New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-06
Immense COD1ngraiions I'm East
Boston and boston.
BOsTos. Thursday, July 4.

Shortly aher noon to-day lire broke out IN East
Boston, near the shipyards, consuming Nickersons
wharyos and filt warehouses, the Suffolk Sat hlls
the Esst Boston Iron Foundery and Machine Shop the
Sectional Dock and Marine Railways, nearly hun
dred dwelling houses, marine and mechanical ware
houses as well ss an imroense amount Of lumber, tim
ber marine stores, and patterns Of a descriptions n
Guiding noulds for the gunboat contracted for by
Paul Curtis.
BosToS Friday, July 5, 1861.
The following are the particulars Of the East Boston
FIRE:
The flames first broke out in a nggers loft u wooden
building ON Aspinwallf wharf which, with tie adion-
ing building including large Storehoufe for salt,
was destroyed.
Snelliugs wharf, which was covered with small
buildings, used by bOat-Julders, caulkes Sc, was
next swept away.
I'd. NckeroOn's wharf, covered with valuable build
ings, received the fury Of the irery element. All
the buildings upon the wharf wero lcvelled to the
ground. Among these were largo brick and stone
warehouse and the brick structure known as the Salt
Refinery. The latter building 100 feet long by
100 wide. The loss Of property upon this wharf
must be over $2000 900.
The extensive foundry belonging to the East Boston
Iron Company next destroyed. This structure
had front Of 100 feet on Maverick street. and extended
300 or 400 feet back 1t coS $1,000 All the build
ing on this wharf Were burned.
On Cifton's wharf all the out.buildings were de-
StOyed, in addition to large OF lumber belong
ing to John Clifton < Son.
From this point the fire spread to the East Boston
Dry-Dock Wharf, the Dock, together with tie Rail.
way, melted away under the consuming fire with fear
ful rapdity. This property which could not be worth
loss than sl5O0OO, was almost wholly lost Insured
for 500. The fire continued its fearful course up 10
the ship yard of Samuel Hall, where ii wss stopped,
burning the whole square Of the Timber Dock Com.
pany, bounded by Maverick Liverpool and Border
streets, which wss covered with small and cheap dwell.
ling houses At least 200 families were rendered home
less.
The houses destroyed upon the burnt area iucluded
all Maverick % Border street. and all on New to
Maverick street, with several on Liverpool street.
The brick buildings occupied by the Union Guards,
who have gone to the war, an armory, was de-
sroyed and seventy-fvs dwelling houses, principally
on Summer street, were destroyed.
The following is list Of vessels burnt; bark Mys-
terry, Boston, bngs Orela, Henry MATHEWS of Sears
port, Fanny o. Field; schooDers +. A. Hawkins,
DaShaway, NJ. A. McNiel Of Philadelphia, all totally
destroyed. Bark Eutaw lost main and mizzenmast.
largo number OF vessels were owed into the stream
and saved.
They have yet no estimate Of the total loss.
The hre on Albany street yesterdly de stroyed 90
buildings on one side OF the street. from No. III 10 lO
and extended through TO Hudson street, nostly dwell
ings $4,000 TO $1,000 feet Of lumber were also con-
sumed.
The loss by the East Boston fire is estimated at
500 900. Insurance unknown.
ANOTHER LARGE PIRE.
BosTos, Thursday, July 4, 1861.
About nooa to-day FIRE occurred in Hudson street,
completely destroying twelve tbree-stOry dwelling
houses This fire took place hour previous TO she
breaking out Of the coSaagration at Las, B0stoa.