The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-03
From the MY. Com. ADV. June 24.]
From california.
ARRIVAL OFTIlE CRESCENT CITY
I'IfI'EEN DI VS. Ia TER. Il


Iif'1'EEN DA Us Ia TER. t0
The U. S. mail steam ship Crescent City
Captain StoddarJ, arrived at quarantine II,
ha!t-past II O'clock this morning, and al
her dock at q o'clock. She brings one
hundred and fifty six passengers, in whose
hands, the officers ol the vessel report, arc
about ss250,000 in gold dust.
BY this arrival we have adviccs from
San Francisco to The 10Th May, being ii-
teen days later than our previous mtcli.
gcnce.
GREAT FIRE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Almost destructive fire took place at San
Francisco on the lnorning Of the 4tl May,
An extra Alta California, issued on tir.flay
Of the conflagra,on, furnishes The follo%lng
particulars
About 4 O'Clock his morning the alFn
Of fire was given in Portsmouth Squire,
ana flames ."ccc seen issuing from l,c
building known as The Unitcd &tatca X
change. Before many persons lad col
ted the entire building was cHelopn1,G
flames, which communicated with light
nin.-likc rapidly 10 the Phcm!x Excla04,
toward Washington street, and to the h,iy
pirc House upon The Clay street side.
Alarm and confusion pcrradcd all side,
and all the efforts which could tie used 0
check the flames, were utterly iruillcsn
The scene was an!natcG beyond cXBr,
sion, and hundreds were seen l,urryii9 1.
ANA iso cndeaTOrins To clear their sinrcs UI
goods, and ccnYey them 10 place OF safe.
y. The flames spread across y ashingtc'
street and caught the building upon the o.
positc corner, and also thc $. a. Wrigh,
Hall. What little assistance could be Uf
icrcd toward CHECKING The flames was o; no
avail, and the huge fakes OF burning ina
icralf, which wcrc waited b. the breeze
and fell upon III. surrOaning buildings
rendered their destruction inevitable. The
entire block between kcarncy. Clay
Washington and Montgomery streets, was
entirely destroyed, viii. the exception OF
Dubois's banking house, ana Burgnync &
Co.'s.
The books, money, and valuable papers
in almost all the mercantile houses wcic
,on-s,rcc, nearly all the buildings wcrc
consumed TO Montgomery, including lhc
the large brick building occupied as the
National Theatre. Taking a backward
course, the flames spread acrnss Washing
tou-sticoi aud dcsituyc,i the Bcita Un!GA,
Haley House, ashiilglon Han, st.
Charles Hotel, Ala California printing cs-
labiishncnt, Frazcr's building, unh nj the
cdiiiccs up rs far as Dupont 81, sweeping
through 10 Pacific, and going down again
to the lower corner. 81
Tic l1ss OF property is very Grcat, Yari.
eusly cstinlatcSNst from Nree tcRrc mii-
Ho'tsGi dolt4rs. ., As coon rs il WAS render
ed SEssss tlips 3 he luasa
iilJiss bad Topical our
ntariii!l IS All gtllIr
Rfoss, AMI rotaaleiisn n.i
and materials into tile plaza. Nera:
enabled through Inc kindness Of trends
and a:,luainlanccs, who promptly came 10
our assistance, 10 succeed IL saving con-
siderable portion oil our material and our
presses, although much damaged from fire.
The buildings both front aul rear were en-
tirely consumed Upon the so,,tI. side OF
Clay St all the sinres were badly scorchcd
and seriously damaged, but were saved
from dcstructiun by the ariuous cxcrtions
of the citizens ana property holders, who
threw water upon the scorrhing fronts,
and kept ihe roofs covered with wet blank
cts. One or two engines also did goal
service III that section.
There is no doubt whatever that this fire
was he &C, Of inccndiarics, and we arc
happy To hear that there is prospect oi
their arrcs. Suspicion i!as already attach.
Cd itself Ia Three persons, wc lcaru, and
Tie police arc upon their track. One o
them has been arrested. IL is stated tha,
Two lads sleeping IN the basement OF tic
Enplrc--ln the box ling saloon.-pcr!shcd
IN tha flames. Several persons were in.
jurcd by The discharge o! ire arms caused
by tie heat, but none Of them DANCE Tously
Ih" flames were not subducd until about
eleven o'clock, and While we write the ON.
bcrs arc still n!azing brightly and glowing
with angry heat, ms il in triumph al the worh
oi devastation oi the fire king. Our neigh.
hors Of Tic Pacific News moved all then
materials out Of their office, but succeeded
i'll saving their building.
The Office o! The Journal OF Commerce
WAS destroyed. and portion OF the type
and material of the establishment.
The effects Of this conilagration will fall
heavily upon the city at the present time,
and probably produce a temporary dcpres.
sion IN business. The scarcity Of water
and the utter want ol any thing like an or
ganiza,ion in the working parties, rendered
their services less available uIaa they
would Otherwise have beer.
y reward Of 100000 has been offered
by his Honor the Mayor for the detection
OF the inCcndlaricS.
live take into consideration tire great
extent of property destroyed, covering al
area more than three times as large as that
OF the December fire, we do not think tho
estimated loss Of dollars is exaggerated.
The San Francisco JonFnal Of May II
says:
The work OF re- construction goes brave,
ly on, Allcady some forty four new houses
arc III progress ol erection, some OF equal
dimensions with those that were DESTROYED
by the fire, and not few nearly comple-
ted In few days more, :hc wreck o! the
late contlagratlon will be cleared away,
and scarcely vcstagc OF devastation will
remain to mar thcgoncral aspect oi spirit
and prosperity which characterizcs ou,
unusually fair city. The energy and al.
aCrIiy-thc CXpcdicnts and resources