, 1853-05-28


Loss Estimated at $I25OOO!l
Last night about eleven O'Clock, the civ
was once more alarmed by the cry of 81.
and in less than five minutes, The enti,,
town was brightly Illuminated by the eou,
Aagration. When we arrived on The sno
the whole interior of the Rassetle Hons
was filled with thick black smoke, through
which shot innumerable tongues of HaSs
We understand that the fire was the fesul
of accident, it having caught in the kitchen
The ceilings and walls of the roomsvsr,
principally lined with cotton, and the conse
quence was the fire spread all over the hons.
with the rapidity OF lightning, leaving 10
time for the saving of any property. Bd
the saddest part Of the tale is the uriVersd
conviction that some if not many of the il.
mates were unable to get out Of the build.
ing, and must have perished in the Aame.
We saw one man rush down through
burning stairway, which broke dndeI ti.
weight. He succeeded, however, in evl.
ting out Of the building, though he was Bad.
ly burned.
We observed another man, in the rear Of
the south wing, half out of one of the third
story windows, while the smoke was gather.
ing and rolling thickly around him. Forth.
nately his critical situation was obseryed,
and ladder procured in time, by whichk
escaped death.
A woman, carrying a child in her arms,
had just time TO escape in her night-cIcthel
This was before the west wing was fairly
under way.
Another female was seen 10 spring from
a second story window, in her night-clothes.
Fortunately she fell into the arms Of nan
who went 10 her assistance, and arrived
just in time TO catch her. We noticed an
other female running out Of one Of The doon
in similar plight.
A Mr.. Hubbard, Of Ohio, who occupied
a room in the third story, and was an INA
lid, is supposed TO have been burned.
How many more suffered like fate, Cod
only knows such was the rapidity Of ths
flames and the difficulty Of egress, owing 70
the burning Of the siairways. ai
The engines worked manfully, but all Al
once, while the thick black smoke was rol.
ing oufof every window in the immense
structure, il became ignited at every point
and the whole pile presented one volume Of
livid FIRE, throwing out tremendous heat.
Everything then bid fair loF a much larger
eonAagration than resulted. Houses half
way 10 California street smoked. Those %
the east side Of Sansome, south Of Bush, d
course caught Immediately, and many q
the engines and the hook-and- ladder com
panies turned their attention to the saving
Of the Oriental, by playing upon and tearing
down the intermediate houses. la19ia' 3
The following are the buildings burned
and damaged as nearly as we could asesf-
tain them. fa h
Bush STREET, NORTH SDE.-Dr. Tib-
belts dwelling house, scorched.. ~ ~.
Mrs. Vests Boarding House. Los
about $500. lla
Mr.. CoIson's Office. Loss about 5000
Kreyenhagen & Howard's, grocery store,
on the N. W. corner of Sansome and Bush.
Loss about $2500. h.r kf
The large boarding house on the n E.
corner Of Sansome and Bush, situated o. s.
Brannan's lot, formerly occupied BY lhe ID
Vigilance Committee, was scorchcd only,
Loss trifiing. .lli .-itl q
BUSH STREET, SOUTH STDE.-Rassuils
House, large hotel, which with the Dub
houses, occupied nearly the whole 30 van
lot on the S. w. corner Of Bush and San.
some. Totally destroyed with nearly ever
thing ia it, Loss could not have hllen
short of 100000. p.
Building on the S. E. corner Of Bush npd
Sansome, occupied by grocery store, and
DR.. Badarus' office. Loss about $1,000.
Waverly house. Loss about S2500.
DeugeT s. Gray's loss about $4,000.
Marston & Dore's, Builders and Coutrae'
tors, furniture store. Loss $4,000. 4 3
J. Berry & Co.'s coach making establish
ment. Loss $1,000. ~ 'li 2.
Next to these stood the Oriental Hota
which fortunately was saved. 9 'll
SANsoNE STREET, WEsr SIDE.-ln I'D.
dition to that portion Of the Rassette front
ing on this street, a portion Of which hat
Just been finished, there were four smai
houses. Loss $500. 4
SANsoNE STREET, EAST SrDE.--Thre'
houses. The conAagraiion spread so rapid
ly that we could not get the names Of n.
occupants. The loss must have been q
least $1,000.
Two unfinished houses. Loss abcu
$4,000.
-Four small houses between Sansome 4
and the Oriental Hotel, were broken Il
pieces 10 stop the spread Of the Aames
Loss about $500. ..i
REVOLUTIONARY DocUMENTs.--A recsnl
examination of the papers of Gen. Knor,