Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-09-23
almost every moment.

other almost every moment.
Several men who we're helping TO save
property were caught under a roof that
fell in front of the Parker House barber
shop. Two Of them emerged from the
debris crippled. Harry Rivers got his
ankle sprained and received a blow in the
chest that disabled him. He had to be
carried home. The other wounded man
is unknown.
Mrs. j. l.. Hinckley, made a desperate
effort to save her valuables, which were in
the room next to the bedroom. With her
fist she broke the panes and frame and
climbed in. Men offered to go in for her,
but she said: "No; you can never find
them!' She grabbed a little jewel box
containing several valuable diamonds
and the top slipped off in her baud, the
bottom OF the box and the diamonds drop
ping to the floor. By this time the heat vas
almost intolerable and the smoke sitting.
She dare not stoop down to pick up
her treasure or stay a moment longer. To
save her life was her first duty and she
got out into the air again as quickly as
possible.
Everywhere could be seen, piled up
odds and ends, snatched from the flames,
and other things, also, carried here and
there for safety, from places already safe.
Somebody kind and thoughtful spirit
was inspired to leave on this table sundry
ointments and liniments, cures for corns
and one impudent specific for CALLED
horses.
A man was seen armed with a bucket
and a tin cup, carefully irrigating, one by
one, the shingles of a two-acre roof.
A fight or two took place for the posses
sion of the nozzle. In one instance it
started above the hose between two stall
warts, face to face on either side, and
ended in kicks on the bread-basket. The
man whose stomach did not turn first won
There is now a clear view Of Chinatown
from Main street. Possibly the advantage
Of this is not apparent to everybody.
Mob Hill hose cart is out in the weather.
Should not the County Fathers have it
housed again?
Mitchell Alexander, rushing b~arefooted
to make his escape through the front door
of the Red House, the rear of the building
being in flames, walked upon some glass
and received a deep cash in one of his feet.
He was taken over to Lautenschlager's
where his wound was dressed by DIR.
Hagar. his mother attending him until a
room could be provided for the patient.
lNO ilbblO 6LIlD vi ANOp lllilJ y dAu y
years of age, prayed for the fire to stop.
One prayed for her fathers store to be
saved and the other for the house. They
prayed aloud, and turn about, and never
stopped until the trouble vas all over
and their prayers had been heard.
To Hon. M. D. Foley and Prof. T. P.
Mcdonald is due the credit of saving the
Blaine and Logan banner from the flames.
But Capt. Hubbard was not to be out
done. He put it up again to confront the
ruins across the way and hurrahed for the
ticket.
The heat of the Parker House flames
was so great as to shatter the fine glass
doors in Abadie's saloon on the opposite
side of the street.
Monsieur Guilloz yesterday afternoon
held a chicken in his arms. 1t had es.
capped from the flames, but it was fatally
scorched and its feathers were burnt tc
the roots. He met a lady, a former Gus.
toner at his fruit stand, and said witt
tender feeling: 81 had AZ of these yester-
day"
The same true old gentleman, when
asked if he had lost all, replied: "No;
have madame left" There was a wonder
full blending Of humor and affection in his
look.