The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-06-26

scorched they wreathed and fen in full
view Of hundreds, who were completely
powerless to ave them. Others after
battling inside of what they had cousid.
cred fire proais. finding their efforts To
save the building vain. endeavored to es
cape, but too late. The doors and window
blinds were red hot. aud could not be
npeued in some instances. aud their last
chance of safety failed them.
We cannot express our sensations Of
yesterday, while looking upon the black.
ened remains of poor humanity, as they
still lay. burned to Goals. amid the fire
which filed the cellar of a building M
Montgomery street. still beyond the
reach of all who gazed upon them, May
we never again see 81 horrible a specta
Gle.
We we're furnished. yesterday. with
the names of six nuble men who were
burned 10 death in thoir endeavors TO
save the store of Taffe & Cahill from de
slruction Captain W. lsb was recovered
fIom the ruins and buried yesterday
The others are Messrs. Edward MEGA
hill, Leon Greenabaum. Reuben Baker,
N~ensbaum, and Rpsenthsl.
SAN FRANCISCO RE- BUILDING.
The Whole city is alive with workmeu.
engaged in re building upon the burnt
district. The Alta California gives the
following astonishing instance Of the re-
operative energy Of San francisco:
From Monday, 9Th inst, when the fle
ceased, uptO the present time, May ID.
an interval of ten days, three hundred
and Gfy seoen buildings haze been com
menced, Of which Tie major part are fin.
'shcd and occupied. This is exclusive Of
the many. that are going up in other parts
If the city not touched by the fire. In.
GLIDING them, the total number Of houses
just completed or in course Of erection
will not fall short of $50! OF course,
from the rapidity with which they have
been put up. most Of them are frame. but
still 10 every instance in which a brick
building was burned. either the walls still
standing will be used in re-. building, or
where they are unfit. q new brick FIRE.
proof building will be erected in the
place of the me destroyed.
SUMMARY Of vENTs
The auriferious quartz mines are being
rapidly developed. They have been dis
covered in all parts of the Stale, aud had
we not seen specimens of Them the &C.
cnuntsof their richness would be- abs0-
Iulely Incredible. They are undoubled.
ly destined to be the source of immense
aud lasting wealth to the State.
The political world is all alive. making
preparations for the State and Congress.
sional elections hat are to take place in
August,
Strict party lines have been drawn
throughout The Stale. Delegates have
been appointed by nearly every county
To altemdihe Democrat State Convention
to be held a, Benicia on the 10 h inst.
The Wing Convention tor the romina
ton Of Stale officers and Congressman
will be held in this city on The fourth
Monday in May.
The Indian Commissioners have sue.
ceeded in making treaties with the Indi
ans in San Joaquin district. The US
troops aud volunteers are still in the field
to pr tect the inhabitants.
An attack has been make within a few
days by indians in the Sacramento val
ley upon the miners in the neighborhood
Of P%iacerville. Three or four whites
had been killed.
On the morning Of the 18th ult.. the
shock Of an earthquake was felt at San
Francisco, which lasted nearly a minute.
No damage was known to have been
done.
The wings have elected their entire
tickets of council and town officers at
Sacramento, with the exception of mayor.