White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-14
FIRE RACES
IN TONOPAH
WIND SPREADS FLAMES AND
THREATENS DESTRUCTION OF
CITY-GOLDFIELD SENDS MEN
AND HOSE TO THE SCENE.

Tonopah was devastated by a fire
which broke out about 1870 O'Clock
Monday morning, and before gotten
under control, had destroyed proper
ty to the estimated amount of be-
tween 100000 and $4,000. with
an insurance of less than $4,000.
A high wind was blowing at the time
and the fire became a conf1agation
within a few minutes from the time
1t started. Sparks from the burning
buildings were carried to all parts OF
the city, and for a long time it SEEM
ed as If nothing could save the en-
tire place from destruction. Every
body took part in the work of fire.
fighting, which was made more diff
icult by an inadequate water pres
sure. The light of the fire was seen
for a long distance, and a number of
citizens went in automobiles, from
Goldfeld, and assisted in stopping
the spread of the flames.
The fire started from an unknown
cause in the Pythian building and
rapidly spread along Brougher av-
enue destroying the Tonopah Bon
anza building and all within, the
Tonopah building and the Brokerage
Exchange building. The fire jump
ed cross the street from where it
started and swept up Central street,
destroying many residences and then
with a change of the wind doubled
back into the business section again
and for a time it was feared that
everything in that portion of the city
would be destroyed.
The populace of the city turned
out emasse and aided the depart
ment in its heroic work and it was
only by the greatest of efforts and
the overcoming of the greatest diff
culties that the fire was brought I'M
der control.
One of the most pathetic losses is
that sustained by w. w. Booth, ed
itor of the Bonanza, whose loss is
$4,000 with no insurance, but he
will with the assistance of the Miner,
get out a paper and his many
friends will come to his rescue.
Booth is a pioneer of the camp.
When the flames had died down it
was seen that the following We're
only a mass of heaps of coal and
The Pythian building, the
Bonanza building. Piercy Drug store.
Tom Kendalls old residence, old
Tonopah Sun plant, half dozen small
cottages on Central street, Tonopah
Epstine Brokerage offices,
the tailors. Wells Fargo &
Cos. express. Mrs. Munn's residence,
Judge Saunders office, South Ne
vada Optical company. Offices of Drs.
Richards and Davis, Mrs. Bells lodg-
ing house. Brokerage Exchange
building. Dressler, the tailor. Blu
menthal's Brokerage office. Office of
DR.. Robinson. A number of others
lost their property also.
The regular and volunteer fire.
men did splendid work and in many
instances took desperate chances in
to check the fire and save
goods from buildings. Three hun
dred feet of hose had to be abandon
ed. and was burned as it lay In the
streets, so intense was the heat.
After the fire was under control
the scene was one of great confusion.
the streets were blocked with
fallen wires. and damned with peo-
pie, while outside the burned dis
trict for five blocks were piles of
furniture of all descriptions, saved
from the flames. II is considered
remarkable that no one was injured
nor lives lost. During the progress
of the fire, the city and county of
took charge of the situation,
their efforts in handling the