The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-06
TERRIBLE CONGREGATIONS IN BOSTON.
Immense Destruction OF Pro
perry,
&C., &C., &c.

bosroa, July 4, 1851
Shortly after noon to-day Ore broke out in East s.s
ton, near the shipyards, consuming Nckersons whves
and salt warehouses, the Suffolk sa Mills the East Bos
ton Iron Foundry and Machine Shop the Sectional Dock
and Marine Railways, nearly one hundred dwelling
houses marine and mechanical warehouses as we'll a an
immense amount Of lumber, timber marine stores and
patterns Of all descriptions including mouds for the new
guI beat contracted for by Paul Curtis
The bark Mystery, Of Boston, was completely de-
stroyed.
The brig Henry Matthews, brig Fanny o. Field and
Schooner latter just put In in distress from
Trinidad, for Cork, with cargo OF moassesxerea all TO-
tally destroyed.
The barkantine Edward Hill, Of New York, was badly
burned. schoouers Dashaway, F. A. Hawkins and Martha
Ann O'Een were badly burned.
1t is impossible to estimate the value OK the property
consumed at present.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
BosroS, July 1861.
The following are the particulars Of the great Boston
The flames first broke out in rgger's loft, wooden
building, Aspn wallis wharf, which, with tie adj
ing building including largo storehouse for salt, were
destroyed.
snelings wharf, which was covered with email build
ngs used by boat builders oaulkers &c. wasnsxt swept
clean.
Ed. Nckerson's wharf, covered with valuable buildings
received the fury Of the Aery element All the buildings
upon the wharf were levelled to the ground
Among these were large brick and stone warehouse
and the brick structure known the salt refinery Tho
latter building hundred feet long by hundred
feet wide The loss Of property upon this wharf must be
over $500 900.
The extensive foundry belonging TO tho East Boston
Iron Company next destroyed This structure lad
front Of hundred feet Maverick street, and
tended three hundred four hundred feet hack
500 goo AL the buildings this wharf burned
On Cftons wharf ali the outbuildngs were destroyed
in addition to largo amount Of lumber belonging John
Clifton h Son.
From this point the fire spread the East Boston dry
dock wharf the dock, together with the railway melted
away under the consuming fire with fearful rapidity.
This property, which could not be WORTH less than
hundred and dty thousand dollars almost wholly host
Insured for the fire continued It's fearful course
was stopped burning the whole square Of
the Timber Dock Company, bounded by Maverick LIVER
pool and Border s.Seets. which oovered with small
and cheap dwelling houses At least two hundred fam-
the burned included all Maverick street TO Border
street. and all New DO Maverick street, with seveva&
Liverpool street. The brick buildings occupied by tho
Union Quad who have gone 70 the war, ~ an armory,
destroyed, and seventy five dwelling houses,
cipaly on Summer street, were destroyed
The following a a list Of tho vessels burned-Bar&
searsp6rt; brig Fanny o. Field, schooner T. Hawkins
schooner Dashaway, schooner r. A. McNiel, Phtladel
phia-sl totally destroyed. Ba.iz Edw G. Hill oet main
and mzen mast large number Of vessels wcTe sowed
into the stream and saved.
The fire Albany street, yesterday, destroyed twenty
buildings side Of the street, from No. LIT 70 100,
ipgs. 80 goo to 10000 feet Of lumber also con-
suned.
$500 coo Insurance unknown.