Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-11-14
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and power with terrible velocity.
Falling roofs were sinking every
minute and carried down wit b
them floors one after another until
the walls became isolated and also
fell with crash. Whole blocks of
buildings disappear in this manner,
crumbling up like so much carGS
boards. Hugh mass of material
choked the streets and taking fire
created q solid body of flame. The
fire engines were utterly useless for
no human being could stand near
enough to send streams of water
where they were needed to do ser
vice. The firemen were exhausted
already, and unless help speedily
arrives they will be compelled to
desist, We are expecting trains to
arrive every moment from Port
land and Springfield with more as
sistance, though they cannot safely
run up 10 the city as the depots are
in danger. &C.
1t is terrible Sabbath that is
dawning for Boston, and we cannot
tell when and where the work of de-
struction will cease. 1t is safe to
say that the fire will not be checked
until the day has far advanced even
if the effort be successful then. 1t
is impossible to give you any more
details relative to losses that have
been sustained since the last account
sent you few hours ago was made
up. The people talk, of the loss of
millions as readily now as they did
of thousands at midnight. Men
and women from every part Of the
city came from their homes to see
the fire, but before they reached the
vicinity, the confusion that existed
in all of the leading streets gave,
them an impression of terror few
will ever forget. 1t. was indeed a
startling scene for those who arri
we'd on the ground after midnight,
for new comers had no preparation
and were utterly bewildered and
confused by the noise and distrac-
tion that existed among those who
having large interests at stake, had
been present at the fire at an early
hour.
Boston. Nov 1912 p. M.-The fire
is now believed to beunder control.
The Old South Church was not
burnt. The Transcript Office is de
stroyed, and the Office ofthe Boston
Post is badly damaged
Boston. Nov. 10-Later.-The con !.
fagration was not under control at
a bout one O'Clock, having a space
of fifteen hours destroying hundreds
of the costliest and most substantial
warehouses in the country,and tenn
porarily paralyzing three of the lead
ing mercantile interests-the shoe
and leather, wool and dry goods
trade. 1t is said there is not one
wholesale leather establishment left
in Boston. The wool trade suffered
in an equal degree, ,and the .drygoods
business houses left are few and
far between. The Ninth regiment,
with detachments from other regi
ments, amounting to twelve hundred
men,are on duty for the protection
of property and the preservation of
order.
The new Postofilce 2and~ Sub
Treasury building was for a long
time exposed to the fierce flames
and smoke, but was scarcely SCARED.
This massive fire proof structure
saved the Boston Morning Post
building, directly opposite,and help
ed greatly in preventing the fire
from reaching State street. The
old South Church has also, escaped
though several times given up for
lost. The costly and beautiful
Transcript building, and aCarrier}
& Irott's jewelry establishment, on
the opposite corner of Milk street,
were burned the Eastern Express
office was saved, though reported at
one time as burned.
Boston. 1913 P. M.-The fire was
got well under control a little after
and has not extended since.
The following are the general boun-
daries of the confagation. The
whole length and boath sides of
Summer street, across Federal and
nearly down to brakes wharf, and
thence in nearly a direct line to Fort
Hill :along Hamilton and Battery to
Kiby street, as far as Tindeli and
Central streets, and from Milk to
Summer. Within these boundries,
an area of nearly seventy acres, every
building is consumed. 3 dIIT 4
The loss is now estimated at be-
tween eighty and ninety million
dollars and the insurance at ten TO
twelve millions. A good many per
sons were injured and several kill
ed.