New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-28
CALIFORNIA.
The New Steam ship Line-The great Fire
Prospects of Trade Gold Digging - Mail
Line 10 Ore gon, &c. &c.

Correspondence Of The Tribune.
SAN Francisco, Wednesday, May IS, 1880
DEAR Sir II have this pleasure by the steam
er Isthmus lof the new line) which leaves here on
her first trip hence to Panama and although she is
not one of the regular lHe, our Pos. Master has
been kind enough to send msi by her "pro bono
pubnco." The Oregon is expected here on, or
about the 22i inst, and viii probably leave here
the LIST Of June, which would have been the first
chance OF sending letter by the P. c. Co.'S
steamers carrying a mail to Panama, had it not
have been for the present opportunity,
l trust that the enterprising propretors Of the
new line will see the necessity Of paying particu
lar attention to tie comforts Of their passengers,
and that by so doing, they may NEE: with liberal
announcement 70, and from this place.
We have agsin been visited by destructive
fire on the morning OF the 9Th inst 1t commenced
in the building called the " nited States, and on
the identical spot where the large ire began last
wear. Ii was discovered about A. NJ. Upwards
of $50 houses, large and small, were reduced 10
ashes The entire block bounded on the west by
Portsmouth Square on Clay, south side Of Wash
ipgton and west side OF Montgomery streets, with
the exception Of the Banking house oi Burgoyue
Co was entirely consumed
The buildings of the Square were large, sai
some Of them very costly. Among the largest
DESTROYED were the Empire, Delmonic0s, FL Do
RADIO Phnnix, United States, Wright House, Bella
Union, &. Charles, Haly House, and Parker House.
The latter, large new building ilst finished
was to be opened the night Of the It'll. II is said
to have cost $4,000 and upwards. The Law
Building, fine building for Offices, belonging - I
Mr. Sirszer, was also destroyed. The fire cross
ed from the south side OF W Gshington street AMI
laid in ruins all the buildings from Washington TO
jackson street, on Kearney street and down the
north side Of Washington 70 Montgomery street.
and on Montgomery 70 the, Howard House, brisk
building, where It stopped, leayjng but a few
houses on the entire block between Jackson and
w ashngton. kearney and Montgomery streets.
From the Wright House n. ". corner Of Kearney
and Portsmouth Square, and up 70 Dupont, on the
east side OF Dupont to Jackson, down Rckson %
kesrnsy streets, and from thence 20 Washington
street, the entire block was destroyed Oue Of the
finest buildings in the city, on the north side Of
w asbioston street hall OF which Was occupied as
4 iheater, and the other half belonging 10 /. r.
Moore, and occupied rs an auction establishment
WIS totally dest0yed. IL is said 20 have cost
l SlC0CCO and upwards. The most OF the buildings
burnt were occupied as stores, and some Of which
/ were rented for $4,000 per arnum. The fae
| brick building Of Ward 4 Co, the Merchants =
/ change, Leroys buildings are al burnt. Such was
the rsFdity Of tie flames, and the great heat thar
very little merchandise was saved: the amount Of
total loss by this calsmty IS va-iously estiraa.ed
bat have 10 coub, thst 81 10000 vii cover the
loss. Scarcely had the deyouring element done its
work. before the proptietors Of some Of the build
I iuss destroyed, were busy in making contracts TO
erect new tenements, snd in fact in two DAYS after
the Ere, buildings were put I'd and occupied
such Is the go ahead character OF our population
| There ere now many houses built and the streets
N the borrt district begin 70 assume quite bu,i
ress appearance snd scarcely a month will esp,e
btore It will be difficult to mark the spot where
/ the distraction Iook place. The press will no
doubt, give list Of the sufferers, and presume
many persons in the United States viii have cause
u remember the Ere a. San Francisco.
Tie rush Of vessels to this place is without pa
rsliel N history. On the 9th inst we had f,rfv-
foEr GTTsrGls from al parts Of the world. and most
OF The vessels ships Of large size. Many OF them
crowded with eager adventurers bound Up the
"Sacramento with their ash bowl on their knee. ("
Notwithstanding the numbers that leave daily our
streets are thronged. and show Z constant increase
/ q population. The sound Of the hammer aud the
saw and the numerous teams ha aling lumber into