Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-05-28
THE GREAT RENO FIRE.
Its origin Net Known.

From the Reno Guzette Extra, issued
yesterday morning, We gather the fol
lowing in reference to che great fire OF
Sunday evening:
At about 4:30 Sunday afternoon q
fire broke out in the old taeater build
ing ut the corner Of Commercial Row
aud Centre street, just opposite tho
Depot Hotel and i'll l .ss than five min
utes it was roaring mass of flames.
Soon, the heat Was 30 intense, the dome
of he Depot Hotel wus on fire end the
flames spread rapidly until that im-
mense structure WAC burning sheet.
The fire kept on in its destruction going
east, und soon licked up Gilmore's
cignr and tobacco store, the Grand
Restaurant, l. B. Marshull's law of
fee and residence, Chinu wash house
and then encountered tho three story
Pioneer Hotel hnilaing which was soon
laid low.
The next buildings were tho two story
Lafayette House and the Pollard House,
when it crossed Lake street and soon
the Pyramid House was in flames.
The Palace Hotel was almost ready
to break out, as the whole eastern side
wus smoking, but by kenping two
streams, one on tho ground floor and
one on the balcony, the flames were
| kept in check.
| On Center street the fire was work.
ing south and took in its wake Gill
more's Gardens. Immediately back of
the theatsr building, Chinese wash
house, paint shop, the French Hotel,
and the Inverness House, when it
stopped its southwark course and went
east, consuming the residence of H.
Sample, Pat Malloy. VIM. Clark, Mr..
NeIlignu, Mrs. Jacob Graf, a. G.
Fletcher, Alex. Case, Mike Donahus,
Mr.. Van Buren, and Joe Martels.
In it's eastern course it soon reached
the round house ard turn table of the
| Central Pacific Co., Folsom l. Wells
lime house and w. o. H. Martins lime
and cement house ind j. F. Aitken's
coal house, which were total loss.
Continuing on it's hendish work the
Silver State Touring Mills were soor
on fire and totally consumed. The
Touring mills belonging to the estate
of s. 9. FOCUS were the next victims
aud were total loss. II took the en-
tire force Of the Department to ccpe
with the flames ON the west, conse-
| quently the eastern side of the fire was
neglected, and so rnpid was the de-
struction That nothing conld be done
to check the flames going east. By the
most strenuous efforts tue FIRE WIS kept
from making it's why up Commercial
Row, and il it had ever crossed Lake
street aud the Palace Hotel had caught,
the whole town would huve been in
ashes.
It IA impossible at this writing to get
at a correct list Of the losses. but it "
safe to say that they will reach $780,
900 or $500 900.
Bob Parry of the Depot Hotel is a
heavy loser. His loss W II DO at least
$35 900, with $22, 900 insurance.
The Theatsr building was valued at
SIS, ZOO, With $1,000 insurance.
The Pioneer, Lafayette and Pollard
Houses are heavy losers, but at this
writing it IL impossible 10 get at any
true statement.
The N. & g. Company's loss is nl.o
quite heavy. II 10 variouSly estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000. Beck &
Co. lose $25, 900. with $4,000 in
surance. w. o. II. Martins lose is
81. 900, partly covered by insurance.
Folsom & Wells. 81 900. The estato of
s. q. FOCUS, 500, GOO; insurance, S1S,-
600.
Carson, over ready to lend helping
hand in time Of need, sent her two
steamers, the 1. f. James aud 8. T.
Swift, fully manned and got here in
timo to do good work in putting out
the fre OF the still burning debris.