Amador ledger., 1906-05-04
The Burned District.

A line closely following the bound
aries of the burned district, beginning
at the Pacific Mail dock, corner OF
First and Brannan street, proceeding
westerly south of Market to the
Mission, and northerIy to the bay, by
way of Van Ness avenue and other
streets, which mark the western and
northerly limits of the condagration,
and thence along the water front to
the starting point, is about twenty
SIX miles III length. But this line
is very irregular.
Within the area thus roughly out
lined few buildings have escaped total
destruction by fire. Among those
still standing, and comparatively un-
injured, are the Ferry building, at
the foot of Market; the United States
Mint and postoffice, which latter, il
is estimated, may be fully repaired
for $500, 900. The United States
appraisers building, and other build.
ings within the district bounded by
Montgomery, Battery, jackson and
Washington streets, we're saved by the
heroic woIk of Federal troops.
On Telegraph Hill a score of dwell
ings likewise escaped the flames. An
other oasis which escaped the confia,
grafton is the neighborhood of Jones
and Green streets In that quarter 6
dozen or more residences, including
that of Ii. Z. Livermore, were un.
hurt.
The line surrounding the burned
district may be described approx
r,ately as follows: Starting from the
Pacific Mail dock, at First and Bran
nan, the line extends westerly, follow
ing the north line of Brannan 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 occupied by
the Southern Pacific for genera
offices was destroyed, leaving the
wooden freight and passenger build
ings on the southerly side of Town
send, between Third and Fourth, un
hurt. From Seventh and Townsend
the fire line extends along the east
line of Seventh, crossing Branpar
between Seventh and Eighth, anC
running along the east line of Eighth
to Bryant; thence along Bryant tt
.lnniper, midway between Tenth anC
Eleventh; thence along Juniper tt
Harrison; thence along Harrison tt
Fourteenth; along Fourteenth tt
Folsom; along Folsom half way t(
Fifteenth; thence to Shotwell anC
along Shotwell to Fifteenth; alon.
Fifteenth to Howard, and aIons
Howard to Eighteenth; thence north
erly along Eighteenth to Capp, anC
along the west line of Capp to poin
half way between Nineteenth anC
Twentieth; thence along the nortl
line of Twentieth to Dolores, wher,
the fire was checked by open square
formerly used as Jewish cemeteries
but now owned by the city.
From those open spaces the fire lin,
extends northeIly on Dolores nearl,
to the Market street extension; theme,
proceeding easterly along Clinton
Park to Guerrero, and along the cas-
line of Guerrero, to Market. Cross
ing Market the fire runs along tn,
east line of Cough to Page half way
to Octavia; thence northerly tt
Fulton, and along the southerIy lin,
OF McAllister to Cough, thence aIons
the easterly line OF Cough to Colder
Gate avenue, and along the southerly
line of Golden Gate avenue to Val
Ness avenue. From this point tht
fire boundary follows the easterly
line of Van Ness avenue to Sutter
thence crossing to the west side O.
Van Ness, and following the nortI
line of Sutter to Franklin, and alone
the east line of Franklin as far nortf
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 LON.
bard to Hyde, and the east line Of
Hyde to Chestnut; thence easterly
along the south side of Chestnut tc
Taylor; along the east line of Taylor
to Bay, and the south line of Bay to
Mason; thence down the east line OF
Mason to the water front on the north
side of the city.