Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-07-30
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OVER $1,000, 700 OK THE WAY.
Another Awful CONFEDERATION!
THE CITY OF SONORA ENTIRELY
DESTROYED

NEW YORK, July ~ The steamship I'M
ted States, with 10 days later news from Cali
fornia, arrived about - o'clock this morn
ing.
The mails and specie are on board the steam
cr FL Dorado, which sailed in company with
the United States.
The city of Sonora has been entirely de-
stroycd by fire loss j20O,OO0.
The Golden Gate lot San Francisco on the
2Sth, with large number OF passengers and
81, 100000 on her manifest.
a portion of the passengers by the Golden
Gate took passage from Aspinwall in the Uni
ted States, and have reached this city in the un-
preccdcntod time of twenty-four days from
San Francisco.
The United States brings 436 passengers and
2ll,000 in specie.
The FL Dorado. which sailed from Aspinwall
on the lih, has besides the mails and treasure
100 passengers.
The United States is detained Mt quarantine
with sickness on board. ID of her passengers
died during the passage, among them Mr.. Kerr
81 Pennsylvania, B. Smith of New Hampshire,
Capt. J. Derby OF Massachusetts, and Wm
King of New York
The steamer Pampcro had arrived at Aspin-
wall and would sail for New Orleans via San
Juan on the 10Th.
Among the passengers of the United States
are 5. Purdy, 1t. Gov Of California, Major A.
II. Niblcy, Col. II. II. lIuggings, and many
other prominent and influential residents in
California, who intend returning with their
families.
There were still some cases of cholera on
the I3tlmus.
The GoIdcA Gate arrived Mt Panama on the
lth, and the Winfield Scott the same evening.
The steamer Columbia was to leave San
Francisco on the ist with the regular mail.
The baggage of Gov. Purdy, Major Siblcy.
and others, was robbed at Cruces of large
amount OF gold, letters, and valuable securities.
Col. Edmond Green, editor of the Panama
UTaid, died at Panama on the lth inst.
Destruction of Sonora by Fire!
The San francisco Uhg says that Sonora,
the chief city in the southern mines, which has
for 50 long a time enjoyed immunity while con-
fagratlon was raging all over the country. is
1T length laid in ruins. There is no need to
particuarizc or TO give details in regard to who
are burnt out, and who are not; all--all Is
conc. The fire commenced on Friday morn
ing, the 18th, a little after one o'clock. 1t
broke out in the building on the Plaza called
the Hotel de France, iacing on Washington
street, from thence 1t spread in Il sou'hcrly dl-
rccton, until 1t had swept every building that
had any connection with It's nelghborS, includ-
ing the whole of the centre block, and both
sides of East and West Washington streets.
The Masonic Hall, the last building on East
Washington street, was entirely guttcd. The
adobe walls alone remaining. I he whole
northern end of the city, from the place of COM
mencement to the Barhum House, i'll Main ST.,
has been consumed.
The wind soon took a turn northward, and
the fire spread rapidly from house to house
Great efforts were made to stop the flames, but
all were unavainT. The intensely lnfiamma-
bic nature of the materials, dried up thorough
ly rs they had been by months continued hot
weather, combined with the scarcity Of water,
rendered 1t an lmpossllIllty TO effect any sub
stantIal good.
The consequence is that the whole CITY has
been consumed with the exception OF few
scattered buildings on the outskirts, together
with a great portion of the suburbs OF Sonorlt1.
The safes at all the banking houses are pre-
served without injury, and also the county re-
cords.
A letter dated Sonora. June 18th, 70 the San
Francisco Herald, gives the tolnwiug particu-
lars Of the fire. This morning, about ] o'clock,
We were startled by the cry Of fire, which was
issuing from the Hotel de France, at the south
crn one of buildings il the middle Of the pi-
aZa. Soon after the next building was envel-
oped in flames, and in moment more the en-
tire block was in blaze The last building
was large and commodious, two stories high,
the lower part occupied aS Il court room and
ocs for the County Clerk. The records had
scarcely been taken ont before the building tel
with crash, and scattered in every direction
! sheets of flame and cOmhustblc matter. The
fire was thus communicated 10 both sldCs of the
Plaza, and went raging on IN Its work of deS
tructOn.
The Masonic Hall. m elegantly constructed
building, next fell prey to the flames, and IN
an instant was completely guttcd. leaving moth
ing but bare walls standing. This was proba-
bly, the handsomcst structure in Sanora, ANA cost
the Society over 5000.
Tho Harmony Theatre, Judge Tuttc's resi-
dence, and Mayor Dpdge'S premises, followed
after on the right side of the Plaza, while on
the left the flames went sweeping Gn like huge
scrpcntS, licking and Kissing, taking the large
mercantile house of Pheall, Perkins & Co., the
bath house, drug store, the Eaglc and the Eu-
rcl,a, IN their train The Eldorado and Empire,
both fire proofbulldings, Plumb's confectionery,
the Republican, &c, clear to Adams y Co.'S,
express, shared the same fate. The largo
gambling saloon, Long Tom, lildon'S Hotel.
all the banking houses IN town. Mlnceri,
Tond's, Adams, Tanoy's and lIanmond's, were
swept away like chuii before tho wind.
And still on, On rolled the crquhllng ilamoS,
The Gem, Polk, Lone star, United States Iio-
tel, Exchange, TuWH House, &C., next fed the
wrath Of the fire iicud.
AT FIVE o'clock The progress Of the fire was
checked in the lGWor part Of tho city,in balld-
ng called BamlN House. The city from the