The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-07-08

A NEVADA Town Thrown INTO MoURN.
ING The explosion at Virginia City,
New, Sunday night. proves to have beeu
Tar more serious III its results than Mas
at first reported Ten persons arc kuowu
TO have been killed, many others were
wounded, aud large number are missing,
some OF whom. it is feared are bcricd be-
meath the debris. Opinions differ as To
the cause o! the disaster, but the pruba-
biiry is that it was caused by the explo.
sion of some cans Of nitro.gl yceriue. The
explosion shook the whole town People
we're thrown from their beds, buildings
were shattered in all directions, aud glas,
was broken in blocks long distance from
the scene Of the disaster. Fire broke out
immediately in the rear OF Kennedy a.
Mallon's store, where there were 800 cas-.
cs Of coal oil, 60 Of lard oil, and 5000
boxes of candles, which soon took fire.
The steamers and hand.engines were
promptly at work, but the fire was moi,
subdued till the store was totally destroy
ed, and the two upper stories Of the bank
Of California building, while the vault of
the latter building is also cracked, and
the business has been transferred to other
quarters. The fire was not subdued till
uoon on Monday. Three incendiary fires
we're kindled in the rear Of the Territorial
Enterprise Office the national guards
we're called out and the streets were pa.
trolied by armed citizens. Tho loss OF
property by the fire and the explosion is
estimated at $4,000. the principal los.
ers being Kennedy & Mallon, $4,000
insured for $4,000. About halfihe los.
ers are covered by insurance. ...,.
Among The killed are Major.Gen. Jacob
l.. Van Bokkellen j p. Smith, hard.
ware merchant; William Davis, clerk for
j. p, smith; Benjamin Mandell, dry
goods merchant; Charles H. Knox. Of
San Francisco John Devine, Mrs Emily
O'Counor, formerly Of tho international
hotel of San Francisco, and William II
Doanc and his daughter, eight years OF
age, OF Gold Hill. The body Of Gen
Van Bokkellen was found in his room
his features were so burned and charred
as to be hardly recognizable. j p.
Smith and his former clerk were found i,
Taylor street, about so feet from the room
occupied by them both bodies were GOV
cred with debris ard were not got out ill
Monday morning. Some firemen saw NJ
Knox, Sunday night, and spoke to him
lie asked for water. and said I: " Boys. il
is no use, you can't save me " His b,dy
With the exception Of his head, was GOV
cred entirely by fallen timber aud brick
John Devinc was killed hy an iron door
which was hurled about 100 feet. Ther,
we're many narrow e.capes. Samue
Ovakc aud Charles Is. Higgins were
thrown down from their room in Douela
building, over Dalcy's exchange,aud wer,
got out with difficulty both being slight,
injured. ,. l.. Blanchard was throw,
rom his room 10 another several yard
distant and escaped with slight injury.
Great excitement prevails in the city
Business bias been suspended, ard all tn
schools are closed. The streets are crowd
ed with me,, women aud children. Rope
are drawn across the streets, as the build
'ngs are considered dangerous. Their
was no. any celebration on the Fourth O
July. aud the money collected for tina
purpose will be expended iu burying III
unfortunate dead, aud the remainder wi
be distributed among the different iiG
companies. The city will 20 into mourn
ing, and all the flags are at hall-mast.