The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-07-10


king his escape from his brick fire proof ware
house, his loss is at least $50, coo. He is now
rapidly recovering from his burns.
Those who were consumed in the iron build /
ing were, Messrs. Baker and Grinbaum, Ross
enthall aud his clerk, of Philadelphia; Captain
James Welch, of Baltimore, and Edward MCa-
hill, of New York. 1t is stated that Messrs- |
Rosenthal and Grinbaum, both leave wives and
families in Philadelphia to mourn their sad de-
mise. Alas! how sad will the news be to their
poor wives, of their unfortunate and premature
decease Captain Welsh only arrived in this
city short time previous. He was one of the
Oldest Ship Captains in the merchant service of
Baltimore, and stood deservedly high in the es-
timation of the merchants of that city. He was
one of those self-sacrifcing men who knew no
fear, but who was willing to sacrifice life itself
for friend, he was one of those than whom
none were better or more deserving, and around
his name in the hearts of those who knew him,
a thousand recollections will cluster, of his
many kind acts and pre-eminent goodness, as
long as memory can swell up in their hearts the
recollections of that good, kind, noble souled
man, Capt James Welsh.
Edward MCahill, the other gentleman con-
sumed in the same building, was young man
only 19 years of age, he was lately from N. Y.
and was young man of promise.
Many persons fell victims to the flames in the
streets, in endeayoring to make their escape
from the burning buildings. The fire was at
length arrested by the Herculean efforts of the
citizens and fremen, when it had almost reach
ed the shipping in the harbor. In fact such
was the rapidity of the flames it was borne
along on the wings of the wind, which was al
most blowing a hurricane, that it was thought !
by almost every one that the five hundred ships
in the harbor would be destroyed, had it reach
ed the shipping the destruction of property
would have been fearful to contemplate. All
the newspaper Offices together with their con-
tents, save the eAlta California" were destroy
ed The ssPaciic News and ssHerald' have
cecommenced within the last few days The
Standard and "Picayune" will be resuscia-
ted shortly.
The total loss by this fire is at least twenty
millions Of dollars, many firms have been entire
ly ruined, but large majority have rebuilt and
are again under way. The principal portion of
the city is already rebuilt, in fact, take San
Francisco all in all, there is place where for
tunes can be as rapidly made or lost as in this
city.
Your old friend, Col. Geary, worked like a
Trojan in endeavoring to arrest the speed of
the fire. His loss is considerable from the de-
struction of houses. He was not bodily injured
from the effects of the fire.
Stockton, another of our cities has also
been nearly destroyed by fire, in fact VIC can
scarcely look for any thing else in this country
until our cities arc built up Of other materials
than wood and canvass.
The numerous acquaintanees and friends of
Charles MDermitt formerly of your town, viii
be rejoiced to hear of his not having been killed
by the Indians as reported. He is at Trinidad
on Humboldt Bay, and is doing well
You have, ere this, learned of the defeat of
the Democratic party here and in Sacramento,
at the recent charter elections. Our defeat
Democratic paper or party organ here, and con-
sequently the Wings by their usual artifces
succeeded in causing the people to think that
the Democratic party were responsible for the
woful waste and wilful extravaganza of the pub
lie money in this city during the last fiscal year
when it was well known fact that the Wings
have had decided majority in both branches of
the City Council during the entire year. We
were defeated badly, but we are satisfied that
We will give the Wings here Waterloo defeat
next spring
The Legislature has adjourned after having
done little for their constituents or the State.
They did not elect United States Senator, the
friends of Fremont, like those of Benton in Mis-
souri,, being so welded to the '.man' that they
sought the destruction of the party rather than
any other, save their dead champion should be
elected. Fremont is politically dead and damned
in this State. The days of his political destiny
are over, and he will never trouble the party
hereafter.
| Col. Geary and Col Weller, are the two prom
inent candidates for the U. S. Senate, either one
or the other will be the lucky f'Hom6re." trust
the former as he is qualified in every way for
that distinguished station, and will reflect credit
upon his native State, Pennsylvania, as well as
his adopted California.
Both parties are new buckling on the harness
for the August State election. The Democratic
State Convention has placed before the people
as the candidate of that party for Governor,
l Col. John Bigler, formerly of Pennsylvan la,
and brother of Col. Wm. Bigler, who, from
the signs of the times in your State, will be the
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