Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-27
Arrival OF the Crescent City.
TREMENDOUS PREM SAN FRANCISCO!
New YnRK. Iune lOih

Chagres, with San Francisco dates to
10th May, had just arrived; she does
not bring the mails, as The agent refused
10 allow them to come in her.
She brings $50 passengers, and $77,-
600 in gold dust.
San Franciscois again in ashes; smoke
and flames ascending from several
squares of our city, as if the god Of
destruction had seated himself and all
his ministers Of destruction upon the
ruins of our doomed city and its people.
About o'clock last night the cry of
fire startled every one like an earthquake.
The fire had just commenced in a paint
shop, on the west side of Portsmouth
Square, adjoining what was formerly
called the Bryant House, but more re-
Gently the American. 1t was bul a
small blaze when first seen, but in a few
minutes the whole upper story was in
flames. Before the engines could get
upon tho ground, the American on one
side, and a store occupied by Messrs.
Rhodes as furnishing establishment,
were in flames. The buildings in the
vicinity being all of wood and very com
bnsiible, the fire spread up Clay and
kearney streets with irightlul rapidity.
and soon had full command. The fire
department could only work upon the
borders, and endeavor 10 crush its prog
ress by anticipating it. In this way
they succeeded in stopping it on the
north side, before it reached Dupont
street; but in every other direction in
which it could spread, il took its own
course. 10 the south il spread to
Bush street, and TO the eastern part oil
Jackson street. Every thing TO the east
of Dupont street, to the wharf, were
destroyed. The blocks between Dupont
and kearney streets, west of Ports
mouth Square. as far as Bush street, are
in ashes; besides these thirteen hlocks.
Almost every building in the neighbour
hood was deslroyed-one thousand bull.
dings is within the range of truth. We
Judge Sl0,000,0Oc could not replace the
observation-disclosures place it al five times
that amount. Thrce-fourlhs of the bus.
mess part of the city are destroyed; the
principal buildings are the Custom
House, Union Hotel, Parker House,
Jones Hotel, Delphi Theatre, Dramat-
ic Museum, National, New World, City
Hotel, Delmonico's Merchants Ex-
change, and others: ships Mantle and
Gen. Harrison, and every newspaper
Office in town, except the Alta Callfor-
MIA.
Nearly all the bankers are on the list.
Burgoye& Co., Wells d. Co., and James
King. The Revere House, Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, are all burned
Not house left on Serodes street, and
everything on both sides of Long whu.f,
TO the Battery and Whitehall. ,.....
Scarcely a fire-proof building in the
whole block stood the test. Such as
have, are the Exchange, Ell Dorado, Yer.
nadah, and the buildings of Capt. How
ard. which was the u. S Essayin Of
flee of Mollatt a. Co. The officers OF
the Custom House saved the specie, by
casting il into well; aboul million OF
dollars were saved in this way. Mr..
Green, the Collector, and number OF
others in the Naval Department, have all
their private Offices destroyed, but the
books and papers were nearly all saved.
The large U. S. Bonded Warehouse,
containg about 1000 tons OF merchan-
disc, was saved. The Sacramento IIo.
tel was blown up. Howard a. Green
lows buildings, containing MANY valua-
BILE law libraries, the Vallies Bank, Dodge
81 90 s Express office, Atlantic build
ings, Caliph Exchange, and Cook &
Brothers were saved. The destruction
of the Union Hotel involves loss o:
S250,000. Adams g. Co., saved their
J books.
The Alta California, of later date,
says, measures have taken TO supply the
city with water, from lake nearly three
miles from The city; proposition has
been laid before the council to that effect.
The building had already commenced.
The list of the sufferers includes the
names of mills, firms and individuals
among the heaviest Of which are, j. b.
Bedleman, 100000; Simsfeld, Batch
81 Co., Sl50,00O; Olienhemer, Ilerick
4 Co., Sl20,O0O; Moore, Hickman e.
Co., Sl30,O0O; DeBoon, Vigneaux e.
Gorio, $4,000; E. Mickle e. Co.,
Sl00, 900; Dale, Austin a. Co, $3.50, 900;
Mitleton d Selore, 100000.
Six men were burned TO death in one
building. Their names are, Capt.
Welsh, of ship Lewis Richland, Ed
mund McCahill, Leon Greenbaugh, Reu-
ben Baker, Husbaume and Rose,hal.
Many individuals were seriously burn
ed, and others were injured, among them
Gen. James Wilson.
Vigorous measures have been taken
for rebuilding the burnt district, and bull
dings are going up in all directions. .
The fire at Stockton was the work of
incendarles, originating in the Merchants
Hotel. The following were the princi.
pal losers:
VIM. b. Robinson. $3.50 Webb
q Hancock $50, 600; Baker a. Hickman
$4,000; G. +. Brown $4,000; Heath
& Emmons $4,000; Calvin, Page q
Co, sac, 900; Gilenham $6O.O 900: Davis