Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-26
LAST NIGHTS NEWS
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company
PACIFIC COAST.
FIRE AT TOMBSTONE.
The Business Portion of the
City in Ashes.
Nugget Newspaper Office Entirely
Destroyed.
Hotels All Gone Loss Half n
Million.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.]
PACIFIC COAST.
Nugget Newspaper Office Entirely
Destroyed.
Hotels All Gone - Loss Half a
Million.

Million.
TOMBSTONE, May 25th.-A fire broke
out in the rear of the Tivoli Gardens, on
Allen street, this afternoon about half
past three oclok and Immediately COM
municated to the surrounding struct-
ures. The Grand Hotel and magnifi-
cent rooms of the Tombstone Club ad-
Joined and were Immediately enveloped
in flames. The fire spread rapidly and
soon the entire block between Toughnut
and Allen streets and Third and Fourth
streets were in flames. The fire depart
ment fought the flames like heroes, but
it was evident that the heart OF tht
CITY was doomed. The flames spread
across Allen street and destroyed
the entire block to Fremont street and
again crossed Fourth street, destroying
the block bounded by Allen, Fremont,
Third and Fourth streets. Here the
flames were conquered through the COM
bined aid of the firemen, police and dep
uties under command of Sheriff Behan.
The portion of the city destroyed COM
priscd almost the entire business portion.
The three principal Notes.-The Grand,
Cosmopolitan and Brown's-were re-
duced to ashes. The Nugget newspaper
office was completely destroyed, not a
type or pound of stock being rescued
from the flames. The fire spread de-
struction and desolation all around, but
most of the people pluckily expressed
their determination to commence to
build Immediately. The entire city
would have succumbed to the flames
were it not for the herculean efforts of
Sheriff Behan and deputies, Chief of Po-
lice Nagle and our gallant little Fire De-
partment. The Western Union Tele-
graph office was among the first to hug
the flames, but the manager, c. E. Don
nelly, at the risk of his life, saved the
records and instruments, and established
another Office in distant quarter
within an hour. 1t is impossible
at present to estimate the loss,
perhaps half million dollars will cover
it, but it certainly will not be less. The
Epitaph office suffered a loss of some
thing less than $1,000, through the
breaking and wear of furniture and ma
terial. This newspaper offered the use
of all material not in actual use to the
Nugget, but the loss of the latter was
too complete to attempt an immediate
resurrection. The insurance on the
property destroyed will foot up about
$3.50, 600, but the loss will certainly
double that. 1t will not affect the town,
as most of the property destroyed was
owned by solid business men who will
Immediately rebuild.
A Kong -Winded Apache with a
Jaw-BreakinG Name-Military
Items.
Fort THOMAS, a. T., May 25th.-
Esdelleshelew, chief of the Coyotes
Apaches, has visited Col. Albert G.
Brackett of the Third Cavalry, CON-
manding this post, and made, in sub
stance, the following statement: He
wishes the government to allow his peo-
pie to go back and live at their old
home in the White Mountains, where
there is plenty of grass and water for
stock raising and where they can farm.
He complains that the sub-agency is un-
healthy and that the land is unproduct-
i've and no water can be had there for
farming purposes. All they desire is to
be permitted to go where they can make
a living, and if they are allowed to re-
turn they will not ask the government
for assistance of any kind, as they can
support themselves by farming; selling
hay and grain and wood to the garri-
sons. They yet have some stock not
taken by the hostiles, which will enable
them, in few years, to have a sufficient
number. He also stated that he wished
the military to protect them from
Americans, Mexicans and hostile In
dians. The chief said he would like to
have the President send him a medal
like the one Grant sent to his brother
chief, Pedro. He desired that Major
Randall or some other equally
good officer should command them.
Referring to the cause of the Chiricahua
outbreak, he said it was caused by Agent
Tiffany not assisting them to make wa
ter bitches to irrigate their land Two
of the chiefs, Juh and Nelchise, went,
on two different occasions, to Tiffany,
begging for his assistance in getting out
the bitches, and that Tiffany would not
reply or give them any satisfaction
whatever. This is an important discov-
ery as it undoubtedly discloses one of
the causes, if not the principal cause, of
the outbreak. A council has lately been
Il old hxy% l,n f.rrf, White AIa,.a4o...
and the Sierra Ancha and Arivapa
tribes, in which this chief was considered
the leading spirit, and his coming to hold
council with Col. Bracelet was at the re-
quest of the Indian coalcil. He says,
in positive terms, that they desire no as
sistance from the government, but pro-
lection and the privilege to cultivate
their own lands. This chief stated that
he represented fifteen chiefs of different
bands of Apaches, who had sent him
with their message, and hence he spoke
by authority.
There are at present stationed at this
post four troops, headquarters and the
band of the Third Cavalry, one COM
pany of the Twelfth Infantry; and, at
the sub post, at the mouth of Ash
Creek Canyon, thirty miles distant, are
two companies of the Sixth Cavalry and
one of the First Infantry, under COM
mand of Col. Schofeld, all being under
the command of Col. Bracket All is
quiet on the San Carlos. So far as
known, the mountain passes are all
guarded.
Passengers south and East.
FRESNO, CAL, May 25.-The follow
ing is the list of passengers for the
South and East on the train which
passed this place at five o'clock P. NJ:
j A Small, San Bernardino; S Hart, r
w Gonnell, c Ii Moor, Henry Stephens,
San Francisco; H Donnelly, Oakland; Z
j Donnelly, Missouri; F r Smith, wife
and two children, Bartlett, Mich; WI