The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-05
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tFrom the Marysville Her aid, Aug 81
Our youIg city, which hitherto has escaped the
ravsges Of FIRE night visited with terrible con-
fsgraton The fire broke out in n Chinese washhouse
on Hg street at about half past twelve o'clock The
cause said to be that burning candle left stand
ing by some clothes an the ChinAman went to sleep
When the candle burned down. communicated FIRE to
the clothes and from thence to the lining the
house Many, however, think 1t the work Of an ncen-
diary from the fact that another house. remote from the
wahhouse, wa, discovered to be on fire at nearly the
same moment
We never fire spread with so great rapidity 80
rapid, indeed was the extension Of the flames that
contents OF the buildings The Are at first took an
easteriy direction, spreading towards street; but In
few minutes strong wind arose driving the flames in
the opposite direction Fears entertained that the
lower portion OF the city would be entirely destroyed
but by timely exertion the fire was checked at street
Three entire squares were burned, comprising about
The United States Hotel, on street, fine, large
building was In imminent danger but saved II II
had taken Ere 1t Is probable that the whole Of
portion Of the city would have been destroyed
The burnt District comprises the most business portion
Several house frames have already been erected on the
burnt district, and in short time trace Of the
viii be seem aud the FIRE viii result in benefit TO the
city, because better class Of buildings will take the
place Of those which have been destroyed
lhe following list Of the sufferers with the estimat
ed losses as far a. we have been able to ascertain
On ID sfrset-Mr Ramirez old adobe building, VIM
Long Co, carpenter shop $780, DR. Louis Regnes; Dr.
gIssssw s'Ces and buSng 5000 Rice Baker drug
5000 Geo. Rowes buildings 81 SO: Jas Lavey Co.
stock, $4,000; the house owned by DR. A. L. Merriam,
worth $500 Fulton market, $500; Mendelbaum Co,
81 200; house owned BY y. Ramirez, $1,000
On Second ste-Murrsy, carpenter shop and mate Vi
ais soCo Green, painter, stock, $500; Watkins Coyi
lard's brick building 5000 lower part occupied by
Mitchell Co boot and shoe store, stock saved; o. a.
pie,sons stables $500 small zinc building, occupied
On High sirss,-House owned by o. III Pierson vacant
5000 Eureka Hotel total loss; dwelling house National
Hotel by John Spruce California FALCON, vacant $500
Ceney Co, eadder, ~ 500; Chinese washhouse whore
the IRE originated La Neveu vegetable depot stock and
building 5000; small store $4,000; Yuba arket Al OO0
kennedy's bakery - 5to Whites Mansion restaurant
Eagle liotelby John Armstrong Star Hotel; Jacobs
auction house stock sl2 tooi Henshsw, grocery; Spa.
nsh saloon S2Ooo bowling saloon 81 500 vacant store
Of Mark Smith, 81 zoo.
fsursnt, s25ooi stock, $780, Covsuds stable about
SO 500.
On tie Pis.a (ugti sid,)-Charles oovillaud. houses
owned by him from TO High street $4,000; Parish 4
Adams auction house stock. SO Oc0 Low Brothers
stock Sla OoO; Charles Lambert, stock Sl1 coo. j.
Ecsm. stock IS CO; Yuba Hotel ". yellow Covil.
aud Hotel S20oo r. W. Mackey. stock, ssOeV; L.
sttinlaidt, s. eco.
On ne Pia.a, (ea,, siS,l-s,hanrr 4 rlas.or stock
ta CC0 successor TO sites Co. stock So O0O build
iues ovDtd ty sampson, $1,000; Jones & Co. stock.
alOoOci ". sbaeiier, stock and building, Sl5 600;
Pirfo Fshom. stock So OCO; Pugh 4 tross Ito shop
stock, SzOCJQi bgi dings owned b. Tanner, S25cO.
buildings
On fti, sfisr. (rcrt sid)-Drs & T. Watts stock
$500 r. Eddy bookstore stock atd building 50 600:
t.nte hcusei California Exchange. $4,000. III Dorado
ti2UO Moore Parish stock 50 o0o; Versndah corner
e 1 1870 =. booney proprietor building owned by
o. I'l.i stc,t. (sotN ,s,)--C NJ oiogosky & Co
Ctk sld buid.ngi slZCtOi Hueitel adilerv 40 Coos
'sc,6 Fogtl Co stock. 81 600 Kason Beach stock
hug Bumrili 8 uott, sloto; A. schuesiisr stock
and building. Sl2CCO.