Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-10
AWFUL FIRE I'm BOSTON
a SECOND CHICAGO.
STREET AFTER STREET BURNED I!
Buildings Blown Up
NEWSPAPER OFFICES BURNED 1!
Finest Blocks in City Destroyed
The Fire Still Raging
Finest Blocks in City Destroyed F.!
The Hire Still Raging



BosToN, Saturday Eycuing,-A very extern
stve couGlgraton is now raging from the cor.
ner OF Summer and Kingston streets, extending
east and west on Kingston, aud north aud
south on Summer. Engines are hauled by
hand.
Second Dispatch.
BosToN, Saturday, P. N.-Thcro is no
abatement 10 the conAagraton, which is the
most extensive fire that has visited Boston tor
twenty years. It has taken the solid dry goods
portion of the city, and extended entirely the
length of Winthrop square, which embraces a.
7. Stewards, J. N. Bcebe's, Anderson, Heath &
Co., H0ughton, Perkins 6 Co.
No estimate of the loss can be given, but
reporters say it will 20 into millions
The suburban fire departments have been
called upon,
The Gre is now at its hight. The buildings
burned are principally all granite. A northwest
wind is prevailing. The press call it here the
Second Chicago"
Fhird Dispatch
BosToN Nov. 9-1t:8o P. NJ. The fire is
now progressing towards Broad street. having
swept both sides of Summer street to High and
Purchase Goods are being removed from
stores III every direction in the vicinity of the
fire.
Engines have been telcgraphed for from Prov
idcnce, Worcester and other places
Fourth Dispatch.
basToS, miduight-rhe fire Is moving up
Franklin and has reached nearly to Hawlcy
street. The Cathedral building corner Devon.
shire and Franklin streets, is on fire with no
hopes of saving it, The flames are also spread
ing on Federal and Congress streets Every
kind of vehicle is impressed moving goods. The
illumination is learlulIy grand.
The FIRE has reached Broad street. The
wharyeS south of Congress street and vessels
are on fire. The Hartford and Erie railroad
depot is burned.
Fifth Dispatch.
BosroN, 12;3O-The fire still RACES, and it is
feared the entire area from Summer street on the
south to Washington street west aud Milk
street on the north 10 the water east vii! be laid
waste, Pearl street has so far escaped. The
heat is intense. Details cannot be given at
prescnt-only the general progress Of the couAa-
grafton.
Sixth Dispatch.
BosroN, 1 A, M.-The flames have reached
Washington street north OF Franklin, and the
Transcript building is on fire. All the splendid
granite warehouses on Franklin square, Win
tbrop square and vicinity are burned Fears
are now entertained that the flames will sweep
everything to State street, if not further north.
Seventh dispatch.
B)sToN, 2.9) A, M.-The report that the
Transcript building was on fire, is incorrect bat
the buildings on the cast side of Washington
street are in imminent danger
The Boston Pilot office and the building on
Franklin street is destroyed The wind contin.
ues northwest fresh.
Eighth Dispatch.
Pilot Office Burned, and Franklin street
in Ruins.
BosToN, las A. M,-Among the prominent
buildings already destroyed are Cathedral
Block" Daniel Webster block, Boston Pilot
building, rear of the Boston Trans cript, and
orders are issued to blow up both the corner
buildings east and west, at the corner of Devon
shire and Milk streets.
The fire is spreading towards South Boston,
and also pressing towards State street from
Franklin street. Tho Pilot office is burned, to.
gether with the immense blocks on the opposite
or north side, chiefly occupied by wholesale
wooden goods dealers they are at this time
Il $50 A. NJ all on fire. Attempts are being
made to blow up the buildings on the corners
of Franklin street. to prevent the conAagraton
extending further towards State street. I'M
mense crowds ill the streets, and every effort is
being made by them to assist in saving prop.
erty, which is beng transported to various
parts of the city for safety. The utmost good
order prevails, and nothingis being donewhich
would ordinarily be considered at all unseemjy.
1t is evident that the best business portion of
our city is to be laid in ruins
ON WASHINGTON STREET.
Jordan & Marsh, Hovey & Co., and otbcr
firms on Washington street are moving their
goods, and many parties on Milk and Water
streets, and even as far north as State street ara
doing the same.
All the newspaper offices have force on hand
prepared 10 move at moments notice. It is
reported several Gremen have been killed.
Ninth Dispatch.
ON rEARL STREET.
7A.M.-1he fire has broken out both sides of
Pearl street, the corner of High, aud threatens
destruction to this great centre of shoe and
;eather business.
Tenth Dispatch.
DosroY, 2 80 A. M.-Two buildings have Just
been blown up on the south corner Of Devon
shire and Mix streets, which it is hoped will
stay the progress of the fire toward State street
and save the new unfinished post office build,
Hng.
The streets leading to the fire are roped 10,
Only general account Of the eonaagration can