Show FLAMES DESTROY I TOWN OF RA i Three Thousand People Are Homeless and Martial Law Prevails WILL REBUILD AT ONCE Mining Camp Is Is Thre Threatened With Famine Loss Loss- Nearly I a Million Rawhide Nov Net Sept Rawhide 1 Rawhide a mining town tonn In southern Nevada a. a whose history dates back only to last Jast January Januar was ns almost destroyed by fir f rr- rr toda today and null tonight IB is und under r martial law Three thousand people are home borne homeless Jc less s and man many aio o without food oo Thura Thera Is Js much suffering More than 20 O per per- persons but fatall fatally sons soils were injured none Tho The property loss in is I OOOO The Time fire lire started In Dr ir Gardner's Gardners office in tho tile R Drug company's building and spread quickly as is IR th the town practically without fire fight fight- J InS ing apparatus The The- volunteer tl department depart depart- moot ment and ond GOO miners worked heroically heroic heroic- oIl ally alJy but Lut the buildings mostly built o of j nJ a F iJ 0 1 I ng lPH I J t Tat Ir owr li-j li v ii V r rapidly c-rapidly i Vt a J Ia-J id enat t LO lo Balloon Balloon Bal Bal- loon avenue enu a alid ip tJ p Rawhide avenue I IV to lo within 00 0 0 Yards of ot the Peoples People's hOE hospital Among mong tho the first bulJ buildings to go was vas II Collins Collins' hardware store which conI contained con con- tamed two tons of dynamite lite that exploded ex tx- tx I I with u a terrific c force hurling I i burning planks 8 and boards board a a. great I setting Ire fire to many build build- ings lugs I A famine was vas feared eared as all nil tho supply h houses and all nil but one one I grocery store were Vere burned Stu L Su Sub Suh List A subscription list Mat wa was f started nail and andin i in a 0 fow low minutes moro more than titan 1000 was raised and a let ro train started from Reno Hono bringing food and be bed bed- ding All Jl the mining towns of or the state camo came quickly to the tho assistance of ho hm sufferers with cash contributions San Francisco Francisco's mining exchange sent Edit a contribution of or Bl GUO 0 Plans well vell under way for a reconstruction of or the town before the ashes cool Tho Th Times Press and Rustler Rustier news news- e s- s paper offices were saved although the uio I machinery o of the Nowa plant was 3 d ne- ne A report that that two commercial travelers lost their Jives in hi the tho burnIng burn burn- Ing lUg of ot tho the Ross hotel has not been confirmed ml od A partial list Hat of tho the heaviest losers follows First flank Dank of Rawhide Bank of Rawhide Mercantile com company I Nevada Meat 1 cat market tho the Northern I Tex Rickard B. B E. E Marks MarlIe Co Nevada club Downer hotel Kelly's Kellys 11 dance hall hail Tho The fire destroyed the tile hol hoisting orka of tho the Bluff l Grutt Hill properties and the Grutt business business' chiCO the loss losa on these theMe amounting to Js is tits the extent of damage done dOllo the mining properties S The following telegram from iron tho the swept fire district was NUS received yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- of afternoon over the special I wire of James Jomes A. A Pollock Co hankers bankers bankers bank bank- ers and brokers t 6 West Second South From l Rawhide hide hIe Reno neno Nov No corr correspondent wires W. E.-W. 12 E. W. W King J president of ot the tho Ra na v- v hl hide Coalition and Queen Mines corn- corn pay wires from Rawhide as 33 follows lS Continued i on lH PIRO lago O n f lu I I FLAMES DESTROY TOWN OF RAWHIDE Continued from Pago lage One Firo t In Ross Hors hotel at a a. a in m. and at 11 o'clock the entire business section of ot Rawhide Is u a a ruin No o estimate of loss Joss yet ct obtainable but hut will bo be cry very heavy l Prominent citizens aro are or organizing or 01 relief committees Considerable money ho has already been raised Provisions will bo be ordered or or- dered by wire shipped to committee to lo be bo dl distributed to worthy poor Arrangements Ar Ar- lire ure already being made mado to rebuild tho the town on a lire proof basis bails No Xo mining milling machinery of 01 any description has been destroyed G Grutt rutt Hill Hooligan Hill hili D Balloon Hill and Murray Hilt Hill which surround tho ho town and aUll on eli which tIre the important mining companies of or tho the camp are aro operating to tower towel cr above o the tite valley In which tho town Is located and amid tho the lla did not re reach ch a single hoist Mining operators will not bo he Interfere Interfered Inter Inter- fere with The mines have havo all Improved Im Im- ml- ml proved wonderfully during the past few weeks and I predict that the tho growth o of Rawhide from noon today will astonish the tire world We Vc ha e got tile the gold and the nerve to lo stay with It now hOW Watch atch Rawhide grow W. 