Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-12-19
A SERIOUS FIRE
The Most Valuable Portion OF Candle
l.u la I'm Ruins

| AooN SATURDAY SNShius u uIC HTpht
out in the upper story of the Capitol
Hotel The building was situated in
the central portion Of the town, hay
ing some of the largest and most
valuable buildings ON each side OF it,
The first alarm was given at about
fifteen minutes after five O'clock, and
ut an hour when there were great
many people in and about the hotel,
some beng at dinner in the restaurant
on the first floor, The building was a
frame one, and IN few minutes the
entire interior of the upper story was
ablaze, streams of fire and smoke
passing out of the windows ON the
west side aud back door, which had
platform extending from it to the bank
of earth at the rear. 1t was soon
found to be impossible to save any.
thing from the upper story, and no
attempt was made to do so. One lod.
ger, who was sleeping in a room on
the east side and ut the rear, barely
escaped
WITH HIS LIFE
Through Tue back door, leaving all his.
effects behind. A desire to begin the
removal of furniture then seized every,
body, and the work began on the lower
nT ln h,,, II l,,N,
adjoining. Much of the furniture of
the saloon and restaurant was got out
in very short time. The meat mar.
ket of Goodwin & Andrews, the first
building east went next, and after.
that the little house occupied as a
residence by B, X, Morley. Every.
thing was removed from Worley's
house before il caught fire. A vain
attempt was made to tear it down, but
it was so strongly built that it stood in
spite of the efforts of willing hands
and plenty Of them. The Arcade
restaurant fell an easy pray to the
flames and the intense heat. From
that everything went all along and
down the south side of The street to the
old lodging house at the extreme end
of the town, The attempts to tear
down buildings in
TIRE LINE or THE FIRE
And beyond its eastern limit at that
moment, continued with but little
success towards stopping 1t, until the
clearinghouse and residence east
of it were leveled with the AID of
ropes and host of workers. This
was the end of the line of fire to
the east, The buildings on the north
side of the street were in great dan
ger from the excessive heat, but with
the aid OF blankets and a fair supply
of water, they were saved Among
these were the Candelara Hall and
the buildings belonging to J. G.
Driscoll, j. II. Btratton, I'll Harrine-
ton, Dir. FettermSn and j. NJ. Jones'.
The hall was directly opposite the
hotel, and though on fire two or three
times, was saved, as were all the resi-
on that side of the street. Their
hlackened fronts show the ordeal
through which they have passed. The
Esmeralda County Bank stands next
west of the hotel. site. 1t was built as
a fire.proof, and has proved that it is
such, a small hole was burnedin the
false roof and the awning torn down!
beyond it to the west. and adjoining
was the store of r. X. Gamble & Co.
The rear of the building extended
beyond the bank and caught on tire
from
THE INTENSE HEAT i
OF the then burning hotel, which also
extended beyond the rear of the bank.
Desperate efforts were made to save
Gamble g Co.'S store with the aid of
blankets, but at thevcry moment when
water was most needed only an INSULT
Client supply could be obtained. The
men were driven off the roof by the
heat, though they battled manfully. I
The Office occupied by Justice Quinn
went next, and then the store of b. G. /
smith. Quite a large quantity of
goods was saved from the last named
store, but the larger portion was
burned. Beyond this point an old
building was. torn down, and this
ended the limit Of The fire to the west.
A complete list Of the losses and in.
surance, rs far as could be ascertained,
is piVpn hnlow.