The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-11-14


The Manufacturers Mutual sustains no loss
except one pane of glass broken.
One report is, that the assets of the Mutual
Benefit Company exceeds the losses, while ano-
Their report cOntradicts this.
The Massachusetts Mutual lose $1,100,0 900,
but will pay losses by calling in assessments.
The Mechanics Mutual and the Union Mu-
tual will also pay their losses by calling in
The Narragansett of Providence loses $780,
300, which will be paid in full.
The losses of the National Company of Provi-
dence, are only $4,000, and the City of Provi-
dence, only $4,000.
The Quincy Mutual will meet its losses in
full.
INCIDENTS.
A young man employed in large Pearl-street
house was handed the KEYS of the store and safe
by the bOok-keeper on closing Sat urday night,
with the remark that he (the book-keeper,)
would be in late on Monday morning. When
the flames began to break though Winthrop
square the young man made for the store, en-
gagged team, and, unlocking the safe, sent all
the valuables to his own fathers house for safe
keeping.
Hundreds of deeds of individual herosm are
reported, among which may be mentioned that
of Boston fireman, who, learning that in the
basement Of building on the west side of Con-
gress street near State, were three steam boilers,
to 60 into the still burning ruins and turn off
the steam. His comrades endeavOred to dis
suade him from such a perlous undertaking,
but he was resoute, and, crawling into The tear
full position with two streams from a steam
engine turned full upon him, turned off the
steam and thus averted the terrible danger.
Lieut.. Busey. of the second station police,
had within few months deposited IN the outer
vault of the Freemen's Bank on Summer street,
$4,000, the savings of years of economy.
When the safe fell from the second story to the
cellar, it struck stone post with such force, As
to burst it in, giving ingress to the flames, and
destroying in moment the lieutenant's hard
earnings.
1t being feared that the buildings on School
street, nearest Washington, would have to be
blown up the officers of the Five Gents Savings
Bank were notified. and within forty minutes
the money and securities of the institution
amounting to eleven millions of dollars, We're
removed to the residence of the President, the
Hon. Paul Adams, at No. 123 Charles street.
where they were guarded by Il detail of police.
Sunday afternoon all We're returned to the
vaults.
Before midnight of Saturday, every police
station, the city prison and the county Jail We're
packed full of arrested thieves, and after that
hour during the night and Sunday, those az
rested and brought in were simply deprived Of
their plumber, their names and residences taken
and with the evidences of their guilt recorded
against them, when they were discharged, sim
ply for want of room to keep them. Every one.
of whom there was the slightest possibility of
innocence, was discharged
The new Postotfice building is so badly in
jured by the heating and warping of the iron
and the cracking of the granite, that it is feared
it will have to be taken down. But this huge
pile of stone and iron saved the buildings inter-
vening between it and State street, and especi-
ally the office of the Boston Post.
Twenty-iv thousand work girls were thrown
$50 I,Jf no
saddest scenes of Sunday were the thousands
of these poor creatures who were bitterly
iamenting the loss OF their daily bread for the
coming winter.
One boot and shoe firm on Pearl street sue
ceeded in saving out of an immense stock OF
goods, only one palr OF slippers, which fitted
no one they knew.
Early Sunday morning as President Dickin-
son, of the Common Council, was on his way
home with some valuable papers in two bags,
he was met near Boylston street by three rob
bers who attempted to seize the bags. MIR.
Dickinson fought them till an officer arrived.
One gentleman who met Il friend yesterday
afternoon. wrung his hand and said, as his voice
choked with emotion, yesterday at this time
l was worth $4,000. Now | haven't money
enough to pay a grocery bill"
AID FROM ABROAD.
Two steam fire engines came from Portland,
with four hundred eff her leading citizens, head
ed by Mayor Kngsbury, to protfer any aid in
their power.
