White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08
HEAVY FIRE LOSS
At EAST ELY
NJ. III. PATTON RESIDENCE AND
CONTENTS DESTROYED-C. L..
PHILBROOK's HOME BADLY
DAMAGED by FLAMES.

by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Pat.
ton at East Ely. was destroyed with
all its contents, Friday afternoon
by fire which broke out about $3.50
o'clock. No one was in the house at
the time, and the fire which had evil
IDENTIFY been smouldering about the
chimney in an upper room for long
time, burst out finally with a fury
that soon enveloped the structure.
Within an hours time the pretty cot
tage and its many and costly furn-
ishings were reduced to ruins. Mr..
Patton places his loss at from $10,-
900 to $4,000. with an insurance
of $4,000. The house was owned
by II. w. Culbertson of Mason VAL
ley, and was built at cost of s5,-
900. Mr.. Culbertson carried an in
surance of s2,500.
Mr.. Patton states that when he
arose Friday morning, he noticed an
odor of burning wood, and spoke
with Mrs. Patton about II, but care
full examination of the building fail
ed to discover anything wrong.
Later in the day two squaws came
to the house to iron, and were there
in the afternoon, when Mr. and Mrs
Patton and Mrs. White of Los
Angeles who was the guest of Mrs
Patton, left to so to Ely about
IL o'clock Mr.. Patton returned to
the house about o'clock and left
shortly after. At that time he no.
ticed the extreme heat in the room
where the squaw was ironing, and
could not account for 1t, as there
was but little fire in the stove.
The fire was discovered about $3.50
by several people in the neighbor-
hood. at about the same time. Mrs.
II. L. Fuller, who lives some dis
tance away. saw an unusually heavy
black smoke coming out of the Chin
ney, and could not account for its
continuance after seeing the two
Indian women leave the house.
She went over to the Patton house
and went in to investigate, but the
fire at that time had gotten be-
yond control, and Mrs. Fuller
turned her attention To saving
what things she could in that part of
the house. and succeeded in get
ting out a set of harness, a trunk
an a motor cycle. Mrs. Fuller found
no fire in the kitchen or stove. but
was confronted by smoke and flames
In an adjoining room.
About this time Mrs. Rob, Hide
brand had noticed the fire and
telephoned word to the central
office. In very short time the
alarm was general and people and
fire fighters were rushing up the hill
from al, parts of the town.
One of the first hose reels to
get into commission was from the
house short distance away, and
another townsite reel from further
down the street and the Nevada
Northern reel. were also rushed 10
the fire, Scott Boxley hitching his
team to the townsite reel. and max
ing "A record run up the hill, while
Messrs. Webb and Riley piloted the
railroad hose. The women who
lived in the mediate vicinity, were
out In force, in the effort to save
property. and Mrs. Fred Waits, whose
dwelling was in danger assisted In
laying the first hose.
But 1t was at once apparent tha'
the Patton house was doomed, ana
the fireman turned their attention 10
preventing the destruction of ad-
Joining buildings The hydran'
supplied two working streams, ana
evident. After the alarm was given
word was telephoned to Ely, ano
Fire Chief Jack Murphy of the ELY
department, with several hremei
came to East Ely In an automopile
bringing an extra reel of hose II
case of need.
BY this time the Patton house AM
the small barn near by, were mas
of flames, and the fire had attache'
the dwelling closely adjoining oo
cupied by Chief Engineer PM
brook of the Nevada Northern raii
road. The direction of the win
was fortunately favorable, and tni