Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-08-23
MiLLAPOS LAUNDRY BURNED
The Most Disastrous Fire in Car
son for Some Wear.

Shortly after o'clock yesterday a fire
started in the engine room Of MilIard's
Laundry, and an attempt was made to
put it ont but without avail.
In a few minutes AN alarm was SOnnd-
ed and the fire companies hastrned t" the
scene. BY the time they reached the
spot the flames had made surh rapid
progress that all hope Of saving the
building was gone and the best that
could he done was to a adjoining
houses.
The %neighbors emptiei the Millard
house of us furniture and got out all
they could and were obliged to abandon
further efforts because of the intense
heat.
Sam McCla~ky's house IN the south
! was threatened and the furniture Was
! taken out.
The WHrrens Ivy this time had a stream
on the south side of the fire and bent
their efforts to saving McCla~ky's home
while the Clrrje< w mt 10 against thu
the fumes on the nor,h AM west side.
The hrpmeu were obliged to cover their
faces with h,.lN hr'liaf~ and their
bodies with wet hltnket~, but they never
fl 4trhed and faced the intense heat and
fought the lime step bv step. never
retreating from a point once gained.
There were several wood piles near the
house of nut pine and these ca chiug fire
caused a terrible heat which at times
was almost unhoarable. As % as men
reeled back from the hose Others took
their place and worked without a hitch.
The Warreus ma ieSuch a stand against
the flames on the south sid" that they
saved McCIasky's house after all the
furniture had hcen removed. and the
turrje- had thanked tn" tire on the north
and fought it to a >tandstiIl ON he west
} of the hill.
The water at the hydrant at Governor
Adams corner was very weak and did
not throw a stream of half the force
necessary. Mcanu lille the old Warren
? band engine was put in commission aud
started up on a cistren in front of the
laundry.
Wiling hands manned the levers and
as fast ~ men sank back exhausted
Others in the crowd would step up arG
= take their pieces.
g The fire WAS finally confined to the
MlIari buildings hut the wool pile,
, caught ana crtpt round along the hi
, west of McCIAsky's and NuIeWarcs an,
these houses seemed once more in dau
ger.
e The Warren hand engine was pulle,
{ up the hill 10y men and horses and attach
Ell to NuteWarc's c~i>trem. and after hare
work Il stream was started and soon wW
playing on The blazing wood piles. Thi
work prevented the fire from getting il
behind the Notewrre and McClA~k
houses, and was If excellent service
When Mrs. Mil ,ri first disc Y ed tn,
II fire she attempted to blow the whistl
and give the alarm hut the rope wa
burned. Mr.. Willard was sick il. bed an,
could give IL" assistance.
The machinery in the laundry COS
nearly $1,000 and is Il total loss.
: The Willard laundry was a total Is
and no insurance.
The Orphans Home washing was los
and valued ut about 500. 1t is estimate,
n that at least 500 worth of washing WA
destroyed and owned 10y people al
over town.
- The lack of Il good water force wa
" generally commented on from the fac
the Warren hand engine threw a large
stream.
Much sympathy i expressed for III
Miliard's who have lost All their belong
ings by the fire.