The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-19

efRcs survived as already mentioned in this building
ahs, IL the U. 8. Assay Once.
fAs once papers and library Of Messrs- hcAlistsr
iswy~rs, saved being In Argentis building when
vkhstood the connagrstion noby The office anu ouha
~ Of 6idmeester Dsfremery Co was Also Psssrvsa
fhe brick store Of Daniel Gibbs merchant AZ lne
4. nti AZ wharf, aSo yiyed !, ,,s, -.
The nrst house which caught FIRE in California street
was the Dramatic Museum from wn,sn M
ss.municated with the Custom hou-s wnicn Wa aeem
ed proof both the mercantile stores on the oppo
site side Of the street The rIoi o. .ns %
ered with pitched felt thah snlcu nolins i " oio
dangerous in connection with nre. . -
Tbs Custom House itself cost very large amount OF
money 10 build IL and r contained goods 10 bona ana
,rag 10 me value of several hundred thousand dollars
all n which dead loss Besides, there we're seve
rs other large iron buildings, used as bonded ware
houses full of goods eonsumeds for instance those Of
strkey Brothers and Hobsons and another large store
Pacific street wharf In al these the loss OF pro-
psrty must have been very great
IN. California Exchange on the Plaza, at the corner
Of Clay street very severely exposed but escaped
With but little or damage The lire broke through
the back windows into the County Court room aud If IL
had timely ons in removing the bench
and furniture and exti0guishing the flames which had
ALREADY seized upon them, the whole building would
The Jenny Lind Theatre and the new theatre in pro-
gress construction in another part OF the same build
Ing destroyed, along with the saloon OF Mr. Ma
gure. in the psI ker House.
The splendid Cooke, Brothers & Co, in Cali
fornia street stood unscathed amid the sea of flame with
which IL surrounded
Adams l. Co express Office, in Montgomery street,
nearly opposite the Custom House shared the fate OF the
Of the block in which IL stood With the exceptions
mentioned; but they succeeded We unuersstnu' ~
saving their books papers and raaabes In nre PROOF
Alter the Are crossed from the City Hotel 70 the other
sshe Of Kearpy street IL thence communicated with
the fabrics in Clay street the u the Cal
horns Exchang. the next building in the!plaza which
look fire the Empire and from that the flames
spread Merchant street, and soon reduced the
splendid Union Hotel to a mass of black aud crumbhpg
ruins The loss involved in thi hotel must have been
very great at least $4,000 and It's destruction VIII be
public Inconvenience by many who used to fire.
gent IT, or make it their abode We sincerely synlpa-
Middletons loss in his sto and business iniepeud
ant Of the hotel i. also large lie has very seriously
Suffered
The following persons missing since the fire They
supposed to b. il the ron tor, occup cd by Messrs
7AaHe and McCahiIl the time Of tbs dr. ;-Messrs
q baum. Baker, T. Mcgahll Capt james Welsh and
Snin Lewis Rchlaud
M no,le store Of Messrs Dewitt Harrison. SAN
street stood the FIRE in good order Its massive
al offered eectual barrier to the wild progress q
80 flames and thereby saved the frame buildings the
nrthwest side. including the large stores Of hessrs
bingham Reynolds Bartlett y Co
The directors of the splendid wharf at the foot Of Pa
snc street have kindly off red to deliver free Of wharf
u,e IRE
Me,.rs. vassaults ONCE is on the new Pacific
street wharf
We should have said yesterday that the guard station
ed the Of Montgomery and Clay streets we're
organized by gentleman connected with hessrs Wells
4 Co, and composed Of masters Of vessels. The
only furnished by Mr.. Argent
We pleased 10 be able 10 state that Messrs Jack
Blake been fortunate TO the watches and
stber articles left by their customers for repair and
they have for the present removed 10 their old location
o Clay street opposite the post Office.
Messrs Hayes Bailey, through the aid Of saar1an-
der safe saved argc portion Of Their valuable Jewery
effects and papers destroyed IN the store Of Cooke
Le<ount
Mr. Crowen Of thu firm of Cooke Brothers & Co. fell
inting on California from exerton yester
cay afternoon. Friends happened 70 be around him.
vbo rendered him every assistance.
The deposits Of Wells \ @ arr at the banking house
dF Argenti DO. The business Of the house viii be
RECOMMENDED at the old stand Everything Is safe
Among tbose in the late fire whose worthy efforts
IN relieving the properly aud effects Of others Capt
VIM l. Howard late Of the Y ;. X. : who has been 50
seriously Ured 70 require close medical attention
~ relieve him from the effects Of his exposure ia the
late IRE Capt II breasted the destroying element till
the skin was taken from his hands and face AMI no
Scrves more honor for disinieresed action than
~ does
haynes stopped the tire at their house the corner
OF Jackson aud Battery streets Hal the IRE passed BE-
yond this point it would have done immense damage
N 'he dense mass q shipping IN that portion q the har
The brick safe Of tho p NJ : : Company was opened
Monday morning, and though fled with book. pa
I1r and Sauaeies every hing was found - be IN tas
most .. condition The oco Of the company will
be continued in the same place in temporary building
Yesterday several bodies were Observed sim burning
n ,hs ruins of the store Of Iaaie ndIaeSahIL The
bodies q Capt Welsh and Edward hcCahiu were ~
covered and will be buried to-day,
D l. Ross, who recently occupied part Of the her
shsnts Exchange. had not finished removing hi stock
b. the iron building foot q Clay street and lost about
$1,000
D,Arss ~ T.rry MCcNuLLs--We were furnished
yc. rdsy with the " the six noble who we're
burned death In their endeayos 70 ave the store
To. cahil from destruction Captain Welsh was re-
. verd ire m ruins and buried yesterday tn. others
Mpsrs Etv ard McCahil Leon GrccnabauEn, Reuben
Baker Ncust-sun ard Roscnthal
Cvsros, Horsr-The books, papers aud specie Of the
Cu-.om ouse not thrown iao the rescrvors a. II
H. ben stated They were placed in thu substantial
vault bull; under the direction q Collector King for
sAsi purpose and yesterday they were all nuni - Be
entirely ssfe.
PA... B,eo< 4 Co.-This banking house succeeded In
ecurir heir funds and papers ami have sumsd their
hu.iness in Naglcc's building.
JAM. KrSG % wn--Mr King was himself badly in
i-d during the ere but the coutrus ~ hi hoa" aud
IN. building W-slf escaped without being in the least
harmed lie sin carrying his business az his Oh
stand.
ADDITIONAL LOSSES ny rifE FlRE.
Prom tho Alta California. June IS
We have received the following additional Let u losses
BY the IRE in this city