New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-24
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

From The San Francisco Herald. June /.
AT o'clock Yesterday morning fire broke out IN the
cellar of house Dupont-st in the square bounded by
Dupont Kearny, Vallejo and Broadway-sts.-and occu-
pied by n. Wegner 4 Co. Owing to the raising OF the
buildings at this spot TO correspond with the new grade
considerable framework had been constructed which at
orded fuel the flames and they had made considerable
progress before the alarm given The hour too, was
such that but few persons stirring at the time, and 1t
was not until the City Hall bell sounded the alarm that fire.
men and citizens commenced TO assemble IN sufficient
numbers TO render efficient service The engines OF vigil
lant Compapv No. g. and Pennsylvania Company No. IL
whose houses nearest TO the spot were the hrst on me
ground. Unfortunately however, the suctonhose Oh the
latter being GU, of repair she was not able 10 go 10
until supplied with water from another machine Inc
other engines up promptly and were Stationed az me
reservoirs the of Dupont and Broadway ana Du
pon and Vallejo the only two csterns convenient ana
neither of which contained a full supply OF water.
From Weigner's house the flames rapidly commune
Gated 10 the adjoining houses, and then commenced 20
spread in the rear and extended TO the buding on me
little alley on the side of the County Jail Buildings
on two sides of this institution at one time on nre
and would have communicated TO II ou' ol lhe Jar
ing oxertions of the tremen, who were defending IL O
nanies No H. ! and doing duty at tsis poln!
Az one time the walls of the prison became quite hesed
and the prisoners of whom there were about ITO conhed
in the cells BETRAYED the greatest alarm and suppcated
IN he released The Sheriff with his deputies ana num-
bor Of fremen were on hand ready remove them IN
case of necessity But there proved to be no occasion
for il. -, ID, .oI
In the mem time the fire had the other side, crossed
Hineke-st little street running from Dupon, 10 Nearly
and cauclt the Eagle Soda-water Mandatory, me
building lately erected by Messrs. Chase GO; FROM
that por to Kearny-s and the north side OF hncke
there was no possibility Of arestng the ire and every
Luilding within that space was burned TO the sround
While the fire was at It's hight along here considerable
danger was threatened TO the other side OF IaeJos on
account of the great volame OF fame and light wInd
which sprung up at that ting from the southwest
Flank and buckets of freely applied 10 te
smoknp caves and fronts of the houses on the north sac
of Valleo-st one of which occupied by Senior pel
Valle the Mexican Consul. stream OF wafer from en-
cine No 10 did great service here and probably pre-
vented the fire from crossing the street The heat r9u
the threatening flames great that the pipe.hoder
had 10 be protected by holding doors between hun anu
them Had the fire once crossed here, 1t would nave
Gone immense damage for that locality is thicky butt
up with frame houses and almost beyond the reach OF
water.
The effectiveness of the Fire Department was con:idera
bly, impaired for the of water The TWO cisterlis
above referred 10 were the only convenient and
finally those at the corner of Broadway and Stockton,
Vallejo and Stockton Green and Dupont, and Paclnc ana
Dupontsts had TO be resored thus requiring two en-
gints 70 convey stream to the fire. Notwithstanding
these obstacles the efforts of the hremen gave another
proof of their gaany and efficiency. The other Engine
and Hook and Ladder Companies, not mentioned above
did gallant servce and have heard OF number Of IN
of their daring and energy watch have not The
sracc 10 uartcuaTize.