Mohave County miner., 1888-06-23
kIAGMAN'S BIG FIRE.
AN ENTIRE BLOCK BURsED.
The Hotel. BeeeheP A. Co.'S store
ana Twenty Other Buildings
Gone Up In Smoke.

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Gone Up I'm Smoke.
Less Seventy Thoasand Dollar
with but Little Insurance.
On last Sunday afternoon about 70,
o'clock fire was discovered under Ii
Lake building on Front Street. tt
building was occupied by Hubbs & Ru,
sell as saloon and by r. b Bothel as
barber shop. The fire was discoyere
by half dozen persons in and aroun
the building at about the same time, an
was located as being under the doorwa
OF the barber shop, which WAS cut throug
and water dashed upon it, and il wa
supposed that II was put out, but In
few seconds fire was discovered comm
out OF the roof, having found it's way u,
between the studding. In a shorter spac,
OF time than II takes 10 tell it the Who'll,
building was in flames, and the occupant
saved but very little Of their property
A very high wind was blowing from tn,
south at the time, and the flames spreae
70 the adjoining buildings The small
building owned by b. III. and A. A. speal
was soon ablazc, and swirl OF the vino
carried the flames 20 Jack Ryan's saloon
In short time Richards 4 Corin's Is saloon
lodging house and cellar, 10 Duck Wo'.
restaurant, Wing Wo's laundry, the
Berry building and the adobe building on
the corner were in flames, and tor want
OF material the direction Of The fire was
then turned northward TO the adobe
cottage Of ). X. Halsey, the dwelling
in the rear, the dwelling house OF Harvey
Hubbs aDd'he Gideon cottage and others,
and the Palace lodging house OF Mrs,
Burt. la the meantime the fire had been
working its way rapidly eastward from
tine starting point, and the wooden build
ings along the alley, Mrs. Hubbs' restaur-
ant, and the adobe building occupied by
Chas, Doeci,er and Beeclier 4 Co. caught
fire from the rear and was soon in flames.
The wooden oathouses around the hotel
caught and communicated the fire 10 the
hotel, which was soon In flames, and Ina
short time but the bare adobe walls were
left standing. North and across from the
hotel the dwelling house OF Chas. BeecIier
and the laundry and house Of Lum kee
ard the fence and outbuildings of II. III.
Watkins was burned, and by the hardest
kind OF work the adobe building OF III. III.
Watkins was saved. All effort was made
to save this building and tho blacksmith
shop of John Kolar, which stood on the
opposite side Of the street, as had these
buildings gone the Court House and all
the residences in that part OF town would
have been doomed. The stopping of the
fire at this point seemed like an act Of
Providence. a
LOSSES AND LOosRRs.
Beecher 4 Co., on stock Of general
merchandise, loss fully twenty thousand
dollars, and but very little OF the stock
was saved. They had an insurance OF
five thousand dollars on stock.
Chas. Beecher, on stock of liquors and
fixtures, loss about one thousand eight
hundred dollars. Insured for five hun
dred dollars, and but little saved.
Mrs. Hubbs, on restaurant fixtures, loss
eight hundred dollars and nothing saved.
q. w. Beecser, loss on building occu-
pied by Mrs. Hubbs, eight hundred dol
lars.
W. II. Lake, frame store, barber shop
and corral, loss about two thousand five
hundred dollars. Insured for one thou
sand dollars. a~
Hubbs & Russell, who occupied the
larger room Of the Lake building as a
saloon, lose about one Thousand five hum
dred dollars on stock Of liquors, wagons,
saddles, etc. No stock was saved and
but two of the wagons. IT,
y. b. Bothel occupied q portion Of the
Lake building as a barber shop and saved
. portion Of his effects. Loss about two
hundred dollars. No insurance.
The building east OF Lakes was occu-
pied by II. p. Ewing, County Assessor.
All the Assessors books and personal
effects were saved.
j. +. Ryan, loss on building, stock Of
liquors and fixtures, three thousand dol
lars. He saved three barrels Of whisky.
No insurance.
Richards 4 CORN, loss ON building,
stock Of liquors, bedding and personal
sEscts, seven thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars. But iew syticles we're saved. No
insurance.
w. II. Taggart, loss On frame building
and contents, occupieda as a lodging house,
five hundred dollars. No insurance.
10 Duck Wo, loss on building and con-
tents, three thousand dollars. Very little
was saved. Insured for one thousand
dollars.
J. r. Halsey, loss on wooden building
and adobe cottage, five hundred dollars.
No insurance.
G. NJ. Funston, loss on Berry building
and dwelling in the rear, two thousand
dollars. Insured fcr nine hundred dol
lars. .e.- .-.a
II. n. Watkins, on adobe building
and frame additions, loss about one thou
sand dollars. Mr.. Watkins also lost the