New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-07
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We return our Observation-Disclosures 20 Ny II. NOE
eAs FFFgcH. L. : Mai. AGENT, TO Hr. LEWIS
G. P.,sr. P,,rser at the Empire City to Nr
Fg,ss Jouvsox. Mossengeg OF adams & Cos
Frcrees. 10 Gregory {, Co Express, Dodge <
c. Evnress. and EA5tt's Express, tof Their
| courtesy IN forwarding dispatches aud f'e- Of
| California. Panama and Jamaica papers 20 IT,
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We give herewith hll particulars Of the la'es.
news from the Pacific Coast.
Particulars of the Sixth Great CONFEDERATION.
From the Alta California. Jane d.
becomes our pa nfIl duty 70 re ord another great
FIRE IN san tranclsco-the SKIN that hds 80
our CITY within The as two years Yesterday mo-
INC little after O'Clock, the DIRE tdui cry OF y ire
was raised and crowds immediately gahered dIoi,I1
the building where II originated; ms was ~ Ia
ei6c-st on the north SIDE, near PO"e-s,., III t"o
story wooden building. Ere was first discovered
breakjng out Of the roof and under the caves OF
the house few moments before tse Ire. Inc
AIR seemed calm and stlrless. bat with Inc pro-
gress of the flames wind seemed TO rise. AMI IN a
few minutes a strong gale blew from me nOrih"es-
Next door 10 the house where the fire was hrs' seen
was the carpenter shop Of Morris Reynolds,
which immediately caught. The FIRE sprcai from
this down Pacihc-st., when the building a, inc
corner of an alley near >tock,on-st was torn Gown
with the hope OF aTrestlDg the flames Pic OF HIn
Der in the of the house where the ire originally
caught was soon ire, and IN few minutes me
whole block to Broadway and on 10 >tockton-s. was
IN blaze The fire, about half past ten. crossed "a
cifc-st and with the strong wind blowing. soon com
municated to The whole block as far as Jackson-st
Houses on the corner OF Jackson and stockton SIS;
were torn down. but with no avail The WIND
had arisen 10 a perfect hurricane, and as there
was no water ~ that vicinity there was nothing
10 be done but gaze upon the progress OF the
flames over portion OF the city butt OF the
most cOmbustiblc materials. ~ the une the hfc
crossed Stockton-st. II al the same time spread
down Broadway, Pacific and Jackson sts. Along
the former II burnt on The SIDE toward TIE fIdLd dS
far as kearny-st. On Pdclfc-sl. Ii burned 10 ono
St taking the City Hail and the CITY Hospital
IN lis course On JacfsOn-st. II reached 10
few houses below Monigomery-st The FIRE
burned furOusy along S,Ochton-st. on both SIDES
nearly down 70 Westinghouse where, by the
most extraordinary exertlons, the frame DuuuIhS on
the corner OF W ashingt0n ana STOCKTON SsS owned
| by w. ID. VI Howard, Esq. and occupied by Dr. Wo
zcncrait was saved. Blankets were thrown oyerthe
| Roof which kept continually wet, ana mus tle
FIRE was here combatod. II then crossed IN dlago-
nal direction in the of the Baptist Church, which
was also saved, into Westinghouse, burning down
the hospital Of DR.. Arthur b: Stout ald tle aom,
ing buildings. IL passed down Washington ana
along Dupont-sl On the Latter street 1t stopped al
| the old adobe building. Coming down Washing
ton-st. II caught the Jackson House. Inc nuild-
jngs on Dupont S., between Washington and Pa
ciic sts were all on fire. and then the whole city
seemed again threatened with destruction Inc
jackson House and The house adjoining were burned
Will. the California restaurant above and ADJOINING
our office was blown up. At the time The IRE
was spreading down Westinghouse, II was oelnS
met by the burning of the buildings on hearny-S'r
which being nearly all OF wood, burned very readily
The flame, caught below our Office III The WOODEN
buildings between il and the Bella Union, ana ihen
1t was that office caught, after we had removed
from II all pos ble to The house known
as the Louisiana" was torn down, the doors of the
Belle Union closed. and the latter left 10 take It's
chance Al Tie same time the flames were crossing
Dur the light frame buildings in The rear
of the old adobe, which soon caught and burned.
