The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-29
Storm King Comes To Pioche
and Leaves Path of
Destruction
DORIS CYANIDE PLANT A TOTAL WRECK
Narrow Escape of Mrs. Edwin Price--Houses
Ruthlessly Overturned--An Uncanny Night
Of Sleeplessness and Fear.
CYANIDE PLANT A TOTAL WRECK

Old Boreas swooped down upon
PioChe last Thursday evening and for
sever al hours his reign was supreme.
Never before did this hale old rascal
cut such pranks in this mining town
>on6. Il is to be hoped that he
never will again. He is a most unwel
come visitor. particularly since the
inventory has been taken of the ruin
Ihursday night. Besides frightening
hundreds OF citizens out of their wits.
number of buildings were picked up
twisted and turned until they were
reduced to mere fragments and. in
some instances. occupants narrowly
escaped with their lives.
The new mill building recently con-
structad by the Doris Mining & Mill
Ing company was completely demol-
lshed. The structure. although built
with the view Of withstandinp any
onslaughter Of the elements. was
mere paper box when the wind
struck it. The strong timbels in the
f.ame work were broken into kind
ling wood and the sheets of corrugat-
ed IRON with which the building was
enclosed were carried for blocks and
twisted and turned into millions
shapes.
Probably the most miraculous es.
cape reported was at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Price. Mr. Price
neaEd the doors of his work sholt
located In the rear of his residence.
rafting and told Mrs Price who was
IN the front room with her baby in
her arms. that he would go out and
shut them. He hadhardly left the
building when 2x5 timber came
crashing into the dining room head
ON. upsetting table containing
lamp. Mrs. Price ran for the lamp
and extinguished it. hardly getting
out or the way when another timber
OF the same dimensions came pIow-
ing its way through the wall peni
e1rating the bottom of wash
tub. as 1t entered. Meanwhile. tim
beE and debris from the mill were
flying in all directions and when MIR.
Price was almost within arms length
OF the shop doors. that building
collapsed! By this time it dawned
upon Mr.. and Mrs. Price that it
was moving time" for them and
Judge Horsey for shelter.
The hurricane crossed the canyon
,Were the residence of James r..
Price was picked up and hurled into
the street. bottom side up. the de-
'jris spreading over a portion of
the lot in the rear of Elliot Larsen's
home. This building had been used
by James Price Jr., and his broth
er John. as sleeping quarters. and for
a time grave apprehension was felt
ilat John was in the building at
the time it tumbled over But the
young man. luckily for him, happen
ed TO be- at the residence of Mr.,
and Mrs! Dave Empey. There was
a fire in the heating stove. but
this was extinguished by the crowd
which soon gathered and probably
preve nted the further catastrophe of
a serious conflagration in the hetr
Of the business section OF town.
Down Main street the force OF
ahd wind broke some of the from
windows of Dorothy's barber shol
and one glass was droken in Joe
Powers saloon. The shaft house al
the Greenwood mine is minus a Gu
pOld, at INU. D SllohI VI IhO uOe
Leasing & Development Co.. sever
al sheets of corrugated iron were riu
ped off the engine house and {
like occurance took place at the Ne
yaaa. Des .Moines property. Window
wele blown out and smashed in
number Of homes. outhouses wer
picked up and given aerial flight
stove pipes were blown off and al
together It was wierd. uncann.
plight of slcep'essness and fear.
Manager e. H. Snyder believe
the Doris mill building would hav
wYthstood the fury Of the storr
had 1t not been that an opening ha
been left In the building throug
which it was proposed to install
c:tlsher; the opening being on tn
upper side. was In position
catch the full force Of the tenn
est. Undaunted. Mr.. Snyder b
gan to assemble material yesterds
morning and the reconstruction
the building will go forward wit
out delay. Strange to say. the te
egraph wires were not affected: D
3 some of the telephones were o.
OF commission all day yesterday.