The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-09

,bs cry authorities Without removing much Of the prop
and still the flames rolled dry goods store, and the
Our House and Central House. both restaurants were
II The whole d Washington Arcade. consisting Of Eve
store room Of Pollard 4 Co., in the rear OF the fire. was
then pulled down 2, ne instance Of the p,ISpetS fol
property Of Mr. Gaylord, which torn down by order
Of the corporation The fire continued to rage Wash
ington street, and fears entertained that the
three and four story mercantile houses on Montgomery
street would take hre in the rear, In which event the
lower part Of the city could scarcely escape general de-
sructon The establishment OF Guescard Van Buren,,
on Washington street. was therefore blown up BY order
OF the acade This order was executed by Major Sweet
zsr who Obliged protect the powder from falling
From the Merchants Exchange the Baltimore Resau-
rant which was the second building from the OF
Washington and Montgomery streets the former street.
thrse story buildings. The fire communicated from
to the other with such rapdy to prevent the removal
Of goods; and is advance, i was thought. could be
handsome and capacious store on Montgomery street,
ths property Of Mr. Leroy This. with the sorshouses
An engine, owned BY Messrs Starkey, Janion, Co.,
We u this juncure procured and directed, steady
gam OF water was found to assist materially in check
nGt the progress Of the flames The block had been swept
nom Portsmouth square to the still burning stores Of
piax Gina. Mr.. Guzman, Earl Macintosh, and the
Baltimore Restaurant An unfinished brick store owned
ns BE apd
ergetic exer0ns, the flames prevented from spread
Ing further AT about ~ m, the last burning building
came down, and the conhagatlon was considered at an
LossKsAt this time it is quite impossible to arrive at
correct conclusion regarding the extent Of the general
ousy estimated Al one million and half dollars which
i spTobable may not be found far from the mark The
following statement is compiled from various sources
and though representing but about third Of the
losses, viii afford an insight OF the magnitude thereof
The poperys given in the order in which it was con-
" Dennisons Exchange, Baker, Curtis. s. Batte $42.-
~ United States Restaurant Burgess Ames, $4,000
Grocery store, orn down. Hewes, Noel, y Grenshaw,
Florence dining saloon tby breakage and the) Price
extend 10 the norhwsrd Of the Exchange 10 belmont
co.'s corner, Clay and kearney streets.
Parker House. McDougaI & Co. $500 900.
4 Fl Dorado. Chambers & McCabe, $4,000.
From this point north Of Dennison's Exchange, and
forming the corner Of Washington and Kearney streets,
the fire proceeded in northeast direction down Wash
Store. B. Sehloss s Co., $4,000
q Store, w. l.. Ayers, $3.50
Our House. belonging 10 Chambers s. McCabe, $780,
Store, Rosenbaum Schaeffer. si2, ooo
Merchants Exchange building, Dunbar Gibbs,
On Washington Arcade. running from Washington
street, one house, Mr., Pearson Gloss not stated Two
houses, Mr. Cassafourth, one pulled down. $4,000;
w s:d a1d B sass, p ssd pS pSs
Gaylord $4,000. Auction room, Pollard Co., uorn
Central House, A. Edmonson. $4,000 Chase Por-
Store. Mr.. Guzman. sls.ooo; do. s. w. Hastings,
1000; do. Mckenzie & Thompson. $4,000; do. ].
chard & Van Buren,, sas 200; Boston Exchange, F.
Gina Earl Macintosh, and others, losses
Baltimore Restaurant, Marness & Barthey, $4,000
O,s vs.o EerSy ,ssI torn s Down. Sna 100000
One man was wounded by the back stroke Of an axe
in the knee joints another taken 10 the hospital with
ANGLE; another with fracture OF the leg Two men
wounded BY explosion Of powders doing well at last ac
counts
A great number Of inmates Of the Parker House and
ri DOrado sustained severe losses in clothing, &c
We regret to learn that Mr. j. M Hall, proprietor OF
the Parker, 10 heavy loser by the fire. His supplies de-
stroyed are supposed to amount nearly to $4,000.
granted those who have sustained losses by the demo
ton Of property at the order OF the city authorities.
w..snaa .ss ;'rs % 1 T. Courtney esas::
Wsreroom, Washington street, $1,000; Beck Wood
worth, occupants Of the Fl Dorado, $500 J. H. Levein,
:: c White. %s.Synson Arssss
$500 l. Dressand, Baltimore Restaurant 81 ,5oo p.
Paris and vile, (musicians FL Dorado, 81 200 Cuett
Brothers, $40. 900 Messs Soruco, $4,000; Chambers
& McCabe. Our House, 500 5000; Tracy illness, Wash.
ington street, 5000.
We make the following corrections from our rweek.
y: J. Moore Co, 50 600; Moore, Hart, and Gaand,
$500; Guchard Van Buren,, $4,000; Baker Curtis.
Botelle, $4,000; Burgess Ames, United States Res
tauranf, $4,000; Messrs. Jeweu & Melhado auction
store on Montgomery street, $4,000
DrTRucrvE TiRE IN sTocKTos.--A destructive fire
also took place at Stockton the morning OF the oath
Of December, few hours only prior 10 the fire in San
Fnncsco. BY this calamity about $4,000 worth OF
properly has been consumed The principal losers will
Be Messs. Tucker & Buchanan, Grayson & Stephens,
e, Lane, Porter. Meloney CO., Chapman ahd Corn
wall and coored man named Lucien Benjamin. This
man hsd accum uated fortune Of $50 900 BY his own
industry Nearly the whole OF this he had invested
in very large hotel, which was nearly completed,
and the destruction Of which BY this fire has left him
penniless. +,
Neither San Francisco nor Stockton had any organized
hrs Department. and TO this fact is owing the great de-
strucsion Of property.
MURDER AT SAN FRAScIsco.--An atrocous murder
was committed the morning OF the 10th OF December
at the Bella Union, In San Francisco, by young man
known in fashionable circles in New York, named Reu
ben Whers The deceased was member OF band OF
minstrels named Arthur c. Reynolds He was sleeping
In the back room Of the Bella Union the morning 10
question: when Withers in a state OF inoxicatoh,
tered and ordered him out Words ensued when Withers