The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-07-28
W MALI FIRES
Stringent Measures Taken Against the
Use of Gasoline.

0sS VI 6acoAhC.
A self-feeding gasoline stove, n of
the sort which are advertised to be alb
soIutely safe, was responsible for the
destruction of two houses by fire Tues
day. and but for efficient work of the
fire department, under the most adverse
conditions, the entire city might now
be a waste of smoldering ashes. 1t re-
ouired the utmost effort on the part
of the fire fighters to confine the blaze
to the structures consumed, ard for a
time it looked as though the flames,
famed by the brisk breeze, would gain
the mastery despite their skill. With
the recent disastrous CONGREGATIONS IN
this city and Columbia still fresh in the
public mind, both of which were due
to defective gasoline stoves, the re-
Gently elected board of governors for
the camp of Goldfeld held a meeting
Tuesday afternoon and adopted plans
which it is hoped will in a measure re-
duce the danger of the camps devasta-
tion by flames.
The fire which on Tuesday threatened
the city originated in the Charles Cas-
sin residence on Euclid avenue and that
structure, together with the home of
Mrs Miller adjoining, burned to the
- 49,. nl~nIr - khA mos
ming Mrs. Cassin was cooking a meal
on Il gasoline stove. The internal ma
| chine was of the self-feeding variety
so generally associated with mining
camp CONGREGATIONS and their attend
ant features of loss of life and ruined
fortunes. The same sort Of ~contraption
was responsible for the first fire which
RACED Cripple Creek. In some manner
the feed pipe, connecting the tank con-
tanning the gasoline with the stove
burner, became choked, and a portion
of tho dangerous fluid entered the
chamber in which the tank was placed.
Gradually the liquid flled the recepta-
| GIG uuLll INC btuh was ldioCu
ly to permit the escape of the gasoline
fumes. The logical result followed and
there was work for the fire department.
On reaching the scene the firemen
discovered that there was not sufficient
hose to reach the burning building. A
bucket brigade was quickly organized,
lovr apd unlor thu ounaruIainn nf
"Ole" Elliott, chairman of the fire
committee of the chamber of com
MERGE, the flames were confined to the
Cassin and Miller homes. An added
danger to the spread of the blaze was
the presence of twenty cases OF gaso-
line which were located in a c%orrugat-
ed iron building directly in the rear
of the Cassin residence. Fortunately,
however, the wind was from the south
east and diverted the flames from the
direction Of the building. Shortly after
the FIRE was ex~tinguished a report was
circulated to tho effect that powder was
stored in the corrugated iron building
referred to, but Mr.. Cassin denies the
truth of the assertion, stating that new
er at any time had dynamite, or any
other explosive of a kindred nature,
been placed in the structure.
Mr.. Cassin estimates his loss, inelud-
ing the house, furniture and the family
personal effects, at $1,000. Mrs. Miller's
Loo 10 astimatad at 1900
Within q few hours after the Euclid
Avenue fire had been successfully COPIED
with. another ire, also due TO the omni-
present gasoline stove, destroyed a
laundry which was located in a small
tent in the western section Of the city.
Owing to the isolated location of the
Structure the danger of the spread of
TIE flames was slight.
At the meeting of the board of gov
ernors, held Tuesday Afternoon, a reso-
luton was adopted and II mandate is
sued which it is believed will obviate
somewhat the danger of Are from gaso-
line and commodities of a like nature.
The order is addressed to all residents
of Goldfeld, and is to the effect that
before the expiration of five days all
giant powder, giant caps, or other ex-
plosives, gasoline and coal oil in bulk
must be removed beyond the confines
OF the city. A further mandate states
that the use of gasoline OF oil stoves
will not be permitted within the fire
limits save by special permit, and that
neither bon-fires nor the accumulation
Of rubbish will be allowed.
1t is thought that by the strict OBJ
servance of these rules, and it is pro-
POSED to see that they ere observed
TO the letter, the danger of fire can be
somewhat minimized. AS a further pro-
| ieeIIon. il is axneeted that the cOmbina-