Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-08-08
FROM CALIFORNIA.

The Empire City arrived At New York ou
"Wednesday, with over $1,000, 900 Ia gold
The Panama had arrived at Panama with 200
passengers, 81 ,3I2, 500 on freight, and ST..
600 900 in the hands Of passengers. We
CLEAN the following fom the Alta California
Another great IRE had occurred, ADD ,hs
despcradocs were as numerous as ever. The
FIRE broke DOT On the 22i Of June, in a two
story building in Pacific street. !, spread
npidly down the street, through pile Of lum.
Der in the rear Of the house, where The Gre
originally caught, was soon on fir, and To
few minutes the whole block 10 Broadway on
10 Stockton street, was IN blaze.
The wind had arisen to a perfect hurricane
and as there vas no water in TIA, vicinity.
there was nothing to - done but gaIe on lhc
flames over a portion Of the city built Of che
most combustibic materials The hre crossed
Stockton street, at the same time spread down
Brohway, Pacific and Jackson streets. Ga
Pacific stree, It burnt To Ohio st., taking The
\ City Hall and the City Hospital IN Is eour'c.
The Gro burnt furigusly along Stockton street
on both sides, nearly To Washington street,
where. by extraordinary cHcrions, building
va. saved. Blankets were throNn over Doe
ROOT, which was kept continually vet, ani
aud thus the Ere vas here successfully com.
ba,ted The fire then crossed IN a diagonal
direction IN the rear Of the Baptist church,
which was saved, into Washington s'rcc',
burning down the hospital uf DR.. Arthur u.
Stout. and lhc adjoining buildiuss-oomiHg
down Washington street, It caught the jack
sun house.
Tho buildings on Dupont street, between
Washington aud Pac dc were all 90 Gre, lai
then lhc whole city seemed ihrcalcuol AGAIN
With destruction. The jackson lIousr col
Toe houss adjoining we're burned, while lae
California Restaurant vas blown uP.
Tho frc extended down washinglol %
SAMSON street, taking both side, Of lhc street
a, far a, Montgomery street. On Non'com,
cr, street the vc,, side is burned entirely
from Pacific tn Washington streets, and mos,
ct the east SIDE.
Frm Washington street /, passed into N.r.
chants. and thence Into Clay 1t. Here ih' Ore
US stayed.
The patients ia the City Hospital, u'go.
were removed ~ lot 10 the rear Of tle boo.
pi,al, aud we're Afterwards ulseu 10 b...ln.
at the foo, Of Dupont street.
The principal houses destroyed upon 'h'
Plaza arc the Alta California Office, lafayette
Restaurant. Jackson house, cd Adobe, lou
isana Maguirc's house, aud th, Jenny land
Theatre. The Presbyterian church Of Rev.
Albert Williams, on S'OSH'oa street, VAS
burned.
Charlie. 5. Lyons found bomcd to death 90
Jackson st., between Dupont and hcamey-
Mr.. Bachc, Of the firm Of Bachc, Burnen
CO.. Va. bumcI to death u cndea'onas 10
,rc his store rom.
hi, impossible at lhc Prcsoui To- give any
thing ike an accurate account of The amount
Of property destroyed, or Of Ihc losers P'o'-
ably about 500 houses aud $1,000 900 worth
of property have been Destroyed.
II understood that the Committee ol Nlg'
lance have made a large number Of ars'''
on charges Of inccndiarsm and 'hen oo'nm'',
ted during tho frc. Three were tired and
honorably acquitted, others arc still h''d
IN custody.
There u no doub, that this Ere was the work
OF an inccndiary. The time selected was
good onc-jus, as the people were going to
church on Sunday morning, and the place was
upon hill, from which the frc mus, lne''A'
bis have spread to the whole city.
This FIRE, although small in comparison
with the last, has fallen on a class Of eitIren'
who are illy able to bear It. Most Of them
are poor men, whose all was invested Ia The
houses and goods destroyed. 4 grca. deal OF
lumber has been burnt up, and twill b.
long time before our burnt district Is built
over again. There was evidently an arTang'
ed plan to set fire to and consume the city.
Long before the fire reached that 'Ieinl'y'a
man was discovered attempting to set IRE to
Pacific street wharf lie was arrested. The
portion Of Marvin & HiteheOck's building
wa, fired in the rear by some miscreAnt, who
broke one Of the psncs Of glass in the sash Of
the door, and set FIRE TO the curtains Of the
window