A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=38092 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Contra Costa Gazette Article Date: August 8 1863 Article Description: Fire In Benicia Article Text: On Wednesday night last the house which was the family residence of Judge S.C. HASTINGS of Benicia, caught fire by some cause unknown to us, and was entirely consumed. Most of the furniture, we learn was saved. Unfortunately, however, two men were standing near one of the walls of the house, which fell upon and killed them immediately. One of these men was, we are informed, Mr. BRYANT, retailer of fruit near the post office in Benecia. The other was a man called Scotty, well known to many of our readers, as he formerly lived here in Pacheco. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com