Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-29
TEIE0R ARllle NEWS.


q SAN FRAScrsco, October ga ff
|, broke out about daylight 10 dwelling o
IA street. near Taylor street, Virginia
; Nevada, in . thickly settled portion of th
lefty. 1t spread rapidly. extending east
ward toward the rsvlne In which III
prominent hosting works and mills O
lseveral mines are situated. reaching Is ia
- F street northward. The flames eros
sed Union asd Sutton streets covering
space of about 10 blocks, comprising al
most every decent building IN the city
As the fire worked up G street, the Office
OF the Territorial Enterprise anL TIL
Chronicle were destroyed. Piper's Opers
House was next in flames, end it became
evident that the Railroad Depot and the
hosting works Of the Consolidated vir.
ginia were in danger. The water supply
was inadequate and the engines were Of
little use, and recourse was had TO blow
ing buildings Up. II was too late. how
ever. and in q few minutes the Depot and
Hosting Works were on fire. The latter
were recently completed at. an expense of
several hundred thousand dollars aud were
the finest on the Comstock lode. Cor.
tiuuing north the partially completed mill
OF the California mine and the Consoli-
dated Virginia Mill we're soon in flames,
which spreading still further pprth, the
Ophir Hosting Works were destroyed,
which IL about the limit OF the dcstruc
lion In that direction, the. fire dying out
for want # fuel.
From Taylor street it spread southwark
against the wind, destroying the Branch
Bank of California and Wells, Fargo &
Co.'S Express Oflse and everything else
n its line. At this point the Gould &
jury Works were in danger, but were
,aved.
In short, nearly the entire business por |
ion Of the town IS in Ashee. Hotels,
County buildings, newspapers,
eleglsph and express offices are oil swept
way.
Over ten thousand persons are homeless
md the wind is piercing cold, and much
differing is anticipated before temporary
he'ter can be prepared.
1t is impossible to conjecturet the amount ,
# loss. |
The destruction of mills end hosting
works within radius of few hundred 1
Get. will reach million dollars. ID
The loss Of buildings and merchandise
the city must be very great, although |
Mostly covered by insurance. II
The Insurance Companies, though /
'any OF them suffer heavily, will come !.
p manfully and pay all demands. A
'rge portion of the insurance IS with
'reign Companies who will be able 10 !
ear the loss and the local Companies al
claim tina; none OF them will 90 to TIT I,
all.
In this city the news created the great
It excitement. California street was +
lied With the widest rumors. The
legrsph and newspaper Offices were be- q
iged with people anx'aas'x seeking in E
Iligence. :
AS might have been expected, stocks ., a
ice fell, the effect of the disaster. J
1t is now the general impression tina. o.
bile the conflagration il unquestlon. ;.
'ly serious disaster, its effects on the y,
lapcial interests Of California will beIin
It limited and temporary. On the streets 'tf
Ter stock rallied the feeling in business y
clos greatly improved. :! g
SAN FRANCISCO. October 26.-The fire ~
Virginia, Nevada, burned the works oflta
Ophir niue. Consolidated Virginia TO
INK Of California. Catholic .a--oh, a. cs a
ilding occupied by the Telegraph Co. r.
d the greater part of the town is on or
e. LIS