The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-24
Great Fire I'm San Francisco.

From the Pacific News of May Ilth1
On Saturday morning, 4th inst, the whole popula-
ton OF the city aroused by the cry Of IRE Tho
United States on Portsmouth Square, on Ere aud
by The time people OF bed and in the str ees
the flames had spread to the adjoining buildings on
either eide There vas but little air stirring from
the Hre spread to the XII Dorado one side and Del
moncos on the other, before people had time to col
here prevent further rsvsges but in vain The We
randall. opposite the FL Dorado, soon wrapt in
flames, thence spreading along Kearney and Washing
At the same time the ere was spreading with equal
force down Clay street house after house falling al
most the flames touched It, till finally every
bnildng but two in the entire block lying tween
Clay and Washington, and Ksarny to Montgomery
In the meantime destruction equally as great ana
rapid was going on along Karny and that portion Of
the only method Of staying the Destroying element in
that direction was In taking away its food every
house on Dupont street, from Washington to Jackson
was torn down. On the block, not single building Is
The block below this toward the Bay Jared but lit
tie better Seven houses only are left IT, Thus 1t
VIII be seen that the very heart Of SAN Francisco 10
burnt out Upon the three several bloc Ks me
but nine buildings are left standing.
The amount of property destroyed belonging to tho
different firms and individuals have, In a majority Of
instances, been obtained from the individuals them.
sewer, ana, where this was impossible, such amounts
are stated ~ those knowi ng the In aud their
business deemed n fair estimate. We begin with
b. }. Reynolds, general merchant, $4,000 Aldrich
McCulough billiard and drinking saloon, $4,000. J.
~ 20. general merchants, S35 Coop
er Co. $1,000. b. y. Davoga, clothing aud fancy
store $4,000. Dow & Co. Austioneers, SIS 900 Jack.
son shirley, Iaints, oils, sc $4,000 Mcguire Co
$4,000 De loom Co, United States, s2OOIo
Bookataver& Buckley. Emplr. House. 100000 Knowles
a Co. Jewellers $3.50. Wethered A Bowie ON Kear-
ney Clay, including the Drimonico Crock ford and
other buildings, 100000 W ID. Cooke. Co, book
Geo. Ambrose Kendall tenants Of suffer Rc.taurant
5000. Tekehemacher, owner Of the Suffer building
5000. u. wshler, inverse Restaurant and Coniec-
Mr. 10 NJ m
loss uhkaown. Bach a Co, $500 simon Co 81 600
Kelsey smith Z Rsley, boot aud shoe store 5000.
Palmer Cook & Co. Wright Hail. Verandah. Colonnsde,
Washington Hall, Sc with other buildings in Clay
street $4,000. Chambers, Mccsbe Johnson, III Do
RADIO, $4,000.
Earl Mcintosh Co; dealers In provisions, sl2 900.
schloss Co. $500. Bodenheim 4 shariT clothing.
&c, $4,000 Hastings Co, fancy store $4,000 Stiil
Thomas. book and pesiodical store, 1900. Harce-
iousih $1,000 Neal aud smiley, dealers In hardware,
Dixon Haley Houie, $4,000 Ross CO. seIia Union.
eco Co Alta California newspaper establishment loss
unknown, probably not iess than $1,000. California
Restaurant 5000. From this point 60 Dupont street.
tnames Of sufferers not knownJ the loss OF property
must exceed $4,000 Carkson Co, ess IS Of ria MT
Hail, $1,000 scruco Brrthers OF Washington street
Place, $4,000 Muller Beiieme, pruprietors OF Ma
potion sestaurant Hoo dollars W. D. suydam,
Co. 5000; J. & A. Rosenhaum, 5000; Rosenbaum
schsier Se0Ve; J. McCossn $1,000, L. A. Hart &
81 OoU; Jacobs ne.s $40 600 King A Co $500; no,
setwig Lutk, 5000 Mygatt, Brya.t Co., bathing
store ESQ O0O s H. Emerson S2uOO; Danbar n q bis,
merchants $1,000, the buildings osncd by d. Dun
bar $4,000; loss to Dunbar's Bank. Crsssafousth,
5000; 4. Page, $4,000; Emory, 81 5OO white slUOJ,
III. Gaylord. $1,000 Msdins, Hartug a Co merchants,
" UtVto $1,000 Drs Baritone A baritone, ~ Amy,
81 600 Moore, 81 the trm OF Moore Folger Hill S4O
go. loFs Of the firm but email; A. = Tsbias -
$1,000, Mr. Gunter, National Theatre, SEQ zoo; J.
Higgins proprietor Of the dining department. Of the
Haley House lost his entire capital Air Ross book
ksepsr OF Mr.. Higgins lost large amount of proper
~ on kcarney street; y. Page, $3.50; Raymond &
Letter retaurant, s350Oi Denny Calvin, painters,
about 5000.
MONTGOMERY STREET
VIM. Cornell Jewett suction and commission IS 900.
Bennett n HallOck, merchants &20.UVO. H. NJ. Nag
lee, banker, $4,000 Ward \ Co, commission mer-
chants. $50 coo In WARDS Court sixteen
oftes, occupied by various persons valued at abb at
$500 befdcs the losses 81 the ndivie uals themselves
Wells Cover, auction aud commission merchants
s10tO0. Harris a ranton, druggists, $4,000 Leroy,
ssV.lOO Many persoas having Offices in the building
owned by this gentleman suffered TO what extent we
know not Uuern Bslcher, tl2UoO. Merchants,
Exchange, tl2o00. Henriques Eichbaum $3.50
ctsv srRrrr.
navks, Parker Co, SlOOOO; Fills rilden. com.
mission merchants, $1,000; Middleton 4 Berry auc-
tonters and commission merchants. $4,000: Vandvke
4 B,ldep, auctionetrs and commission merchants.
s20tOV; starr True, restaurant propfietors xsOO0
Y kllesrd drin king saloon, IS eco; l. Riddle a Co
suctioneers ana com mission merchants $1,000. BACK
us ksiiahy Harrison, suctioueers and commission
merchants, $4,000; Pollard Co, suctloneers and
commission mefehants $4,000, De Boom n Co, mer-
chants, sAOWs, Brock, $1,000; A Houseman DRY
goods, Mack 4 co. Osborns furniture store, Gross
Hobson Cos building. Bertrand fancy goods jour.
nsf Cesre'ts once, loss net known On this street
we're nSmerous law o@ess, containing extensive aud