Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-28

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failed to settle Al the clearing house to-day
STILL Latch.
A Boston telegram of the evening of the
18th says the fire was entirely subdued, the
wind had subsidized, the weather was clear
and mild, and the city was quiet and orderly,
and a hopeful feeling prevailed everywhere.
The number of firms and business houses
burned out is 930. The number Of dwellings
and lodging houses, GO.
The Citizens Relief Committee held a
meeting in the large comnittee-room In the
City Hall, at ten O'Clock, Hon. VIM. Gray in
the chair. Mayor CASTOR read a number of
kilograms from Chicago, Philadelphia, Gin.
%cinnati, Indianapolis, and elsewhere, extend.
ing the heartiest sympathy to Boston in her
bereayment, and offering assistance. The
Mayor believed there were thousands In the
city who would require immediate aid, and
he thought the assistance so freely offered
should he accepted. On motion Of Judge
Russell, it was voted that It was the sense
of the meeting that they should accept the
offers so generously made, and that His
lIeDor the Mayor be instructed to reply TO
the kilograms received with the sincerest
thanks.
The members of the shoe and leather trade
held d meeting at moor to-day at the Board
of Trade rooms, Ex-Governor Clatlin in the
chair. Mi. y. K. Cole said that the Mayor
and Aldermen had expressed . Willingness
to grant any land belonging to the city for
the use of the various branches OF trade, for
temporary structures TO accommodate pres
ent necessities. They suggested that, as
the Common was to be given to the dry
goods trade, the shoe and leather trade might
take the land on which Fort Hill formerly
was. A Committee was appointed TO exam
Inc the different locations, and report at a
future meeting.
A special session Of the Legislature Is to
be called bV the Governor, for the purpose
of taking such action as may he required IN
the present condition of the city.
The Shawmul, Fircmen's and North Amcri-
can Banks were unable to get ut their vaults.
The Mount Vernon, Hide and Leather, and
Everett Banks were saved, but lost their val
uables.
Ngw YORK, November II,
All the insurance companies have buIle-
tined statements Of their losses and standing
OF which the annexed is a copy:
The Etnn, Of Hartford, loss less than a
million assets, $4,000. Relief, OF New
York, loss $56,Qoo capital gnimpaired,
Willtamsburgh City, loss S10, 600; assets,
$3.50 400. Resolute, loss $1,000. CONNER.
cial, loss SlO4,oW aasetk, $4,000. Coluu-
hla, loss $4,000 assets, $44o,OoO, Star,
loss $4,000 assets, $4,000. Mechanics,
loss 5000. Fircmen'e, loss $500. la.
~fayette, loss 5000. PIGuiN, loss $4,000
assets, $l.Gj2,19l, Addatic, loss s. 500 AZ
sets, $4,000. Niagara, loss 100000; assets
81 .U9O. 000. Liverpool and London aud Globe,
loss SCOOP. This company has received q
dispatch from London to pay Its losses and
draw on the Liverpoolotli Queen, Of Liy-
erpo0l aud London, loss about $500, 600.
Hope, loss about SJ0,Q0. American Central,
Of St. Louis, loss $4,000. Farmers Mutual,
Of York, Pa, loss $4,000. Pennsylvania Tn
dcrwriters', loss $1,000. American, loss,
s30n,0Vl: assets. 1880 London Assur-
$3oo,O0O; assets, $4,000. Clio W, loss
$1,000. Orient, loss S150o00. National,
loss $4,000. Exchange. loss $1,000. 1T
ma, of New York, loss $4,000. Tradesman's,
loss $4,000; assets, s435,pA, st. Nicholas,
loss $1,000 National, loss $4,000, assets,
$675,GO1. Lorillard, uuirnpaired,
1t is stated that the only insurance com
panies here that have suspended are the In
ternational, Relief, Corn Exchange, and
Humboldt.
A general visit to Boston insurance Offices
TIL. morning reveals the fact that they have
been hardly able TO do anything toward est.
mating and determining future steps. The
FIRE Il nov confined to the ruins, and no fears
are felt OF a new outbreak. T. large number
Of steamers continue to wo.E, rellefs Of fire.
men taking them,
Inc Hat"Ntdy fF.UlEF 'tHzhHf was among
the pnreFs burned out. The firms burned
! butbyth III fire caused ~ the gas explosion
this morning were James J Smith 4 Co., 4,
H. Stern Il Co., and W. +. Storms Il Co., on
Summer street shrlevc, CruTnp ~ Lowe, cor.
ner summer and WaFhip@t on street; Wheeler
q Wilson, In same building, and stephen.
/ cons dry goods store on Washington street,
slightly damaged. A building in Central
Court. occupied By Crosby, Moore u Toss,
whose frouti s on Washington street, was
burned down. The Park HouFe was dam
aged a little, and there was Injury by water
10 the store Of Palmer, Jacobs q Co, on
Washington street.
Bo~rox, Novrinber Il.
Fcur insurance Offices report losses 30 foi-
lows. Flrenens' Fund Of California, Sl25,-
900. Commerce, Of Albany, $500; Queen,
Of london. net, 100000 Htna, Of Hart
| ford. $1,000 These offices viii pay IN full,
1bc North British, Hartford, Phoenix and
/, National report that all tier policies VIII be
! pstd In full and they will continue business
At the great Industrial Exhibition al
N9gcow. American steam fire engines
took the first premium. We also learr
from a German paper that ] 800 American
mowers and reapers were sold last yea
in one single city IN Germany.