San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors · San Francisco, Cal. : Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco · leaf 361
Two disastrous fires laid the City in ruins. Early Fires Terrified Populace THE first of the great fires that visited San Fran-cisco occurred at 6 oclock on the morning ofDecember 24, 1849, when it was estimated that$1,000,000 worth of property was destroyed. … The hurned-over area in May, 18^0, Six months later, on May 4, 1850, the second greatfire occurred. It began at 4 oclock in the morning andby 11 oclock three blocks of the most valuable buildingsin the Chy had been destroyed, with an attendant lossof property estimated to be $4,000,000. It was…
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