Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-30

Most of the families had retired for
the night and were in the deep
slulnber of their first sleep, requiring
considerable effort to arouse them.
Among these was James C. Robert
son, who occupied suite of rooms in
the home of Mrs. Corrigan. He had
gone to bed early and did not know
anything of the fire until the house
was burning He was only awakened
by hammering on the door and just
had time to seize suit of clothes
and dash for the door. The heat was
SO intense that it melted the glass
in the window of Robertson's bath
room and let it flow into the tub.
Robertson was not insured and suf-
fers loss of $1,000.
Joe Bush, the carpenter, was asleep
in his house alongside of the theater
and his home was in flames. Parties
broke the door down, arousing him
just in time to prevent his death by
incineration.
Among those who were quick to
see the first fash of fire we're Fannie
Holmes and Irene Cary. who were
chatting at the gate of the latter's
home opposite the front of the thea
ter. They saw the flames shoot out
of the front of the building from a
/ int tha nn
emily from the room occupied by Sam
Hass, the janitor of the theater. AS
they stood spellbound with amaze
ment for second or two the fire
shot up the curtain of the upper
4 window and then both girls ran down
towards Main street screaming. A
party of men, including Charles Ep-
stine, were standing near the corner
of the Bonanza office when they also
saw the fire and instantly somebody
began shooting to spread the alarm.
As the fire broke through the rear
stage entrance 1t raced across the
narrow width Of Prospect avenue and
seized on coal shed and outhouses
: Of two-story house owned by Henry
Eek, the well known waterman. In
! fa few minutes the house caught and
an intense heat was created to the
street. Then turning down Edwards
street the first cabin back of the Eek
house owned by Mrs Thomas was
removed in fash and the occupant
had a narrow escape from being
burned to death. He was awakened
by Mrs. Thomas who seized guam
tity of his belongings and carried
them to a place of safety. Then down
: along Edwards street there was 6
. stubborn fight to save the old time
residences, including those of sucf
8 families as the Robbs, McQuillans
= Douglas and Burnham. A house oc
u cupied by James Kearns, formerl.
u of the MacNamara mine, stood di
rectly in the path and in few min
y utes neighbors removed every articl
o from the inside even to the rugs
e carpets and pictures. The intention
n of the salvors were good, but afte
e a stiff fight the firemen succeede'
e in checking the fire before it reache
q the Kearns home. Across the allie
e in front of the West End hoist stoo
IT strongly built house which Manage
9. Chandler decided to remove fortf
r with. He had one of the big freigh
e. trucks ready and placing a chai
1t through door and window, pulle
IN with such force that the chain CT
re through the walls like rip say
le Then a hold was taken on one sid
he and by series of jerks the mote
he truck managed to pull the place OF
le of the danger zone. The present
IT. of the motor truck was due to tt
y. forethought of John Sellstrom, chi
ne chauffeur for the West End. Whe
70. he heard the familiar notes of Il
nd West End siren sing out the wi
TO alarm he did not wait to dress, b
us sprang into his shoes and thrown
UlduktL dTOuuu HiS UOuy jump
d. into the seat of one of the freighte
OF and pulled out for the West Ell
ce with all the speed the big five-t'
ne machine could muster.
pe- The beautiful home of d. J. re-
ed was the object Of a masteriy fig
nd that resulted in saving the proper
ct' Everything had been removed ev
lld to a sack of spuds from the ba
the porch and two score cheerful helpe
The took such care Of the furniture IL
len very little loss resulted from bret
me age. 1t was an hour before the p
pie Of the vicinity felt safe, as
cad wind was blowing steadily in tn
the direction, but slight abatement
lea the breeze enabled the firemen
the gain control.
GER The Nevada theater was built