The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-10-28

Mining Co. here, saws: Virginia Cit,
north OF Taylor street Is all burned out. ths
mill and works all gone, the ire is still
raging, the engines are useless Is there il
no water. The Cal fonia mill Is gone.
The fire Is still spreading. The Catholic
Church and other buildings will be blown
up. The Ophir WorXs and Bank Of Cali
fornia buildings are burnt. The whole bus
mess part Of the town is DESTROYED. The
catholic Church Is now burning.
LATEsr.-The Virginia CITY fire ia nov
under control, and has apparently burn,
itself out. All the city north OF Smith
street La DESTROYED, including the principal
business part OF the town. The telegraph
omces being provided for, will soon have
full particulars.
Advices from Portland, Oregon, say the
election for Congressman brought cut a
very light vote: Land Dem is probably
elected by 200 majority.
Owing to the destruction of the telegraph
ONCE, and the press of private dispatches
over the lines, it has been difficult to OBJ
tam any correct information concerning the
Virginia IRE. The following, however, is
undoubtedly correct ~ far as It goes:
The fre broke DOT about daylight, in a
dwelling on A street, near Taylor, a point
about the southwestern limit of the busi-
ness and thickly settled part Of the city. 1t
spread rapidly, extending eastward towards
the ravine In which are situated the works
and mills OF several prominent mines,
reaching As far As L street-northward. The
flames crossed Union and Sultan streets.
covering = space Of about ten blocks, COM
Prising, In the words Of one dispatch, "Al-
most every decent building in town." As
the hire worked up c street, the offices of the
Territorial Enterprise" and "Chronicle"
were destroyed. Piper's Opera House was
next In the flames, and it became evident
that the railroad depot and the
hosting works of the Consolidated
Virginia were in danger. The water sup
ply was inadequate and the engines of lit
tie use. Recourse was had 10 blowing up
buildings. 1t was too late, however, and
in few minutes the depot and hosting
works were on fire. The latter were recent
ly completed, at an expense Of several hun
dred thousand dollars, and were the finest
on COmstock lode, continuing to the north
and east. The partially completed mill of
California mine, Consolidated Virginia and
fifty other buildings were soon in flames
which spread still further north, to the
Ophir hosting works, destroying them also,
which Is about the limit of the destruction
in that direction, where the fire went out
Tor want of fuel. From Taylor street, near
which the fire began, it spread southwark.
against the wind, destroying the Branch
Bank OF California, and Wells, Fargo q
Co.'S express office, and everything else in
is line, at this point.
The Gould 4 Curry works were in dan
ger, but were fortunately saved. In short
nearly the entire business portion Of the |
own is in ruins. Hotels, churches, county |
buildings, newspaper, telegraph and express |
'ffices were all swept away. Over 0,O0O |
'ersons are homeless. The wind is pierre
ng, and much suffering is anticipated be-
ore temporary shelter can be prepared. 1t
5 impossible at present to conjecture the
mount OF loss. The destruction of the
mills and hosting works above referred to,
'lll probably entail a loss of million dol |
ars yithin the radius of few few hundred
eet. Fortunately the shafts of both the
)phir and Consolidated Virginia were
and fire was kept
ut OF the mines. The Ophir men say
ossibly their loss may be less than at first
opposed, As the building WAS of light frame
nd might burn without destroying the
,achinery.
The loss of buildings and merchandise in
ne city must be very grat. although COW
red to great extent by insurance. 1t is
OF known to what extent the mills were
lsured, except in the case Of the Ophir,
here the loss Is placed at S150,OOO to
100000, which is insured for about SGO,-
DO.
In this city the news created the greatest
lcitement. Owing to the contradictory
,ture OF the private dispatches received,
alifornia street was full OF wild rumors,
I'd the telegraph and newspaper offices
ere besieged with people, anxiously seek I
g intelligence. AS nigh have been ex- ,
'cted, stocks felt the effect Of the disaster, {;
I'd when the board opened, by call OF {
phlr, there was tremendous rush, the /;
Dck selling as low as 3S9. Consolidated S
opped to 2l0, but subsequently rallied.
Xix on the street is very gloomy 1t first |
was supposed that the disaster would en- I
ii the necessity OF the stoppage of all
'rk in the Bonanza mines. 1t is reported '
at that the breaking OF water will flood s
e mines, and general panic and depres- t
IN would ensue.