New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-23
sonora In Ashcs-TerrIbic COnha Grafton
Loss OF Life, and nearly S2.00O,00O IN
Property Destroyed.

Correspondence of The Herald.
SONORA, Friday, June ls, 1888 o'clock A. NJ
Our Mountain City has received Il terri
BE visitation. Death aud desolaton have thrown their
mantle over us ald left but vesge Of the fair face of
our city.
This morning. about l2 o'clock, we were startled by
the Of Ire. which fOUpi Issuing from the bar
Of the Hotel de France kept By Mons Landreau,
the southern end of the OF buildings in the middle
U the Plaza. Soon after, the next building was en-
velepeo in flames, and Ia a moment more the entire
bloch wa IN a blaze The las, building N the range
barge and comm Jtious two stories high the 10
part uTed Court room and Office for the
County Clerk. The records had scarcely been taken
out before the building fell with crash, aud scattered
In every vicinity sheets Of flames aud combustole mat
ter The fire thus communicated 10 both sides Of
the Plszs and went raging It's work 5fdeyas4tion.
TIE Mssonic Hall, an elegantly constructed adobe
building, next fell prey 10 the flames, and in in
slant completely guted, leaving nothing but bare
walls remaining. This probably the handsomest
structuIein Sonora and cost the society over $1,000
The Harmony TheAter, Judge Tuttle's residence, and
Mayor Dodges premises followed after on the right
sioe OF the Plaza, While on The ef the flames went
sweeping like huge serpent, licking and Kissing
tshing The large mercantile house of Thea Perkins
Co. bath house, drug store, the Ea gle and the Eureka
In their train
Tie FL Dorado and Empire both fre.proof buildings
Pumps confectionery the Republican, &c, clear TO
Adams Co.'S Express, shared the same hate. Tae
large gambling saloon, the Long Tom, Hodens Hotel,
all the banking houses in town. Mlntzers Tolds, Az.
ans :, fancy ana nhDnlOn0 s. were swept ANny llk6
chat before the wind still 90, rolled the crack
ling flames. The Gem, Polka Lone Star, United States
Hoel, Exchange, Town House. &C. next fed the wrath
of the fre.fend.
a. five O'Clock the r-ogress Of the Ere checked In
the 10 vpr part of the city, In building called the Bar.
hum House. Daylight soon told US the damage OF the
night Before lay the city of sonora mass OF char
coal and Wondering ruin, while around the hills
We're teDsuted 10y the homeless and homeless-here
gathering tatered remnant of clothing and there
group dependent and weeping over the wreck OF their
earthly all
The city, from the Philadelphia Restaurant to the
BarDum House distance OF full three fourths OF mile,
has been almost entirely swept away. On Main or
Wsshng'on.st, not single balding re Mains Captain
Aonzo Green is the heaviest oseg by This tire. So far,
he has ascertsined loss OF $4,000; Tnes Perkins
Co, 3jCCC, and Linoberg, $4,000
Bet the ost heart-rending calamity Ia the death of
Francois nniere He perlshed in the danes, ana this
m~rnrg Ills bones were gathered from the ruins, and
deceny inferred III supposed by many that This
fotUoae young caused the fire by reading Ia bed
with a ole AID falling TO sleep tle fame
mUnicatcd TO the bed clothing Other out,
which have tendency toward incendlarism aud others
still have rugors ha; the fatal match was gniIed by the
hnprUOeIcc If lady.
w previous III Ia California has so despoed the fair
face Of p city, this has Sonora Weare oil burnt up
vestiaes Temein but fey wooden houses and tents
would be Impossible h give full ist OF tas suffer
ers. The streets almost impossible, and it. hard
TO get he each Individual loses. Below give list
OF aiew OF tie heaviest, although il hardly comprs5s
Cne-thuo OF the number.
MAYOR c. f. Dodge Co. $1,000; Ysncy & Hsslip
81 o0o; YsDcy Bertine Bankers, 5000; Capt A0nzo
Gree H. $40 20 Chstfed Torney, 81 Empire House,
95 a. Theall, Perkins K Co. $4,000; q. N u'Ler
Co Is oOr; Joshua II dsn. $1,000; J. \ Wad. sl5OO0
a. A. n Tutie, $3.50; Masonic Hall, 5000; Blrrete &
Co 50 roo James LetiOrd $500, Plinel - 600 20 L.
Beuis $500; 5. Bear, 5000; Lewis G Guoa, 5000;
T.. Bola, 5000; John M. Huntington, So 0C0 Bsgera
Co, .lc0; Bauantes Co.. 5000; =. Richards
$500 Lewis Marie, 5000 Jenkins Co.. s}WO; Chas
~ Rasch, S. 0O; L@snder Qunt, $1,000, Murphy - Co,
tLong Icm ssoon.) $1,000; A. NJ. Luckett s}00O TODD
Co, $3.50; G'oDs Saloon, $1,000; Conner X Atkins
1850; Peter hehen, $1,000; George !. Mare 5000;
= dams CO $500 Hammond Co, SIS 0n); Conway x
Plat 500; J. Woolc 1850; J. f. Messick. 900; W.
Hersh 81 TOO; Boyer Patrick, $t0l0; w. o. rdpo
forria Exchange $1,000; NJ. p. Street, $1,000; Allen
W ncomb - 600; r. q. Appleton, 5000: Dean & Co.
e. Ford, (New-York Store,l 1905 J. j. DYER $1,000
II. " Lson 700. J. Street 8 Co, s. 00a AIkAAl5
House 5000; sylvia Ruth, $1,000. Jos Su.her' S5Opi
Iowa ious-, 5; y. Clruthers Co, s. 100; FJ0lnson
$1,000; Huntington Dwinelle Martin Sl&p0o; r Limo
brg, $1,000; l. Ollef dCr., 5000; r. NJ Cohen \ Co,
$500; A. Cohen y Co, S15o0; B Levy Co. 5000;
Dryhs, $3.50; Mayer x Coeudu $3.50; A. Hocustsin
Co. 5000; Plump Co, s. Oop; Elkius 5000
HGltDGst For q Clock Il. M-SOme Vi tl3 10 zors-
today manifested desire % jump tho
lots from which tho h0uses were burned. strong
k cling of condemnation Was demonstrage4 through tue
ron muly, sud NJ O'Clock large assemllaCe Of peO-
Tle act on the Piaza Samuel H. winee, Esq pre-.
iioed. SIrong resoUtoTs were passsd against the
uu pers; afieT wicl The meeting was ably addressed
fy John N. Euntinstou, G.. Y. Martin, james w. C0f
fo,h and Benz F. Moore, Esgs
tGrorg petrol Of CldZtas are guarding The city c.