Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-06-26
Enser News 1rona uaIIfsrnia.
ARRIVAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY.
SAN FRANCISCO IN ASHES
Nav YnRr. Inne ia.

CO dates to the 18th of May, has just
arrived. She does not bring the mail,
The Cherokee had not arrived at Cha
gres. The Crescent brings $50 pas.
sengers and SIT 900 in gold dust.
San Francisco is again in ashes. and
smoke and flames are ascending from
several squares of our city, as If the
God Of Destruction had seated himself
in our midst. The fire commenced in
paint shop in the west side of Ports
mouth street, adjoining the Bryant
House. Ii was but a slight blaze when
first seen, but before the engines could
reach the ground the hotel and stores
adjoining were in flames. The buildings
in the vicinity being all wood, and very
dry, the fire spread up Clay street TO
Kearney with fearful rapidity. II soon
had entire command, and the fremen
could only work upon the borders to
check its progress. By anticipating it
in this way they succeeded on the north
side before it reached Dupont street; but
in every other direction in which it
could spread it took its onward course,
with but little chance to save anything
from the flames.
South it spread TO Bush street, and
east TO Jackson street; everything east
of Dupont street. to the wharf, was de-
stroyed. The blocks between Kear-
ney and Dupont street, west Of Ports
mouth square, three in number, are in
ashes. The blocks between Bush and
jackson. Kearney and Montgomery,
five in number, are all burned. Five
Blocks between Montgomery and Sam
son street are also burned.
These thirteen blocks, with almost
every building in the neighborhood, are
all destroyed. 1t is impossible TO guess
at the number of buildings or amount of
property destroyed. One Thousand bull
dings is within the range of truth, and
we judge ten millions of dollars could
not repair the damage-some place it
three times as high as that amount
The principal buildings are the Custom
House, Union Hotel, Parker House,
Adelphi Theatre, Dramatic Museum,
National, New World and City Hotel,
shops and every newspaper Office in
town, except the Alta California.
Nearly all the bankers are in the list
-Burgoyne & Co., Wells & Co, and
James King. Everything on both sides
of Long Wharf 10 the Battery and
WhitehaIl is DESTROYED. Scarcely a fire
proof building in the whole burnt dis
trict stood the test. Such as have, are
the Exchange Eldorado, Verandah. and
the United States Assaying office. The
officers of the Custom House saved the
specie of the Office by casting it in a
well. About million of dollars were
saved in this way. Mr.. Green, Colec-
tor, and number of others in the Na-
val Department, had all their private
offices destroyed. Books and papers all
saved.
The U. S. large bonded warehouse,
containing 1900 tons of merchandise
was saved. The banking house of Bur-
goyne & Co., is safe; one million five
hundred thousand dollars were taken
out not singed or damaged
The ships Venetia, Apollo and Gen.
eral Harrison are destroyed. The Sac
ramento Hotel was blown up. The de-
struction of the Union Hotel included
loss of So5O,OOo Adams & Co., saved
their books. The deposits of Wells &
Co., are safe.
Measures have been taken TO supply
the city with water from a lake three
miles distant.
The rebuilding had already COM
menced The list OF sufferers amount
to 7o0 firms and individuals, among the
heaviest of which are J. B. Beddeman, |
$50 900; Simons, Field, Bache & Co.,
$3.50 900; StarkeY & Bros Sf5G 600;
Kelly, Smith & Reilly, $4,000; Open
heimer, Heirch & Co., S13O.00O; De-
boon, Vigneaux & Grisar, S137, 900;
Mickal & Co., 100000; Dale, Austin
& Co., $150,OOO; Moore, Hickner &
Co., $4,000; and Middleton & Lelove,
S250,0OO. Six men were burned to
death in one building, and many others
severely burned and otherwise injured.
Among them was Gen ]. Wilson.
another fire nj Stockfon-Lo.s about Three
Millions Of DOIIars-Ihe City in Ashes. :
Another disastrous fire has taken I
place at Stockton, which has left this
aourishing city in comparative ruin I
The Merchants Hotel was fired by an
and spread with great ra-
pidity over the most valuable part of :,
the city. The following are among the !,
principal losers. VIM. Fl. Robinson;
Sf53, 900; Nabb & Hancock, $4,000, !,
Baker & Hickman, $4,000; C. S. q
Brown. $4,000; Heath & Emonds, S
$50, ,OGO; Calvin. Page & Co., $50, 1000;
Paige & Webster, $4,000; GIlling- :
ham, $4,000; Davis & Smith, $50, 900 4
$4,000; Davis of Dicker- I
son House, S26. 900; ]. Cowen $50, 900; {
with large number Of mercantile hous.
ss, averaging in loss from $50, 900 to :
The total loss cannot be
less than S3,OOo,O00.
John McCaIla, son of Gen. McCalla,
died at San Francisco on the 9th of |
May.
. SAN FRANCISCO MARKET.-The mar
ket is quite unsettled since the fire.
The quantity Of breadstuffs destroyed I
,.as NOT so iaroa in nronoPtion ne some /