, 1872-11-21
Another Serious Conaagration
in Boston.
Destructive Fire in Jersey city---Loss
About $1,000,000.
Fires Elsewhere.

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and publishing machinery, and one Of the 1argest
establishments of the class in New England.
The engines from Charlestown, South Boston,
| Someryil1e, and Chelsea we're summoned by tl.o
second general fire alarm. The adjoining build
| ings On Cornhin running through to Brotsle
| street we're for o time in great danger, but by
strenuous e1ertions the fire was confined to
| the Rand d. Avery premises, where vc:y
| thorough destruction took place. You in Chlca-
SO can imagine the sensation caused by these
| Mormons were trying to burn Boston we're freely
a1loat among the more timorous. But these 90
| only return Of usual city experiences and tho
ti1emen we're equal to the occasion.
BY singular coincidence, this lntcst fire is
exactly in the direction Of a long talaed-of T..
| provement, the extension Of Warrington street,
and the great printing house would, aS no dig
! tant day, hive been removed. It will probably
| hasten, and make more available, the extensive
| system Of street improvements now earnestly
begun, and to be carried out, though it may call
| for some legislation.
! The propositions are taking shape for thor
ough reform in the street system OF the burned
district. The main features Of the plan are the
| widening OF Washington street, on the castecly
| side, to eighty feet between Elilk and Summer
| streets; OF Summer street the norshe1lY side
| to ffty-fye feet; of Broad street on the water
! side one hundred feet from Summer street to
| Atlantic avenue; Of Milk On the souther1y side
| to fifty feet Of Water to fifty feet; Of Federal
| on the ensterly side to seventy feet; OF Con-
gress On the easterly side to sixty feet, from
Broad to Milk stroetg, and to eighty feet from
| hlilk to State streets OF Devonshire On the
easterly side to sixty feet, between Milk and
[ franklin; the Strengthening Of Deyonshire and
| Otis, between Franklin and Summer; the widening
of Purchase street On the southerly side to fifty
| feet, between Federal and Pearl; the widening
! Of High street to fifty feet between Congress
and Pearl; the widening Of Franklin street at
it's foot to fifty, and it's extension to PEARL oppo
site Stu1gis; the extension OF Pearl and Milk to
| Congress; the extension of Oliver straight from
Nile to 6i1by; the extension and widening Of
! Hawley street to forty feet; the widening Of
Arch, on the westerly side, to forty feet.
| It is thought desirable 10 have broad avenue
! through the city as fire barrier, and on which
I large public buildings could be erected. This
may ba done by the extension OF Federal street
to State street, eighty feet wide. and opening
| School street the saine width from Federal
Gtreat, thus making fire barrier in that direc-
| tion.
evening, flames burst forth from the uppef win
! dows and roof Of Rand g. Avery's extensive
printing house, No. 8 Cornhill, near the foot Of
| Washington street. The flames shot furiously
| up to a great height, and strong northerly
wind carried ahowera Of burning cinders over
the buildings On the easterly side Of Washington
street and across to State street. In response to
| the general ire alarm sounded, the fremeu we're
promptly on the spot, and the steamers at once
| opened play from STATE and Washington
streets, Cornhill, and other points ad-
| jacent to the fire, and in thirty minutes
the flames, which threatened another great con-
hagration, were subdued and confined to the limits
in which they first broke out. The general
fire alarm and the grand Illumination caused by
the shooting flames caused great co1umotion.
! and immense crowds Of excited people gathered
from all parts Of the city to the scene Of the
conhagration. The military which has been
service, forming Gordon across the streets,
keeping back the crowd, and giving the fremea
ample room for the most efficient service. Rand
d Avery were almost entirely burned out.
| book aid job printing establishments in New
England, employing some 200 hands
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. 20.-A fire at Port
Washington, Wis, this afternoon, destroyed the
loss is $4,000, which is fully insured.
JANEsvnLE, Wis, Nov. 20.-The dwelling
house Of Mrs. Margaret McGee, in the Third
turs. The loss is about $1,000; insurance,
s2.1o0.
Rand l. Avery employed some 800 persons, so
| Of whom we're girls. There was large number
Of power presses of different kinds IN the build
ing and large amount Of books and pamphlets
partly finished, which will be total loss.
Rand 4 Avery estimate their loss at
$250,000, insured mostly in Boston Offices. The
following is list Of the other losses, which we're
more or less insured mostly in Boston Offices:
Abbot's bindery, $1,000; Adams & Bakers bind
cry, $4,000; Congregational Publishing Society,
$4,000; Henry Hoyt, book publisher, s20, 600:
the Congregatlonaltst neTspaaPer,, $4,000, and
ciates, about $50, goo. The fra originated in the
| press room OF Rand j. Avery.
CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 20.-The HeraM pub
| 1ishes an account Of destructive conhagration,
| Huron County, which consumed . row Of frame
building in tho heart Of the business portion Of
! the town. An entire block burned over.
The total loss Is about S50,000. Among the
store, Bo1vinos clothing store, Mcclellan's drug
and hardware store, Runyan's boot, shoe, and
: leather store, McCreary's grocery store, Thonp-
sons cigar and nows store, klmba!l's connection
Emsss les fensy go9ds stora ggsh Days
billiard saloons, photograph gallery, two
dentists Offices. and several families.
New YoRK, Nov. .20.-6chuoidt l. Co.'S malt
house, in Brooklyn, and $4,000 bushels Of malt,
New YoRE, Nov. 20.-About o'clock this
evening fire broke out in Perrin d Hances
steam saw-mi1, on Fourteenth street, near Hem
derson street, Jersey City, destroying the build
ng nog and b surrounding n Lumber {a17 hoss S
woods tobacco inspection warehouse, bounded
by Thirteenth and Fourteenth, Provost
and Henderson Len streets, containing
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about $4,000, which was insured principally IN
New York companies. The store house destroy
ed was abuilding 40ox200 feet, one story and
attic hish, and filed with tobacco recently re-
ceiyed over the Erie Road, and belonging to
large, number Of firms, who are sup
posed to- be insured. though it. is un-
certain. In close proximity Was an immense
asii1-sto1y building containing fqlly t five
tunately escaped injury, though the wooden
shutters to the windows, painted to represent
iron, were somewhat charEed- The newly
erected shopa Of the Erie Railroad, also close at
hand, we're not injured. though for
. time in great danger: The dwellings, in
the vicinity, which we're 3 great many,
built of wood and occupied by laborers, we're
soon emptied Of the contents, but we're saved by
the firemen.
The loss on the tobacco is yarioua1y estimated,
though the most Intelligent statement ne hare
been able to procure places the quantity burned
at 3 900 hogsheads, which would bring the loss
in the vicinity Of 5000, 600 to ss00,0o0. The
burned aaw~miu WAS insured for 81 900.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 20.-News has Just
re1rf1e6 hara nf fha cF xrnn1ert