The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-01
RECENT FIRES.
THE VIRGINIA CITY FIRE.

THE VIRGINIA CITY FIRE.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Oct. 27, II p
m.-Dispatches received to-day give
further details of the Virginia City con-
fagration. and confirm previ JUS reports
as to the extent OF the calamity. The
scene during the progress of the fire
was beyond description. The wind
blew a gale. driving the cinders and
flames tar in advance of the burning
buildings, rendering all attempts to
check the progress of the fire futile.
Giant powder was freely used to blow
up buildings. and frequent heavy explo-
sions shook the earth. The roof OF the
Catholic church was blown hundred
feet into the air, leaving the bare wal
standing. BY o'clock the excitement
was at its height. The streets were
filled with people and teamsters strug-
Cling through the fire, fighting it at all
presentable points. !.
WOMEN, SHRIEKING THEIR CRIES OF DE-
the curses of enraged men, the goar of
flames, the duh reports of explosions
as building after building took fire, the
heavy thud and crash Of falling walls,
the snap Of bursting iron bars and doors,
the howl OF the gale-all went to make
up a scene Of indescrib bile horror. By
IL a. m. the Consolidated Virginia
Hosting Works building and mill were
wrapped in flames and soon fell. The
new California Stamp Mill then fell a
prey to the fire, which swept to within a
few rods of the Gould & Curry Hosting
Works, when the veering of the wind
turned the flames and carried them to
the Ophir Works, which soon fell in the
shaft. The timbers caught fire, but were
extinguished without doug much dam
age. BY IL a. m. the flames had spent
their fury The wind died away, leav
ing bed of smoldering ruins three
quarters Of mile long and half a mile
wide.
A special dispatch to the Call from
Virginia City gives the following addi-
tional particulars concerning the great
fire. At present it is impossible to state
the loss Of lite. Two men were killed
on G street by falling wall. There
are numberless rumors of other casual
ties. Hundreds of families are home
less and hungry. The school houses
being the only public buildings left are
open TO them, but if immediate relief is
not extended gteat suffering will ensue.
Utter decentralization rcigns in the city.
Men, women, and children wander
about the deserted streets seeking shell
ter. The surrounding hills are dotted
with camp fires. Few saloons remain,
but supplies Of liquor have not been
| nd thn or
q drunken mob. The military are pa
trolling the city tor the protection 81
property.
HOW THE NEWS Is RECEIVED AT san
| FRANCISCO.
The feeling on the street this morning
was better than yesterday, and Their.
was less disposition to magnify the dis
aster. Con radictory reports are still
floating about concerning the fire in The
Ophir shalt, some believing that the
damage is known by the insiders to bt
much greater than is admitted. TIL,
most authentic Information, however, il
that the shaft has suffered no materia
injury.
1t is reported. on apparently good au
thority, that the new hosting works o
the Lady Washington Mine, which ar
similar in power and pattern to those O
the Consolidated Virginia, will be set III
on the latter mine without delay. TIL
/ works are now on the Lady Washington
, grounds, but have not yet been put il
position, and can be made available Of
the Consolidated Virginia in YER
c short time. Well-informed parties stat
: confidentially that Consolidated Viz
, ginia will pay five dollars dividend TO
l two or three months, until full headwa
q is again made. No definite advice
) have been received as yet as TO the ex
tent of the damage to the several mir
t ing properties involved. The total los
. by the fire is now placed at from three t
four million dollars.
On the street this morning stocks ar
: about as follows: Best & Belcher, 40
0 California "a 1-2 Consolidated Virgins
9 $50: Gould & Curry, 20; Hale & Nol
{ cross, 81; Ophir, 43; Savage, IS.
t WHAT MR.. FLOOD SAYS.
:, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oct. p, II |
' m.-The Post this evening published a
|, account Of an interview with Mr.. Flooe
; of the firm of Flood & O'Brien. Floo
n stated that the work of repairing dan
ages to the works and mills of the Coz
! solidaied Virginia and California mine
IS will be pushed to completion with tt
J; utmost dispatch; that the Gould and Gu
n ~ shaft and works would be of no u.
: to them, and that the production of Il
Ie mine must cease till the old works cou
70 be repaired or new ones obtained. NJ
10 Flood was disinclined TO express 8
n opinion as to the length of time
!. would take to get in working ord
/. again, but intimated something ov
ID sixty days, saying it would be foolish
ne hold out hopes OF too early resum
Of ton. Mr. Flood stated that an of
~ had been received from the LADY Was
Of ington Company OF their new hoistil
4, works, just completed at the Uni,
IN Foundry. These works, which are
or dCplic tie in many respects 81 those d
be stroyed, would be purchased if tn
could be made available. All th
h. could be said with definiteness about t
- whole matter was that the most feasit