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History
The Comstock had no fire engine to its name. The hose companies continued to do the best they could to fight fires, and especially the incendiaries that were the result of hard times and insurance fraud on the Comstock. The old spirit was so still alive in the Gold Hill firemen that they would drag the Liberty Hose carriage across the Crown Point railroad trestle to one fire in 1914, noting the rickety and dangerous condition of the trestle. But, the end of an era was rapidly approaching. The volunteers of Liberty Engine Company No. 1 and Divide Hose Company No. 2 held on for a brief period. Divide Hose Company disbanded in 1937, with the Liberty volunteers hanging on by a thread for one more year. In 1938, Liberty's fire house was closed for good. Click here for a summary of the life spans of the volunteer companies, including Liberty Engine Company No. 1, in the Gold Hill Fire Department, from 1863-1938. Home | Site Map | Search | History | Museum | Membership | Newsletter | Photos | Calendar | Merchandise | Links | Translate | Tell a Friend | Contact |
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Comstock's
steamers were all sold off, one by one, until none
were left by 1900. Then, even the old ladder truck was finally sold to unnamed
parties in Reno.