Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-16
The Boston Fire.
Further Interesting DeiniIS-The suua-
IIOu on Friday.

| and police who have had so little of resi- since
| Saturday night are beginning 10 he relieved
/ from their over amount of duty. Last night
/ was another instance Of quiet, the pouring rain
4 aiding the guards in Kidding the burnt district
/ and ITS approaches from curiosity seekers or
/ thcviSh wanderers. No disturbances are to be
/ chroniclcd this morning, and the general feeling
| OF security and safety is now firmly established.
As many Of the walls, fronts and heaps of stone
are stlll considered unsafe, and preparations are
! making TO blow them the orders OF exclusion
from the ruins are still most stringent, and, with
all respect to lovely woman, descrycdly 50. For
! sight seeing is of far less importance than
| street cleaning or safe saving, and while to
! escort Maud in her dainty progress over h0rrd
| bricks and stones is a delightful duty to officer
| y. or fireman Y, TO assist Brown aud Smith in
! eNhumlng their Saamandcr is more necessary
| and imperative one. Many safes were opened
| yesterday and in fully tw0-thirdS of the in
| stances ashes and chaucd papers were all that
remained Of the books and documents depos ted
! for security on Saturday afternoon. Still SOue
safes were faithful to the confidence and the
| books entrusted TO them. The spirit Of conf
! dence and energy everywhere shown is most
cheering to those disposed to be faint hearted,
| and Boston pluck is already striking firm blows
| toward the re-Crcction OF the interests impculltd
| or destroyed Offers Of accommodation and aid
| come pouring ill., and courage is so common a
| TRAIT among the sufferers as to call for no espc-
| Cial comment.
| Devonshire street is now open to Winthrop
| square on the north end, and about half through
| from Summer street 10 the same point; High
| street IS opened through almost its entire Ungth,
| and Summer street throughout; Congress street
| is opened nearly to Perkins on the north aud
| nearly to Purchase on the south end, and Par
chase street is partially cearet But there is
| yet vast deal to be done, and there are still
| heaps aud towers OF ruins picturesque and grim
| Morton place and HawleY street are vet ChokCd
| with brick aud stone; 50 also are Arch and Otis
| streets; in Congress street are huge masses of
| broken granite and bricks, in some places from
four to five feet deep, and blackened bales of
wool, and twisted iron and broken pillars. The
| tower of old Trinity, a grand old ruin, still
stands with the rear gable and part OF the
side walls; the front of the store OF Macullar
Williams q Parker, on Washington street is still
up.
All over the burned district hand-biIS advcr-
tlsng storage, rooms 10 let, builders and
building materials are posted on Stores
| ruined safes and all other objects that admit of
| serving as bill-bOardS, showing how some peo-
| pie have an eye TO business. Three or four
steamers and hosts of tiremcn, with hose at
tached to hydrants, are still employed in cool
linz of safes in the dcSolated region, and IN
beating the flames of the fires which yet burn in
the great piles Of leather winch had been stored
IN the great Pearl street warehouses.
the OCCUPATION OF FORT NIL.
The city committee on the Fort Hill improve
ment met the applicants for temporary build
ING lots in the Fort Hill district last night 10
| was explained that the city controls iity-one
lots in this section OF say about % by 10 feet
each, which the committee reserved exclusively
iot the boot and shoe and hide and leatll-
or interests affected by the fire, aud TO one
of which lots each firm would be entitled in the
order the petitions had been received. The
| structures mustbe tire-proOf aud not over TWEEN
| tY feet nigh Occupancy would be giYGn from
| the first OF December 10 the first OF jane next
the lessccs 10 pay SIX per cent per annum on The
assessed ralhe Of the land.
THE CITIZENS RELIEF COMMITTEE.
A meeting Of the citizens relief committee
was held at the large committee room in the
city hall at 10 O'Clock this morning. Hon. Wm
Gray presided, aid Hon. Harvey Jewell was
added to the committee.
