The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-20
Arrival of tho Crescent City.


Arrival OF Crescent city.
New York, June 1s-l2, p. m
The Crescent City. with San Francisco dates Of May
brings SGT passengers and $77o 900 in gold dust a.,
The Crescent City is detained at quarantine and her
brought up by special boats, and will not reach
The Alta California of the 4,h of May thus announces
the great confagration IN that city:
SAN FRANCISCO AGAIN IN ASHES The smoke and
flames ascending from several squares OF our city as
if the god OF destruction had seated himself in midst,
and was gorgng himself and all his ministers Of devas-
taon upon the ruins OF doomed city and its people
About Ii o'clock last night the cry of " fire" startled
every one like an earthquake The fire had just com
menced in paint-shop the west side OF Portsmouth
square, adjoining the Bryant House, formerly called
but more recently the American Hotel II was but
slight blaze when first seen, but in five minutes the
whole upper story full OF flames. Before the en-
gnes could get upon the ground and commence playing
the American House one SIDE and store, occupied
by Messrs. Rhodes furnishing establishment, were
in flames. The buildings in the vicinity being all oil
wood and extremely combusbe, the FIRE spread up Clay
street. back towards Sacramento and down Clay towards
Kearny with irightful rapidy.
Ii had full command, and the fire department could
only work upon the borders and endeavor to check It's
progress by anticipating H. In this they succeeded on the
north side before reached Dupont street, but IN every
other direction in which II could spread It took lis own
course There was little chance 10 save much OF the
moveabes. To the south It spread TO Bush street, and
to the part OF Jackson street, sweeping everything
from OF Dupont street TO the wharves The blocks
between Dupont and kearny Streets west OF Portsmouth
square as far Bush street. three in number IN
ashes. Between Bush and jackson and kearny and
Montgomery streets, five IN number, are all burned down
Between Montgomery and Sansome, Bush and Jackson
streets, five squares in number, all are burned down.
Besides these thirteen blocks almost every building oil
which is destroyed, there are many others,
1t is impossible Ia guess at the number OF build
ings or the amount of property DESTROYED thousand
buildings is within the bounds OF truth, We Judge and
SO.ooO.ooo could not replace the terrible destruction
Some place il twice or three times as high II is sui-
Gent TO say tina, than three iouhs of the business
part OF The city is nothing but smouldeIng cnders
The principal buildings destroyed are the following,
10 wit: the Custom house. Union Hotel, Parker House.
Joness Hotel, Adelphi Theatre, Dramatic Museum, Ma
uonal Hotel, New World, City Hotel, Delmonleo's,
Merchants Exchange, Post Office building, the ships
Mantle and General Harrison, and every newspaper Of
flee excep, the Alta California Nearly quite all the
banks are in The burnt district Burgoyne Co, Wells
& Co.. James King OF William, Demonlco and American
Hotels Revere House, Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
are all consumed No, house was left on Leldasdori
street, and everything on both sides OF Long Wharf TO
| beyond Whitehall destroyed.
Scarcely fIe-prooi building IN the whole burnt dis
,ric has stood the test Such have the California
Exchange, E Dorado, Verandab and the buildings OF
Captain How ard, in which the United States assay
ing office of Moha Co., on Montgomery street The
officers OF the house saved the specie OF the Of
Ace by casting ii into well About si,o0o,0o0 were
| A. J. Cost, naval officer, Mr. Brown, appraiser Nh.
Green, collector and number of others IN the naval
department, bad all OF their private effects destroyed
The books and papers OF the department were nearly all
saved The large United States bonded warehouse, con-
tanning about 1000 tons OF merchandise, IN bond was
saved
course OF the week. When Bugoynes safe was open
ed 81 100000 taken out not snged or damaged IN
| The least , ,
The fire swept everything down on the easery side of
kearny street, Jackson street, and all the intervening
blocks to Battery The shipping in the harbor
providenally escaped The only vessels burnt were the
Mantle, Apollo and the General Harrison, sloreshlps
California Montgomery Pine, Sansome, Commercial,
and Clay streets, were nearly destroyed:
The Sacramento Hotel is blown up Howard Green's
Baldng, containing many valuable law Libraries, Joness
Hotel, the savings Bank, and Dodge x Co.'S Express
office Agents Buildings, California Exchange, Cook
Bros stores, saved. The Dramatic Musacm Gus
tom house. Jenny Lind Theatre, Parker House, Adams
& Co.'S Express Office the Engine House, the Union Ho
tel, are among The buildings burned.
The following are among The principal Losses se oo W. M
ker e. IA. e. KEENAN,, $4,000; Z J. Brown, $4,000 /;
Heath & Emory, Covin Paige Co, $40 900; Page q
Webster, 10000; Gilngbam, 500 900 DAVIS smith,
900; Exchange, S25 900 Dickinson House, S25 900;
j. s. Owens, $4,000; with numerous other mercantile
houses varying from Two TO thirty thousand each;
The ,ota according to the estimate cannot be less
The destruction OF the Union Hotel involves loss OF
$3.50 900. Mes.rs Adams Co saved their books NC
The deposiles OF Wells e. Co are saved.
Measures have been taken TO supply the cry WIN
water from lake near-hree miles distant PROPOSE
ton had been laid before the council by MT Merrihed,
and was be acted May 18TH and II favoraely' MT
Nj would leave Immediately for the Atlantic States 70
contract for the pipes and other materials
The rebuilding had already commenced The list OF
sufferers included the OF hundred hTms and
individuals Among the heaviest are j. b Blddle, near
100000 Simons6eId, Bach, Co, $3.50 ,oooj Starkey
& Bro $50 900 Kelsey, Smith, Riley, $4,000 W
tenhemer Hirsch & Co., $4,000 Moore, Iickner,
Co $3.50 900; Deboorn. Byneaux, Gr'sar, $4,000
4 Mcke Co, $500 900 Dali Austin, Co, Slso, 900;
Middleton & Seorr, S25o,oo0.
Sir men were burnt TO death at building; their
names are Captain WEIGH, Lewis Richand, Edward Nc
Cahi Leon Greenbann, Reuben Baker, and Nesbaum
Rosenhal Many individuals seriously burnt and
otherwise iniured-among them General James w llson.
Vigorous have been already taken for rebuild
ing the burnt district, and buildings going up in all
directions The fire al Stockton the work OF an in
oendiary originating in the Merchants Hotel
DEArHs-Died, at San Francisco, May 3, Capt James
WEIGH, of Baltimore on the 10Th, Thos, MoCalla, son
of Gen McCala, of Washington, d. c. May ?, ,heo'
dore Smith, BALTIMORE Margaret A. 4. Williams baiu'
more. -,
/ MARKErs.--San Francisco markets are qu'e unset
| tied in consequence OF the fire -, 80
Breadsufs-The amount destroyed - no, SO 'afgs -
OF other articles Flour has an upward tenoency IT,.
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