Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-31
Disastrous Fire In CoIusa COuniy-Wh-
lows In Ashes.

Disastrous Fire In Colusa COuniy-Wh-
lows In Ashes.
WILLOWS, May 30th.-This morning at
o'clock the rear of the Central Hotel caught
fire. A strong north wind was blowing, and
the fire swept the end Of the town south OF
the hotel. After the hotel came first the
photograph gallery of Weston ; loss, $500
insurance, none. Thence Heark & Duncans
law office loss, $500; insurance, none.
Sherffey & Nordyke, butcher shop; loss,
LOCO; insurance, $3.50. Allan & Callahan;
loss, 81, 500; insurance, 81, 200. Cehorn d
Calder; loss, 50, 900; insurance. 81 600. Bar
Der shop cf Smith loss, $500; insurance
none Bakery of Duncan loss. $500; in
surance none. William Bentzel; LOSE, 49,,
800; insurance, $1,000. Samuel culver;
loss, $1,000; insurance, 81 400. f. w. Stone;
loss, $1,000; insurance, 81, $50. Hansen.
druggist; loss, so, 600; insurance, $4,000. j.
A. Thompson loss, 81 500; insurance none.
Building owned by Bates; insurance, 81 600.
Gutman building; loss, 81, 800; insurance.
$1,000. Building owned by Bates; no
insurance Bates building and stock,
$500; insurance, $1,000. The Journal,
press, etc; loss, $500; insurance, 81 900.
o. r. Coghlan, lawyer; s., 500; insurance,
none. Hochheimer & Co.; loss, So. 900; in
surance, S25, 600. VIM. johnson, Postmaster;
loss total, except the mails-possibly 81, 900.
Willows Hotel, owned by Jackson and leased
by Crawford; less s., 900 ; insurance, s., l50
Palace Hall total loss. Brooks saloon;
chandise store loss, SIS, 900 insurance,
$1,000; w. L. Robinson & Co.. hardware
stock; loss, $1,000; insurance, SO. 600; in
surance on building not known. Mrs.
J.. Iightner; loss, 81, 800; insurance, $500.
Ketchum saloon; loss unknown. Mrs.
Jones Cason. house and millinery shop;
loss, 1000; insurance. full J. A. Lawrence,
undertaken loss, So. $50; insurance, 81, GOO.
Mrs. Z. B. Price, hotel loss, 81 900; in.
sursnce, S2,40O; Clark, tailor loss, 81, 800;
insurance, 81, $50. Several dwelling houses
The Central Hotel, owned by Mccoy loss,
$4,000 insurance, 50 600, Geo. W. Will
Jams, lessee; loss, "a 500; insurance.
81 500. Kaminsky. jewelry; loss, 81
0C0; insurance, $3.50. Putnam, drug
store ; loss, $1,000; fully insured. Mellor;
loss, Sc, 1000; insurance, $4,000. kilograms
have already gone fer brick to rebuild. The
Willows Hotel building was valued at So, 900;
insured for $1,000. Kahn was insured for
$40, 600 loss, SIS, 000 A number Of pirates
who stole goods have been arrested, and will
be speedily tried-perhsps hanged. Every
town of Importance in this Congressional
District except Colusa has sent messages of
coincidence.
FURTHER DETAILS.
WILLOWS, May 30th.-The scene in VIII
lows this morning, by reason of the confa-
grafton, was of the most exciting character.
II was but short while after the discovery
of the FIRE in the rear of the Central Hotel,
where it originated, when men, women and
children were running to and fro in an ex-
cited state, some crying and others giving
vent to the most hideoUs shouts and yells.
The absence of any facilities for fighting
fires, and the prevalence at the time of a
strong gale from the north, convinced the
more calm and unexcited of our citizens Of
the utter uselessness of trying to stop the pro-
gress of the devourir element. Business men
and property owners had but to stand quietly
by and witness the absolute destruction
of their property. In some cases the entire
accumulations Of years of hard toll were
swept to utter nothinguess by the invincible
flames Now and then report similar to
that of large feld-piece, the result Of the
explosion of kegs Of powder stored in the
cellars Of our mercantile establishments
would brighten the frenzied women and
children. A gentleman by the name of
Cooper, having arrived la town the previous
evening and taken room in the second story
of the hotel in which the fire originated
locked his door and carelessly threw the key
on the floor. When awaked by the cracking
of the flames, he excitedly ran to the door,
but failed to find the key, and the flames beat
on in their fury, threatening also to consign
him to a painful death. AS last resort he
raised his window and lesped to the ground,
distance of some thirty feet. Fortunately
he escaped with slight bruises. The three
hotels having been consumed, many ladies
and gentlemen who were boardeIs were left
without q place at which to eat, and
to-day the several families of the town
very charitably made arrangements by which
none were permitted to suffer. The scene to-
day is one of desolation and sadness. What
was yesterday a lively town, composed of
prosperous business men, is to-day supplanted
by the ruins and debris of the fire, and dis
consulate and discouraged men. 1t is believed
that those who sustained losses will immedi-
ately commence rebuilding, and that Willows
will rise from its ashes in a more substantial
and fireproof form. The depot of the rail-
road company had narrow escape from de.
struction, and it was only by great exertion
on the part of the railroad agent and his as
sistants that it escaped. They kept con.
tinual stream OF water on the west side of it,
thereby saving it. While some of our mer.
chants were bending every energy to save
portion of the contents of their stores, the
Chinese engaged themselves in pilfering
everything they could get their hands on.
Something in the neig hborhood of 5000 worth
of goods were thus stolen. Search warrants
were issued, and search of the shanties in
the Celestial quarters resulted in the finding
of considerable quantity of the goods, and
three Chinese were placed under arrest