Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-08-23
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TO be operated at full pressure. This
vas of great assistance, but despite
the numerous streams of water that
were kept playing on the fire, it fell
ke raindrops in the sand.
The only thing that saved the
lower part Of town from being de-
stroyed was the destruction of a
row of cribs by dynamite Had
Chis not been resorted to the North
ern cabaret would have been de-
sroyed and this would have been
followed by the burning Of Mil,er's
store, and then the entire residence
district in the west would have sur
rendered to the fire fiend
The office room formerly owned by
McLain & McSweeney, but now owned
by Andy Roush, was blown up.
and had much to do with saving the
depot from destruction, as well as
numerous residences in the back,
ground. IheFe were about six tons
or paIed nay IN lhe storehouse,
The Tonopah < Goldfield, through
W. D. Forster, vice president and
traffic manager. upon learning Of
the fire run special train back
from Go.dfieId carrying 2OOo feet OF
hose and other equipment and 70
volunteers, which included the entire
section crew. Mr., Forster accom-
/ panied the delegation and was IN
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For time 1t looked L. Ike the depot
/ was doomed and small streams OF
water We're played on the structure
HAD II not been FOR the dynamlting
/ OF the Montana building II seems TO
be certainty that the depot would
no" De mass OF smouIderlhg RUNS.
/ Even "hen mat structure was de-
sfoyeu II hau eaught IRE and me
dynamite was brought MO use Just
at the most oppoFtuhe time.
1t would be impossible at this time
to give an accurate list OF the build
iugs destroyed. There were over 1926
in the opinion of those fam liar with
the district, but until a canvass Of
the situation has been made and a
check secured from property owners
1t will be impossible to give a de-
tailed statement.
The money and iewelrv loss that
was spffarad throleb naople losing
.,oir trunks in the CONFEDERATION will
,avar ha known but If Is believed
that # will amount IN large sum.
T. 10 .totod tbot ,,arv of tha inratas
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