The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-03-09
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"a &a~a.y morning betueen tn,
hosn Of 6 and y O'Clock the city o,
R<aO M almost entirely destroyed b,
Ars.
We extract the f~oiienfng' fro<h ne
Ho-oun Published in the Siigrais
Ckroaieie:
Al about half pas; 5 O'Clock. John
Hogan. Who lived a the RAilro d
House.. . kotsi kept by bis brother.
Patrick Hosau. on Commercial ro=.
discovered o ave in 4 wood pile lying
ON the west side Of house across tie
alley from the Railroad House. and
occupied by She VIE Of she proprietor.
He sounded an alarm. but in = fez
minutes the AAnes fr0m the wood pile
gVt under the boose Ia which Mrs.
Patrick Hogan lived. and the bzilding
vas SOC in fIm-s. The FIRE next
communicated with the Railroad House
and bryan to spread in q n~oTtbeasterly
direction aiong Commercial Row, the
principal streyto the city. aud oeeup-
led by the leading business houses.
A tremendous gale vas blcving from
the northwest. as IL lid NOT blour in
Heno for yezrs past, and the flames
passing entirely from the control Of
the hremen. swept along Commercial
Bow towards the Railroad depo;s with
indescribable fury. Every building in
the block where the fire originated vas
laid in ashes in an tour, eIesp: the
Ere proof buiiding occupied 10y Hager-
man 4 Schooling, groceTS, and Becker's
saloon and pdSing house, which was
Of stone. Hsgermsn & schooling's
building was occupied By the Masonic
Hall in the upper story. and was only
saved by the t~ireless srertions Of the
owners.
About 9 O'Clock the flames crossed
Commercial Row AMI caught Earl's
warehouse. stored with grain, morchAn-
disc and freight, also a grist mill. The
building was past redemption in fifteen
minutes. The Central Pacific ware
house, stored With much the same
material as Earl'S Gext caugh; SIRE and
vas wiped on; as quickly as the ether.
The Virginia &c Truckee freight depo.
allowed, aud the flames rseross.d the
nncf. destroyed Wells, Fargo's Office.
the Central Pacific ticket Ufice, the
Depot Hotel aud the bagsage-roons Of
both railroad companies. The baggage
Was all saved. but no freight on storage
or ofice furniture and books.
Hay ricks and barns caught FIRE from
the cinders carried by the wind n mile
and q half from the subgrbs OF the city.
As roy;-aftsr row ofehouses sent
ae~n.before 10 GimasG thszstreet boz
Anna filed .ftR votish and Children
rushing about in all directions, and
frantic with terror. Some were taken
ont Of bed in their night clothes. and
stood gazing ri the smoking ruins Of
their homes in blank dispair, or ran
shiyerinS 20 thei, neighbours houses
only to be driven forth again as the
lanes swept on. To add to the con
fusion teanSw were being driven rapidly
through the streets to gather mp house
bold ELECTS, and express wagons were
driven ut full gailop from point. to
point TzrtfA<d cstsis were running
loose everywhere. Some OIL tho teams
ters l~oadsdtheir wagons WITH old stove
pipes, broken wasbstands and other
Worthless articles. while valuable fnrni.
ture was left standing in.the streets.
4 good many persons were reported
burned 10 death. The Chronicle ,repor.
Ter investigated these eases very care.
fully. Mrs. John Beck, au elderly
lady, was burned TO death in her Gel.
lar, where she fed for protection.
three bodies Of men. supposed to be
Hamps. were found in the ruins Of
9cyd's barn. One man. name un
Known. Tasbufnei in the Nevada State
Blouhng Mill There j. also supposed
70 be q body IN The ruins Of the Arcade
Hotel. The report that parties were
bHrDed in the Depot Hotel is denied by
the proprietor.