Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-16
Fires in California.

Fires i'm California
From San Francisco Herald, No0. 16.
Rarely have so many startling and inn
portan! events been crowded into the
compass Of a fortnight's news as in that
which has just passed. The leading fea.
ture has been the almost total destruc>
ton Ct Sacramento City by fire. This
occurred about half past eleven O'Clock
on Tuesday night, the Cd Of November.
1t broke out in millinery shop in the
heart of one of the most combustible
blocks in the city. The wind was Blow
ing perfect gale al the time from the
north, and spread the flames with fear
full rapidity from block to block: In
the short space of three hours 1000
houses in the city were reduced to ashes,
and with them an immense amount of
goods. Blocks of brick buildings, filed
with costly merchandise. and all the fine
public buildings, excep: the Court
Ho, 90, went d, wn be.ore the fiery storm.
1t is estimated that $40, 100000 will
scarcely cover the loss.
Eight or ten lives were lost 10 this
terrible eonaagratiop.. The citizens of
Sacramento have. however, been by no
means disheartened by this almost crush>
ing disaster, but have set diligently to
work rebuilding their ruined city. With
in the past nine days $50 new buildings,
many Of brick, have been erected. and
hundreds Of others are rapidly going up.
AS soon as the news spread through the
country, universal spirit of sympathy
for the unfortunate sufferers was exci-
ted. Contributions for their relief we've
raised in the principal towns, and in ten
days the citizens of san Francisco alone
contributed $50, 900 to relieve the most
pressing wants of the sufferers.
Scarcely had the flames. subsid 10
Sacramento. when news reached US of
another destructive fire on the 9Th inst, I,
in Marysville, by which an entire block
OF buildings was consumed and property
to the value of 500. 900 destroyed.
A fire occurred in Napa Valley, and
property to the amount Of 100000 was
destroyed.
The farmers. Of Calaveras have also
been visited by the terrible scourge, and
great quantity of hay and grain has
-hAA.--A-.---y.l fire occurred at San
Diego, in which a fna hs4;ll;.-s. -
-"oyed and one person seriously injured.
and fire also occurred in Sonora, .Tuol-
umne County, which was extinguished
without causing much damage, the ad-
joining buildings having been torn
down by the hook and ladder company.
San Francisco, too, was visited on the
night of the 9th inst, by q conflagration
that threatened at one time to lay the
city in ruins again. BY The energetic ex-
ertions Of the tiremen and the impregna>
Die strength Of the many FIRE proof build,
lngs in the vicinity, its ravages were con>
tined within single half block, bounded
by Kearney. Merchant. Montgomery and
Clay SITS. All the eombustble frame
houses and shanties within these limits
were destroyed, but in every instance
the brick buildings stood the shock unS
harmed. Its now proposed by the Com,
mon Council to establish fire limits, withs
N which no frame structure is to be
allowed. The loss did not exceed $780,
900. Comparatively small amount Of
this was in goods while the destruction
OF the frame shanties will be rather e
benefit in the end, as it will lead to the
vacan ! lots being built up with substan-
tial brick buildings.
The Presidential and State elections, on
the 2d inst, though spirited, passed off We
w quietly throughout the State. A very
large vote was pOlled, full 10000. Com
plete returns have not been received from
all the Counties. but enough is known to
show that the State has gene for Pierce
and King by upwards Of $500 majority
The entire Democratic State ticket Messrs,
McDougall and Latham for Congress, Muir
ray and Wells for Judges of The Supreme
Coart--has been also successful, but by
reduced majority. The next Legislature
will be- largely Democratic. that party hav>
ing 20 out of az Senators aud upwards of
two thirds Of the Assembly.
AN UNCOMMON PEoPLE.-From the set.
element OF Windsor. Conn.,, down to the
death ofthe llst pastor in 1885, period Of
over 200 years, no pastor has been dismiss
ed from the church in that town, but they
have died 10 The possession Of the love
aad condolences Of the people.
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