The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-21
SWEPT BY FIRE,
Eastern Portion Of Truekee
Burned.
Large amount Of Business and Residence
Property in Ruins.
desperate EfO Is to Check the CONFEDERATION.
Narrow Escape Of Twenty Men From
Terrible Death.
Special TO THE MORNING clLr.

TRUCKEE. Dec. 2o.-A fire broke out in
the Star Skating Rink at 80 o'clock this
evening. and the flames are apparently be-
yond control at o'clock. The skating rink
Is between the Sheriff House and Hurd's
Hall. The flames are rushing upward,
there being no wind. The roof of the rink
mas just fallen in A large frame range ex-
tends east from the skating rink to Bridge
street. Men on the root of the Sheriff.
House are shovelng snow on the flames,
and several lines of hose are playing on the
hre, but one three-story frame building,
burning against the side of another three
story frame building, with only one foot
space between the two, is the situation
Only miracle can save all of the eastern
part of town.
$50 p NJ. - The Sheriff. House is fully
ablaze. The railroad company has moved
all OF the snow-plows from the houses in
the eastern part of the town to the side
tracks on the west and near the Truckee
Lumber Company's depot. All of the fur
nlture is being removed from the buildings
east OF Hurds, as general confiagrati0n
fire progresses slowly. All roofs are COW
cred with foot of snow and ice. The sum-
NIT fire train is expected in few moments.
One year ago all of Front street west of
Hurd's was burned, and now all east seems
doomed. Odd Fellows Ball and Hurd's
seem to be checking the flames to the west
ward. The fire originated in Martins res
taurant, under the Star Skating Rink. Nc
Dougald'S saloon and Lang'S have burned
ONeps saloon and the Durney Building
and other brick structures are sending out
volumes of smoke. Heroic efforts are being
made to quel the flames, but the half dozen
streams Of water seem to add fury to the
blazing pine buildings.
1913 p. M.-The following estimates Of
losses and assurances have been obtained:
Sheriff House and furniture, loss So, 900,
insurance Sl5, 600; Marks S Mckay, Star
Skating Rink, loss $1,000, no insurance;
McDougald's saloon, loss $500, no insur-
ance; joseph Lane. loss $1,000. no in sur
ance; Weber & Bernhardt. loss $1,000,
insurance $1,000; Franzini Bros, bakery
and store, loss $1,000, no insurance; William
ONelPs lodging-houSe and saloon, loss
probably S3000 no insurance. O'NeilPs
saloon is in brick building. and is sup
posed to be on fire. inside. The fire is
progressing slowly eastward, and the WIND
Is rising in the west. Martins loss is $500,
no insurance.
IL p. M.-Stevens' Block and Harrison's
are IN flames. All efforts are being concen-
trated to save the Whitney House. across
Bridge street. George w. Harrison's store
and dwelling, loss 5000, Insurance $1,000;
Mrs. +. p. Stevens clearinghouse and
block, loss $1,000, insurance $500; Frank
Meloche's saloon, loss $500, no insurance.
The entire Front street is swept from
O'Neil's to Bridge street. Twenty men
narrowly escaped death on the porch of the
skating rink when the front wall fell. All
were enveloped in flames, but no one was
seriously injured.
1880 A. M.-The fire was got under con-
troll at the corner of Bridge and Front
streets. There is clean sweep from the
Star Skating Rink to the Stevens Block, in
elusive. Harrison's brick store, Franzinis
brick store and ONeiIPs lodging-h house are
thought to be uninjured. The snow covered
the houses, and the wet boards caused
the fire to burn slowly. The wind
did not carry the flames across
Bridge street, and the Whitney
house is safe. small building on the north
alley on the west side of Bridge street was
torn down. thus saving Lanes stables.
The plaza is covered with furniture and
goods. A dozen men were laid out in fights.
but no one was dangerously hurt. The rail
road company is pumping water from the
river to supply the fire trains, but Schaffer's
water supply held out we'll.