Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-18
ANOTHER CALAMITY.
0ne-half of the Town in
Ashes.
YESTERDAYS TERRIBLE VISITATION.
The Old Burnt District Again
Swept.
Yesterdays TERRIBLE VISITATION.
ORIGIN AND CAUSE OF THE CONFEDERATION
APARTIAL LIST OF THE LOSSES.

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These visitations come almost with the
regularity of the seasons. No community
was ever more severely scourged. De-
structive ~cloud-bursts n CONGREGATIONS
have been the lot of this community for
ten years. The damage resulting from
one disaster has scarcely been repaired I'M
til another is upon us.
At about 10 o'clock A. NJ. yesterday an
alarm Of fire was sounded. and the entire
p~opulace was seen in motion. A dense
cloud Of smoke was seen to issue from the
rear of Mrs. Poplin's fruit and vegetable
store on Main street, just south of Odd
Fellows Hall. In two minutes several
wooden buildings in the immediate vicin-
ity were enveloped in flames. The fire
seemed to make unprecedented Roadway
from the very start. The firemen were
promptly on hand, and two streams were
applied but without visible effect. The
wind was blowing a gale from the south
ward and continued to blow as only it can
blow in these mountain canyons, until the
flames had run their course. 1t would
have been an awful sight at night it was
terrible in the broad glare Of day.
The fire backed up against the wind to
the southwark to Gold street, crossing
Buel and in turn reaching to Spring and
Paul :~streets, its course and scope being
almost identical with the great con1agra-
ton of April, 1879, differing only in these
particulars it went a little further south
and stopped a little short of the old mark
on the north. Possibly 800 houses, many
of them business establishments, were
destroyed yesterday. Also some OF the
finest and most costly private residences
in town were consumed. A space equal to
so acres of the very heart of the town was
swept. In this vast area only o half dozen
buildings remain to relieve the widespread
ruin and desolation. Jack Perry's corner,
Tommy Douglass building, the Foley
Richard block, Paxton & Co.'s bank, Jake
COINS store, DR.. Schneider's drug store,
Kayser's clothing store and c.. Lauten-
schlager's Corner saloon, are the only
buildings left. All else was literally licked
up. The Leader office, Odd Fellows Hall,
Theater, International Hotel, Vanina &
Co.'s billiard saloon, A. M. Hillhouse's
elegant residence and the M. E. Church
were among the prominent buildings de-
stroyed. The Jackson was Quilted. but still
stands. The International is melted al
most level with the ground. 1t was due to
the most heroic efforts that the fire was
confined to the east side of Main street.
tThe entire line of buildings on the west
side is charred, and many Of them badly
damaged. The exact origin Of the fire is
not known. The first any one knew the
flames were far advanced in the rear of the
premises already noted.
When the fire had got beyond
control a scene ensued which beg
1 CARS all attempts at description.
Hundreds Of men, women and children,
totally panic stricken, frenzied, in fact,
with fear, were fleeing in all directions for
safety, some of the cooler ones bearing
with them cherished articles of personal
or household goods. Those ON the lines of
Spring and Paul streets scaled the rugged
mountain to the eastward, while persons
farther down the fiat sought refuge in the
direction of Mob Hill. In the meantime,
draws and wagons were dashing hither and
Won in the utmost haste to bear way valu-
ables from the doomed district. Above
all, the shouts Of the iremen mingled as
they heroically battled unsuccessfully with
the devouring element. Finally the sun
went down on q stricken and exhausted
people.
Below will be found a partial list of the
luSStS. L y . NV SoihpACtc, Lut nc W Wv
could do in the confusion. 1t will be cor
reoted from day to day until We get it per-
feet, and to this end we ask sufferers to hand
in a statement of their losses
Stone Odd Fellows Hall, owned by
Forbes Bros, of San Francisco; total loss,
$40, 900. Insurance SIC, 900.
R. Ryland, brick building, loss $4,000;
insurance 81, 900.
W. O. Mills, Jr., Moch's Restaurant,
dwelling and other buildings; total loss
So, $50; insurance 81 900.
Foley Richard brick, damaged 500.
Molinelli l. Co., Office total loss, 500.
Eureka 4 California Lumber Co., esti-
mated loss about $40, 1000.
C. U. Aiken, dwellings; total loss $4,000;
insurance 81, 200.
Wells, Fargo & Co., damaged 500.
j. H. Anderson, residences; loss $4,000.
Mrs. Julia Brown, seven buildings; total
loss Sl2, 900; insurance 50, 600.
w. S. Beard, dwelling, total loss;
insurance not known.
White Pine Bank, general damage $500;
covered by insurance.
Phil Harris, cigar store, damaged $500;
covered by insurance.
H. Cohn, cigar store, total loss estimat-
ed 50, 900; insurance ST. 200.
ALI. Harris, Merchants Exchange, dam
aged 5000; covered by insurance.
r. NJ. Beatty, law office and dwelling,
loss 81, 500; no insurance.
G. II. Fiske, restaurant and household
furniture, loss estimated at $40, 900; insur-
ance 50, 900.
VIM. JOHN. bar fixtures. 5000; no insur-
ance.
NJ. Davidson, stock and building, dam.
aged between $40, 900 and SIS, 900; covered
by insurance.
j. w. Kaufman, stock, damaged $500.
W. H, Stowell, store, damaged $500.
N. D. Foley, on various properties, loss
estimated at s25, 900; probable insurance
$4,000.
b. Reinhart 4 Co., barley and coal oil.
loss 50, 900; insurance unknown.
Smith & Doak, livery stable and saloon,
loss 50, 900; no insurance,
r. Sadler, on various properties, loss es.
timated at $40, 900; insurance sl,o0o.
W. Ii. Clark, piano, $500:
Ed. r, Clute, dwelling, loss 81, 800; nc
insurance.
surance.
It. Hutchinson Il Co., damage to store
$3.50; covered by Insurance.
II. Casey, barber shop, loss 81 800; no In
surance,
A. Skillman. dwelling, loss $1,000; nc
insurance.
W. L. Davidson, stationery store, dam
age between $500 and $780, no insurance.
postofice. furniture damaged. loss $500.
+. Kasten. brewery. damage 5000; Gov
cred by insurance,
L. Lesser, fruit store. damage $500; nc
insurance.
L. Hines, tailor shop, loss $500 or $780,
no insurance.
John Tore, store and saloon, damage
$3.50; covered by insurance.
A. Dumas, saloon and dwelling, loss
1 1900; insurance 8 5000.
Clay Simms, dwelling, loss $4,000; no
insurance.
F. Rodoin 4 Co., saloon, damage $500;
covered by insurance.