Mohave County miner., 1888-06-23

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seven hundred dollars. No insurance.
j. F. Bell lost all his household good
and his wagon and the family all thei
>. clothing, Loss, about seven hundre
dollars. Their piano was saved.
The losses Of the insurance companie
U are as follows: Lion, $500; Washing
e ton, 1890; Orient, 1900; Imperial
. 5000; all placed in . San Francisc,
= agency.
J. +. Ryan commenced the building o
temporary place to do business in, or
! Tuesday morning and is now open fol
y business.
i Richards Il Corin purchased the lum.
8 ber office of J. Il. Halsey and moved II
! across the street and have resumed bust
: ness.
} }. X. Russell has erected temporary
, building on the Lake property and will
, soon be ready for business again.
4 Mrs. John Burt has commenced the
erection Of building 26x32 feet on the
corner Of Front and Sd Streets in which
she intends opening restaurant ~ soon
az the necessary furnature arrives.
i 10 Duck Wo and friends are occupying
the Read dwelling house across the rail-
road track.
j Mrs. Jo. Hnbbs opened her restaurant
IN the building below Peasley's corral on
Tuesday, and will remain there tempo
rarily until building has been erected
tor her.
/ Beecher x Co., have their Office in
Watkins drug store. They will resume
business as soon as possible and will oc-I
cupy the room in the Luthy block with
Frost & Larkin until they can rebuild on
their former location.
The barber shop il located next door
to Tagsart and Cos.
| The adobe walls oi the two story hotel,
the Beecher building, the old butcher
shop and the Halsey cottage stand smok
cd and backencd from the work of the
| fire ieni.
Tho Indications are that all the burned
distrie: will be rebuilt before the year is |
| out.
The demand for lumber il very great |
and much Of the building will have to
await the arrival OF lumber from the |
Flagstaff mills.
James A. Smith moved his clothing |
and bedding from his sleeping room to
what he thought a safe place. The house
did not burn, but the clothing took fire
and was consumed.
DR.. Sherman saved the gong Of the
hotel.
Thos. lager, during the progress Of the
fire was at the residence Of Judge Murphy
reading, and knew nothing Of The fire
until he started to the hotel at elk o'clock
for his dinner. As may be imagined, he
was very much surprised.
All the contents Of the various safes in
the burnt block came out Of the fire in
tact although the safes themselves were
badly damaged.
Many articles which We're carried ont
OF the burning buildings were either
stolen or destroyed as no trace Of them
can be found. @st8
4. A. Spear came up from his ranch on
the Colorado "Wednesday night. He was
at the Needles during the fire and heard
a iull report Of the fire the same even
ing. a.. |
Richards & Corin's cellar has been un-
covered and considerable quantity Of
goods recovered which reduces their loss
somewhat. .....4..-
The guests stopping at the Kingman Ho-
tei were fortunate in remeying all their
baggage before it was reached by the
fire.
Mrs J. J. Ahearn's trunks were stored
at the hotel and were burned. They con-
tanned all the unfortunate lady'G wearing
apparel and number of priceless keep
sakes. This loss leaves Mrs. Ahearn in
destitute condition and among stran-
gerE. f -..
The Messrs. speas arc heavy losers by |
the fire and have the sympathy Of the |
entire community. They have done y
great deal to build up Kingman, and it Is
hoped that they will conclude to rebuild
the hotel at an early date.
+. L. Peters and Ed. Gilbert were bad
u burned about the face and hands in
getting out the horses and wagons flon |
Hubbs & Russel's corral. a.
Dr. Sherman during the progress OF
the fire leased the building next door TO
Taggart & Co. and fitted the rooms up as
q lodging house; The Doctor is to be
commended for his business tact and
prompt action.
John Kolar and z. f. Ceilings deserve
great credit for their untiring efforts 10
keeping the BLACKSMITH shop from burn
ing, at one time it seemed as If all their
hard work would come to naught, their
supply of water became exhausted but
Mrs. J. w. Hyde came TO their aid and
offered them the contents Of FIVE barrels
OF water which she had at her residence.
1t was undoubtedly the efforts OF the gen.
tlemen named which saved the entire
block upon which the blacksmith shop
stands.
Twenty one buildings were burned, not