New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-12
THE BOSTON FIRE.
Continued from Firn Pare.


broken foot Of china under tins Other. Bat az
d rule it may DO said that the goods in store war,
too bulky 10 DO removed even had tie FIRE not ve,y
soon cut OF communication. Tho loss, therefore Il
in almost all total one. Tho circumstances
differ from those Of Chicago in another particular.
the direct loss falling entirely within Ito cilycf
Boston, and tho class which IS best able 10 bear f.
Tho insurance was chiefly in Boston conpanes, fos
Boston underwriters always eager 10 take rigkl
on tho very property which has been suddenly
destroyed. How many of tho companies wiz 81
down you mayestimate from another dispatch bgs
even If the worst antiCipaions should DO 20 hzsd.
tho loss is not more than the city can easily oDdG.e,
PLUCK or THE PEOPLE.
The courage Of the people is magnificent. VLcn
passed through tho burning streets at oclo,E
this morning, found men who lad Lost eFelyth.D3
cropping their way through the laird smoke, iooEi-g
for the ruins Of their stores, to put up placel~s
among the still burning debris arrcuHd g
their removal TO other quarters. by daybrs@S
tho whole accessible part CT tie district was
dotted with extemporized signs Eacullar, " iJiams
e Parker, who occupied one Of the finest 81 thS
ruined stores, where they employed 3,cCo bands, b.
gan business this morning in the Mason q Hanna
building. The great dry goods House Of Sargent
Brothers caught fire at ESQ Saturday night Iuitt
an hour statesmen were on the way to Now-iof1 -
n
operations Immediately. Their loss Va, botw,ea
S750,OOO and 81 10000.
These are fair specimens Of the spirit which OH
mates the whole community. The Hartford cd
Eric Company began to rebuild their depot to-dsy'
but changed their minds, and determined 90 atc.
a moro elaborate and costly plan. The mcl,I<-f
are hurrying about TO secure new premises I-'
city is beginning to clear the streets Ihorsa ,-s
stones are almost too bot TO be handled, some oi ts
obstruoted thoroughfares are already Isl. travel
Better than oil, the citizens and tie cuthc.ar5
are Rravey considering plans FOR tie iDpioyenC.t
of tho new Boston, and great questions o. hIe-ptoi
construction which must now assume sDch nhI Ft-
ance in every city Of the world. Tie Common
Council are celebrating upon Improvements in ".'
map Of the burned quarter. There are ID 10 -
moro narrow lanes, but broad straight siroc's q.
open squares, and the owncTs Of the property -
only waiting for the boundaries 20 be fixed 1 orlf
to begin to build.
Such good lumor in adversely, such coci- .
under disaster, such pluck such enterprise ana
such solid sense, cannot be praised too ml.iy. "
city whose merchants are made Of t"ia -.-t q -
soon forget a catastrophe like an So}coy.0 hi'.
The loss has been estimated at all amounts on
SG0CCOOOO to S250COOC0O. The best judges asi-- .-
day upon the smaller Of these Geures. Lut Yeiy -
vaults have been reached, and no one can guess NO.
much may be recovered ron the lUlAe' -h.' +'.-
OF FIVE safes opened on Washington t.t H.- 't-
sts., and in every instance the b.cE5 att yea
were reduced to o cinder
The sub-Treasury in the F0st-Oacc tl.'Giag' 1r.
tanned Si5,COOOOO. all saved. The money ~. 80
corted through State-st, to-day, by two c'lupene'
of marines and q company OF artillery, oud TO Coz
ple cheered il as if it were their bcs tlcaa. "a
Post Office viii DO reGdy to receive and l---I
mails as usual after tonight
Tie Western Union Telegraph Conr ly .af gene
back to its quarters on State-t., ard has - oi
wires to New-York but the accunu l,a .. -
sages IL enormous aud ia spite % TIC energy
officers, and the expeItness Of tie ~ .a-,-' t.i'
are inevitable delays q. 80 g. -