Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-23
OUR GREAT CALAMITY.
Condolences and Comments Of the
Press.
From the Enterprise.

From the Enterprise.
"One-third of the town burnt and 1000
people homeless" is the brief message from
Eureka. We are most sorry for this mis-
fortune to our neighboring city. Eureka,
which has asked for so little and which
has, with less help than any other mining
district in the State, made for itself the
second place in Nevada towns, has had
many misfortunes. Once before a de-
struchse fire swept over it, and twice the
floods have come TO aff1ict it. and now a
great fire has again disturbed its industries
and taken away many business houses and
the homes of 800 families. We are par
~ticularly sorry for our friend Cassidy.
This is the second time his home and print
ing establishment nave been swept away,
and while we know he will rally from tile
stroke and have a new SENTINEL running
soon, still those repeated misfortunes wear
out a man in time. Our citizens, we are
sure, will not forget how generously Eu-
reka responded when tho days Of trial were
upon Virginia City, and will, with old
time heartiness, do what is right in the
premises.
From the Reno Gazette.
The SENTINEL has fer a long time been
warning the people of Eureka of what
they might expecs, unless better precau-
tions against fire were taken. No heed was
taken, n Eureka lies in ashes, the SENTI-
MEL with the rest. We are o so sorry for
the people as we are for the SENTINEL.
From the Reno State Journal.
The destruction of he Eureka SENTINEL
by fire is a loss greatly to re regretted, and
our sanctum will be lonely without this
valued exchange. The paper has suffered
before, both by FIRE and flood, and this
last blow will be a heavy one for the pro-
prietors to bear. But it will rise, Phenix
like, and be as bright as ever. Senator
Cassidy and Mr.. Skillman have friends who
will see them through, if they need assist
ance. They may rest assured none more
SO than the journal"
The destruction by fire of the best part
of Eureka, the bright and largest town in
the eastern portion OF the State is an aw-
full blow, and second only to the great fire
which swept away Reno a few weeks go.
There will be need of help, and Reno must
and will do her share toward the relief OF
the suffering Eurebans.
From the Carson Appeal.
Among the sufferers are numbered our
Brothers Cassidy Il Skillman, Of the SEN
.rINEL. In the midst of regrets for the
Inflicted community at large, we feel also
d special sympathy with the SENTINEL pro-
prietors who, we are informed, suffer the
loss of nearly all their Office material.
Cassidy telegraphs that the homeless peo-
pie, he thinks, would accept contributions
for their relief. Can not something be
done for the sufferers? Although times
are somewhat dull, Carson might by a lit
tie sacrifice make a handsome contribution
to the victims of the fire fiend. Let us
see what can be done.
From the Stock Report.
The destruction of the SENTINEL Office
will be a heavy blow to ex-senator Cassidy,
who has our sincerest sympathy. But,
with his usual pluck, he will no doubt get
the paper out on time and hardly miss an
issue. The SENTINEL is the leading paper
Of Eastern Nevada, and is one of the most
influential journals Of the State.
From the T~imes-Review.
There is no community in the world
stronger in tie hour of adversely than are
the people of Eureka. They have been
sorely tried upon several occasions, and
always proved themselves equal to the
emergency. We predict that they will not
nov succumb to the misfortune which has
ovestakea them, but they will accept the
situation courageously, and. instead Of
wasting valuable time in useless repining
and lamentations, go promptly and man
fully to work TO retrieve their losses.
From the Gold Hill News.
Eureka has always responded promptly
and well to calls for assistance when SINH
lar calamities have been visited upon her
sister cities or towns in other sections of
the country, and she should be substan-
TALLY and responsively remembered in this
her hour Of trouble. The citizens OF the
Comstock will bear this in minds