New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-27
THE FIRE RECORD.
CITY HALF DESTROYED.

VIRGINIA CITY HALF DESTROY ED.
TEN OF THE BFsT BUSINESS BLOCKS IN ASHES
10000 PEOPLE HOMELESs-TIiE EXCITEMENT IN
SAN FRANCISCO, AND TIE EFFECT On STOCKS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ga great fire broke
out early this morning in Virginia City and RACED for
several hours. All the city north Of Smthst de
sroyed thus dcpriyng the place OF the principal part
its business quarter aud OF many public buildings The
fire broke out about daylight in dwelling on Asst near
TAYLOR, point In the south western limit OF the thcky
settled business portion Of the city. il spread rapidly
extending eastward toward the rayine in which sit
mated the works and mills and several prominent mines
Reaching Tar Est. northward, the flames crossed
Union and SuttonstS, covering space OF about ten
blocks in the words of one dispatch, almost every
decent building in the town was burned"
the fire worked mp CT. the offices of The Territorial
Enterprse aud Chronicle were destroyed. Ppers Opera
House next blned and the railroad depot and the hoist
ing works of the Consolidated Virginia being threatened
and the engines being OF little usc recourse was had to
blowing mp buildings. II was too late, however and
in a few minutes the depot aud the hosting works were
in flames The latter recently completed ut an
expense OF several hundred thousand dollars, and
were the finest the Comstock Lode. The
flames continuing TO the north and east. the par
tiay completed min Of the California Mine AMI
The Consolidated Virginia Mill were soon in flames.
The Ophr Hosting works destroyed ALSO Which is
aD3nt the Limit Of the destruction IN That direction, the
Iirc ding out for wan. Of fuel From Tay or-s, near
which The fire origin1tcd il spread soihwal against
the wind destroying the branch Oioa 81 the Bank OF
California, Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S Expr'ss Once, and
were saved Nearly the entire business portion 81 the
town is in ashes O'"r 10000 persons are made home
less The wind is piercing. and much suffering is aniici
p,tcd before temporary shelter can be prepared.
IL impossible at present To conjecture the amount of
loss. The destruction of the mills and holsllng works
above referred 10 will probably entail loss OF ~ oooOo
within radius OF lev hundred teet i4rtunatel!, lhe
shafts of both Opbir aud Consolidated virginia were
bukheadei and She fire was kept ot oi the MINES Inc
Ophir possibly their loss may he less than
Hrcta ~ a.
MAY have burned without destroying the machinery.
to gret extent 6v insurance. At the Opir the loss Ia
placed at from Sl5OOoO 10 92OOO0o, with an insurance
~ SsiO.OoO
I'm this city the created the greatest excitement,
owing TO the contradictory nature Of the private dis
patches received ClOrnMst was mi of Wild runors,
and The telegraph and newspar oni"es were ~ sirsca
fell the effect OF the disaster. when the Board
opened by the cali of opr there vase tremendous rush
that stock selling low 3Si9. CONSOLIDATED Virginia
dropped to 30 but subsequently rallied. The talk on
the street very gloomy. Al first IT was supposed
mat tie disaster would entail necessary stoppage OF all
work the Bonanza mines, and that the recently
reported breaking In OF the water would Hood the
mines, and general panic ana depression ensde.
THIS, however. soon gave way TO better
feeling IL was soon ascertaincd that the
Gould 4 Curry works were all right, ~ were also
the works OF tho Savage This considered the key
to the position, the BONANZA can ana Viii bc worked
through the Gould & Curry shaft, while the works Of
Consolidated Virginia are being rebuilt and the saw
mines from water. Ii also learned that the
hosting works on the Consolidated Virginia and Cali
foil,ia Mines known the e. and G. works, were
harmed IL also learned that the insurance compa-
MES will pay all demands large portion Of the insnr-
ia in foreign companies IL was given oui by those
known TO be insiders, that the Consolidated Virginia
would DAY a dividend usual, although no reduced
figures probably. These considerations have had the
effect 10 turn the tide OF feeling and now the general I'M
preston that while the cOnagratiOn Ia unquesti
ably serious disaster its effects on the financial inter
ests OF California will be limited and temporary.