Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-08-19

EAN FRANCISCO, July 1Sth.-Ow.
Ing to the destruction of the tele-
graph Office and lines, news regard.
lug the confagration at Eureka,
Nevada, has been delayed. during
which time great interest has been
manifested in this city to learn the
details of the disaster. This dis
patch came through, giving further
and a partial list of
losses, from which the following is
ascertained: About ten o'clock A.
NJ. yesterday the alarm of fire was
sounded and a dense cloud of sm oke
was seen to issue from the rear OF
Mrs. Poplino's fruit and vegetable
store, on Main street. just south of
Odd Fellows Hall, and in a few
minutes several wooden buildings
in the immediate vicinity were
enveloped in flames. The fire
seemed to make unprecedented
headway from the very start. The
wind was blowing gale from the
southwark and continued TO blow
as it can blow only In thesG mou D.
tain caiions, until the flames had
run their course. The fire backed
up against the wind on the SOUTH
east to Gold street, crossing Buel,
and in turn reaching to Spring and
Paul streets, Its course and scope
being almost identical with the
great confsgratlon of April, 1879,
only in these particulars:
1t went a little farther south and
stopped a little short of the old
mark on the north. Possibly three
hundred houses. many of them
business establishments, were de.
stroyed; also, some of the finest
private residences In town. A
space equal to fifty acres of the
heart of the town was swept. In
this area only half a dozen build.
ings remain. The Leader Office,
Odd Fellows Hall, the theatres,
International Hotel, A. NJ. HIPS
elegant residence aud the Metho.
dist Church were among the prom
inent buildings destroyed. The
Jackson House was Quilted, but
still stands. The International is
melted almost level with the
ground. The entire line of build
ings on the west side of Main
street il charred and many OF them
badly damaged. The exact origin
Of the fire is not known. The first
any one knew the flames were far
advanced in the rear of the
premises already noted. When the
fire had got beyond control, a scene
eusued which beggars all attempts
Nv uceSEfpVrvu. luuuIrus VI u.,.y
aud children, panic strick-
On, were fleeing in all directions
for safety, some bearing with them
articles OF personal or household
goods. Those on the line OF spring
and Paul streets scaled the rugged
mountain to the eastward, while
persons further down the fat
sought refuge In the direction of
Mob Hill. In the meantime drays
and wagons were dashiDg around
in the utmost haste ia bear valua
bles from the doomed district. FL
naIly the sun went down on the
and exhausted people.
The Sentinel roughly estimates the
losses at three.quarters Of mil.
lion, covered by about one hundred
aud fifty thousand insurance. The
Sentinel thinks there must be suf-
fering among poor families and
calls for meeting to-day to organ.
ice q relief committee.
o aau maw Musd esed-rrlau Of Mus-
sci ssOuxn settlers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.18.-Wong
Foo, a Chinaman, agent for the
sale of lottery tickets, was found
in his office, No. 500
Pacific street, this morning, his
skull crushed In by blows of an
axe. The money belt which be
wore about his waist was found cut
open. A Chinaman occupy ing the