, 1875-11-03

ire approach ~ quickly from il to G H,r5et that
h1til'ehH ti"1tcH III tho latter thornnehfaro were
r'fft7trri sal" until wna too late to rave any,
shnR from them. The Ln'e11risc building waa
OIL it'n 10 room that Tho accountants books alone
wera sayed. Ihe ot!ca IT TIM Erraing f'hronicl,
waA With its contents t,.talIv destroyed, Tho
]p'ht1 1t. published in tho +atno building, was
al'o total lass. l'ursut. tho burning nj those
b'iIh!t''Vr, tho lire "ns Enakhg rspiI lea iwny
HostlwAtd and oaAtrait!. md cosntGnhlenkinn boz
tAGnn the c1tshincd nf tlle c'tv waa Gut OF.
IiEurA Otcta-floHEe MIL a1jace,t hulsnys on
u street wore pmn1n9 hoty from IT,, RI i, AMI
r"1n barHt into !tso iaa1n It "at 'snS
TIE MOST L1rIT1sa MuMgSr
n( tho ifc- From tho Etart tbs tAmsx seemed
tn nnpro".l, tl'rrc!ly tue Consolidate Nirsm1
hunting VOLS snd lin ralEopd dnlot. hit nns
It "an c'ct"l' that ,1n]csa something extraordi-
t'ary "AH uJno tho "Olks mud tho large sl1tY. |
4tau1r NH must a,lceumb. Tiers we're few |
Intervening; fr.;dnEs that hnl npt yos takon FIR,
and E.a1t-i'owdcr ~nn brought into nro II de-
Htfoy t!,eu E1rloalon aft9r explosion ttl;l3dcr-
npt 10 nycrcame by ,nwfer cycn, anil the roar
ing 3laneH marched straight down l. ttfcet and
10 tht minus ard tho tnfII., tho minors in their
rpsBtleHa co1irte. Ewecph% eyorytlit't; before
them, including tho IlAttng WuraH aha mill 1T
tho cn.ao1itntoi virginia. lilo ne1 hatsery mill
nf tho California, a,!rl tLa lr1rti.Y woskB of the
y, lIlt 1D!ac
THE wu,Ks 1,EsrnbYED.
Tie Virginia fIontinE.ehatt at,ltB on the rail-
roau slcpI: ard northeast ftnHl IL aro the hoist
lux warEb Ct the Ut,hf and Mc1can. Tho hoist
in; worhH II tho Consolidated Virginia wtrr, at
the tinie tloy Nero erected, tho Lcrt appointed
of my in the world. Attached to them wure 1ne-
cnancal rho;B for erer| mechanical department
contcc,cd with tho tnuo. tie wholo costing fsnu
sJrt t'GJ t. 3i'W.hlh. Tho now mill OF the Con-
hol!da*tt Virginia wsH cunlected wtll the hoist
| ing wslkK by T. railroad built upon woodwork
With trc,tes art! TIC fire dashed a1ung Ibis for
| several huhdrei feet. til It rehehel the mill,
wIIcli MA q lH,noer-haslt structure, aud there
| 1tre feli n tat ii ti.rr to thu flre.
TE;; FIHE Di.iAEE HI:sT.
virginia. Wat"r -upnly Comes from Lake MIR
| 1';e!!: in the SteI1a7 and tho works. in which
Messrs. Fair atui s1ackcy arc among tile prnci-
pal owners. hsc tni to bs st,fIicent to fitnirIl
| tny amount Of water, lu, Mhe,i the wind blows
| h:To II blows \ perfect hurricane, aud cngncs
With Gu oxnauHtlesa supply Of water aro cuulphr.
| at!rcly useloas wLcn q liz haA onco got under
| htut1way. Tho Fire Department consists Of
! three bAnd-cnCinca, oEc steamer. one latSe.size
| Eabcock Extn1nsiI"r, and one hose company.
| Thu Catholic Church. w1.ich wA. blown up In
the vain nttempE to stop. tho progress OF the
anil the best appointed IN tho State. It was
epicod'lly dccorated and cost about s41.G'l.
Among tho other prominent bu.ldaugs de-
stFuych arc sla loatOflice. tile I'nnccr Hall.
snsl The block belonging to Taouas Williams, Of
uaEIApa.
