Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-08
I.TEn FROM CALIFORNIA.

~ o., ~ ~ nd Gin IspikoI in Ruins Mining infelt'
ptuce.HorrJ MurderS-ssasst"s ly"enca Oy e nns
80 WAX AUGUST Is, 10 A. M.-rnc Empire Cny n"s
d havinr it Chagres thu 18th and Kingston on me
sh Of Jnv She brings $50 passengers ann oi,1o ;n
ah messengers a!sJ bring $500 UOO HET man -
San Francisco dates July ls She eit 'e Iinn n
Chac,cs awaiting the arrival OF the isinnus anu ,strrIy
Panama. The Empire City encountered 7
,uss during her passage. f tho ureat
fro wlch occurreda San francisco on hr -. r.u
III. .nc.d an the north Pacific SIR ct near re'
M ] tho morning sprradna down Pacific street.
,hr,uub Broadway and 10 Stockton s'e'- 20 49,
h"ur il crossed Pacific street, and AZ HE S nts .' n,
nou srr,et srrcauin- rapidly down Pachc bF,"""ay
% icksun streets All of Boldway as Tar US jackson
sr.r;, was destroyed - OH s,ro,, ,,ti,y
M civ Hall and Civ Hospital in its course On Jhks"h
,t every thing burned TO MONTGOMERY Sa'e.' inI'u
Tnu few houses below Stockton street lie 'c W.
"S d,gnnaIy into Washington street. in The rear OF me
pntist Chuuh which saved thence extended GOWN
Washington and Dupont Streets taxing the 'acASo 'o"
in its course. I;>;;n ,hc Aim California
a - was blown up, but did not prevent me hi'rs '''
i'm, in the rear Of the Errnndlh and extending GOWN
Ino, street to Samson stopping he South SIZE NJ
R,,yn,s new building. On Montgomery street me Ell
a., hirnt from Pacific 10 Washington street. anu al7' h
nm The East side with the exception vi t"o Ut 'h'ec ou'
mos near The rorner OF Jackson street.
uy.,n Washington and Clay sesrs, the only building
,,-,,d was occupied by Crnnan d Markev. rom Mas'
nn street the lire crossed in the rear OF the IL Dora
a. ;, rhe new theatre which WAS destroyed.
The flames spread Merchant street. ana thence
crossed into Clay street, hrl"w The California Exchange on
rh side Thence extended TO the brick building
cruj.d by Rn,n Wilde at the corner OF MONTGOMERY
street Immense quantities OF goods were leo'eu ~ "'
plaza which took fire and was destroyed
T n,ri.n,s in The hospital numbering &C., all saved
and removed 10 lot the Of The hospital The ps"
nets the city prison were removed 10 ,ne county M anu
m the books and records in the narshhs oe were shVe
The buildings the PLAN not burnt are the Custom hoS
m, Bella Union, Nrrandah Fl Dorado ana Union Ho'e
!, and The California Exchange. -
rh ynodcn buildings between the hitter and the Union
a,I were als saved The Presbyterian Church Stock
ton stree, burned. The dwelling o Chus Lyons was
| ~, t,fI r Rlrht II tn. 40
neil Il Co In 500 buildings were DESTROYED ana
the k,ss is estimated millions DOLLARS 'n"ense
quantities D! Lumber were consumed Inc persons puu
are generally insured
vea persons have been arrested but n" positive pro"i OF
their Guilt been adduced Few heavy stocks oil goods
were burnt of the buildings being occupied as dwell
nns The excitement created since the fire. against the des
neradocs living amongst has resulted in the determine
lion 90 the part OF the citizens TO prevent the landing oil per
sons from penal colonies unless they Can produce testo
! mails al character
The proceedings OF the vigilance committee nave been ge-
neral!y sustained BY the community.
nr number of buildings destroyed, is not less than five
hundred and the loss IS estimated AZ three millions ." a"
lars 4 of lumber and building materials were
dcstroyed The persons burnt out were generally oil The
pI-glIC BUILDINGS BURNED.-The principal bull
dinns that were burnt elegant Presbyterian
Church of the Rev. Mr. Williams Stockton STREET; the
large brick building the OF jackson and Dupont
streets occupied IN the second floor Tie amoy OF the
First California Guards the Adobe the plazar; the Alta
# California office; the Jenny Lind Theatres City Hall; City
ul Hos
Nessrs Maskwald " Casar, III 'acAsoh street, near e"'
e ney. .,,, -, ,
for il WHILE it fell beurc the fiery blast mat swept
! BUILDINGS SAVED IN THE BURNT DISTRICT.
. -l'nse saved within the burnt district were the Bella
Union buildings Custom House Verandah, Eldo'ado,
California Exchange, all the fire proof houses on Munt2oe.
~ street between Washington and Cny Bolton Earon
+ Gus buildings Merchant street, Kelsey, Smith ks-
i Icys and BdIcmans on Merchant street
The Union Saloon and the houses opposte To the aston
4 isl,ncnt of everybody, escaped.
Ii expected lime that the post once wou Go
and general movement OF papers and Val'hos was IMAGE;
. fortunately The fire stopped at the county building
> INCIDENTS OF THE FIRE-Tne City Hall, tower
inn four stories high and built of comUusbIc materials
obtained possession and shot high into the ar Was 2ahu
10 hey ond description.
All the officers Of the and OF the city government
a, succeeded in saving their records.
The Civ Hospital after took fire, and here the scene
of distress as the inmates ninety IN num-
her were brought out, narrowing. Many who were
n burnt in the fire. and by The explosion VI INC steamer
New World, still under treatment .
- By the unriring eacpns of Dr. Chaplin Mr. John Golfer
n aud number of other benevolent persons they were all re-
"a moved without serious accident AS som DIS We i
Il CO. removed all their books papers
and deposits their banking house, corner "t Mont
gomcry and Washington streets None OF III" o'he' o'hA-
were burnt out
The Alta California was only newspaper that suffered
- man was shot dead BY officer in Bush street Tor plum
dernu the property placed there bv The sufferers in the IRE
, THE rRIScIpAL SUFFERERS.
,n nl1 g. c. Sc OJ J. Noah II OO0 John H.
Il Kent 500 DR. 0 trien 600 }. g. lin wv H. ofn.
vat 600 Il W. Pn"Ian s. 600, Crnnin AlnxIrp 5ou!
Cant o. D.hrrty ~ 0O0 ScpI MrGnwnn d 20 10Uo e. ~
Richmnnd 500 Aphonz Bro%k' ooo 4: 90 'y o,ooS
Scott q * e" 600 Live Si ' ir ~
I2UJ0 Capt Harding 600 J. Cssufpurh 2i00 j. J. Mars
!, ton e. Co. 000 Russell Ellis 00O
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