The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-07-05
From the ". Y. Com. Adu., June "a.
FROM CALIFORNIA.


quarantine at half past l2 o'clock this
morning and at her dock at 6 o'clock.
She brings one hundred and fifty six
passengers. in whose hands, the off
GERS Of the vessel report. are about
e25O.OOO in gold dust.
The Crescent City arrived out at
Chagres, in eight and n half DAYS
from New York; left Chagres early
on the morning of the 18th of June,
and arrived at the cock in Kingston
at 5 p. NJ. on the 10th. thus making
the passage in two and a half days.
She left Kingston on the l7th. at half
past S P. NJ.
BY this arrival we have advices
from San Francisco to the 18th May,
being fifteen days later than our pre-.
vious intelligence.
Great Fire at San Francisco.
most destructive fire took place at
San Francisco on the morning of the
18th May. An extra Alta California.
issued on the dav of the conhagration.
furnishes the following particulars
About 4 o'clock this morning the
alarm of fire was given in Portsmouth
Square, and flames were seen issuing
from the building known rs the United
States Exchange. Before many per.
sons had collected the entire building
was enveIoped in flames. which com
municatcd with lightning like rapidty
to the Phenix Exchange. toward
Washington street. and to the Empire
House upon the CLAW street side.
Alarm and confusion pervaded all
sides. and all the efforts which could
be used to check the flames we're
utterly fruitIcss. The scene was AMI
mated beyond expression, and hun.
dreds were seen hurrying to and fro
endeavoring to clear their stores OF
goods, and convey them to place of
safety The flames spread across
Washington street and caught the
building upon the opposite corner. and
also the s. A. Wright Hall. What
little assistance could be offered to-
ward checking the flames was of no
avail, and the huge flakes Of burning
materials, which were waited by the
breeze and fell upon the surrounding
buildings, rendered their destruction
inevitable. The entire block between
Kearney, Clay. Washington and Mont.
gomerv streets. was entirely destroy.
ed. with the exception of Duhois's
banking house. and Burgovne & Co.'S.
The books. money, and valuable
papers in almost all the mercantile
houses were saved. Upon the Worth
side Of Washington street nearly all
the buildings we're C 'nsumed to Mont.
gomery. including the large brick
building occupied as the National
Theatre. Taking a back award course,
the flames spread across Washington
street and DESTROYED the Bella Union,
Haley House. Washington Hall, st
Charles Hotel, Alta California printing
establishment, Frazer's building, and
all the edifices up as far as Dupont
st., sweeping through to Pacific. and
going down again to the lower corner.
The loss Of property is verv great.
variouslv estimated at from three to
fue millions of dollars. AS soon as it
was rendered certain that the North
side OF the square must be consumed.
we had stopped our morning edition,
which had just gone to press. and
commenced moving our press and
materials into the plaza. We were
enabled through The Kindness o. friends
and acquainlances. who promptly
came to our ass istnnce. to succeed IN
saving a considerable portion of our
material and our presses. although
much damaged from fire The build.
ings both front and rear were entirely
consumed. Upon the south side Of
Clay st. all the stores were badly
scorchrd and seriously damaged, but
we're saved from destruction by the
arduous exertions of the citizens and
property holders. who threw water
upon the scorching fronts. and kept
the roofs covered with wet blankets.
One or two engines also did good ser.
vice in that section.
There IS no doubt whatever that
this fire was the act of incendIarles,
and we are happy to hear that there
is a prospect Of their arrest. Suspicion
has already attached itself TO three
persons. we learn. and the police are
upon their track. One of them has
been arrested. 1t is stated that two
lads sleeping in the basement OF the
Empire-in the bowling saloon--per.
ished IN the flames. Several persons
were injured by the discharge ct fire
arms caused by the heat, but none OF
them dangerously. The flames we're
not subdued until about eleven O'Clock,
and while we write the emhers are
still blazing brightly and glowing with
angry heat, as If in triumph at the
,pork ~ demonstration of tho fro kjnU