Arizona silver belt., 1885-04-04

cured assistsncs and had tleir goods
 removed out of reach of the fre, Mir
 Bailey's stock was mostly porishable goods and the damage done in hand
 ling was considerable Tho contents
 of his store was stiewn along Mesquite
 street for a hundred ya,ds or more.
 The heat ip front of .the burning
 buildings on Broad styeet was 50 great
 that tho hoases on the opposite side . of the street, mere tlian 1oo feet dis
 tant were badly acorrhed ard were
 with difficulty saved from tho deyour.
 ing Hames
 In the rear of the iiye the scene was one of intense excttep>eit and activity. Twenty-Five or moe men worked with desperation tearing down ahe dsy Eopces and outbnildings which lined the alley and threatened to communi- cate tho flames to the residences on the west side of the block, Others
 were bpsily engaged covering threat. ened buildings with wet blankets and drenehing them with water, and it was q greaI relief to those who had worked almest without hope, when it was seen that their efforts had been successful
 By five o'clock the fire was well un- der control, and the crowds of weary people who had worked so bard sought their homes, leaving few to keep guard over tile smouldering ruins,
 The orlgin of the fire is in doubt and probably will never be known. It was first discovered by Mrs. J. Hynaman, proprietress of tae hotel, who was awakened bs repoH which sounded like the explosion of a lamp, she arose and hastily proceeded to room 2l, on the second floor, at ths northwestern corner of the buildiag, and upon opening the dour found thS apartment completely filled with fre. The flames, bursting out, forced Mrs Hyndmau to retreat, but although terrified, she did not losp her presencjl of mind and the first impulse and de. sire of the noble woman was to save tho lives of the guests under her roof. Running through tho halls, She knocked at every door, uttering cries of warning flames followed rap. idly in her wake, and in Q very few minutes the whole building, which 1 was light frame structure, was one mass of flames. A majority of the ] guests had barely time to escape l from the building and coul save none l of their effects IL was not until Mrs. 1 Hyndman had succeeded in arpusing everybody that she thought Of \ large sum of money (between $500 and Sl ,000) whieh she had secreted in her room and she was about to run tue gauntlet of the flames in an eudeayor l to secure the treasure when bystand- 1 CTS realizing tho danger of such an attempt prevented her from again en tering the burning structure
 A few moments after the discovery ! of the fire in tho interior " Mrs. 1 Hyndman, John Murphy, Tom Mont ! gomery and others who were walking | south on Broad street, saw the flames issuing from tha roof and Ut once sounded the alarm,
 We cannot give an accurate esti- inate of the losses, but they Will ap- proximate S2s, ,000 divided as follows: J. Hyndman, S1I,oo0; ARizos4 StL- yER BELr, $io,000; '. ". Westmoyer. s8,000; Alex Love, Si 200; Alonzo Bailey, s1 eco; ". E. Spence, s600; C. 1 Bosche, $500; ] D. hfccabe, S40o. J. c, Ramsdeil (paseoe House restaurant) I $40o.
 The only property insured was 2. ". Westmeyer's building and goods. He held policies iu the Hartford insurance Company for 5000 The buildings occupied by J. D. Mecabe and Alex Love also belonged to Westmeyer. The Pascoe House was considered regular fire trap and insurance com Panies would not take risks on 1t or buildings