The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-06-12
The WadsWorth
Fire.

conhagration that visited the principal
business section of Wadsworth Saturday
afternoon. The insurance on destroyed
property will not amount to over 5000
Shortly before 3 o'clock the alarm was
sounded and men we're seen running out
of e. 7. Lothrops place-the White
House. with flames leaping after them.
Hardly breath of air was stirring.
yet the flames leaped forth in frolicing
manner, licking up the structures in the
path, which were mere tinder boxes, un-
til the whole block as far north as the
Nevada House was heap OF ruins, with
but solitary wall of the Wightman
brick building standing
The Southern Pacific Company order
ed the employees Of the shops out to as.
sist in arresting the progress OF the fire.
Five streams were soon brought into play
and it was soon found that the only plan
of procedure was to make concentra-
ted defer SO at the Nevada House. The
firemen went at their task with reso.
Lutte determination to save that blilding.
1t was not long before the annex Of the
hotel was on fire. but by supreme ef-
| fort the flames were confined to this
structure and prevented from spreading
to the hotel proper. The annex was
completely gutted upstairs on the south
side
At 4:15 NJ. the fire was under con-
troll. and at 5 p. NJ. was considered out.
though streams of water we're played
upon the flames all night.
The railroad Offices, directly opposite.
were on fire at one time, but prompt ac.
ton by the tlremen kept the flames from
getting any headway.
The fire started in the kitchen of the
White House. The Chinese cook had
upon the range pot OF hot grease. This
iuflammab,e material boiled over upon
the stove. and, taking fire, the flames
laaped upward, igni'ing the ceiling and
walls of the kitchen, which were covered
with grease. Within "A few seconds an
explosion occurred from some use.
shooting flames in all directions through.
out the building.
In less than ten minutes the buildings
occupied by the White House and Depot
Hotel were nothing but ashes. So
quickly did the flames spread that the
employees of the White House and De.
pot Hotel had only time to escape with
their lives. Nothing was saved from
the saloon but the cash register.
Portions of human body we're found
about 6:30 in the evening in the debris
near the frort end of where the Depo.
Hotel stood. The remains are supposed
to be those OF an old man who was up.
stairs, sick in bed. The unfortunate
man was night porter of the hotel. IL is
thought one other unknown person, who
was in the Depot saloon in IN intoxi-
Gated condition, was burned to dea h.
Those who suffered loss of property
aud the amounts for which they were in-
sured are as follows:
E. 7. Lothrop. proprietor OF the White
House; loss 5000; no insurance.
Capt. Walstab, proprietor and owner
OF the Depot Hotel and Bakery; loss
1900; insurance, $1,000.
Oinghouse Meat Market; loss 81 900;
no insurance.
Wadsworth Supply Company; loss ST.
800; insurance $1,000.
William Dalton, boot and shoe store;
loss 5000; no insurance.
Kinney & Co, drugs; loss 81 900; fully
insured.
j. II Gregory, owner and proprietor of
the Wadsworth bakery and grocery store;
loss, about 5000; no insurance.
George Herberth, mems furnishings;
loss $500; 10 insuran: :e.
w. d. Linton, proprietor and owner of
the Nevada House; loss on annex build
ing about $3.50; fully insured.
A two-story brick building in the Gen.
ter Of the ruined block, in which was To-
Gated on the street floor the Wadsworth
Supply Company's store, and the Oling
house Meat Market was owned by ID.
M. Wightman of st. Clair, Churchill
county; loss S6,000 insured for $1,000.
The secord story was a hall and was oc-
cupied by all the secret orders. The
lodges lost several thousand dollars in
paraphernalia destroyed.
The building in which was located the
stores OF William Dalton and Kinney &
Co., was the property of Alex. Pollock,
and was insured for $500.
Great excitement prevailed during the
conf igration. No. 6 was held at Wads-
worth for about an hour on account OF
hose being stretched across the tracks,
connected to fire hydrants.
The small amount of insurance on the
burned property was due to several OF
the companies having cancelled policies
on the first of the month. 1t was even
reported that an agent OF the several in
surance companies having policies out
standing in tho town was on No 8 that