THE WORK At THE x1srs ...
| As tla progress Ut the !irf. hecanc 10 formidI-
bic tho miners lad been hoistel to tho surface
| from every lart ot tuo works below, the shafts
butkleaded ncar tho surface. aul aYery prccau.
| tot taken to saro tue lives OF lilo Mc,l aud a.
much property as possible. fhcro il no do1bt
that had the situation been properly taken In Mt
| t1lr start, hv the Use III fe,r keYa OF posdcr
upon buildings that hal nut yet taken lire.
laiSe portion OF the city might have been saved.
| The Virginia l. Tsucteo IsailEoaI tl"rot anil u
large nunter of cars weEo destroyed. When
the Consolidated Virginia was burning. nl cfforts
were fcc:od t,warls saving the Dph'r. but WITH
out avatl. TAeraiIruad track un1 1tramWhys leading
TO the 0EAlr "orNs Mers blown up, aud all con-
| uectsou With oII!er bus!i iinE* as far a. poss!bo
cat nI but tho intenhc heat md thu great wind.
as n this case Of the Consolidated Virginia. "cro
ton great The neH California miil~wo.k., lilo
finest on tho Cutietock. anu which wesB Just in
rralinesa to 50 INTO operation. ato III ashes Tue
Uphir shaft was traatt1 III tho salns manner az
tho Consolidated Virginia, md thus tho lnino
| was eaved from burning. The pan. room OF the
new California nci,E about mile out Of town III
| Of course 1aTcd. 1u consequence of the dcstruc-
| slou o! thcso vurka several hundred men layo
benu thrown out OF en io5mcnt. II fHotne pro-
yisinn la Mo. innaa Tor Tho n'.ierera III Il mass
much hasu-hj' I,lst bo endAred Tho uo',ld Il
| Curry worIs ware saved tho tire nut haylng ad-
| vaBcod Bonsl.wafl Oil tho cast h!Ge Of e s.rrrt
further than To destroy tho first bu,1linE SOUTH
Of Yny!or stsoos ou thu other s,ae ii thu ssscpt
| EKTEST OF TIE nlyAaTATtuS.
! However, tho tire roac!isa to = poins abnu o.
ro:ne Wells. largo & Co., sweeping 3iafye'H
ifno trck on G etlest In ilH coufhc. From thsso
points nortllwArd so lhn new ncboo-louse, being
about three-ln4stcts of mile. there rcmaiua
|
gouo tho s1tno tlace Oh D afid u streets l.aH
been laid bare, aud tho burnt district extends
well up on tic oaHe OF Mount Uavilsou. You
can stand At the Andos mine, looking eaHt. aud
see nothing bnt smoking Fs1s',s tho Ahdcs itsst
had close call. as nll tho dwellings around it
we're DESTROYED. aud At QUO tima tile wnrkH
seemed really to be cnfolled III flames. Tha
cluster of ine dweiiing-louses on nstreet, above
Tavlor, waH saved 1t in impossible boW to ost-
mate tbs loaB. Over l.9W reanIa ars rendered
hnaseiesss, an,l Virginia CITY soems no luorc.
Now that tho fro is ovrr every ono is quietly
making preparations to
rAs. TIE SfHnT
as comfortably AZ may bc under the ciEcnm.
stances, Two men were killed by y fnlling wal
Oh atsee, md another il dying from rho cfferts
Of @ sa6osstion: ut Il ls great Tond't . tna!
ii'lyd BY fn'iinE buildings. an tho ausi
and sInoke were binding wherever ono turnrt
his head. AB nearly eseiy SALOON in tbs city hat
beer, destroyed, whisky ly very scarce and coal
: have been spared hayo 10 10 guarded at tut
hoors, 30 that moro people luny not get In then
than can hD tcaled. aut to prevent general tta
order and riot. It is very hard TO get neal II
consequence OF tho great jam by reason OF II
Your reporter tasted since morning md know
, not now q p, n,.) where lie may welee htnsci
in nn1 ret u bite to- cat; ns for slaep IN house
, that ia lujto ont ef tho question,
TIE AurAoMrT!Ea
, are bes!lErlng themselves to make provision fo
tue womon aust children, and large scloolAous.
. III tho north e,d Of town, that escaped destsuc
. tion, las bocn thrown open to them. 1t i
hhout the onty pnb'io briiding left IN the city
,, Tho Elty Hall. tho Catholic Church, tho Epia
: copal Church, and several other pares Ut nor
; slip have been butncd
LATEST.
! T1aafSIA CITY, 10 y. m.-Tho several militnr,
Y conpau1es aro out pAtrolling the streets for tA
. protection Of property, atned with bayonets
Q Tile lire III under complete control.
, Yesterday afternoon reporter Of tho Chroni
Gle called OF nearly every insurance company il
. tho city and ohka,ncd a statement OF tho IVoha
bio loss they would sustain. Mono Of them la
. received any official rcpurts from their ageuta II
y Virginia Cily. ow,ng 10 tue interruption OF tee
= graphic communication, but they a'i had din
grams OF the burnt district. aEd. knowing th
/ buildings injured. could calculate very eoHel
. tho actual loss.
t The following. in \ tabular statement Of th
q estimated 1osscs Ut tho yarlous conlpanles,
z bfao INVESTMENT. poN
hlay..-..... vuN
i, FlrEluaAa Fund. c1Ol
tNlhl
= GUNNER fc|ki u3l{uu. I.ufluu k5,{