History of Nevada; . o hQ -I o CD X >- LU HISTORY OF ElJRKFvA (OUNTY 441 them the finest private residences in town, were con-sumed. A space equal to fifty acres, consisting ofthe very heart of the town, was swept almost com-pletely. Only half a dozen buildings remained torelieve the scene of desolation. These* were as fol-lows: Jack Perrys corner, the Douglas building,the Foley-Kickard Block, Paxton A: bank, JacobCohns store, Schneiders drug store, and C. Lauten-schlagers saloon. The Leader office. Odd FellowsHall, theater. International Hotel, Vanina & saloon, A. .\[
History of Nevada; . o hQ -I o CD X >- LU HISTORY OF ElJRKFvA (OUNTY 441 them the finest private residences in town, were con-sumed. A space equal to fifty acres, consisting ofthe very heart of the town, was swept almost com-pletely. Only half a dozen buildings remained torelieve the scene of desolation. These* were as fol-lows: Jack Perrys corner, the Douglas building,the Foley-Kickard Block, Paxton A: bank, JacobCohns store, Schneiders drug store, and C. Lauten-schlagers saloon. The Leader office. Odd FellowsHall, theater. International Hotel, Vanina & saloon, A. .\[. Hillhouses elegant residence,and the Methodist Episcopal Church were amongthe prominent buildings destroyed. But for themost determined efforts of the firemen, the fire wouldnot have been confined to the east of Main statement of the exact amount of the damagewas ever published. SUnnEN AND DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS. On July 24, 1874, a violent rain storm prevailedall the forenoon at Eureka. At a little after noon acloud burst on the lo
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