Democratic banner., 1851-06-25
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ARRIVAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY.
ya,star TtenenS6us Firs az SaH5F francisco.

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The s.ssmsr CrsscentGity from Chagres
v;sb San Francisco, dates to 10Th May has
;.,.e arrived; she does not bring the mails,
q, a. .aesnt refused to allow them to come
on 10 be-.
hsEherokee had not arrived etChagres
on th5 9Th, when the Crescent City left
Chseres. She brings five hundred and twen-
tvpassepgers and $77, 900 in gold dust.
San Francisco is 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 des-
tructicn upon the ruins of our devoted city
and its people.
About / o'clock last night the cry of fire
startled every one like an earthquake. The
Ere had Just commenced in q paint shop on
the west side of Portsmouth square, adjoin-
ing what was formerly the Bryant House,
but more recently, the American. 1t was
but a slight blaze when first seen, but 10 a
few minutes the whole upper story wa in
flames; before the engines could get upon
she ground, the American on one side, and
a store occupied by Messrs. Rhodes as q
furnishing establishment, were in flames
The buildings in the vicinity being all OF
wood and very combustible, the fire spread
upClay& Kearney streets;with frightful ra-
Aidisy, and soon had full command
The fire department could only work up
on borders, and endeavor to check its pro-
eress by anticipating it; in this, way they
succeeded in stopping it on the north side
before il reachedDupont street, but in every
other direction in which it could spread, il
took its own course. TO the south it spread
20 Bush street and to the east part of Jack
son street. Every thing to the east of Du-
pont street to the wharf. vas destroyed
The blocks between Dupont and Kearney
streets, west Of Portsmouth square, as far
Is Bush streets, are in ashes; besides these
thirteen blocks, almost every building in the
peighborhood was destroyed. One thous-
end buildings is within the range Of truth.
We Judge $4,000, 900 could not replace the
destruction. Some placsft Eve times as
high IS that amount.
Three-fourths Of the business part Of city
arc ~destroysd;the principal buildings are the
Custom House Union Hotel, Parker House,
Jones' Hotel, Delphi Theatre, Dramatic
Museum. Naticnal, New World, City Hotel
Delnonico, Merchants Exchange, aud O.
thers-shipsNian and Gen. Harrison,a nd
every newspaper Office in town except the
Alta California.
.-WsTrFv-SffyT ne uaarefs~srson sfre -ifst-
Blsg6yneS & Co., Wells & Co., add James
Kiag-ths Revere House, Pacific Mai
StsanshipC Company are oil burned. Not Z
house left In Serodes street, and everything
ON both sides Of long wharf to the Battery
and whitehall.
Scarcely a fre-proof bailding in the whole
block stood the test-such as have, are the
Exchange, Ell Dorado, V~erandah, and the
buildings Of Capt. Howard, which was the
u. s. assaying Office Of Mofatt & Co.
The officers of the Custom House saved
the specie by casting it into q well; about
q million Of dollars were saved in this way
Mr.. Green, the collector, and q number oil
others in the naval Department. have all theiI
private Offices destroyed, but the books and
papers are nearly all saved. The large U.
s. bonded warehouse, containing about two
thousand tons of merchandise, was saved
The Sacramento Hotel was blown up
Howard & Greenlow's building, containing
many valuable law libraries, Jones' Hotel
the Vallie Bank, Dodge & Co.'s Express
Office, Aliento building, Caleph Exchange,
and Cook & Brothers store, were saved
The destruction of the U6ionHote involve:
Q loss Of $25O,000: Adams & Co. saved
their books.
The Alta California Of a later date, says
Measures have been taken to supply the city
with water from. q lake, nearly three miles from
the city-a proposition has been laid before the
Council TO- that effect. The rebuilding had al
ready commenced. The list Of the sufferers in.
clndss Ne names of mills, firms and individuals
among the heaviest of which are J. B. Be6dle.
man, 300, 900; simsield, Batch & Co, $780,
600; o.. Hefkeimer, Herrick & Co., 1920 600
Msoss, Hickman & CO., $4,000; De Boom,
Vignesnx & GiSsa, $751; 00; E. Mickle & Go.
8lO0;OOO; Dale, Austen & Co., $250;000; Mid
: dissen& Selore ;$2o5, 600. Six men were burned
to death In one. building: their names are-Capt.
Welsh, of ship Lewis Richlsnd, Edmund Nc
Cahill, Leon Gresnbaugh, Reuben Baker, Hus-
baum & Rossthal. Many individuals were Sc
riously burned and otherwise i~njured-among
4hsuyG Gen. James Wilson. Vigorous measures
hsgs been taken fcr rebuilding the burnt dis
tIiee nod Baildings are going up in all directions.
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