her charred -
,nains fell into the cellar. n
Three unknown bodies were found in the
inns of Boyd's barn. The persons thus ~
'ffering death are supposed to have been
amps, At all events here were three men
hose fate will forever be a mystery to those 80
ho loved and cared for them. -
The body of man believed to be the clerk
bookkeeper at the Touring mills was found
the street. He was evidently overpowered Az
7 the smoke and heat while trying to stem or
e storm of wind and smoke and sitting hot ~,
I de
Virginia City is alive to the need of relief )
READY have several carloads of provisions
'en sent, and many citizens are stirring to -.
cure contributions of money. Yesterday, w.
tn admirable promptitude, the Legislature
ssed and the Governor signed bill appro =
iating $40, 900 for the relief of the suffer
D. What will Carson do2
TIE SUM TOTAL OF LOSS