The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-30
Particulars OF the Conflagfatxon In Boston,
Loss over Half a MalllOn.
From the Boston Courier, April ISL

From the Boston Courier, April %.
afternoon 1t originated in . small wooden building,
which FLIED with cotton Battery wharf, rear
fresh northwest breeze was blowing at the time and
the series of wooden warehouses Battery wharf
Or thirty in ALL
chandise on the wharf, were on fire. The heat In
tenfe the smoke simplifying, and for time things look
the ground seeing that they could not the stores
turned their streams upon the ship Pharsaa, owned by
in the dock They could not the vessel no wever
and she was burned 50 badly that Is probable that she
burthsp in ballast and for sale.
The heat now became intense and the fire having
extended south the dock to range Of buildings
on tie south side OF Ferry avenue engnemen who
at the foot of Battery wharf driven from the
machines The flames ragged with great fury. Ferry
avenue is what was formerly occupied by the Maine
Railway Company. The block Of nine handsome wooden
storehousts was burnt 1t was just completed for Ar
ntld W. Taylor, and delivered to him Wednesday,
the builders Insurance. expiring to-day, and his insur
ance commencing yesterday, at the Hamilton Off 80 in
sa!em-Mr Richardson's agency. The buildings were
$500 The whole property Of the Peoples Ferry Com
papy, at the end Of the wharf which has been finished
ferry to East Boston. was destroyed Loss $4,000 In
sured.
On Constitution wharf, two story wooden building,
owned by f. Train Co., occupied in the lower part by
Balou Dillon junk dealers, and in the second story by
Harris & Dillon, sail makeIs-was burned.
y dsmaged; but she was hauled into the stream The
ship John Bertram, which taking cargo at Lin
coins wharf escaped into the stream without injury.
An epgine-Perk ins No. 2-wss put on board the ship
Diana which on fire. but the fremen, finding that
the ame gained upon Them ram leaving their machine
They rallied subsequently, and rescued the engine but
the vessel burnt. The bark D. owned by Geo. NJ.
Barnard, the ship Midesex owned in Provinceto wn,
schooner Gen. Vesze Of Norfolk bound to the Yves. In
dies, escaped into the harbor without material injury.
The Gen BerIys rigging took ere, but she was saved
It was feared that the Gre would cross Commercial
street opposite the tongue at the end Of North Ann
street where the two streets join and continue II the
would have been difficult to arrest them wit hout much
farther loss The remen made stand upon the large
entirely burnt up with the stock of its
pants The building made great blaze but its fire did
oFFicIAL REPORT OF THE POLICE.
Tie FIRE broke out in the storehouse occupied by Nathan
Matthews, filed with cotton and other merchandise The
Peoples ferry avenue the Peoples ferry de-
pot thence to pile Of sstpetre, which lay at the foot
Forth side Of Union wharf, at about six O'Clock.
Buildings Consumed on Battery Wharf-Twelve store
per end These storehouses we're occupied by Nathan
Matthews, Homer 4 Co., William Dwight, Goddard &
P,itshare Pierce Bacon, Fay F.rxells Clark \
patty loaded with cotton and tobacco wa. burned to
waters eese The schooner Oregon, Of saco loaded
TIE Peoples ferry depot, together with tie row Of
ys SIadns on the and trs
On Lincoln Whdrf-The junk shop OF Alexander Nc
KeI ma together with its confer ts consumed The
Office Of the wfsrHnger, Mr.. Nichols and house
were destroy ed also Noah Lincoln's wood and coal
Establishment There was over one hundred cords OF
wood and very large quantity Of coal and all was de-
strcyed also building filed with bark Cleveland aud
NMons blacksmiths shop total loss. Noah Lincoln's
stable total loss chase, TIA plate worker build
ng and stock total loss. Delsno, shipwright and
caulker, building and stock total loss The paint shop
OF Mes T. A. voss Co., and the Office Of the ha
police, were on fire several times, but they only
slightly damaged.
Vessels at Lncoln's Whar-schoc Robert Stone Of
Nova Scotia, loaded with die badly damaged
schooner Moses EDDY, Of Wiscasset do ship DIANA Of
Boston, ditto and cargo Of cottsn spoiled ship John
Bertrsm, damaged slightly and hauled into the stream
the ship Gen. Berry took Ere, cut away foremost and
towsprif, and escaped other loss; schooner Thomas
g2y hew Of New York. uainmast burned and other wise
Injured; and her vessels suffered less damage
Constitution Wharf, building belonging to the
Wharf Company, occupiad by George Bartol, caulker,
and others, was damaged.
Sewers. boat including those Of the har00r police
James and Robert Sullivan and four Eve otdtrs
vere arrested for stealing hams At the FIRE.
iron second visit to the scene Of conhsgJation, we
letYred from a mechanic who was engsged about
Battery wharf during the forenoon that men were de-
lverire cotton in the morning, with lighted pipes In
N me uths and thought that h,J caused che Gre
within three hours the buildings were ali burnt down.
% TIE exception OF three one story shops at the hesd
~ Bstttry wharf. The area covered By the fss was
sfout n n acres Engine No. 8, whose house. at tho