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

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cendiary TO start a fire there, when in two
minutes, the hose being simply turned
around, the flames could be squelched in
less time than it takes to say so ?
The fact is that anyone who is knave
enough to set a town afire, does the act for
a purpose, and does it deliberately and in
telligently. The fires in the engine houses,
had they been incendiary, would never
have been started there. Any villain or
villains, wishing to destroy the town,
would have found safer and better places
for their purpose. 1t was rumored that a
fire was started Oh Spring street during
the contlagration and still another at ONE
remote place on Main street. This may
be so or not. 1t would not have been sur
prising had a dozen fires broken out in as
many different places throughout the
town, owing to the excitement that pre-
vailed among the men, to say nothing of
the CONSERVATION of the women and
children.
1t seems clear enough that the big fire
was the result Of mere accident in the
Parker House kitchen, and that there is
nothing to indicate incendiarism in either
of the fires in the hose houses.
THE ladies.
AS always, the fremen of all the compan-
les in Eureka, came promptly to their posts
and worked like salamanders to save the
town. The fire was fought on both sides
with vigor and determination. Either in
front, OF Main street, or from the rear, on
Monroe street, the heat was intense and
several of the boys had the skin broiled off
their hands and faces. From the west, the
Rescues, and, ZONE "boys'' on the outside,
with the hose from the Ruby avenue ny
drant, fought the fend hard. The Rescue
nozzle got so internally hot that it had
to be dropped, and for a while the hose
whizzed and Hoped Oh the ground
and in the air like a monster snake
writhing III anguish. Determined
to stop the frightful waste of precious
water, some of the boys, making shields of
doors from the China cabins near by, went
to the scratch again. Though half roast
ing in the effort, they captured the lively
reptile and turned its deluge mouth upon
the common enemy. On the Main street
side, the Knickerbockers and Richmonds
oo-operated stoutly with the boys on Mon
roe street to stop the progress of the flames
southwark, limiting them within an hour
to the Morris Brothers saloon, while they
poured 8 world Of water on NJ. j. Franklin
d Co. Is store building. By their strenuous
efforts, aided by this partial barrier to the
flames that moved northward with the
steady draft, they cut down the fire there
and held it. In nearly every case it was a
purely disinterested and self sacrificing
effort on the part Of the tiremen. They
displayed splendid energy and nerve, and
ought to be remembered by the town with
gratitude.
The following summary was made as
accurately as possible, under the circum-
stances, the value Of the goods destroyed,
however, being estimated by those who
lost them.
LOSSES y INSURANCE.
J.. Y. Mcdonald, large mirror crushed
and goods destroyed, $500; uninsured.
Morris Brothers, saloon building almost
a wreck, $500; no insurance.
Hinckley d Lockwood, barber shop
destroyed, $500; no insurance.
HinckleY Il Lockwood, Parker House
(hotel) and furniture, $4,000; insured
for 81, 500.
Hinckley & Lockwood, Parker House
Restaurant, 81, 900; no insurance.
Hinckley d Lockwood, store occupied
by ALI. Harris, $500; no insurance.
ALI. Harris, stock Of gents furnishing
goods, almost total loss, S., 900; insured
for 1000.
Villain Evans, furniture of Parker
House Restaurant, $500; no insurance.
William Evans, store building (Red
House), occupied by b. Alexander, $1,000
no insurance.
B. Alexander, miscellaneous stock Of
goods, $4,000; insured for 81, 1000.
Thomas Murphy's buildings, occupied
by DR.. Hagar, P. Steler and William Stat
terry, S., 900; insured for 81 $50.
DIR. Hagsr's, stock Of drugs, $4,000; in
sured for 81 800.
William Slattery, liquors and bar fix
lures, 81, 90; no insurance.
P. Steler's jewelry stock, $4,000; in
sured for 81, 700; $4,000 OF jewels in safe,
and 81, 700 on outside stock.
Nick Simonson's building, occupied by
James Allen as a saloon, 81 900; insurance,
$500.
J. Guilloz, fruit stand, 5000; insurance,
$500.
James Allen, bar fixtures, etc, $500; no
insurance.
Woodruff Il Ennor, buildings occupied
by White Pine County Bank and by NJ.
Calisher, the latter as a stationery store,
2 $500; insurance 81 900.
The Bank had five hundred dollars
insurance on safe an fixtures.
M. Oalisher, stock of stationery, $4,000;
insurance, 81. ZOO.
Phil Harris, stock Of cigars and tobacco
was damaged by water to the extent of $3.50.
In Calisher's cellar he lost 81, 200 worth OF
goods on which there was an insurance OF
5000 only. .
Pat Stanton had a considerable lot OF
hay in his stable yard scorched and rem
dered useless.
NJ. J. Franklin & Coz ire-proof stone
building stood the test and presented a
barrier to the extension of the flames
northward. At this writing the store has
not been opened and the extent OF the
damage cannot be ascertained. The build
ing has sustained some damage to the roof
and probably to the walls inside. The
stock Of goods has doubtless been injured
by foul gases generated by the heat inside
the building which, during the confiagra-
ton, must have glowed like an oven. 1t
is likely that the losses sustained by the
firm will be covered by the insurance or
nearly so.
THE DEBRIS.
There are two not safes still Tuning
One of them is Mr.. Steler's, containing
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