, 1873-07-01
TERRIFIC EXPLOSIONS.
Two Buildings Blown Up in Virginia
City---'Ten Persons Killed.
Explosions in the Hoosac Tunnet..-
-Four Lives Lost.

SaN EnAfcIsC0,s Juno 3U.-A dispatch from
vi>ynia City, this morning, says: Inst night
son1e giant-powtlor stored in Root'a building, in
tho rear Of the Bank Of California, exploded with
terrific effect. Both buildings arc complete
wreck, md ton or twelve persons wore killed, in-
Guiding Gen. Won Dolske]cn, Charles Knox, WILL
lam Lowo, and Donjanin Mandol.",
SAN FRANCISCO, J,,no 30.-Tho following aro
tho particulars Of the explosion ut Virginia City,
New, juu1 received:
VIRGINIA City, June 30.--1.aat night terrible
explosion Of nitro-glyceIino and giant
powder occurred near the corner Of
Taylor and streets, killing ten peraons
and wolnding many othorg. A lnrgo
numbers ofperuonB aro missing; probably buried
beneath tie debris. The explosion III supposed
to have caused by six cans of n1tro-g1ycorino OK
rlodlng without any apparent cause, tue conctls-
sion exploding fifty pounds giant powder, ull Of
which were stored bonoath tho room Of Con.
powder. rllo following buildings wcro shattered
md purity thrown to tho ground: Daui Of
California buildings, rear Of Konnody i Mallona
grocery, the Douglnu building. uRel III tho upper
apartments as 2 lodging houso, Daloys saloon,
!: The number of persons nov known to DO
r. Van l3ohlolor.
J. ?. Smith, hardware merchant; William DaviH,
clerk With ]. 7. Smith Bun. Mandol, dry goods
merchant Charles H. Knox. Of San francisco
John Doviuo, Mrs. Emily O'Conlor. formerly Of
tho International Hotel, Of this city; kIr. Ed
a1 r@ Rasno PA ,a nna ta tlaEht9r yea19 Of age Of
was found In thu corner of hiB room, hB feAtures
80 bruised aud c]larred as to be hardly rocogniz-
ablo. J. 7. Smith and his former clork wero
found in Taylor Btreot, botweon D and @ atroota,
about 80 feot from tho room occupied by them.
Both bodies wero covered with debris and fallen
timber. They woro not cotton out till morning.
Some firemcn saw Mr.. knox last night, aud
spoke to him. Ho asked for water. and said,
Boys. it Is no uhe y0l can't savo me-" His
body, with tho exception Of his lead, was coy
cred by fallen timber md bricks.
John Doyno was killed BY m iron door, which
Wns hurled distance of about 100 feet.
largo number Of Workmon aro now engaged
in removing tho dirt and timber from tho bodies
Of the remaining .lGyen known 10 bo bonoath
thom, and arc working will, almost Huporhuman
efforts.
Tile buildings in all directions aro shnttored.
Many narrow escapes occurred. Saln Doak ard
Charles Higgins woro thrown down from their
room in tho Douglas Building, Daiey's Ex-
chanse, and wore got out with difficulty, both
thrown from his room to another several yarls
distant, and escaped with slight injury.
Great excitement VAS caused last night by
cr'aming women on tho top Of tho Douglas
Building, which WAS at tue time In flrmos. They
wore finally Tcacucd by Capt. Frank Osbiston.
aHBisl CT by 1relnou.
Another explosion took paco this morning at
1880 o'clock in tho roar Of Kennedy t. 1Iallons
store, Lut no pcrBon wA8 inj njurcd
Tho b3ty Of Charles II. Knox was Just takoh
from til, timber aud is horribly charred uud
mangled.
The city Ia all excitcmont. business If eus-
pondod, and all tho schools llnYn boen dismissed.
Tho streets are crowded with womon, men, and
children. Ropes arc drawn ACROSS tho strceta,
~ the wala Of tho buildings aro considered dun
golc"a rho vault OF tho Bank of California is
cracked in several placos, aud its business has
boon removed to Driscoll & Tritlo's banking
house.
It il now understood that there will not be
my celebration Of the Fourth Of July; that tho
1nonoyco]lcctod for that purpose will bo partlyex-
pended in burying tue unfortunate doad, and the
remainder distributed nlnong tho different iro
companies. Tic city will 60 into mourning All
tho llaBs arc now hRlf-mast.
Joseph 6farn. Dim Looms, Charles Vnngerder,
and Senator Hobart, who were reported killed,
Dokkelen l1ad stored beneath his room six cans
OF nttro-glycorine LEO pounds Of giant powder,
mud 200 pounds OF rock bio ok blaating powder.
Tho body Of William Lowe hnB ust beon taken
from the ruins: The lower portion Of hs body,
from the hips down, iB missing. Tho body waa
only recognizable by his watch.
BAN Francisco. June 30.-The officers Of tho
Giant Powder Company. of this city, my they
have ascertained dofnitoly thar tho torrible dis
aster ut Virginia City was not caused by tho ox-
with which, thGy think, Van Bokkclen and others
wore experimenting ut the time Of tho oxplo-
sion.
Of giant powder III tho Hoosao, Tunnel on
Sunday, killed four men, fatally wounded one,
and aoEiously injured another.
RICHMOND, va, June 30.--Thi8 morning ono
of tho boilors in tho drying kiln Of the Tretogar
works exploded, killing Samuel II. Saunders,
the fireman, aud doing considerable damage to
tla bl1lnp