The Virginia City Great Fire...
Item # 717311
October 28, 1875
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 28, 1875 The front page has 1 1/2 columns taken up with considerable detail on what is known as the Virginia Great Fire of 1875, a quite notable event in the history of Virginia City.
Considered one of Nevada’s fastest growing cities in its day, Virginia City quickly became a pile of rubble after the October 26 fire ravaged the city for nine hours, leaving more than 2,000 structures destroyed, and hundreds homeless.
The column heads include: "The Burning Of Virginia City" "A Blow to Gold Mining" "Probable Stoppage of Any Heavy Gold Production for Several Months..." "Total Loss Over $3,000,000..." "Insurance Losses In New York Small" "Aid For The Inhabitants of Virginia City" plus more.
Eight pages, nice condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #365 - released for April, 2026
(Added to the April, 2026 Catalog (#365) after its initial release - only available on-line.)
Category: Post-Civil War
