The Morning herald., 1875-10-27
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CONFEDERATION IN THE WEST.

CONFLAGRATION IN THE WEST.
Virginia cry In Flames-Two Thou.
$4,000, 900.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 81, 2 a. m.-Vir-
gfnia City, Nevada, has been in flames since
seven O'Clock yesterday morning. The
branch Office of the Bank of California and
three newspaper offices have been totally de.
stroyed. The hoisting works of the consol-
idated Virginia mine, the stamp department
OF the California mine and the surface
works of the Ophir mine, have been burned
Thousands of persons have been left home.
less. The loss is estimated at $4,000, 600
The saw mill and shaft were reported all
right at noon. 7,i,t ..#a
THE INSURANCE coMPAHx1s~.
None of the Insurance Companies have
been notified by their Virginia City agents
of the extent of their losses, and it is i'm
possible as yet to tell how they are affected
1t is expected the losses will fall principally
on Eastern Co.'s. The Western Union Tel
egraph office was destroyed. The Atlantic
& Pacific Telegraph Office is safe.
THE PENNSYLVANIA MILL
The Pennsylvania Mill is situated about
one quarter Of mile from the Central Vir-
sinia Mill. Messrs. Flood e. O'Brien have
been unable as yet to make any estimate Of
the loss or how much they will save through
insurance. A despatch received at noon
says that the snrface works Of the Gould 4
Curry and the Savage mines were safe, and
that the Savage hosting works would raise
ore and water for consolidated Virginia
Mine at 1,9o p. m.
ONLY PORTION SAVED. u
The only portion of Virginia city saved is
from Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Office
South, which includes the works of Gould
IL Curry, and the Savage, Hale d Norcross
and Chollar Mines. The mines are flooded
with water, and the works narrowly es-
capped destruction. The excitement in this
city to-day was intense. The stock market
receives a severe blow in the hopes enter
tained of working the Consolidated Virginia
through the Savage Shaft It is the general
opinion the mines will be cut off from diyi-
dends for several months to come.
= NO RELIABLE ADvICEs. .,
Reliable advices were not received frem
the Mining Supcrintendcnts, because all
were at work subduing the flames.
, Respatches of sympathy have been sent to
Virginia city from Gold Hill, Silver City
and Carson and the hospitalities of those
places are extended to the homeless suf-
ferers.
THE BANK OF CALIFoENIA.AFFECTED
f.. A despatch was received at the Bank of
California stating that Wells, Fargo & Co.'S
and Couldg& Curry's works had been des-
troyed. A few minutes later Wells, Fargo
& Co., received the following despatch: ~
.....I "sAvED ONCE MORE"
CpLIc and Consolidated Virginia Hois ING
Works burned. Fire subdued. '''
TWO MIN KILLED. '1'"
During the fire two men were killed by
T. H.
falling walls, 10 other serious casualties
have been reported. A terrible gale was
blowing all the morning. The latest re-
ports received. from the devastated city
state the total loss will reach from sS,0OO,-
600 to to's1o,oC1,Oo9 OH II, latL =. ar...
IT, .f.. d, THE NEWSPAPERS. grv D
The Virginia City Enterprise viii be
issued from the Gold Hill News Office but
he Chronicle will not be issued to morrow.
....;. ORIGIN. OF THE FIRE.
As yet no information has been received
Of the origin of the fire, but it is thought
5y many to have been the work of an incen-
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