4 COMMUNICATION was presented from Hon.
VIM Gray Offering Ia give a lease free Of rent
for one year. from Dec. /, 1872 of his estate
bordering on three sides by George Girurd and
| Harvard streets, aud on the fourth by the city
hoOl house, comprising 30 600 square feet, on
which stands a, brick factory building, four
stories In Height, containing a COrss steam
| engine of 100 horse power. About three. lOurlhs
| of the land is vacant, which may be covered
with buildings OF two stories at moderate cost,
and take power from the engine. The offer is
made with the hope and belief that aCcommOda-
tiOnS can there be furniShed-tO parties who eul-
poyed men and women in large numbers, to
continue TO give them employment. He sug-
geSts that they be let without rent, If thought
proper, or at moderate rent, which should be
applied to the comfort of the work people,
Mr. Rice stated that the number of applicants
for relief was increasing, and their resources
were gradually melting away. They were
adopting substantially the system in use by the
oyerseers of the poor. They make What investi-
CATION they can on the spot and send an officer
to investigate and report. If the number Of APP
plicants continues 10 increase they will be
obliged TO make much larger distribution
than they had anticipated.
THE BOSTON INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Q As sufferers by the fire become better aCguaint-
ed with the nature and extent Of their losses,
the feeling of confidence among all classes In
terested 10 the matter seems to grow stronger
and stronger that both home and FOREIGN inSur-
ance offices which have been brought to the
verge OF insolvency will in time lqudatc their
entire debts. The salvage is found to vary from
10 to go per cent in proportion to tile loss, aud
as schedules of saved property are being made
out as rapidly as possible, and policies and
proofs OF loss are in some cases already sent in,
the work of adjustment will be an easy matter,
and one that will be pushed forward with the
utmost celebrity. The capital for the stock of
the new North America was all subscribed the
first day the books were opened, q deserved
compliment to the management Of the old com
pany, which had on Saturday morning last a
percentage of surplus equalled only by three or
four companies in the country. The company
will be ready to issue policies very soon. The
Eliot directors have voted to petition the egiS-
laturc for new charter. The confidence OF
the public in this company is shown
in the fact that within two hours after
the books were opened over 100000 were
subscribed. The fremont and Mutual Benefit
have called in all policies for cancellation The
Prescott and the Manufacturers have already
reorganized, and are now ready to do business
again. The New England Mutual will pay all
losses, the amount, 5000 900, having already
been subscribed by stockholders; therefore there
will be no suspension of business, as the com
pany stands on the same basis as it did before |
The fire. The India Mutual Will probably have |
$4,000 left after paying every loss in full, and
$4,000 have already been subscribed by stock |
FOLDERS. The flremenS will resume on a basis |
L 100000, which is rapidly being taken up. |
lhel Suffolk has already determined to apply |
charter. The Washington has $500, 900 |
'eady subscribed, and is writing policies lem
FAIRLY as an association. II will organize as |
Sp as a charter is given. The Neptune has |
hely enough TO commence business with, and |
| WldO business as an association until it can |
lol under new charter. The Boston will |
| Probly take steps toward obtaining new |
char The Franklin is taking subscriptions, |
auu u apply for charter as a stock company |
n mvAteek. inc Merchants is making move
ward forming new company.
THIEvING AT THE FIRE.
| Ld' quantities OF goods stolen at the FIRE |
nave IN recovered by the police, the value
Oelng emated at betweeu $500, 900 and 800, 900.
ana ana y of unclaimed property now awaits
lueutineon at the city hail. A lot of silk and
cosby awl, stolen from Jordan, Marsh & Co,
nave Deeound by the Charlestown police in a
House al corner of Water street and Warren
| aNtIue lthat city. Enormous quantities of
| Soous WeistOlen from Pearl street, and all
| through lnnOrning the thIeves could be seen
,mcnGiIs Ia. way to the North End laden more
| anSVa,ly "Itlew boots and shoes than ever was
| lIuAVe DVle' with old ones, Several wagon
.ouuo VI tnScoods have been found among the
of Fort Hill oat loads were carrcd ~ ~
tmatcl ! n the harbor. By order of Col
RI. hussell, boats of the revenue cutter
hm nnIo "elhaced on patrol duty in the
t n"i oOI ~ P,eu vessels from leaving with
stolen go'dS Del daylight
| GENERAL.
a 9Poelai uoul licago states that the sub.
reach nearly S400A VI D'''o" WIN
,,,,I nc nSm EnEia shoe and leather associa.
aiV ~ Gnu Du,eau oNedits have secured rooms
az d;root,, ~ ~, Vthc Traders bank ,where
The presses in thranscrint Pm;ld;,,. t,,,,,
Is rnad tho 5 ann lie the large Hoe press
ininro "I"' '"' le Is comparatively un.
,,. ae,lou, oa eo Ha presented from James
10" ~ eu w., "uu 20 o,pI against the "illegal
anu ~ Oui oPluIon, wy unCalled for meas- |