The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-21

z. store Of j. j. DE Ycasa.
!. store OF NJ. Berrsmotte:
3. Hardwsrs :ors Of H stsrnsers.
Z Drug store OF 2 {; IIcrbinger; ..
caSsdra ana wall With ste sS on Mercedes Street
ii. United state. Consulate and several dwellings
- government House.
Is. Bank OF Panama.
- Private dwelllngS along the lane.
prst 2, s ssTf aoSg San Juan ae Do, street
-. Panama hasI once.
NO FIRE ksorSE-So wArsR.
The American and English residents on the
isthmus have long urged upon the authorities the
necessity OF constructing water works Of some kind
both TO supply the city with good drinking water,
and to protect IL against FIRE; but the answer
has generally been that the introduction OF water by
any artificial means would throw the d1.adores or
wster-carriers, out OF employment, and thereby
breed . revolution. Whom urged to procure 4 fire
engine the answer was that Gre could do but little
damage the buildings were OF stone that there
had yet peen serious Ore IN the city, nor was
there likely to be one, &c. In fact anything like an
Improvement h always looked upon here as an limo
walton and ten chances TO one, IL FIRE engine had
been procured. II would have been destroyed long
before this during Of the many revolutions.
The absence therefore OF the engine Jeff the flames
TO 20 whittier they would and line with
buckets could hardly have been formed even 70 y,
each end Of Jiraldot street, and not more than three
blocks of.
PROGRESS OF rHE FLAMES.
The nre, having crossed the streets. spread in df
| ferent directions, the handsome French Bazaar,
with its choice stock OF curiosities from all parts OF
the world, soon falling, aud the DIR, communicating
| with the adjoining stores along Jiraldot street,
corner OF which Is tho drug store of r Herburger,
Gatiye Of Pennsylvania. The stock in this store
dc Dios street both sides TO the Bank OF Panama,
kept by obarrio, Perez 4 Planas (waose agents ere
in Liberty street Of your city,, ccstroying the pri-
vAte residences along that street, the store Of Sam
| uel Piza 4 Co., and others, and setting fire TO
TIE ROOF OF THE CATHEDRAL.
| At the same time tho fire rushing along Mer-
cedes street, destroying the houses as far as the
on side. and down 10 the Cathedral on the other
Working along in this manner on all sides. II seemed
and the Government House, Grnrd Ho oil, United
states Consulate, Sc, on Cathedral Plaza were In
imminent danger, which danger is not yet at al end
although the flames have been nearly subdued.
TIE AsPRwALL HOTEL,
which is totally destroyed was In the centre OF IN,
city on the highest portion, and was a four storl
building: The hrst door was used for oticos dining
room, &c, and the upper floors for bedrooms
Before the erection Of the Grand Hotel, the Aspin
wall was the principal hotel in the place, and wai
| the city and having no families boarding there q
tine cost OF s2b0 cola per day. In the evening thu
outside this hotel, although greater portion Of Thu
| recreato on was taken TO the Grand Hotel after tn
4 latter opened. IN the pamy Gays OF the istn
| mus before the traffic destroyed by the Pacific
| Railroad only few travellers who had 70 stay TN,
| time IN the city cared 10 90 elsewhere than 70 th
| Aspinwan.
| fHE PRIVATE RESIDENCES
| are mostly on the upper floors OF the stores will
| few exceptions, the highest stories resliLnR tn
| greatest rent. There being windows to tn
houses the great doors which open on the balconie
, serve az windows a. well means OF entrance an
| exit Prom these balconies q great door general
leads 10 the staircase thence 70 the arcnway tn
ground floor and into the street. Tue inactivity o
the people in general and the dinculty OF the resi-
dents doing more than save their owe lives, has rt
suited, especially on Jiradot street, In an immens
loss % prop ny with the houses, estimate G
| which can hardly be given by this mail. Certainl
the total oAs will exceed million OF dollars In gold
; THE LOSS on LIrR
has been fearful. The people, being without hea
| to direct them, rushed into all sorts OF DANCE
| Twelve persons are known to have persisted. Il
, also supposed that of the dodgers la the hots
and some OF tie employees, have been buried undo
the ruins OF the Aspinwall. As the register OF u
i | MOTEL has been destroyed, ID may be impossible
/ get the names OF any Of the strangers, who arr,
A | here from all parts Of Europe, North and Soul
America, Australia, and even China, aud who pe
haps may have persisted WITH no one " miss them.
ARRIVAL OF FIRE ENGINE.
u The Panama Railroad Company's hre engine fro
u Aspinwall has arrived by tile locomotive spoke
n on the first page OF this letters the trip across
isthmus a distance of forty seven miles, having bee
accomplished IN one hour and forty-nVe minutes