White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-04
FIRE At RUTH
CREATES HAVOC
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR
BLAZE DESTROYS BOARDING
AND BUNK HOUSES, WITH
MUCH PERSONAL LOSS.

Fire completely destroyed the Ne
vada Consolidated's big boarding
house and three bunk houses at Star
Pointer on Friday night. The flames
were first discovered in the big din
ing room shortly after the dinner
hour, and before a stream could be
put on the building the entire struc-
ture was in flames. superintendent
Vanderhoef was at his home not
more than a block away, and lost no
time in reaching the scene and di-
recting operations.
The big dining room made a
draught for the flames which were
soon roaring like the blast from a
furnace. A wind was blowing, and
before action could be got on the
boarding house, one of the bunk
houses had caught. The town of
Ruth to the west of the track was in
imminent danger of going, but the
men of the town and the men of Me-
vada Consolidated, who were off
shift worked like machines in saving
property and fighting the flames
The second bunk house caught and
Superintendent Vanderhoef ordered
the first dynamited. At this time
the fire threatened to do irreparable
damage, but the blowing up of the
house stopped the spreading of des-
truction at a time when it was feared
that the store of ~Slopansky would
be wiped out and the fire reach the
west side of the town of Ruth.
The damage, it is estimated. was
in the neighborhood of $4,000,
which included the furnishings of the
boarding and bunk houses, all of
which were new. Everything was
fully covered by insurance.
To show how well equipped is the
management of the Nevada CONSOLE
dated with resources, not a man was
disconnected by the fire, outside oil
personal losses sustained. Arrange.
ments were made with the Giroux ia
accommodate the men for the night.
and for the boarding house there to
furnish meals for the midnight shift.
Meanwhile orders were given to put
the Veteran dining room into COM
mission, and this work was begun
on Friday morning. and arrange
ments were made for housing the
men both at Veteran and Ruth.
On Friday lumber and other ma
terial was shipped up to Star Poin-
ter from Ely, and the work of re-
weeks the mess room will be ready
for occupancy, and the bunk houses
will be practically restored. Several
men were injured, but none serious
~ hurt. while fighting the fire.
Among these were w. X. Workman,
captain and catcher of the Copper
Flat baseball nine. His wrist was
badly sprained and his hand severes
ly wrenched.
The employees of the Nevada North
ern suffered loss in the way of per-
sonal effect. About l.irty lei
roomed in the boarding house, and
while a number of them were in their
rooms when the fire broke out, they
had no opportunity of saving their
clothing or other effects. The flames
were breaking through the floor be-
fore they had time to collect their
senses let alone their personal effects,
and the majority of them had to.
jump to the ground through the
windows to get out with their lives.
Some of the boys estimate their loss
es in this respect as high as several
hundred dollars. There was also
considerable personal loss in the
bunk houses.