Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1879-10-02
GENERAL. NEWS.

A fire broke out in the Star Bakery, on
Sherman street, at 2:20 o'clock this morn
ing, and following that thoroughfare swept
everything before it on Lee, Main, Gold.
Wall, Patton and William streets and sew
eral residences on Centennial avenue.
Famed by light breeze and nothing to
contend With except very inefficient fire
department. everything was at the mercy
of the flames. Less than half Il score of
pronounced tire-proof warehouses withstood
the severe test. The buildings being mostly
Of wood and poorly constructed they burned
like so much claff. The fire spread with
such wonderful rapidity that any attempt at
saving anything would have been useless.
All along its course terrific explosions of
gunpowder, petroleum, liquor etc, were OF
frequent occurrence, and buildings were
blown to atoms. The hook and ladder ap-
paratus and the hose apparatus were the
first things to burn, leaving nothing but n
few feet of worthless hose with which to
battle against the devouring elements. The
new water works were tried for the first
time yesterday, and this morning they were
put to their full capacity, with little success
in subduing the flames on account of the
scarcity of water
The hillsdes were almost solid sheet of
flames and water from the Boulder ditch
could not be had, otherwise considerable
property would probably have been saved
us the ditch ran almost directly over the
worst spot. The widest excitement pre-
vailed on account of tile fearful force of the
flames, and people thought of but little be-
sides saving their own lives, hundreds es-
Gaping with only their night clothes. Every
team within miles of the city was called into
service to help save what could be got out.
There are probably two thousand persons
who are homeless and many destitute.
About one hundred and twenty-five build
ings, besides fifty or sixty dwelling houses
were desti Dyed, and while it is almost i'm
possible to get any definite figures regard
ing the loss, we'll posted business men place
1t ut from ST. ,500,0O0 to $2,0O0,O0O.
Later atlvices state that the loss by the
burning of Alturas, the county seat of Mo-
doc county, is $13O,O0O; insurance, $4,000.
The office of the Modoc Independent and two
The Journal de st. Petersbuay says the
Russian government is without adyices con
ceruing the reported victory obtained by the
Tekke Turcommons over the advanced col
umn of the expedition under General Iowa
kin. and that the latest news from that col
,lmn reported slight Russian success.
A Knoxville dispatch Sept. 2Gth says tha
Anthony Blair (colored) was hung at Nor
ristown this afternoon for the murder 0
Maggie Walker, his step-daughter, in Jul,
Hast.
A Paris dispatch of Sept. 26th says that
meeting has been held at Aosta, Piedmont
to consider the scheme of constructing ;
tunnel under Mont Blanc.
The race for the st. Leger stakes. Eng
land, was won by Bay Archer, Crayon d
Or Cd, Reveller 3d.
The sale on the streets of St. Petersburg
of the Vedonaosh and Nopoya Vremya news
papers has been prohibited.
The single scull race at Boston betWeel
Horatio Delano and Silvey Gookin, tw'
miles with a turn, for 500, on Charles rlv
er. was won by the former. The time wa
the best ever made on the cOurse-l4U45.
Three new cases of yellow fever We're re
ported at Memphis on the 25th, and tou
more deaths occurred.
L. Gum, of Bridgewater, Mass, was mur
dered on the night of the 25th,
Dennis kearney called at the Palace lilo
tel, San Francisco, on the 25th and sent hi
card to Gen. Grant, but Grant declined t
receive him.
A St. Petersburg telegram of the 24th an
,ounces that the Chinese ambassador an
suite have gone to Lirala to visit the Ca