The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1923-06-29
Thirty Three Automo'
mobiles in Garage
and but One
Was Saved

circuit or something of that nature
He remained at the garage Monday
night until 10:45 and when he lock-
ed up everything was all right.
John Brown went home not more
than fifteen minutes before the fire
was detected. There was no evi-
dence of fire at that time, but 1t must
have been burning
The loss to the Helberg Motor
Sales company is great, being rough
ly set at $4,000, including building
automobiles, office equipment, stock
Of tires and parts. However the
greatest loss swas in the machine
shop, filled with costly machinery, all
operated with individual motors and
including giant lathe, drill presses
hydraulic presses, the highest priced
machine for reboring automobile
cylinders and fitting pistons in the
states of Nevada, together with d
world of smaller tools.
Tuesday morning Mr. Helberg stat
ed that while possibly the insurance
would go long way toward replac-
ing the building the equipment was
figured as a total loss to his company
He was asked if the building would
be replaced and he replied that ii
most certainly would and he and
his company is not only backed
morally, but will be backed financial
ly If need be to replace this garage
and machine shop.
OF the thirty odd automobiles that
were totally destroyed in the garage
fire, following is nearly a complete
list of the ownership and the various
makes:
Durant sport model owned by Speed
Barnes.
Buick four roadster, purchased two
days age. and owned by Mr.. Davis of
the Standard Oil Co Minden.
Buick four owned by Mat Koenig of
Markleeville.
Ford truck, owner unknown.
Chemical fire engine valued at
$4,000, Gardnerville fire department
Buick four owned by Louis Ruben
stroth
Buick four owned by H. Bartels.
Dodge touring car owned by H. H
Jacobsen.
Dodge truck owned by Imelli Meai
company.
Buick four owned by Jack Saunders
Buick roadste owned by AL c.
Miller.
Oakland owned by ]. Heimsoth.
Dodge touring car property of j
Etchemendy.
Dodge truck property of Detroit
Gold Mining company.
Dodge. specially built school truck
owned by Gardnerville consolidated
school district.
Ford owned by Pete George.
Jackson truck, Case, Briscoe, Buick
four, Overland roadster Dodge tour
ing car and a new Chandler, the lat
ter in display room. all owned by
Helberg company.
Dodge roadster owned by William
Heitman.
Dodge sedan owned by George
Heitman.
Briscoe owned by Arnold Settel.
meyer.
Ford owner unknown.
Cadillac touring owned by Henry
Schnauble.
Chevrolet touring car owned by
Miss Martha Heitman.
Chevrolet roadster owned by Young
Chevrolet four owned by r. C
Walker
Chevrolet owned by Fred Berning
Not more tha three cars out of the
entire list given above were insured
and are total loss to the owners.
The books of the concern were
placed in large safe and are believ.
ed to be intact.
This is, without question, the mos
destructive fire in the history oi
Gardneryille and while the property
loss at the big fire that destroyed the
Valhalla block some 16 years ago
was. distributed among a large mum.
ber of business men, the aggregate
loss was smaller in comparison thar
the fire Tuesday morning.
At that time Mr.. Helberg, head Of
the Motor Sales company, was en-
gagged in the jewelry business and he
suffered heavy loss. Like others
suffering financial loss, he re
established his business, later giving
up the jewelry line and entered thu