Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
Tile Virginia City Fire.

San FRANCISCO, Oct. ga special dis
patch to the Call this evening from Virginia
City, says the best business men estimate the
loss at seven million five hundred thousand dol
lars. one third Of the Insurance being in foreign
companies the rest IN local compani,s A
large number Of women and children have been
sent to Carson, Cold Hill, Reno and California
to-day. There Is light wind, and Shuwcry
weather Is threatening. Hundreds are ia the
ruins, searching Tor articles Of value, and safes
ar" being pulled out The vaults of the Bank
OF California are all right only few papers
having been lost. Carson sent car load of
PROVISIONS tor > 800, and they are b lug
dealt out at the lst Ward school house Reno,
Gold Hill, and other towus have sent food aud
clothing. There arc over 80, 900 people with
out iood, beds, roofs or muucy, OF these fully
500 Without the necessary clothes Should
harsh weather soon Sc, iu much suffering must
ensue. The injured mines cannot, the en-
ployees say, get buildings and machinery under
sixty days. The rebuilding will 90 on all ov,r
the city, and this will give labor to hundreds
10 cleaulug the ruins &c. The people are in
good spirits, aud while terribly afflicted, are as
plucky and brave as can be. Hundreds are
too proud to say they need help, and the ladies
20 out and lind women and children needing
food, but arc ashamed to beg it. This feeling is
relaxing, however, under the kind Offices of the
relief committee, which is already partly or
ganlzed. Some shantcs are already being put
up. Workmen are busy shutting off broken
water ADD gas pipes, and getting the wors, debris
out OF the streets. Some Of the streets are ut
tery impossible, choked with ruins The fcrocily
OF the fire is seen 10 the twisted and warped
iron work, and heavy walls drawn out Of shape.
/ he dangerous walls are being thrown d WI in
thGs streets, and open lots present scene OF ia.
dc>crIhablc confusion, numbered with broken
furniture, damaged goods and broken machi-
merry. The machinery of the llnistng Works
Is believed Ia be badly damaged but not utter
ly ruined. The water in the Consolidated N,r-
GINA has been pumped off, through Could
Curry aud other mines, but the pumping "a
clitlcs thus lar, are iund quate. Last night
the shaft OF the Andes mine was on fire,
| and sent up column OF fl imcs 80 feet high.
1t is believed it will burn out the shaft and 20
no further, communication being pretty we'll
cut off below. This mlne is south Of the re-
gion Of the fire. aud caught from flying ciudcrs.
Its bulldogs are not burned Information
about the mioes is that all the men got out
without injury Some of the burning timbcr
Of the Ophir shaft fell down and sent the gases
as if burning, up in the Gould 4 Curry shaft;
the water was lifted up and then dropped back,
forcing the gases back. l. is believed there is
no fire in the Ophir shaft at ALL water, how
ever, is kept on the shaft.
The Pacific Stock Exchange have started
subscriptions for the Virginia City sufferers,
and expect to raise $4,000 or $4,000.
y meeting was held to night, at which were
present, Senators Shawn and Jones. Mi Otis,
t. }. Baldwin, Jas Il Meme, j. G. Flood,
W. L. Coleman, w. f. Babcock and other
prominent citizens, and committee was ap-
pointed, which will meet tomorrow a. II. to
concoct measures Of relief
Its now stated that insurance on Virginia
property has been greatly under estimated aud
that the total losses Of the companies can fall
much short Of two millions. It's feared that one
or Two local companies may 40 under.
A later Call special says: Gould Il Curry
mine is full of gas from the injured mines.
The men cannot 90 down. Work is stopped in
the mine. Thirty feet of the Consolidated Vr-
GINA shaft timbcrs we're burned Mac.
Kay, Of the firm OF Flood & OBi.n, says no
ore will be hoisted from the damaged mines
before next spring; that this throws 800
miners out Of employment; that 5. 600 people
will leave there, and all that is now need cd is
| money to transport them.