Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-08-15
TWO WEEKS LATER
FROM ALIF RNlA
Arrival Of the Empire City.

70 hiii'di VI VIC LWpl[t lily,
IS With Near saooo.ooo In Gold.
II Par ic,lays Of The Third Destruction of .So
Eruncisco by Fue !-Immen,c Destruction 4
II Pro erty-B rning ofthe CITY Hospital. an
o remou Il Of the Sick !-Buldings 5iomn .o
}, --.Num cr Of Huildings destroyed 5OO--Lo,
d 3,00o,0oo-TWo Lipts Lost.
!, NEw YoRK, Wednesday, A. M.
!. Steamer Empire City, from Chagrcs 25,h an
Kingston Both July, arrived a, half pas, 8 &,
clock this morning She brings ~ 400 900 poI
. . on freight and 100000 in hands Of pusse.
: gers Number Of passengers 800.
= = The Empire City brings tire mails from Sa
} Francisco to July ist
, She left Steamer Georgia at Chagres awai,
;, ing the arrival ofthe lsthnus and tnioo n, Pa
mama
!, The great FIRE on the 22d Of June at s.,
" Francisco commenced on the north side Of Pa
IL cihc street, near Powell street, at 10 o'clooI
on the morning Of the above date. Tho fi,,
spread from thence down Pacific street, aDt
through 10 Broadway and thence On to Stock
ton street. In half an hour the flames had
crossed Pacific street, and at the same tino
crossed Stanton street and spread randy
down Broadway, Pacific and Jackson streets.
Along Broadway all was co surned as ia, AZ
Kearney street. On Pacific street the build
ings were co sumcd as far as Ohio street. in.
GLIDING the City Hall and City Hospital In
the course Of the flames on Jackson street, ey-
cry thing was burnt as far as MONTGOMERY
street, as well as few houses on Stocktoo
street
The fire extended to Washington street then
crossed diagonally into Washington street, II
the rear of the Baptist Church, which was saw.
ed, and extended down Washington and along
Dupont streets, taking the Jackson House IN
its course
The California Restaurant, adjoining tn.
Jackson House, also the California Office. wos
blown up but did not arrest the flames. Cros.
sing in rear of the Verandah, the fire extend-
ed down Washington to Sausom streets, stop
ping on the South side at Burgoynes new build
ing.
On Montgomery street the west side n
burnt from Pacific to Washington street, and
on the east side the same, except two or
three buildings near the corner of Jackson
street.
Between Washington and Clay streets the
only buildings bnrned was occupied by Cron,n
& Markley: From Washington street the fro
crossed over the rear of the EDorado to the
New Theatre, which was destroyed. The
flames spread thence to Merchant and thence
crossed into Clay street, on the north side be-
low California Exchange; thence the fire ex-
tended to brick building on the north side oc-
cuped by Talant & Wilde, corner Of Mont
gcmery street.
An immense quantity Of goods removed to
the Plaza took fire and were destroyed.
The patients in the City Hospital numbering
30 were removed into lot in the rear Of tho
Hospital and all saved.
The prisoners in the City Prison were res
moved to the County Jail. All the books in tbs
Recorders and Marshall's Offices saved.
Buildings saved on the Plaza, are Bella Union
Hotel, Custom House, Verandah. Ell Dorado.
Union, California Exchange, and the wooden
buildings between the latter and the Union.
The Presbyterian Church on Stockton street
was burned.
Charles S. Lyons was burned to death, also
Mr.. Bach, Of the firm Bach, Burnett g. Co.
About 500 buildings were destroyed. EST
mated loss S3,000,0O0.
great deal of lumber was DESTROYED.
persons burnt ont are generally Of the poorce
class The fire was urdoubtedly the work ot
an ncendary.
Several arrests have beon made, but not prov
ed that the parties w=re actually guilty.
Most Of the burnt district was OCCUPIED BIZ
dwellings; few heavy stocks of e ,ods wer,
burnt.
The excitement which has been created since
the fire, against the desperadoes living amony
us, hls resulted in a determination on the part
OF our citizens, tc prevent the landing of anv
more pers> >ns from the Penal Colonies unles.
they can produce testimonials of good charac,
Ter.
The Vigilance Committee and their donrs
nave generally been sustained by the commu-
nlty.
o-tl,
dered III the city Of Sonora, and two davs after.
wards two of the nssassins were taken and
hung by the popu'ce
a row occurred near Carson's digyings in
which two Americans and three or four Nexl-
ems were killed.
great many Mornons from the Salt Lake
Valley had arrived in the Los Angeles Vallev
Col. Btrbour's division of the Indian Cons
mission Is at stand still 70. want of fund,
Dr. ozenaraft is progressing ct his own ex>
pcnse.
Two men, Watkins and Drer. were found
guilty of burglary, and sentenced one 10 Inn
and the other to five years Imprisonment
Party of nine men under Capt Fitzpatrick.
have been cut off by the Indians at Rogue
River and it is feared all murdered.
On the night Of the great fire, Lewis Pol
lock was called from his bed and shot dead by
Sam'l Gallagher.
The citizens of Marysvle have formal .
Vigilance Committee for the protection of I,fs
and property.
Accounts rom the mines and places are very
encouraging.
The prospect from the crops Throughout. the
country is encouraging.
Onr city is going up again very fast; 200
buildings have been erected during the past
week. fS'
horrible murder has been perpetra,ed at
sonora. Some persons who took offence at a,
article in the Sonora Herald, went 10 the ,oor.
ct the Editor, DR.. Gum, dragged him from hi,
he'd and shot hun through the head. TIL, .l,c
Killed two other persons connected " in hi,
ONCE, and Killed or wounded Or 4 other per,
sons, who went to their assistance.
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