Assistance arrived from Worcester. Provi-
ience, Salem, Lynn, and everything iii the
shape of fire eXtinguishing apparatus was
brought in from adjoining towns. 4 train with
aid came from Worcester GA IL mes) in A.
minutes.
Other protfers have been received in the way
of fire apparatus and men. The steamers thus
offered are from Providence, New Bedford
Portland, Saco, Springfield, Concord, Nashua
Lowell, Newburyport Lawrence, two from
New London, two from Norwich, one each from
New Haven and Newport. Chief Engineer
Brooks of Biddetorl arrived with 10 men anc
1900 feet of hose, other apparatus not h2ing
asked for. On the same train came 60 volunteers
from the Newbnryport fire department The
Mayor Of Norwich, with Chief Engineer Osgoo1
and 100 hremen and apparatus, arrived at a late
hour and % tiremen from New Haven with ap
paratus.
The New Bedford steamer G. Rowland, AZ
rived in the city at O'Clock Sunday evening
BY the efforts of the New Bedford boys several
buildings were saved, one of them twice, and
they have done their share in checking the pro
gress of the flames.
THE TOTALS.
The total number of business firms burnt oil
is $50. Six hundred warehouses are destroyed
All the houses in the wool trade, and every one
in the shoe and leather business are destroyed
The total loss is over a hundred millions.
POST OFFICE UNTENABLE.
The post office building, on State street wa,
so seriously damaged as to be no longer a ii
place for business, and all the contents We're re-
moved to Faneuil Hall, where fol the present
the business of the mails will be done. Post
master Burt received the following telegram
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. Your telegram has
been received. Do your utmost TO secure ETH
Gent and prompt mail service. | have sent
Petherbridge, special agent, to your assistance,
and have instructed New York to render ali
possible aid. The people Of Boston have the
cordial sympathy of the civilized world.
(SienedD JOHN A. CREsWELL,
Postmaster-General.
THE FIRE FINALLY CONTROLLED.
Boston, Nov. H. The fire was got fully I'M
der control about four o'clock this morning
Jordan & Marshs store was saved, though al
one time deemed hopeless case. Shreve,
Cramp u Lowe were burned out
THE GAS EXPLOSION
causing this last fire occurred shortly after mid
night and was heard all over the city. Several
other explosions of gas, apparently in the sewer
occurred soon after the fire broke out, shivering
the plate glass in Shreye, Crump Il Lows store
and upheaving the surface of the earth so AS to
crack the pavement deeply.
THE EXHAUSTED FIREMEN RELIEVED.
Only about twenty-five Boston tiremen were
on duty last night, the main force being reliev-
ell by the gallant boys who rallied from all
quarters. Between eleven and twelve O'Clock
one hundred and sixty Norwich, Conn, fire
men arrived, accompanied by the Mayor and
chief engineer of that city. Twenty-Five New
Haven tiremen also came on last nights train,
headed by their chief engineer. From Bidie-
ford. Me-, Bridgeport, Conn, New London,
Conn, New. Bedford, and other places came
eager offers of assistance, and on every hand
last night were brave generous men from the
towns and cities about us, working with all
their strength to stem the persistent progress of
the terrible enemy.
LOSSES ESTIMATED AT $SO,OO0,OOO TO $780,
100000.
The morning papers are almost exclusively
filled with details of the great confiagration.
The Advertiser estimates the loss at $50 900 900,
and the Post on the authority of a leading in
surance man at S1O0, 100000. The Journal with
full list of individual losses estimates the loss
at considerably over $10O, 600, 900.
The city is in darkness tonight owing to the
labor of dsconnecting the mains from the burnt
district. All newspaper and other necessary
work is being done tonight bv lamp and candle
light.
An efficient military and police guard is on
duty and all fear of a reminding of the flames
seems at an end Gilmore has placed the Coils
cum at the disposal Of parties wanting place to
store goods.
NEW YORK THIEVES POURING INTO THE CITY.
The Owl train from New York city, due at