Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-01
Another Destructive Fire at
San Francisco.

By last weeks ARRIVAL we received the Cali
fornia papers of June IS, giving accounts of an
other and third great fire at San Francisco, de-
stroylng property to the amount Of five millions
of dollars. We copy from the Alta Californian
the following particulars -
"Again we have to record one of those Ca
lamituous occurrences which has struck terror
to the hearts of every citizen, and destroyed the
prospects OF many an enterprising and worthy
individual.
The greatest conAagration that has vet af1ct.
ed our Inflated city, and by which there has
been more property destroyed than at any pre-
vious period, occurred about eight o'clock yes
terday morning.
The fire originated in the Sacramento bake
ry, small wooden building in the rear of the
Merchants Hotel, and was caused by defect
in the chimney. A gentleman who occupied an
an adjacent building informs us that on two &C.
casions, previously, the building was on fire
from the same cause, and that he had frequently
warned the proprietor of the unsafe condition Of
the building.
The fire was quickly communicated to the
Merchants Hotel, the Waverly House, and the
Sacramento House, and thence it progressed
rapidly, destroying all the buildings on Inc
south side of Clay stIeet, from Kc-. st.oo, -
VI" "a'', tne north side of CLAY street. all
the buildings between Kearny and Montgomery.
except Messrs. Battell's and Eeard's; Sacra.
3 mento street from Kearny street to the water
= has not building remaining California Street,
5 north side, from the Custom House to Kearny
street is destroyed, and all the most valuable
6 buildings on the same side of the street below
Montgomery the east side of Kearny street is
in ruins, between Clay and California streets.;
every building on Montgomery street, between
: Mr. Naglee's and Mr.. Connol's auction store
$ on the one side, and Clay Street wharf and Ad-
ans g. Co.'s on the the other, were also DESTROY
ed. Between Montgomery street and the water
much valuable property was consumed. includ-
ing all the buildings on Central wharf, and a
large quantity of lumber. The fire was first
Q discovered about eight o'clock, and its progress
s was not arrested until half past eleven.
: The very heart of the business portion of
San Francisco is in ruins, and men who in the
4 morning reckoned their wealth by tens of thou
= sands, ere noon were penniless. This is the
= third great fire within six months, and unless
l. buildings of more substantial nature are con-
e structed, 1t would not be unsafe to predict an e.
vast amount of property destroyed yesterday
was in the hands Of commission merchants, and
heavy losses will fall upon the shippers, prlnci.
paly in New England and New York. The
IS result of this will be that the merchants in the
q Atlantic States will cease to ship their goods OF
~ commission, for they will have no confidence il
&C the safety of their property. Our merchants
- will be compelled to send cash with their orders
and we fear that many now trading extensively
10 in the commission line will ere long find tina
their business has dwinded to the the mere
shadow of former days. To our own citizens
the loss can be safely stated at $5,00000O.-
Under such blow our young city staggers ant
n groans, and from its effects we fear it will re-
tn quire long time for her to entirely recover.--
t. There is, however, with US, almost superhumar
a. energy, and this calamity cannot crush it.
ofI Mr.. Alfred Robinson is among the heaviest
Of losers. He had very large stock of goods, o.
i almost every variety, and his loss must amount
i to at least $4,000.
b, Preparations for rebuilding were going OF
yesterday, and already the frames of half 4
,s dozen houses have been erected.
If So far as we can ascertain, no accident befe
!, any of the thousands of individuals who gather
y ed around the scene Of the confiagration.-
: There were some rumors of such accidents. bui
n they could be traced to no reliable source.
4 During the raging of the fire, the wind blew
5 harder than we have ever known it to do in the
f forenoon. This was particularly noticed in the
! harbor, and several vessels broke from their
, mornings"
By this arrival we also learn that the health
of the country was good, and that the opera
tions at the mines were very successful, and it
was anticipated that more gold would be gath
cred this year than last. Foreigners had sub
mitted to the tax on their diggingsI and all ex-
cept an occasional skirmsh with the Indians in
some localities, was moving on quietly.