Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-04
TRUCKER IN ASHES
A CONFEDERATION THAT SWEEPS
THE BEST PART OF THE TOWN.
THE TOTAL LOSS ESTIMATED
AT $3.50, 900.
A LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL
SUFFERERS.
Origin of the Fire and Other Par
ticulars.


TRUcKEE (Cal.), August3.-The cries of
fire and the screeching of the fire engines
last night at 10 minutes past 10 O'Clock
startled the people Of Truekee. Flames
were issuing from a dance-house on Jib-
boom street, known as the White House.
From the time Of the first alarm up to
within a few minutes Of its abating there
was scarcely any wind, but nevertheless
the flames spread with great rapidity, lick
ing up everything in their path and pene-
t~rating brick buildings which were sup
posed to be freproof as SO much paper.
With three or four exceptions, from the
corner Of Jibboom and Front streets ON
the cast there are but two houses left that
have not been injured to a great extent.
Excepting the hotel Of John Moody, Paci-
fc House, and the supply store Of the
Truckee Lumber Company, every business
house has been burned. The total loss Of
property is estimated at about $3.50, 900,
The greater losses being as follows: p.
Sheridan, $12, 000-S4, 8 0insuraEce; Rich
ardson Bros, 81 500-no insurance; Moo
dy Stables, 50, 000-S1 900 insurance; Ora
zler 81 Stahl, 81, 000-no insurance; r. d.
Paschen, S4,000-SI, 500 insurance; Sisson,
Wallace d Co., So, 000-partly insured;
Mrs, Chism, 81, 000-no insurance.; B..
Brickell, 81, 000-no insurance.; NJ. L.
Bnrckhalter & Co., $40, O00-partly insur-
ed; j. b.. Weller, 81, 500-no insurance;
II. Taylor, S300-no insurance; f. Bittan-
court, So 000-no insurance; W. Towner,
$4,000 l LOCO Insurance.; j. Adolph, S21,-
00O-S10, 900 insurance.; j. GRAY, So, GOO
So, 900 insurance; +. Rabel, 81 ,%000-insur-
ance uncertain; DR.. Curless, S500-no in
suranee; j. II. Moody, 5000 50, 700 in
surance; J. L. Lewison a. Co, S25, 900
insurance SIS 600; Lerafar & Dixon, $2,0 900
no insurance; Andy johnson, Sl2, 600
$4,000 insurance; j. Williams, $1,000
partly insured; J. G. Booth, S500-no in
surance; W. II. Hurd, S12, 000-no insur-
ance; H. Davis, SO, o00-$5, 900 insurance;
Geo. Dunster, S300-no insurance; S. Nc
Kay, $4,000 81, 600 insurance; J. ScheE
ut, IS. 000-$2. 900 insurance; f. b. Ste
vens, 81, 500 81, 600 insurance; G.. w.
Harrison, $40, 000-$3, 800 insurance; Mrs.
Durno, So .000-S5, 600 insurance Paul
Meuk, 81, 000-S4, 600 insurance; j. Ridley,
Sc, 000-no insurance; Chas. Wade, $4,000
no insurance; J. Gray, 81 ,500-no insur-
ance; Truckee Republican, $4,000-S2, 500
insurance: Truekee Lumber Co., 50, 800
no insurance. The Odd Fellows building
is on fire, and will probably be a total
wreck before night. The hall of the build
ing is partly insured. 1t cost SO, 900. OF
all the places of business burned there are
five whose goods are but partially de-
siroyed. viz: Grazier & Stahl; Sisson, Wal
lace & Co; NJ. f. Burckhalter Il Co.; J.. G..
Williams and J. Ridley. The remainder
Of the buildings are almost worthless. All
the demi-monde are houseless, and with
the present state OF feeling they will re-
main honseless or vacate the ground upon
which they have been located. From the
time the fire started up to 4 o'clock this
morning the heat was intense, and it was
with great difficulty that the remainder Of
the town was saved from destruction. At
2 O'Clock the supply Of water gave out, but
as the flames were then confined within a
given space the water was of but little use.
Ii is predicted that before.snow appears
every injured business house will have
been rebuilt, and that strangers in town
will not know there has been a fire save
by the newness Of things. One man had
ordered timber for a new store before his
old one had been half consumed, and at
this writing nearly every one has lumber
on the ground constructing temporary
abiding places, and will build
ing permanent and substantial structures
as soon us the debris cools OFF.