New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-07
Another Creut Fire-Four Squares Destroyed
Three Hundred Buildings Consumed.

Three Hundred Buildings Consumed.
From the California Courier, Sept %.
We are compelled to send to the States by the
steamer Isthmus, which leaves to-day, the sad
news Of another very destructive fire in San Fran
cisco it being the fourth within nine months. 1t
broke out at about 3 o'clock this morning, IN the
La Fayette Restaurant, and was first discovered
by Mr. North of the City Police. This time the
burned district is bounded by Washington, Du-
pont, Pacific, and about half the square between
Keaney and Montgomery SITS. The property was
mostly old and very cheap buildings and the BUSH
ness in that part of the city being chiefly retail
one, the loss, perhaps, is not more than oncthrd
Of that of the June contagration. AT rough estl-
mate, we set it down at 81 100000. Perhaps the
most valuable of any of the property destroyed, IS
the office Of the Pacific NeacS.
We make the announcement of this great loss
to Winchester, Allen 81 Co. with feelings OF the
deepest and most heartfelt regret Gen. VIM
chester has laborod night and day to build up this
establishment, until it had become second to no
one on the Pacific in value, aud III an hour ne
sees every yestige of it swept away The man
Office was a three. story wooden building, and con
tanned all the type, paper and other material with
the exception OF Hoe steaIn-preSs, ior which ne
had erected what was considered q substantial
twostory fre.proof building in the rear. The
whole oil his material was taken from the wooden
6qdpf whf8B tsc at rh tie srS sold sheet of flame
which beat against the double iron shutters sprung
them so much, that the fire at last got hold of
some of the wood work of the interior, and in
moment all was lost.
The Picayunc building on JackSon.st. was also
burned, but the greater portion OF the material
was saved TIE Pc0yuHe will appear this after
noon The fire was prevented from crossing
W Westinghouse by the four story building on the
corner Of Kearney and w ashington.sts. opposite
the El Dorado. although the former building was
considerably injured The Bella Union and the
building adjoining were burned as far as the Alta
California, which Office being in fine fire proof
building, was saved. The wooden building
owned by the AHo in the rear Of this OF
fee, was burned, with a small quantity
of printing paper. Below the large brick
building on the corner of Kearney and w ashing
ton SITS. called the Nerandah. ten small wooden
buildings were burned and FIVE torn down. On
the squares bounded by Washington, kcmney,
Pacific and Dupont SITS there may be some ten
buildings standing, while the square bounded by
Montgomcryst. has lost about half its buildings
The City Hall was saved by almost superhu-
man eXertons, The end toward Pacific st. was
completely overed with blankets and carpeting
and on the piazza were stationed some twenty
men who kept the building wet by throwing wa.
ter from buckets against it, and BY lighting the
fire, whenever it caught the clapboards, with sat.
urated cotton cloth.
1t is impossible at present to get at individual
losses, but we shall cndeayor to gather as many
facts as possible for our paper tomorrow morning
uC iiiN W us NNtlAl dltCi UuluitlS ABOUT
three hours.
The Mayor, Col. Yale, Col Hays, Judges Morse,
Parsons, Murray and Taford Major Irwin, Gen
Addison Deputy Sheriff Powers, and all the oii.
GERS OF the State and city, living officiating IN
the City Hall, we saw endeavoring at great per.
sonal hazard, to save the building and the valua.
bic papers IN 1t, Indeed nothing but eXtraordi.
nary effort saved it from destruction The United
States soldiers, from the Preside came to the res.
cue Of the building, bringing tin buckets with them
with which they toed and fought the flames with as
much determination as they ever fought an enemy
on the battle neld, The TIN buckets We're the only
KIND usedto draw up water from the wells. We
also saw Justice Srephearc, Mr.. Thos j DRYER
and many others using every endeayor to arrest
the flames
The fremen stood the struggle with great firm
ness Howard No. l, Engine, Protection and two
volunteer tire companies, the Baltimore Hook and
Ladder Co. with the Union Engine, the St Fran.
ces Howard SaAsom and Clark 5 Point Hook and
Ladder companies, acted with energy and resolu,
ton in every position where they were posted by
their officers to arrest the fire.
The Howard Engine Company, in " ashington.
street, forced water through fourhundred and fifty
feet Of hose, and thus succeeded in overcoming the
flames, which at one time threatened every build
ing on that street.
Considering the imperfect organization Of cur
fire department, the different Engine and Hook
and Ladder Companies did wonders. 1t is a great
mercy that the city escaped 50 well.
FURTHER PARTICULARS
In ADDITION TO the foregoing. which appeared in
our extra Of yesterday, we viii say that the ire
originated in Philadelphia House, on the north
side OF Jackson.st. the third building west of the
Washington Market
The individual losses, as We have been enabled
to ascertain are as follows: The statement as to
owners and occupants, we take from the later ex.
ira Aita California;
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