Show california TOWN ON FIRE F flames a rn es have almost entirely destroy ed the place reno nev feb 24 tho town of beckwith in plumas county coi is in flames and at the last reports will be almost entirely destroyed bono communication with outside towns Is interrupted as a result of tho the names and the reports to slon avillo and thence to reno are very meagre it has bas been learned learna d however that the fire star started starlei teI thursday afternoon in a saloon A high wind way was blowing and as tho the town has no adequate fire fighting apparatus the flames fames rapidly spread and burned everything before them according to last reports from beckwith before tho the communication was cut off the following buildings were deFA destroyed royed three stores one hotel botel one blacksmith shop nine ja saloons loons two churches one house the fire was then reaching out to the residence portion which appeared to be doomed there mere is no estimate ao 6 yet of 0 the loss no one Is report reported od hurt I 1 |