Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-14
|. THE VIRGINIA FIRE.
i + r. PEHA HOT Sc
TOTALLY DESTROYED
several CarsOafteS Lose Val
Haffc Property.


by fire yesterday morning between
!, and O'Clock. The Chronicle gives
the following account of the affair:
Possibly not one of the merry subjects
| of Terpsichore who thronged the Opera
! Honse last evening reflected that in less
! than three hours from the time the carni-
val was at its hight the very walls of the
| theater itself would be smo!dering rrins.
! But such was the fact and such the climax
of scene OF gaiety seldom witnessed on
the Cumstocs<
About 10 minutes after j o'clock the
whistles in the leading mines sounded an
alarm of fire in the Second Ward, aud
simultaneously with this the tire bell
summoned the department to the scene OF
action. The fire Was discovered To he in
the northeast corner OF PuJer's Opera
House.
Tue fir-men soon fonnd that the fire
was il tie space herwe II the dress circle
ceiling and the gallery floor. The flames
soon broke out on the roof and rapidly
swept over the top Of the entire struc-
ture, while the inside Of the building was
one mass Of flames. It. was now con-
sidei-i Useless u try to snppIess tie
flames III the theat.r, and stream was
ordered to L!ay On the adjoining build
inss.
The widest excitement prevailed. and
faInil es III The vicinity Removed VII att ney
could of tier tlousehnli effects 10 places
"f safety The crash II falling rafters.
mingled with the roar Of the flames.
made 80 frigh,tul a din THAI the CON-
rnauls Of the Chief were inaliahbIe.
iLe origin OF the tce is unknown. Mr..
Plpsr beiieses that j. Vas the work Uf an
lncentlia,y. When discovered the flames
were IN A;ng rapid progress Ia the unused
r'"ms il the rear OF the saloon Of +
joe Piper The rooms did not contain !
gasoline on com bustlbes Of any kind. aud /
were not entered by any one daring the /
progress # the masquerade. Mr.. Pipsr
expresses the hel.et that they were en- !
tered by the incepdiary aud fired some /
titne between ! and > O'Clock.
The loss Of John Piper Is estimated at
s35. geo, with nn5 q dollar of insurance
That amount Includes the saloon on the
c rner, with fixtures, tar. &c.
0.her individuals sustained heavy I.
losses. notably Geor-e halfour, who lost
ten years accumulation of hnnting.
irapery, ejc.. valued at NJ less than
s., 100. Ernest +. Hall loss 2 magnii-
ce,c bass virl. perhaps the finest III the
state. ami one winch the owner priced
very tignly. Charles browns collection
IF III. paintings, which were kindly
uai:ed FOR the occasion al the MASQUERADE,
were total destr yeI.
Joe Piper's saloon, with IL lures. was
gated, and has Ia fur
liture, over his saloon. comp eteiv d.
truyei. Che loss is pot known. \ cn!-
ectipn was taken up for him. ami it *
tated that quiie d. suu-, sum was realized.
I he turnilure in the STORAGE ROOM IF |.
ioodiriend was damaged hT fire and wa
er to the extent If over 500.
Mr. Neder lost musical instruments
alue1 at upwards of Sl5p.
Commissioner Werr.n and the ianiiOr
f .he Court house rendered good ser
ice by playing stream Oh the burning
uilding from the roof of the Court
puse. The tiremsn were indefati gable
a their efforts to subdue the fire, all hou- h
he presence Of q larger force would have
Xpedited matters considerably. Much
ensure was attached to the action of
be late Commissioners in removing
killed fremen from the department, as
was stated by moe than one that If
'hiet Hanbridge had corps of men of
he mettle of ex-Fuemen Desmond and
IcGer there would have been much {
etter work done. As il was. the Chief
ad to take the position at the nnzz'e of
ne hos-, and was thus incapacitated from I
ov-rniug the other members u the force.
Mr.. PIptrS loss is practically irre;,ar- {
bic, and IL Is possible that the Ihespiau .
,Dlple will never again be rebuilt.
The Harrisons are billed to appear s
lis evening a. Cooper's Hall.