Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-12-18
fFrum the Sacramento Daily Union.l.
AWFUL CONFEDERATION.

w L " IL OON LHOhh1lONs
Sacramento in Rmns-Loss Of L(e-I I'M
mense Destruction Of PROPERTY
That terrible destroyer which has hereto
laid in ashes every other important town in
this state, has al last visited our own fair city
of the plains, and in a few brief hours swept,
almost every vcstige of i, from existence
Amid The excitement and c0nf6Sion which
prevails it is impossible for us TO give our
readers abroad more than brief summary
of the painful thrilling events of the last
thirty hous
Al ten minutes pas. IL o,Glock, OH fues-
day night, the appalling cry of fire was sound
ed, and almost Instantly the entire popuIa-
ton rushed into the Streets and at once per-
ceived that their dilest apprehensions were
mdre than fully realized. At the time the
fire broke ont ii seemed as if the elements
had couspired for the destruction of This city.
A Norlher had ust Sc, in and was blowing
a. stiff breeze from he Norihwe which,
after the fire commenced increased almos,
TO gale. The point where the fire started,
TOO, was The very one for sweeping the city,
and before it had been burning five minutes
it became evident that Sacramento was
doomed 10 destruction. The fire companies
were prontly on the spot but in the face
Of such wind and sea Of fire, i, was seen
by all that they were powerlcss. They ex-
haused the water within reach but produced
/ not one particle of effect on the fire. 1t had
+ ba Cf =,
arm was, as little leh by the raging flames,
/ as it wogd have Sren if directed against an
ocean tempest. Men gathered III crowds
some looking on the waves of fre as they
/ rolled from house 10 house and street TO
! street, bewi!dered fascinated and apparently
parayzed al the terrible work of destruction
going on before hem-whie others were
has,euing 10 save their goods. and effects, be-
fore the fire shonld reach laen!,
Then commenced scene on the streets
which beggars plion-men, women
and children were seen desperately engaged
in efforts 10 save something from the Jaws Of
the devouring element. Bu in mos, insan-
ces their efforts were fruilless, and hundreds
who retired OIL Tuesday night With the con,
ciousness Of having plenty Of the comforts O
life around Them, were standing the next
morning on the place were Sacramento lras,
without one dollar in their pockets and only
the clothes they had on. Ii was an awful
night, and God giant that we may never be
called upon 10 witness auothcr sach.
In The history of past fires, we remember
none so destructive. 1t swept away in
three hours fully seven eiehtlhs of the city
including every public building except the
Presbyterian Church and Court House -
Commencing at the Levee on street and
that street TO ninlh-Gown front 10 o street
aud southeast in The direction the wind was
blowing, so long as a building was sound 10
burn, but five or six houses are left standing
Between | and streets the most Of eight
blocks between and X nine enlire blocks
between X and L as far as built up nine
blocks and several blocks teow l. street and
between 81 street aud the Levee are inclnded
IN the burat district. Acres, which on Tues
day last were covered with buildings and a
busy thTong Cf population. are now covered
with cuders, coal, ashes, the remains o.
goods bait consumed with here and there
an ancient California oak .nlerspersed.
The destruction of goods has been very
heavy; the amount, of near as can be ascer
tanned. we publish in another column RC
there are hundreds who have lost their little
all, from whom The public will never hear
, Had the families Of one-half he busines mer
been in The city, we hardly know what could
have been done with them. As it is, thou
sands are Jeff houseess and for two night.
past have slept under the wide canopy o
heaven, many OF them without knowing
where they were TO obtain bread 10 eat The
next morning. Goods furniture &c. are seal
tered all over that portion of the city nortl
of street, and on the Levee, their owners
standing by them in the night, with not ever
Y canvas tent TO cover them,
SHOCKING DEATH OF THEATRICAL Per
. FoRMER.-Baltimore Dec. "a most shock
ing accident occurred, this evening, in lh,
Front Street Theatre. One of the bale
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