Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-27
RENO IN FLAMES.
A Terrible ConflagratiOn
Sweeps that City.
THE FIRE FIEND HAS HIS WAY
Block After Block Laid in Ashes
The. Loss will Reach 100000.
Light Insurance.
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD

Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
RENO, May 26.-This afternoon fire
broke out in the old theatre building
just opposite the Depot Hotel, and in less
than five minutes it was roaring mass
of flames. Soon the heat was so intense
that part of the Depot Hotel was on fire,
and the flames spread rapidly until
hat immense structure was burning
sheet. The fire kept on its destructive
way, going east, and soon licked up Gill
more's cigar and tobacco store, the
Grand restaurant, 1. B. MARSHALL g
law Office and residence, Chin
ese washhouse, and then struck the
three-story Pioneer Hotel building,
which was soon laid low. The next
buildings to go were the two. story
Lafayette House and Pollard House.
| when the fire crossed Lake street, and
| soon the Pyramid House was in flames.
In the meantime the fire department was
| using almost superhuman efforts to save
the Palace Hotel, and doing good work
between the Central Pacific Railway
Company's depot and the Nevada and
Carson depot, the latter by this time a
sheet of flames. The Palace Hotel was
almost ready to break out, as its whole
eastern side was smoking; but by keep
ing two streams, one on the ground floor
and the other on the balcony, the flames
were kept in check.
On Center street the fire was working
south and took in its way Gilmore's
Gardens Immediately back of the theatre
building, a Chinese washhouse, a paint
shop, French hotel and the Inverness
House, when it stopped its southwark
course and went east, consuming
the residences of H. Temple,
Pat Malloy, VIM. Clark, VIM. Nelligan,
Mrs. Jacob Graft, A. G. Fletcher, Alex.
Case, Mike Donahue, Mr.. Van Buren,
and Joe Martel. Every building except
L. j. Flint's residence was destroyed
in the block bounded on the north
by Commercial Row, on the west by
Center street, on the east by Second,
and on the east by Lake street. In its
eastern course it soon reached the round
house and turn table of the Central Rail.
way Company, Folsom & Wells lime
house, and w. 0. III. Martins lime and
cement house and j. F. Atkins coal
house, which were total loss.
Continuing on in its fiendish work the
Silver State FIGURING Mills were soon on
fire and totally destroyed. The Touring
mills belonging to the estate of S. @.
FOCUS, were the next victims, and we're
aItotal loss. 1t took the entire force Of
the department to cope with the flames
on the west, consequently the eastern
side of the fire was neglected, and SO
rapid was the destruction that nothing
could be done to check the flames from
going east. By the most strenuous efforts
the fire was kept from making it's way up
Commercial row.
1t is impossible to get correct list of
the losses tonight, but it is safe to say
that they will reach $3.50, 900 or $500 900.
Carson sent here two steamers fully
manned, and got here in time to do good
work in putting out the fire in the still
burning debris. The insurance amounts
to about $125, 900.
The destruction of the wires by the
fire at Reno has rendered our telegraphic
service of the briefest this morning.
TEL. ED. HERALD