Crossing the of the Verandah, the fire extend
cd down Westinghouse. to Sansome, taking both
SIDES of the street as far as Mongomcryst., stopping
on the south side al BurgOync's new building. On
MontgOmcry-st.. the west side IS burned entirely
from Paclic-st to Washington, and the eat SIDE,
with the exception Of the buildings OF j. t. Bidele-
man. j Frcdlander and J. Wilbcr, near the corner
of Jackson.st Between Washington and Clay SIS
the only building burned was on the west Slde' near
the corner of MsTchnt-st., and occupied by Mcssrs
Cronn ( Narklcy. From Westinghouse, lEe hic
crossed over IN the rear Of d" Ell Dorado 10 The new
thcator, which soon cnycOped III flames. ana 10
the buildings III It's rear, soon communicating INTO
Merchant ami from there crossing INTO tlay'si on
the moth SIDE below the California Exchange Inc
building on ClaySt, next 10 the Exchange, was torn
down and the remainder Of the buildings on The
noi.h side burned far the brick building occu-
ped nv Tallani d Wilde, on the corner OF Mont
romcrySt. Here tho fire appeared 10 be stayed, the
engines having been playing upon All the houses
| cast of The Plaza and most vigorous efforts having
| been made 10 save them
The scene upon the Plaza terrific and Sng1-
| lar Goods Wofo moved TO 1t from all parts OF The
city, and after The buildings the north side and
the adobe buildings had caught, and were burning,
| many OF The goods on the Washington SIDE 81 the
! Plaza were soon in flames. They were moved and
removed and many of them deposited cn the lot va
Gated by The burning OF the City loiel at The last are
| The buildings on Pacific and Jackson SIS. and ite
| block between them, were principally occupied by a
French and Mexican population.
The patients III the City Hospital, numbering about
ninety. were removed into ot in the rear of the
! Hospital ana aftcrward taken 70 building at
\ the foot of Dupcnl-St on the North Beach. where
| thew were comfortably provided for.
The prisoners IN the City Prison were immediate
" rcmandod io the County Jail ana all The books OF
record IN the Recorders and MaTShals Offices were
/ saved The buildings saved upon tn Plaza are the
/ Belle Union the Custom House, Verandah FL Do
RADIO. Union, and California Exchange. together
! with the wooden buildings between the Union and
California Exchange The Union was ed only by
| The greatest CxoftonS While the thCater was burn
ing. the Union was smoking and only by the most
constant application OF the engine companies, and
the fearless labor OF personal friends OF the propTlt
toIs. was the Union prevented from burning. The
principal houses destroyed upon the Plaza are the
Alta California office, La Fayei.e Restaurant Jack
| son House, the Old Adobe, Louisiana. and MagureS
| House uhe Jenny Lind ThCaer)
The PRESBYTERIAN church of Rev. Albert Williams,
1 III SiCckion-st. was burned.
| The burned distEc, extends down Broadway TO
keaIny-S along keaTny, taking both SIDES, 10 Pa
! cifc, down Pacific 10 Ono, and along Montgomery
ST. taking in, on Jackson and Washington Sis. small
I portion below Montgomery 10 Washington. up Wash
/ mgtCn and Clay St.. TO Dupont, along Dupont u
Washington. up Washington TO near stockton. and
crossing over. along Stockton 10 Pacific and up Pa
cEc 10 The house where the fire originated, the
| corner Of powCll-si.
Charles : Lyons was found burned 70 death on
jackson 81, between Dupont and Kearny. No par
tlcuarS could be obtained concerning the manner of
Ms death The Coroner VIII hold inquest upon
the body to-day.
Mr.. Bach. OF tie firm Of Bach, Burnet; 4 Co, was
burned 10 death IN cnd(avoring 10 save ms store