Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-21
INCEND IARISM.
A Seemingly Clear Case of Burning
for the Insurance.

A Seemingly Clear Case of Burning
for the Insurance.
Yesterday morning about 4 o'clock
Officer Tickell sounded the alarm OF fire,
having seen flames issuing from the saloon
and lodging-house Of Tatti & Co., on Main
street, opposite the Truckee saloon. The
fire laddies we're quickly on the ground
and succeeded in putting out the fire after
some two hours hard fight with the flames.
I~ncendiArism being suspected, a jury Of
three taxpayers. =. L. Hinckley, John 8.
Capron aud John Tore, was summoned to
investigate the origin OF the fire. They
found q sealed verdict. which is doubtless
In accordance with the following facts,
which our reporter gets from entirely re-
liable sources. The building Is a large
brick structure, the upper part OF which,
containing IL rooms, six on the south and
six on the north side, separated by a hall,
was In use as hired lodgings. The lower
part Is divided in two by a partition u n
ming north and south. the front being occu-
pied as q saloon and the rear part as a dance
hall. A SESTISEL reporter inspected the
uullulDk uhf NJ iAtORh APNb0 tHS
lodging rooms charred, and the furniture
in them ruined by fire aud water. The
saloon and dance hall below were badly
smoked and somewhat scorched but not
greatly injured. He did not inspect the
cellar but wal informed that the goods it
contained were not much damaged. The
entire damages will not exceed S2,000. The
fire seemed clearly 10 have been the work
OF an i~ncendisry. Where the flames were
put out can be seen four holes about
~ by ~ feet wide, one in each OF the
two lodging rooms, west OF the partition
between the saloon and dance hall,
and one similar hole in each OF
the two rooms east OF 1t. The
holes were made by q series
Of anger borings around the edge OF the
~ by IL foot spaces. They we're made
by a long anger and extended through
the floor and through the wooden ceiling
underneath, thus facilitating a draft
from below. The windows in the rooms
so ventilated were propped up to help
the flames. The fire was started IN the
cellar, the door OF which is near the par
ttion just referred to aud leading down
under the saloon near the end OF the
bar. The fire was started in the cellar
and the flames were drawn rapidly up by
the draft into the lo~dging-rooms where
they did the most damage. There was
no other exit for the flames than the
holes referred to. II is stated that Joe
fapa, who has an interest in the prop
erty, Is strongly suspected Of having set
the fire. He owns a third OF 1t with a
mortgage TO p. Rossetti, n Of the pres
emit partners, for $500. The insurance is
$4,000 on the building and $4,000 on the
goods and furniture-$9,S 800 in ell.
IL is said that Papa was seen on
Thursday night at 10 o'clock going up
into the rooms with an anger and q saw.
An anger and q saw we're found in one OF
tne rooms after the fire, and the anger
htted the holes made. This circumstance,
taken in connection with certain threats
That Papa Ia alleged to have made, caused
MIN TO fall under suspicion. and the offi-
GERS. with an extra force, looked every
where in and out OF town for him yester-
DAY, but he could not be found anywhere.
Others are suspected Of being implicated
with Papa. The partners in the business
Messrs. Tatti, Minoletti and Rosetti, are
me victims of the partially successful
felony,