The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-11-22

working with all their strength to STAY the
progress of The terrible enemy.
The number Of firms and business houses
burned out is nine hundred and thirty: dwell
lings and lodging houses, sixty. /"
Tho morning papers arc almost exclusively
fiIlsd with details OF the great conhagrstion
Tho advertiser estimates the total loss al
SSO. .oO0, 900. Fhe Posf, on authority Of lead.
ing insurance officers, At elOO. 600. 600. The
Journal gives full list Ct individual losses,
and estimates the total at Considerably over
el00, 900 900.
The train from New York, due st 4 O'Clock
this morning, arrived at O'Clock, with several
carloads Of roughs and thieves, who cleaned
out all refreshment saloons en- route, and
committed other outrages. Tho military force
IN Boston will be increased II necessary.
A battalion Of calvary has been added To
the military guard Of the burning district,
which now numbers 1 800 mon. Attempts at
robbery and incendiarsn will be summarily
dealt with.
Preparations are being urged for the making
OF new street lines on the burnt district, and
also for the erection Of the Merchants' Ex-
change building.
The committee Of twenty citizens have
voted to request Gov. Washburne to call a
special meeting Of the Legislature to autho-
rixe the city Of Boston to issue sufficient of
seven per cent. bonds to aid sufferers In re-
building the burnt district.
The city is in darkness tonight, owing to
disconnecting Of main gas pipes from the
burnt district. An efficient military and police
guard is on duty. All fears of rekindling Of
flames arc at an end. The publishing and
printing Of newspapers and all other necessary
work is being done BY lamp and candle light
BosroN, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE Boston insur.
aLce companies will be able to pay an average
OF about fifty per cont. Of their risks. Capt.
talists are coming forward 30 literally with
offers Of funds that there is some prospect of
their going on without suspension. Their
average losses arc in the neighborhood of
esO0, 600. two or three reaching $500, 900. The
savings banks are all secure.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1l.-Excitement in insur.
anco circles here il intense. The suspension
Of the Humboldt and international Com
panies is announced. All Providence COM
panies say they will como out straight. Amer
lean and Mercantile, of Boston, will 60 on.
Tho Boyiston must stop. New jersey COM
panies lose only trihing amounts. The CONT
mental Insurance Company, Of New York. has
assets amounting to over %, ,oO0, 900. II the
entirc amount at risk within the district is q
total loss oDe-haf Of it's surplus will pay for it.
hist Of forty insurance companies, situated
in New York, Philadelphia, Hartford and
Western cities, holding r,sks in Boston, has
boon published. These companies have ag-
grsgste assets amounting TO eS5, zoe, ,000, and
their losses by the Boston fire figure up co.
DOC, ,000 This, Of course, will be paid in full
II is estimated that the homo companies (Bos-
tony will pay hfty per cent. Of oil their losses.
It 10 therefore certain that from soventy-fvs
10 eighty per cont. OF oil the losses incurred
BY insurance companies through the late fire
will Be paid.