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DeWolf start stall correspondent mt of tho the No Nevada da Mining l New Neit's wires as fol follows lows I 1 have havo just set up teJe telegraph naph in instruments In- In at the J lower end of ot town which Is the only portion intact Firo Fire of ot the tho early carly spring of or 18 1896 1806 In Cripple Crip Crip- pIe Creek has been repeated here lucre to toda today today to- to da day starting In the Rawhide Drug company's building and rapidly spreading to th the tho Ross hotel from front thero sweeping S' south and east cat to Baloon Balloon Balloon Bal Bal- loon Hill avenue up Rawhide avenue to within about 50 yards ards of or the hos hoe pital Nearly Nearl a ton LOll and a half halt of or dy dynamite dynamite dy- dy was used in blowing up tip buildIngs buildIngs build build- Ings Inh's in advance of ot tho tire lIre the thu checking checking check check- ing of or which was finally anally accomplished d south of ot Balloon avenue To ro the tho north It JL spread to lo tho the partially completed com coin hotel The Tire loss will easily cagilY reach half Halt a u. million dollars dollar's In buildings build build- lags ings alone No 1 estimate Is Js possible at this tilts timo time of the tile value of tho thu goods destroyed The Tho mine workings are unaffected Continues ills His Story Continuing his story of or the Rawhide Rawhide Rawhide Raw Raw- hide firo fire W. 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P Volt Do wires the Nevada Novada No- No vada Mining News The urgent necessity ne lie- uio- uio Is food rood and amId bedding aw as there Isn't a mercantile building or 01 hotel standing The need of food IB is urgent urgent ur ur- ur- ur gent hent and tho the citizens of or the tile camp re request request re- re quest that the time Nevada Mining News make mako the urgency of their needs known to tho the citizens of or Reno fleno and San Francisco The people have funds sufficient to buy everything needed They do not ask for charity but wo we need tho the grub Tho Tiro money is hero here to pay for It The Time acts of heroism performed by bythe bythe bythe the fire firo department and the tile citizens in general are worthy of ot special men men- tion A matter of ot con congratulation Is tho the fact that so fa far sl known no lives c Ait I dozen Lons received minor r Injuries Tills This Is somewhat remarkable considering consIdering- tho tile tact fact that the tho entire town was a u. amass amass mass In the vicinity of or tho the lire fire and anti many buildings buildinG's were blown up In Inthe Inthe inthe the hope of ot checking the flames Great care was used that none save persons experienced In the tho use of oC explosives explosives ex ex- ex- ex plo plosives were permitted handle handlo dy dy- ly- ly Had this not been thu case easo there thero probably ly would havo bavo been considerable considerable con con- loss of life UCe Arrest rr l t for Looting L About a n. dozen ozen arrests were made of or persons suspected of looting A relief f committee has been organized by E. E W. W King president of tho the Rawhide Raw Raw- hide Coalition and Rawhide Queen mining companies lIe He heads the list of or subscriptions with wILh a a. donation of 2000 The rho firo fire now has practically burned Itself elf out leaving Jn a trail tran of ot r- r ing ashes hes with ruined fortunes in its wake as there was practically no In Insurance In- In on tho thio buildings or tho the stocks of goods oo s. s With tho the nerve nervo and determination determination deter deter- characteristic of ot the mining men of ot new now Nevada steps have al already already already al- al ready been taken to rebuild the city A committee for the purpose c has al already already already al- al ready been appointed and while tho the I fiam flames were ware yet yot et swooping over oval tho town Its members were 1 preparing to rebuild a greater moro more stable Rawhide Raw hide upon the ruins of or the time old Orders Orders Orders Or Or- ders have havo already been S1 given n and arid i I others will follow this message for tor lumber for live e buildings About 1600 people aro are homeless but hut there thero Is la no destitution It is probable that somo sonic of us will bo hungry before provisions provisions pro pro- visions can bo ho rushed In and It will wm willbe willbe be with money mone In iii our pockets Your representative In closing hl his first ells din patch would again the time necessity of or rushing in pr provisions s und bedding It I Sept 4 4 1908 1903 I Reno lieno Nev Nov correspondent wires wires wires- Sam Dunham wires all hoist houses I and ani gallows allow frames ou on Coalition and Queen saved Relief trains leaving hero at ll 4 I o'clock carrying food and bedding boddIng d I rug |