Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-07
A HUGE CONFEDERATION.
CARSON CITY VISITED BY THE
FIRE FIEND.

A Blaze I'm the Kitchen of tb'
81 French HOte Discovered Sunday
Evening No Water The FIR
i Spreads Observation-Disclosures House,
,, and Dwellings DestrOyed-TOtal
Loss Nearly $50, OOO-InSurancs
but q Little Over $4,000.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
CARSON, New, July 6.-No account could
be sent Of the fire last night, as the flames
drove the operator from the instruments.
The Appeal of this morning gives the fol
lowing account in an extra: At 1880
o'clock yesterday afternoon an alarm OF
fire was rang, which was occasioned by a
blaze in the kitchen Of the French Hotel,
kept by D. Circe. Inside Of five minutes
the various fire companies were in the
street, and the Warren Juniors made the
first connection with the hydrant. The
fire by this time had spread with great
rapidity, and the entire rear portion of the
hotel was in flames. The hose was rapidly
run in back of Tenants house, but was
OF little use, as there was no force on the
water works. The other companies were
on hand not over two minutes later, and
made connections but with poor RESULTS, as
there was no water. AS soon as the feeble
streams came out of the MOBILES the cry of
" No water" was passed along the line,
and the iremen realized at once
that to successfully grspple with the
fire was now a matter Of impossibility.
Meanwhile, the fire spread rap
idly in the French Hotel block. 1t
then passed rapidly through McGuirk's
plumbing establishment, Nose Catlin's
carpenter shop, a small upholstery estab-
lishment and Hawkins gunsmith shop,
which was on the corner. 1t also spread
to Trenmore Collins law office, Wonder
hyde's harness shop, a Chinese laundry
and George K~itzmeyer's furniture store.
Extending to the east, it burned Kitz-
meyers dwelling house, Elrod's residence
opposite the lanyard and Tom Tenants
house, next to Collins Office. The fire
now threatened the Bullion Bank and
Western Union Telegraph Office. Mrs. Car
dell, the lady operator, whose rooms are
in the rear of the Office, found the place too
hot to stay in, and, saving her furniture,
she left the building. DR.. Greenlaw, the
dentist, also took away his Office furniture.
- "oo t1oubht th1t . AOdoN
would catch next, which would have re-
suited in the loss OF the State Printing,
Tribune and Index offices, Keyser q Ell
rods stable, the bank, Postofice and the
telegraph Office, the rooms occupied by
Oliver Roberts and family and Cogwin d
Noteware's storeroom. When it was found
impossible to save the French Hotel block
the efforts of the iremen were directed to
the saving Of the Postoffice and adjacent
buildings, and amid showers of flying Gin
ders kept the roofs wet and ~extinguished
small fires as fast as they caught. It was only
by their unceasing efforts that these build
ings were saved, as the flames caught and
were ~extinguished a dozen times. The
heat now became so intense in the vicinity
Of the burning block that the men running
the steam engine were driven away, and
for a time it seemed as if the engine itself
would be destroyed. The wind finally
changed, and for a while there was q tenn
porary lull in the storm. A dozen men
rushed in and succeeded in bringing away
the engine, but lost $50 feet of hose. The
water soon came swelling along the pipes,
and every few moments the rotten hose
burst under the strain, and the engine had
to be slowed down. The pipes burst fire.
quently, and there was much delay. Dur
ing this delay the flames crossed the street
aud fastened upon L%ivingston's corner.
This was the stage that the progress of tho
flames was to be most dreaded. Now all
work upon the French Hotel block was
abandoned, and the hose was turned upon
the Adams House block. Upon crossing
the street the fire made rapid pro-
gress, and the streams Of water had
but little effect and then the
flames continued to spread to
the Calemberti and Dougherty MILL
merry establishments, Connolly the tailor,
James the barber, J. j. Garter the shoe
maker, Snyder the baker, Siddons the
jeweler and Chedic the grocer. Chedic's
brick building resisted the fire, but the
store was Quilted. The fire next crossed
over to the balcony surrounding Hanks
meat market, and the iremen, now sure Of
everything else, turned their attention to
this building. For a while it seemed i'm
possible to save it. Cogwen d Noteware
removed their stock, and the Temple
saloon and the old theater were Quilted.
The balcony was somewhat damaged, but
the brick stood the flames, and by being
kept saturated with water was saved, the
fremen working like Trojans for hours
and graphing with the fire at every turn.
but terribly handicapped by the lack of
water anu no one 10 DOSS tne JOp. Inc
streets in the vicinity of the fire presented
a peculiar appearance. They were strewn
with household furniture for blocks, and
pretty we'll sprinkled with people bewail-
ing their losses. The Rinkle Market
| building, being of brick, was all that was
saved in the upper part of the city.
Casualties-G. Jung John. an employe
| OF the box factory, was struck by a falling
awning and badly burned and bruised. AL
! Hofer's hands were badly burned. An I'M
known man was burned. Dan Oueolt,
Circe's barkeeper was badly burned.
Torrance Brady, the plumber in E. B.
Rails, was severely hurt by an awning
falling on him. He tainted and was car
ried out. The losses are as follows:
French Hotel block-G. w. Kitzmeyer,
s 5000; D. G. Kitzmoyer, 81, 500; Chinese
laundry, $3.50; French Hotel. $12, 900;
Sam Wright. 81, 500; J. McGuirk, $3.50,
Dave Deleon, $500; George Hawkins, $500;
Trenmore Coffin, $2,200; E. r. Elrod,
81, 900. Total. $24,90 Adams House
block - Kitzmeyer's building, So, 500;
schneider's bakery. 81, 200; Adams House.
S. 900; L. L. siddons, $4,000; John Car
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