Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-03
DEADWOOD DESTROYED.
The Fire RACES In Its Business CENTER
Loss $1,000, 900.

A Deadwood dispatch ofthe eth says
Il fire broke cut in the Star bakery,
on Sherman street, at 2:20th morning,
and following that thoroughfare, swept
everything before it ON Lee, Main,
Gold, Wall, Pattern and William streets,
and several residences on Centennial
avenue. Famed by light breeze, and
nothing to contend with excepta very
was mt the mercy of the flames. Less
than half u score of pro-
nounced fire proof warehouses
withstood the severe test. Buildings
being mostly wood, and poorly con-
structed, they burned like so much
chat The fire spread with such won
derful rapidity that any attempt at saw
ing anything would have been useless.
All along the course terrific explosions
Of gunpowder, petroleum, liquor, etc,
were of freqent occurrence. Buildings
were blown into atoms. The hook
ana ladder apparatus and hose
carriages were the first things to burn,
leaving nothing but y few feet of worth
less hose, with which 10 battle against
the devouring element The new
NdlCI WOI M Ntlt IIitu IOT lIt llTSl
time yesterday, and this morning were
put To their full capacity, with little
success IN subduing he flames, on ac-
count of the scarcity OF water The
hillsides were almost solid sheet of
flame, and water from the Boulder ditch
could not be had, otherwise considera-
BILE property would probably have
been saved as the ditch ran al.
most directly over the worst
spot. The widest excitement prevail
ed on account of the furious force of
the flames, and people thought of but
little besides saving their own lives;
hundreds escaping with only their
night clothes. Every team within miles
Of the city was called into service to
help save what could be got out.
There are probably about two hundred
people homeless, and many destitute.
About one hundred and twenty-five
buildings, besides fifty or sixty dwell
ing houses were destroyed, and while il
il utterly impossible to get any definite
figures regarding the loss, we'll posted
business men place it from one and
half to two million dollars.
The fire is still burning but all its ma.
terial is exhausted, and no danger of its
spreading, unless there is an unfayora-
bic change in the wind. The principal
losses are X. G. Lake, hardware, $780,
600; insurance. $1,000. Miller and
MCPHERSON, grocers $4,000: uninsured.
Nj. j. Werthmeyer 4 Co.. dry-goods.
$4,000; no insurance. Groves and
Curtis, furniture and China ware, 500
600; uninsured. VIM. McHugh, liquor
dealer, S23 600; uninsured.
FACIAL EXPRESSION There are few
women who if they have exhibited the
judgement and tact which generally
command a certain measure Of hap
piness i'll lie arrive at middle life with
out acquiring an expression Of face
which is often no bad substitute for act
ual beauty. Character and experience
leave their mark upon the feminine
eountenance in more conspicous de-
gree than time itself, and when No.
man has once passed the age OF thirty
her face proelaims, with increasing dis
tlnctness, whether she is daughter Of
wisdom Or folly.
Probably the mild. eyed goat Is the
only animal ever invented that can eat
"A hours day, and then get up an
hour before day and devoar flour