New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-27
CONFLAGRATIONS,
Confagratf0n In Virginia City, Nevada-
The Town Partially Destroyed-Seven
Blocks in X uins.

Ihe TOwn Partially DestrOyed-Seven
Blocks in Ruins.
SAN FRANCISCO, October GA large fire
is raging in Virginia City; seven blocks, in
cluding the Western Union Telegraph
building, are burned.
later dispatch from Virginia City. lust
received at the office OF the Consolidated
Virginia Mining Company, here, says: "Vir-
ginia City, north of Taylor street, is all
burned. Our mills and works are all gone;
the. fire Is still raging. Fire engines are
useless, there being no water"
Further Particulars-The Fire Still
Spreading-B Blowing up Buildings to
Stop Its Progress.
A later dispatch from Virginia CITY saws
the California mill is destroyed and the fire
is still spreading. The Catholic Church
and other buildings will be blown up for
the purpose of staying the flames. The
Ophir works and Bank of California build
ings are burned. The whole business por.
tiOn of the town has been de strOyed. The
Catholic Church is now burning.
The Fire has Burned Itself Out.
Ldter-1l:50 A. M.-The Virginia City
fire is now under control. The fire has an
parently burned itself out. All the city
north of Smith street ls destroyed The
burned section includes the principal bu ii
ness part of the place. Temporary tele.
kldpu obSCc uiO DcAuS pTUNlutu,
An Ineligible Account of rhe Disaster.
VIRGINIA CITY, October GA fire broke
out about daylight in q dwelling on a street
near Taylor, point in the southwestern
limit of the business ard thickly settled
portion of the city. 1t spread rapidly, ex.
tending eastward toward the ravine in
which are situated the works and mills
and several prominent mines, and reach
ing as far as + street, nOrthward, the
flames crossed Union and Sutton streets,
covering space OF about ten blocks. AS
the fire worked up c street the offices of the
Territorial Enterprise and Chronicle were
destroyed. Peper's Opera House was next
in flames, and it became evident that the
railroad depot and hosting works of the
Consolidated Virginia mine were in danger,
The water supply was inadequate and the
engines of little use. Recourse was had to
blowing up the buildings. Too late, how
ever, for in few minutes the depot and
hoisting works were in flames. The latter
were recently completed at an expense of
several hundred thousand dollars, and were
the finest on the Comstock lode.
The fire continued to the north and east,
and the partially completed mill of the Cali
fornia mine aud the Consolidated Virginia
mill were soon in flames, which spread still
further north to the Ophir hosting works,
destroying them also, which was about the
limit Of the destruction in that direction,
the fire dying out for want of fuel. From
Taylor street, near which the fire origi-
mated, it spread southwark against the
wind, destroying the branch office of the
Bar k Of California, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s
express office, and everything else
in it's line. At this point the Gould and
Curry works we're in imminent danger, but
were fortunately saved. In short, nearly
the entire business portion of the town is in
ashes. Hotels, churches, county buildings,
newspaper, telegraph and express offices
were all swept aW ay. Over 10000 persons
are rendered homeless. The wind is pierre
ing, and much suffering is anticipated be-
fore temporary shelter can be procured 1t
is impossible to conjecture the loss. The
above will probably entail q loss of 81, ,O00.-
600. Fortunately the shaft of both the
Ophir and Consolidated Virginia were bulk
headed and the fire was kent out
Of the mines. The Ophir men say
that possibly their loss may be less than at
first supposed, as the building was of light
frame and may have burned without de-
stroying the machinery. The loss on build
ings and merchandise in the city must be
very great, although covered to great
extent BY insurance. 1t is not known to
what extent the mills and hoisting works
were insured, except ih the case of the
Ophir, where the loss is placed at from
$l5O goo to 100000 with an insurance of
$4,000.
Destruction of the Town of Austin, Mis-
sissippi, by Fire.
MEMPHIS, OctpUer 26.-The appeals Hell.
ena special says:
Last night at twelve o'clock fire was
discovered in the rear part of Dunnaway's
dry goods store at Austin, Mississippi,
which spread rapidly and soon destroyed
the business portion of the town, causing
great loss to the people of that place. After
the alarm was given every citizen turned
out to assist in preventing the flames from
spreading, but there being q heavy wind
at the tune little could be done to arrest the
headway of the flames. The entire business
row, consisting of ten large business houses,
was consumed. By hard work the flames were
prevented from crossing the street to the
residence portion of the place, which wonld
have caused much greater loss and much
suffering. L. M. Dearino's grocery store.
with stock valued Ut $4,000, e 9 total loss;
Askew T. CO., drugs and groceries, loss
let's grocery, alS0O; {. W. Dannaxay : two
stores, with stock valued ct $4,000, to-
gether with the books and $500 in cash,
~ lcst; Henry Kshn, dry gsods. $1,000;
Mre. Le0phoupt owner Of the building,
340o0. Ia the second story .vas the
nssonic lodge, which was also {ost; PAlmef
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