The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16
From the Alta California ~ June AL
THE SIXTH CONFEDERATION IN
CALIFORNIA.

NNAAADNtNAAs
| II becomes our painful duty 10 record an
other great ATa in San Francisco. the sixth
| that has occurred IN our city within the last
two years, Yesterday morning a little after
\ 10 o'clock, the dreadful cry Of fire. was raised,
and crowds Immediately gathered around tie
lHuilding where u originated. This was ia
/ Pacific street. on the north side near Powell,
/ la two story woOlen building. A fow mo-
ments before the FIRE the air seemed calm and
atirless, but with the progress OF the flames
! the wind seemed 10 rise, aud in few mo-
ments strong gale blew from tho northwest
The next door 10 whore the fire was frst
seen was the carpenters shop Of Morris
Keynold's which Immediately caught The
fire spread from this down Pacific street.
whsrp tina huildinF a. the corner Of tLs alfey
near tstorttoH street. was torn down, with the
hope ofaTrcsting the flames A pile of lum-
Der ia the rear Of the house where the FIRE
originally caught was soon on fire, and in
few minutes the whole block TO broadway
aud on 20 Stockton street MAA IN a blaze,
The hrc about half past ten CROSSED Pacific
street, and with the strnng wind blowing. soon
communicated 10 the whole block as far a.
jackson street Houses on tho corner Of
jackson and Stockton streets were torn down
but with no avail. The wind had arisen 20
lperfcet hurricane, and ~ there wne no water
IN that vicinity there was nothing "a be done
bat gage on the flames which were spreading
over portion Of the city built of the most
c0nbustiblo materials.
~ the same time the fir crossed Stockton
street IL apread down broadway, Pacifr and
jackson streets. Along tho formor il burnt
on the sdc towards the Plaza, as Car as Rear
ncy street. On Pacific street il burnt TO o.
hio street, taking the CITY Hall and the City
Hospital IN lie course. On jackson street il
reached 70 iow houses bolow Montgomery
street The fire burnt furiously along Stock
, ton street, on both sides, nearly % Washing
ton street, where by the most extraordinary
eNcrtions, the frame building on tho corner
of Washington aud Stockton streets, occupied
10y DIR. w. o. Rcncran, was saved. Blank
cts were thrown over tho roof which were
kept continually wet, and thus the fire was
here combatie,l.
II ihen crossed 10. a diagonal direction, in
! the rupr of the baptist church, which was al
so saved into Wellington street. Burning
down the hospital ~ Dr Arthur II. Sioptahd
the adjoining buildings IL passed down WAah-
ington and along Dupont streets. TN The
latter Atrnat- il siapped at the .0ld Adobe"
building. Coming down Washington street
IL caught the jackson House. The buildings
y on Dupont street between Washington and
y Pacific streets wcrc all on fire, and then the
a whole city seemed threatened again with de-
: strucion. The jackson House and the house
tadjoihing was burned, while thr California
Restaurant above and adjoining our ofic6,was
bloYn.up f
= Al the time the Gre was spreading down
r Washington street II was being met hy the
burning ef-tir- iTuitriiHrN ON KcaTiiry street,
which being nearly all Of wool burned very
rapidly, The flames canght below our office,
in the woodon buildings between il and the
Bella Union, and then IL was that our office
caught, after we had removed from it all that
was possible 70 save. The house known as
the Louisiana House was torn down.
The doors of the Bella Union wore closed,
= and the latter len TO take its chance; at the
same time flames were crossing from Dupont
J. street 20 the light frame buildings in tho rear
= of the "Oid Adobe which SION caught and
= burned. Crossing in the rear OF tho Neran-
: dab the fire extended down Washington 10
. Sausomu taking both sides OF tho street as FAR
rs Montgomery street, stopping on the south
: side at Burgoync's now building. On Mont
gomory street the west side is burned entire
:. ~ from Pacific 10 Washington street, and the
a, east side with the exception of the buildings
!. Of J. Il. Bidelman, -Erinndlsnder, and j.
y WILDER, near tho corner of jackson.
Between Washington and Clay streets, the
= only building burncd WAS on tho west side
near the corner OF Merchant street. and Occur
pied by Cronin 4 Marklcy From Washing
: ton street the fire crossed over in the rear of
" the FL Dorado TO the new theatre, which was
soon envclopcd in Aamesaud TO the buildings
!, in its rear, soon spreading into Merchants
L street, and from thence into Clay street,
!, the north side of the California Exchange
Tho building on Clay street next TO the Tx
change was torn down, and the remainder Of
the building occupied by Talent 4 Wilde, on
\ the corner Of Montgomery street.
q Here the fire appeared 10 be stayed, tho
= engines having been playing on all the hous-
b cs east of the Plaza, aud most vigorous efforts
Z; having been made to save them.
i The scene upon the Plaza was terrific and
d singular. Goods were moved TO It from all,
o parts of the city, and after the buildings on
Il the north side and the "Old Adobe" building
: had caught and were burning, many Of the
(; goods on the Washington side of the Plaza
@ were soon in flames. They were moved and
o removed, and many of them deposited on the
i Lot vacated by tho burning of the City Hotel
: at the last fro.
y The buildings on jackson and Pacific str's,
}. and the block between them werc principally
= occupied by n French and Mexican popula-
!. ton, Tho patients in the city hospital, about
: 90, were removed TO a lot in the rear OF tho
/. hospital,and were afterwards taken to build
n ing at the foot of Dupont street, on she North
IA Beach, where they were comfortably provid-
n cd for, f-.~-... .i...-ia -.. .'-' a.i
The prisoners in tho city prison were inn
medlatoty remanded TO the county jail, and
Q all the books of record in the Recorders and
$ Marshal's offices wore saved.
: There is no doubt that this terrific FIRE was
= the work of an incendary,g The time select"
! cd was good one, just IA people wero going
: 10 church on Sunday, A. NJ, and the place
: was upon hill, from which the fire must
G have inevitably spread to tho whole city.
= Heaven protect the demon who Is proved
0 to have been concerned in this diabocal act,
!, tits impossible at the present time TO Evo
= amy thing llka an accurate Account Of tho
: amount of property destroyed, or Of Tho losers
:. Probably about FIVE hundred houses anti sS'-
100000 worth Of property have been destroy
ted --''rr ''r -.
; This fire, although small in comparison