New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-11
ARRIVAL OF THE PHILADELPHIA. &
Fifteen Days later from California.
SACRAMENTO CITY. IN RULNSa
Fires in San Francisco and Marysville

SACRAMENTO CITY IN iRULNS9
Fires in San Francisco and Marysvllle!
The U, S. Mail steamship Philadelphia, Capt John Nc
dowau arrived here cn THURSDAY morning from Aspin
wall, bringing $50 passengers and dates from San Fn
cisco to The 9Th uitimo, She left Aspinwan at y |
o'clock upon the evening of the 81 inst in company with
the ii s. Illinois for NewYork, with 600 passengers and
81 100000 in gold dust freight. The Philadeiphs
brought S54 Oh In gold dust freight and about 5000
600 IN the hands Of her passengers.
The syeau, propeller City Of Pittsburgh was totally
by IRE the 10Th October in the Bay Of ya
paraiso,
rived at San Francisco passage Of 1oa having
been four DAYS becalmed OF Cape Horn Hsr greatest
dav-s run was as miles On the l2th October she
rouutered violent gale which carried away all heF top
masts. ESQ FL .,...l--. - e
The roads on the 1sthu,us are constantly improving in
the dry weather. and passengers by tne
next steamer for California Will be able TO travei on tne
Gorgopa road without difficulty So. .Ss..e
we and in our exchanges full details of the terrible
copa,pratop in Sacramento and the fires in San Fran
cisco and Marysville Ths fire in Sacramento broke out
the night Of the % ut about IL o'clock It Is est
mated that worth of property was
and thousands were in few hours reduced from affu-
ence to poyerty aud want The oce Of the Democratc
State journal was destroyed with large portion q ths
MATERIAL but made It's appearsnce under the auspices
OF new proprietors .he sth We take from the san
Franc4co Alta California, the following particulars want
Of space compelling Us omit large o the
list Of sufferers q X9
THE steamer Confidence arrived m honr since. bring
ing the exciting intelligence the destruction Of sacra
ento by fire. She left that place at oeock tins morn
ing and we have the following full report of the disrs
trous event prepared this paper by Me- Heed the En-
! press Messenger Of Adams &. Co.
At lltb O'Clock Tuesday evening" fire broke out IN
the Millinery shop of Madame Lanos, street, near
the coruer The inspectors quietly
ing their votes and numerous crowd awaiting tns as
cisiou Of the Judges, that much time fuet win
a>tophiug rapidy II spread from building g building
up and down this sret Iu less than ar honE
flames and being of very insnmabie material and large
the fiery torrent in every direction The hard
store Of Hawthorn Co., communicated thsiisme
to the brick block ad lining. which soon went ~ aht
ground and carried the fire up on both sides un
to Eighth street. On the west side from Brown Henry
& Co.'S brick building which caught from the Cresrsn
City nothing to its progress but the Over
ton Block the of Third and streets, on tn
side and scudder Carroll Co., on the other .
progress If the amesby blowing up two building
which proved Intellectual The wind, heretofore bowin
toward the evee Increased to gale and changed to IN
north thus turning the fire broadside and in fv
minuesit had spread 70 NJ street, from and Third IN
fire curled around schuddsr 4 Carrolls ard extended
which proved barrier for time The buildings Of WOO
adjoining built in 1S4s aud as combusbls as pcu
der. THIS fames caught the wooden building oppost
and spread to the rear Of street At this time Mccall
Cos udng was on ara inside and osertnn's huge hnc
y ing caught on the roof The burning of this buildD
sealed tho fate OF those between it and the evee
On both sides the street and bearing down the engt
the city souh.rly the flames extended soon reachir
" the Orleans Hotel The buildings around were blown
with the rapidity of magic, carts standing ready WI
= loads OF 25' b kegs Of powder The " Union othct" ne
sui lent for few day y supply They intend issuing
a extra the two o'clock boat The Tehsma block co
j. tainiug Page, Bacon & Co, swfs and arims banks W.
saved by wind blowing directly the street fro
thm j. b. Stars brick store aso made wall 70 pr
N vent the spread of the FIRE in that direction
At this the fire reached from the Levee
to Tenth one sea of crumbng every thing to-
Of The large brick sors of lAines the brick blocks
X and all the brick buildings but the Lady Ada
o. on X street. between First aud Second streets w
: destroyed This building stands prominently and err
ID this morning to ths proprietors sagacty
Biz The fmilies on the line below street busy
s2s moving their yaluables and furniture when the fI
the brick barrier and swept with
down aud licking from street to alley With itsfo
es' ed tongue and apparently shrveng the wooden bn
ings with single breath The inmates Of the Hospi,s
seventy and taken iu to the levee.
from thence to house.by Drs, Briarly and Wilia
. The City Market (brck) and Hospital were the last
that line when the citizens ectusy stopped its frt
NJ progress On street the brick building of Reyno
- Co. made but light barrier the roof falling in almost
:, mediately with three of No 3s engine men, who
= burnt to death. Every thing to Eighth street on
and Ninth street The South side Of 70 I've
ooer street K down street the North side Of
street through and to the leyee destroyed
81 Ell Dorado supposed impregnable ALSO gutted as
De-. Merritts and DR.. Morrll's aud Scudder CARROTS
plumber lives lost that be ascertained is six
| where the originated. sick. Dut
". Thr.a v,ar of Engine tys,n,n.nv M ,
r the roof of Reynolds u Co.'s store, and were swaows
alive The confusion OF the day and scattering Qf pc
c,u m names spft
Jared pte'op.eu = -. 80. ~ ~A'r " y
SES but uniortunate uremen. - :. 49, n "a, :,
lady next door to the place Wnere the nro
Jay The number scorchpd is enoru
all with carefully cared for by surgeons on
. the Csnanche Every assistance possible was prot
- by thu Captains and Agents o the steamers whose W
were crowded with females. The Levee was strewn
~ souds Of every description aud the wind Elanting
threw the sparks from the goods. all of which were
A Ave o'clock the fire had nearly ceassd the smou,c
n, embers throwing huge elouds Of smoke and lurtd
that brought desoation to the hearts of all who witt
the siekening sight The loss cannot be less than
PERs 900. - S'
orth Among the heaviest losses that in the haste and
sion could be asceraiued, are--J F. oyerton S750 W
rs., McNusy, 100000; Haworth. Esels Co, S2SNoo;
via dey, Carroll Vo, $tovQV; brcUn, henry Y 70, p