Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-07-04
The Grea, Fire a, San Francisco.

nlcation, the TACT that san Francisco had hcth
visited by larger confapraiion than any pre-
vious one. was communicated To our readers.
The following. giving more detailed aceoun,
is copied from the New York Tribune -
with the exception, perhaps, Of the great
fires in New York and Hamburger, no FIRE
which has occurred in the prcscn, generation
has been 50 destructive IN It's consequences as
the recent connagraiion in San Francisco
While in extent 1t nearly equals the two Tor
mcr, the nordinaio value Of property swells
the actual loss To much greater amount
The private ad,iccs received by some Of the
principal mercantile firms Of this city, the lat
ter estimating the loss from seven To twenty
millions, while the former place 1t a, abou,
two millions. The liz, Of individual losses
which We Published Yesterday, amounts IN
the aggregate to more than six millions, and
this sum, We presume, is somcwhn, near the
truth"
The Ere occurred on the 5lh II May. II
commenced at II o'clock IN the evening, and
iared Tor ten hours. The California papers
Of laics, date give the following particulars
The alarm bell started the citiIrus ftumihcir
rcposc, and brought the noble hremcn To the
spot IN a few mintics. leo minutes had
nearly elapsed bclre tie Mouumcutals we're
playing steady stream upon the frc, bu, all
to no purposc-,hr fame. spread up Clay ~.
carrying all before thea.
. In three hours from IT, origin, the Ere had
cn,elopcd the city from Pm to Pacific street
and from Dupcnl to Dauleu streets. The
sight was aVful-gnnd bcyo'd description.
Nothing could stay the cours, Of the hcrcc
destroyer Cot a moment
The 6rcmcn worked Ike heroes, bot their
cNcnions were utterly powcrlcss-a fierce
Wind drove The flames lice fiery surgcs, from
house to house, and whatever thcy touched
uilhcrcd aud crumhlcd /, an astonishing short
time.
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