The Daily Tombstone., 1886-07-03
Two Thirds of the Boss Cop per Camp--Bisbee--in
 Ashes.
4 full Account of the Prop .erty Destroyed, and who
 -ffs are the Losers.

distressing news that Bisbee was in ashes. The report could hardly be believed, while at the same time it was expected. But with that in- domitable will of frontiers people the town was soon rebuilt, in much better shape than before, and the whole worid- had begun to believe that Bis bee with her vast resources was de- stined to become one of the chief mining camps of Arizona, and when the stage arrived in this city last eve ming with the intelligence that Bisbee had again been undergoing the fiery ideal, many were the expressions and curses upon the heads of Rollins, Fickas, and Joice et al, who were the authors of the name Cochise being bestowed upon this county, as the idea is prevalent that its many num- erous misfortunes have been caused by a visitation from Providence in namining it after one of the most bloodthirsty Indians that ever lived in the annals of history. Below 70 give the names of the parties who were burned out and their loses, which were kindly furnished us by g business man of this town who was one of the sufferers of the Bisbee fire
 Yesterday morning, at 6:15, tue sharp cry of"freI fireI" rang through the air. It was the warning notes that the town of Bisbee was visited again by that fierce element of de- struction. When first discovered, the flames burst through the roof of Mrs. ChrIsty's restaurant and lodging house, and before the people could realize the danger, the fire gained such headway that it was Impossible to think of saving the buildings. From Mrs. Christy's the fire spread with lightning-hke rapidity. Soon Clark & Dunn's saloon, on the one side and the Lumber Yard on the other, were ablaze. At this time some of the people were in bed and had barely time to escape with their lives
 One of the boarders at Mrs. Christy't by the name of John Smith had the hair burnt off his head and had tc jump from the balcony of the second story to save his life.
 The south side of the street it it laid in ashes from Sol Pierce's saloon to the Copper Queen works; on the north side from McGuire's restaurant to the Copper Queen store. Forum ately for those from there up or Main street the wind was steadily blowing from the west, or the destroy ing element would have waste and gone over the same ground it did al the last fire.
 H. Purcell & Co.,, Bon Tom build ing, $l,2O0; Mrs. Dehoney, $3oO Clark and Higgins, saloon bailding $1, 200; Clark and Dunn, saloon $2,OO0; Mrs. Christy. building and al contents, $4,000, partially insured L. W. Blinn Lumber Co.,, $2,5OO Copper Queen store-room, formerly owned by RI. CroRsey, and surveyor't office with contents, $1.500; Kate Sweeney, building and great portion of goods, $2I0oo, partially insured Store house owned hy Ben Williams $500; clothing store of J. Myers & Bros, $2,5oO; Dr. J. G. Payney, drug store and dwelling, lost almost every. ! thing, $3,oO0, no, insurance; Chris Radovich, house, $1 900; Mrs. Kelly restaurant, $500; Erie Cattle Co. meat a,,rao;, @I,200; Fred Paitton shoen2al,er-shop $}50 James Mans field, Bisbee house, 5000, partially insured; John Curtis, $700. >.z
 It will be seen that the largest DOT tion of the losers by this fire were losers at the one bout year ago and they will hardly he able to re- build again and resume business. We expect to receive full account of all losses and incidents that we have not already published by this evenings mail, and will publish the same in oul next issue.
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