The Daily Tombstone., 1886-05-27
The Grand Central HOisting Works Razed to the
 Ground.
Scenes, Incidents and Notes of the Great eOufagra-
 tion Last Night.

much affect the present, as the future prosperity of the camp. For sever.l l weeks 2 controversy hls been going on between the kill mines and the T. M. < M. Co. in regard to royalty. The question was in fair way of adjudics- tion, to the benefit of all parties con cerned, when the fire fend obtruded his presence, and set back all negotla- tions for some weeks to say the least That the material interests of Tomb stone will suffer, cannot be denied, but it will be but for short time. This morning a reporter of THE TOMB STONE wended his way to the scene of the burnei district. Where stood tl e magnificent hoisting works of the Grand Central mining company, was heap of ashes, The smoke arising l from the main shaft, indicated that the tilnbers in the lower level of the mine were still on fire. Two streams from the Contention were playing down the shaft with no appreciable resnlt. Ever an anon the thud of falling earth and rock, indicated that the main shaft, relieved of it's tim bers, was falling to the stump. IT fire was reve ling in the lower levels with nothing to check it. An effort was made by Charlie Leach, fofeliian of the mine, to ascertain the extent of the fire, by communication from the Contention mine
 The effort was unsuccessful owing to the gas and foul air coming from the burning mine, From MT. Leach THE TOMBSTONE learns that the fire was first disco7ered by parties sitting in the engine room, who were parly- zed by seeing flames bursting into the room from the boiler house. The alarm was given, bal before assistance could be rendered. the hUisting works were masa of flames. There were about 9 miners below at the time of the fire, all of whom escaped, some through the connection with the Con tertion n1iGe and others by climbing up the timbers of the old Grand Cen tral shaft, and the remainder by going out through the air shafts of the Grand Central South. When a re- porter of THE TOMBSTONE visited the mine this morning; he found volume of smoke isstilng from the main shaft indicating that the timbers in it were still on fire. At~ intervals of a few minutes q volume of smoke would roll up from the lower depths of the mine and the crash of falling rock was heard again and again, The vi clnity of the late hoisting works pre- sented a dreary scene of desolation. In place of the majestic hoisting works, naught remains but q few charred timbers. From Mir. Chas. Leach, foreman of the mine, it is learned that the hoisting works prop CT, were erected in 1882, at cost of $55O00. In 1884 the pumping ma chinery was put in at cost of $175,- 900, and was the most complete out fit in Arizona. MT. E. B. Gage tie superintendent, is now in Boston, and what will be done by the company is matter of conjecture.
 NOTES.
 Mir. Cloud had his hands badly burned in his efforts to save the burn ing building.
 John Sullivan while trying to ex- tinguish the fire lad his face and hands badly blistered. @ Charley Gage had his hands burned, Dr. .Goodfellow attended to the parties who were burned.
 Foreman Leach looked after the safety of his men who were under ground before doing anything else.
 Owing to the fact that the couplings of the fire plugs on the hill were smaller than those of the fire depart ment, Foreman Isaacs of the Engint Company, and Foreman Coyle of the Rescue Company, did not take their hose up the hill last night, but took ] their men and proceeded at once to the scene Of the conAagrdtioii where