Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-03-05
owners of which are unknown.

The majority had no insurance,
and, as they we're unable to save any.
thing, are left entirely unprovided
for, save what few citizens have
been able to give them in the way of
clothing ard provisions. They do
not lack for temporary shelter, how
ever, as there were land still are)
many unocoupied houses in this city.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE.
During the fire citizens gave evil
deDces Of unselfishness which are de-
serving Of special mention. Tom.
Connors, Victor Laundry, William
Brown, and Bart. Derham, in order
to get to the south side Of the fire,
pulled the hose cart through the
flames from Armory Hall to Philip
Geyer's brewery, at the risk of their
lives. Not one Of them escaped I'M
hurt. Derham had both hands bad
ly burnt; Connors had his coat ac-
tually burnt off his back, and Laun-
dry and Brown suffered some slight
burns.
While assisting either to rescue
the victims or to put out the flames
William Rogan, Henry Goetz, Pro-
fessor Baker, Thomas Mclaughlin,
and many others, we're also more or
less seriously hurt. Bandaged hands,
arms. heads, and sore eyes are as
plentiful about town to day as at an
army hospital after battle.
As soon as he heard the alarm of
fire Mr.. Hillyer, Superintendent of
the Silver Hill, rose from his bed
and ran to the mine, when he called
all hands to the surface and ordered
them to come down and help extin-
guish the flames. They started for
town on a run, with foreman Perkins
in the lead.
When the flames attacked the
Strouse & Goetz butcher shop, the
hose company boys wanted to turn
their nozzle upon it, but Mr.. Goetz,
who is foreman of the company,
would not allow it and ordered the
boys to save the town, and never
mind his house.
Mr.. Page, the superintendent Of
the Silver water works, rendered eff
fective service in attaching the hose
to the hydrants aud in rescuing
imperiled persons from the burning
houses. He is an old fireman, and is
therefore handy TO have around when
there is fire.
The Armory Hall, which had a
narrow escape, as it got on fire twice,
was kept open from the first alarm.
and all who wished could get all
rhey wanted to drink or smoke, free
of charge, the proprietors refusing
TO accept cent.
As soon as the fire was got under
control Mrs. Rourke also threw her
clearinghouse open and served hot
coffee and breakfast, free Of charge,
to all who applied.
THE LIBERTY BUTr-ENDERs.
This Gold Hill company are a vol
unteer adjunct to Liberty Engine
Company Of Gold Hill, whose house
is located near the railroad crossing
They number about thirty-five, all of
whom are lads under twenty-one
years of age. The promptness shown
by them on this occasion is astonish-
ing. Their house is fully two miles
and half away, yet they reached
the fire less than half an hour after
the alarm was given! They are very
properly looked upon as the saviors
Of the town, and testimonial to
their effective labors in our behalf
will be presented to them as soon as
the wants of our sufferers are re-
lievei. 1t is almost needless to add
that, during their stay in town, they
were we'll treated. Before they left
Mr.. Waddell invited them to break
fast at the Sierra Nevada Hotel, after
which Mr.. McGirnis took them home
with his team.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
No attempt was made to steal
from the burning houses.
A very hostile feeling prevails
against the Chinese who were burned
out, and it is loudly asserted that
they will not be allowed to rebuild
thoir warehouses; on the old sites,