The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-04-28

The extent of the burned erea of San Francisco is estimated ap
proximately as seven square miles.
A line closely following the boundaries of the burned district, be-
ginning at the Pacific Mail dock, corner of First and Branan streets
proceeding westerly south of Market. to the Mission and northerly
to the BAY, by way of Van Ness avenue and other streets, which mark
the westerly and northerly limits of the confagraton and thence
along the water front to the starting point, is about twenty-srz
miles in length But this line is very irregular.
Within this area thus roughly outlined few buildings have es-
capped total destruction by fire. Among those still standing and
comparatively uninjured, are the Ferry building at the foot of Mar
ket, the United States Mint and Post Office, which latter, it is esti-
mated, may be fully repaired for 100000. The United States
Appraisers building, and other buildings within the district
bounded by Montgomery, Battery, jackson and Washington streets,
were saved by the heroic work of Federal troops.
On Telegraph Hill a score of dwellings likewise escaped the
flames. Another oasis which escaped the confagraton is the
neighborhood of Jones and Green streets. In that quarter a dozen
or more residences, including that of H. T. Livermore, were unhurt
The line surrounding the burned district may be described ap
First and Branan, the line extends westerly, following the north
line of Branan into Second, and along the west side OF Second to
Townsend: thence along the north line of Townsend to Seventh.
At Fourth and Townsend the large brick building formerly occu-
pied by the Southern Pacific for general offices was destroyed,
leaving the wooden freight and passenger buildings on the south
arv 80 ~ Townsend between Third and Fourth. unhurt. From
Seventh and Townsend the fire line extends along the east line of
Seventh CROSSING Branan between Seventh and Eighth, and running
along the east line of Eighth to Bryant; thence along Bryant to
Juniper, midway between Tenth and Eleventh; thence along Juni
nr = Harrison. alono Harrison to Fourteenth: along Fourteenth to
Folsom; along Folsom halfway to Fifteenth; thence to Shotwell
and along Shotwell to Fifteenth; along Fifteenth to Howard and
along Howard to Eighteenth; thence northerly along Eighteenth to
Camp, and along the west line of Capp to a point halfway between
Nineteenth and Twentieth; thence along the north line of Twentieth
to Dolores, where the fire was checked by open squares formerly
used as Jewish cemeteries, but now owned by the city.
From those open spaces the fire line extends northerly on Do
lores nearly to the Market street extensions; thence proceeding east.
erly along Clinton Park to Guerrero, and along the east line of
Guerrero to Market. Crossing Market, the fire runs along the east
line of Cough to Page, and along the north line of Page. halfway
to Octavia; thence northerly to Fulton, and along the southerly line
of McAllister to Cough; thence along the easterly line of Cough to
Golden Gate Avenue, and along the southerly line of Golden Gate
Avenue to Van Ness Avenue. From this point the fire boundary
follows the easterly line of Van Ness Avenue to Suffer, thence
crossing to the west side of Van Ness, and following the north line
of Suffer to Franklin, and along the east line of Franklin as
far north as Clay. Thence along the east line of Van Ness the fire
spread northerly to Greenwich; along the south line OF Greenwich
to Larkin. and along the east line of Larkin to Lombard; thence
along the south line of Lombard to Hyde and the east line of Hyde
to Chestnut, thence easterly along the south side of Chestnut to
Taylor; along the east line of Taylor to Bay. and the south line OF
LBay to Mason; thence down the east line of Mason to the water
front on the north side of the city.