Show fiRE LOSS LOSSIS LOSSIS IS A MILLION RENO nENO Nev Ne July Jub 9 The 9 The fire yesterday yester ester yesterday da day was the most costly that has ever visited Tonopah The loss loss' I is estimated b by competent Judges to be between and One of the heaviest losses 8 Is 18 that sustained d b by V W. VW We V W Booth editor of ot the Bonanza whoso loss Is 33 33 wIth no Insurance The Tho fire according t to tho the be best t Information Information Information mation obtainable started In the Knights of ot Pt Pythias lIas building and swept that structure In a few minutes rho Tho buildIng build build- ing In was time the meeting place for tor the O Odd d Fellows Fellow Knights of Pythias Moose Eagles Women of or Woodcraft and the Woodmen Tho The Piercy drug store In the building Is a total lo loss The fire tire then crossed the street t and devoured Tom Kendalls Kendall's old home Jumping from there ther to the tho old oM Tonopah Sun plant completely gutting It and from there it extended up tip Central street taking man many homes In Its wake It then doubled back and licked up tho the T Tonopah block worth 50 In the building were Harry EpStine broker D. D Schmidt tailor Fargo Wells Mrs Dunn Judge Sanders South Nevada Nevada Nevada Ne Ne- vada Abstract company Dr McLeod 1 od Dr Dr Cunningham Dr Richards Dr Davis and Mrs Bell all nil losing everything The Tho wind then Veered and the tho handsome brokers' brokers exchange building was WitS then swept flame and but a 8 shell of or It now non stands stand Dresser tailor Blum Blumenthal Blu- Blu m menthal a broker brokel Dr Robinson and oth others rl who ho had offices ces suffered complete complete complete com com- IO loss 5 The fire then their Jumped to ride i streets destroying many dwellings then tur turned to the State Bank Trust compa company building The h heat at cracked the tho windows windows and only heroic work stopped the latter building from catching fire |