The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-28
FIRE IN CHERRY CREEK.
Sixteen Houses in the Center OF
the Town Burned.
A. Kooken, w. c. Gala tier, w.
! Sheeks Painfully Burned.


From our Regular Correspondentl
On Fri1ay night while or psopla
we're engag ii in the IN rry ~ szs Of a
waltz, celebrating w i'hingso1's birsh-
day, the alarm of fire rang olt, and
looking through the win1ows the
dancers were horrilisl TO SO ftns-
Issuing from the sllooa ra1 by Ab1
Kooken, situated In the m lin business
block of the town. Fortunately the
p ,ople kept cool and no one Wis hurt
the hurried exit from the hail, down
the stairway.
The fire beginning in K Koolsen's sa
loon, spread north and south veri
rapidly, and willing hands direete
their Efforts TO lve the cont ITS Of the.
buildings, while Others uss1 giant pow
Ter at different points tn destroy
buildings so as to make II gap TO pra-
vent the fire from spreading. but>with-
out avail. One building after another
was caught la the embrace of tn, hiss
iug, seething tyrant that haa no mercy
| for the willow or orphan. l. soon ac-
eomplished its work toward the north,
destroying i've buildings 10 the cross
street; but southwark it took Tonga
Seeing that the Postoifics building wa
ioomed, friends hu 'rlei thithef AMI
lroused the postmaster, d. X. Collin,
from deep slumber. He had jI-i
retired from dispatching the Wells
mail He succeeded in removing hi-
effects and the postoffiee books ana
documents, whtn the building fell a
victim, and the fire still pursued it.
course, taking in the Wearne store
building, unoeeupied. Next attacked
the store OF +. II. Cannon An inter.
vening space and host Of homes
workers saved it from total destruction
So the business block in the center oi
town, built nearly thirty years age,
the scene of the vicis,itules Of many
episodes, peculiar to 4 mining camp. i
now mass OF backened ruins. Bui
for the strenuous efforts of the owners.
aided by earnest helpers, ths opposite
side Of the street would have succumb-
I'D. A bucket brigade kept the roof
and fronts wet. Every body work ed
heroically. Ladies' In their ball dress
gents In their dress suits, thoughtless
OF their habllaments, aided by Indi IN.
y h.,s n did thai. NJ .tft1 h..
east side OF main street was saved.
Particular praise must be given to
John O'Donnell, Frank Pierce, JAS
McCreary, Tom Dolan and brothers.
VIII Mcknight. Dennis Hewlett, Geo
Eckman and Geo. Harrison, who, a.
great risk, worked heroically.
The losers by the fire are: p. II
Cannon, John Wearne, d. II. Collins
Charley Lento, M. McAulay, Mrs
John Howard, Peter Weber. p. c.
Weber, Mrs p. Bonner and Mrs
Steimstrom.
There we're sixteen buildings burned
Mr.. A. c. H ,use, butcheri Adolph
Sund berg and Abe Kooken. saloon
keepers, lost some OF their effects.
The fire was caused by Abe Kooker
replenishing his glsIliue lamp, whilc
1t was hot, causing an explosion.
The only accidents We're Abe Kook
on, Wn. Sheeks and W. G. @ l,laghsr,
who were very badly burned on the
face and hands. Savsrl oh ~ nae
the sllJbl dDDr va, hIiat ilti h q
street. L. d. P,src,, wlils pl; sins
books from Collins, was struck b.
debris from gllnt-poS expo iion
and was injured, bus we hops not ser
iously.
Miny are nursing lame backs and
small contu,ions.
There was no insurance on any o.
the property.