The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-13
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.
LondOn LosSes in the Boston Flre.


London Losses In the Boston Fire.
LONDON, November 12.-The insuranc
In London companies upon property Il
the burned district OF Boston Is two mil
lion five hundred thousand pounds, prob
ably.) A commission IS 10 be sent TO Bos
ton by the London companies to inyesti-
gate the original cause Of the progress o
the conaagration, as 1t is o subject Of gen
eral Importance 10 insurance interests.
Comments OF the London Papers OF
the Fire.
All Of the London morning papers com
ment on the Boston FIRE and express sym
pathy for the sufferers. They attribute
the calamity to the bad management Of The
fire department and policy oi the principal
authorities. .'zrs-s-H4-'.--s,s5--sasa .-.1ss =
The Standard says the Boston fre 10 Q
scandal To civilization, and shows most
inefficient city government. II compares
the small London fre brigade and The
narrow, crooked streets and alleys Of this
city, where fires seldom get beyond the
building wherein they originate, TO the
thousands ol undlsciplined fremeD, huge
granite structures, and open places 10 B rs.
ton. There, It says, the best portion OF the
city was destroyed for the want Of good
management to prevent the progress OF
the flames, which were finally stopped BY
the use Of guupowder. And this wretched
business was because Of intrustlng to the
volunteer citizens what should be deleea
ted to skilled operators appointed.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-The opening lecture
Of the season before the Royal Geographi.
cal Society was delivered last night by
Sir Henry RAwliuson, President Of the
Society. Abiding TO the finding Of DR..
Livingstone by Stanley, he declared that
the journey ofthe latter into the interior
Of Africa was q most important event,
and Stanley deserved a medal from the
Society for the accomplishment Of his
great undertaking.
The foreign governments which were
requested by Great Britain TO cooperate
in the movement now being made 10 this
country for the suppression of the East
African slave trade, have sent replies ex-
pressing their sympathy with the cause,
but declining TO unite In active measures
as contemplated by England.
The steamship Helvetia, which sailed
from New York October Esd for London,
encountered severe weather when nearing
the English coast on Friday last While
of Portland her machinery broke. She
succeeded, however, in reaching the
vicinity Of tho Isle Of Wight, when
she bee anne unmanageable and drifted ra.
pidly towards the French coast as Cher.
bourg came in sight the anxiety Of the
officers became very great. They were
unable to regain control over the steamers
movement and were in danger ol being
driven on shore. When within ten miles
oil Cherbourg they threw up rockets and
made other signals Of distress, but they
were not noticed on shore. Fortunately,
the wind changed and the steamer began
to run before it down the channel. The
steamer Ethel came to her assistance, and
while trying TO give her tow ran into a
boat which had been launched by the
Helvetia. The boat was crushed TO
pieces, and one man killed and two in
jured. The Helvetia finally turned into
Falmouth, arriving there to day.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says the
telegraphic cable between thai city and
Shanghai has ceased TO work. The cause
Of the interruption is unknown.