The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-16
NEVADA'S BLAZE.
A Visit to the Ruins of
the Beautiful Opera
House.
The Debris Being Removed,
Preparatory to Rebuilding
at Once.
A List Of Those Who are Losers,
Together With the Amount
Of Insurance.

Of Insurance.
A meagre telegram in the SUNDAY
MORNING BAzOO gave the startling intel
iigence that a disastrous fire was in pro-
GEES at Nevada, NO.; that the new opera
house was in flames, the fire breaking out
about o'clock a. IN.
Yesterday Nevada presented a SAD pic
ture when q BAZOO reporter arrived there.
The opera house, where had been SO much
JOY and gaiety for six days, was a mass of
smsuldering ruins. Men were standing OH
the street corners i'm little knots
discussing the situation, while the ladies,
who loved
THE IDOL OF THE CITY
as mother adores her child, were looking
listlessly through windows or peering
from half-open doors at the sad scenes and
detected countenances OF sorrowIng peo-
pie as they hurried by, shielding them
selves with umbrellas from the rain which
was slowly falling all the morning.
Later i'm the day the sun came on. and
thousands Of people visited the ruins to
take one last look, where, but Il few hours
before, stood their pride-a monument
of mechanical skill and the indomi,sble
perseverance of one man.
Mr.. Moore, the proprietor of the opera
house, was met IT the lockwood house.
He appeared quite cheerful and said he
had SO much sympathy expressed for him
in his misfortune that he felt grateful,
while very many had
PROrFEREp MATERIAL AID IN REBUILDING.
Reporter-Will you rebuild the opera
house, Mr.. Moore?
Moore-Yes, sir; will commence to-
morrow morning to clear away the debris
R-What was the cost of the opera
house building?
Mt cost $4,000.
R-Was il insured?
M-Ies, for $4,000.
Captain Harry Mitchell, the urbane
terrogated As to the feeling about re-
building.
"Oh. IL must be rebuilt at once. will
give 500 myself TO have it replaced. 1t
was our pride. We dotted upon it, and
now it is of the past. The people here
should stand right up, and ! know they
will, and help Moore to again complete
the opera house. Ii was great help To
the town and We, rs citizens, cannot afford
to let an euterprising man like Moore
suffer to any great extent. because he Is
THE LIFE or THE PLACE"
+. +. Kimbaii. insurance agent, was run
down and found at his house, having Just
eaten his dinner.
at is terrible calamity" said the
urbane agent, land the people will assist
Moore il he desires it,"
Will J. Knott, editor of the Mail, said:
a public meeting will probably be
called, and some line of action agreed upon
that looks to the early completion Of the
opera house am somewhat of stranger
here, but these people mean business or
mistake their mettle"
jill. Tyler, hardware merchant OF Ne
vada, was met on the train ON his road
would be assisted, if necessary, To rebuild
the opera house, but he is not the kind of
a man who needs much help, he being
one of
THE KIND WHO HELPS HIMSELF,
and he will have the universal sympathy
of the community in the disaster which has
overtaken his enterprise.
W. K Crockett, editor of the Democrat,
was found on his road home from church.
when he was asked about rebuilding
well, think the people will hold
meeting tomorrow and make Harry
Moore whole and rebuild the opera house
as fist as brick, mortar and men can be
had To do it with, and have ii completed
by the time the fair meets in the fall.
know one man who will put up one thou
sand dollars to have the opera house re-
built. The people of Nevada appreciate
the enterprise of Moore, ard their spinal
columns stand erect i'm this emergency. In
some respects, aside from the destruction
of the opera house, / consider the fire
blessing in disguise TO our ambitious city"
The following telegram was received by
Mr.. Moore, yesterday morning:
RICH Hill. May 4.
Harry C. Moore, Neroda::
tender you nv heartfelt sympathy.
Whatever possess oil means aud energy is
yours to assist i'm rebuilding the opera
house, Nevada's beauty anda pride.
FRANK p Anderson.
The losses and insurance are about as
follows:
LosSE> AND INSURANCE
johnson h Blue, druggists, damage to
goods IN removing same insured Tor
$500 in .Etna, OF Hartford, which FULLY
covers the loss.
Lamy h Stukey. office in opera house,
collecting agents, lost large lot oil notes
left for collection and other papers.
A. e. Luke. u carpenter, resided with his
family over Goodrich's grocery. LOSS,
$3.50 no insurance. The family escaped
through the windows
NJ. f. Shaft, European hotel, torn up,
damage to goods i'm moving ont, fully in
sured in the German American. New York,
for $500.
A. j. Dawson, livery stable, two car
riages burned. Loss $500 ; no insurance.
Frank Pander>on, railroad contractor.
Office i'm the opera house. Loss OF office
fixtures $500.