Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-13
The Boston Fire!
APPEARANCE OF THE RUINS !
LATEST PHASES AND RESULTS!
CONDITION OF THE INSURANCE
COMPANIES AND BANKS!

Spondeucy, but a disposition is everywhere
manifested by orr business men to meet their
reverses manluliy, and conquer them
THE BURNT DISTRICT UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
BY request OF the city authorities General c.
burrlll has taken entire charge Of the lines of
the burnt district for the day and night to night
and in fact until there is no need of further strict
surveillance. BY Chis course Chief Savage has
been able to greatly enhance the security of
property. The ruins this morning are very dan
gcrous, and Captain David Chamberlain of the
department OF inspection Of bull liugs has men
at work tearing down the standing pieces Of
masonry. Now the police are iudiCiousv posted
inside the lines which the soldiers hold, and
Chlet Savage has most perfect arrangement out
side. All passes are issued by Gen. Burrill, and
but few are given.
But comparatively few thieves from out Of the
city are about lhc streets. Last night was more
than ordinarily still, and the arrangements for
patroling with the regular force are such, no
trouble from dcspcradOcs may be expected
1NCENDGARIEs At WORK.
The fact that inCcndiariCS are about is mani
tested by the attempt last night to fire the stable
OF Northend & Foster Dudley street, Boston
Highlands. The incendaries tore off slabs in
the rear Of the stable, stuffed hay between the
slabs aud ceiling, and set it on fire. l.. was for
iunatey discovered before it made much head
way, and eNtingulshcd Another incendiary
hire in the rear Of the dwelling house No. y Co.
age
Early this morning William TulIv was ar
lCeleu ny u marine, on suspicion OF being one
vi tne party attempting 10 IRE the building near
me pally Uiooe' on DevonShlre street.
Last evening several men and boys were dis.
covered plllhg up wood against a wooden dwell
ing house on Prince street. and had kindled
uIe When tue ponce arrived and arrested several
InIlauS' w: VIM Lufton, age "a, James
Brown, Is; Thomas O'Connor, Is; Henry Nc
10 - v"llys Euialll, IL hehTy hougn-
tou' - lW1-tnluS OF the rn@lcaders escaped,
ouT II Nie Wetl known 10 thc police.
TWICE Wlthin lolIy'ei hours have neigh
leS sgI py uofS around the
nem puiiG .rtlS corner " YAK ana Washington
$3.50 ne sluoiG " Noi IHeH'l " roster qua
ny stIGel, postou ny hialus' was set on nre at
GlSit nio'iUsS eIem,n=' put was discovered JUST
~ til'lC' :, VI. III 5%S: brown, ihonRs
nm. iioity mChau-nlInj 'aS SuNalu ana
IlSiiIS Suton 1 were arrested MONDAY evening
Mu ,,g, nlllS PIE OF klnahng placed against
pulluihS Oh Filnee street near the Hancock
scIool'
Last ulgh'' iltlle ailer 10 CLOCK, an lnclpent
w w extremely dangerous hfe was put out IN the
9 Tt. meeting mouse pullding on Canton street
lnls ~ structure occupied Tor business pur
poses, ~ ICY i,oht, Two stories hlgh, and Is IN
tle i!lusI vi latSe NUMBER oil WOODEN houses
a GiIi1eh pusslnS' saw ure ~ the mddie OF the
pulid'uS, III one OIL the palnt-shops. lmmed-
ateiS some people rushed ID, and with line Of
nose eAtln@uished the lanes IN five minutes
uioIe tous Vl leau anu COmousIiple matter, ne
siueS pa'ieis Oh OH, would nave Deen on hre aud
lne Wnole uel9uoorhoou IN danger. There
"CIo e'lueiiNes tuaJ Tue "Ie was SCI
m Nh MINIS STATEMENT.
lhoulas minus, Il wei known cliIzen of Bos-
IQn, ewes Tue boStoh Journal ms statement
ABOUT the hre
was unable to go to the fire till about t0t,
ana alter seeing ITS extent in the neighborhoOd
OF summer street decided that line OF build
lngs around 1t must be blown up by gunpow-
DER sought to hnd Chlet Engineer pamrel,
10 arge tnat course upon him, and followed him
down Bedford street, towards Broad street, and
there learned he had gone to Pearl street.
then turned and went 10 the city hall, where |
found Mayor GaSt0n and Alderman jerks and
urged mat immediate preparations should be
made to blow up Gordon Of buildings. Finding
mat oy law the chlel engineer has supreme au-
thorltY at a hre, the mayor, Alderman jerks
ana hNSen sought hlr. Damrell IN the direction
oil Pearl street. We found him in Federal street,
between MIX and Franklin streets.
lie SAID he had sent to Chelsea and another
place, thlnk the powder boats, for powder and
M Wouiu oIoW up Ihe 90llaingS on the east side Of
federal street. headed, now want you to I'M
derStand one thing, an explosion will produce a
great mass OF light debris that will burn fierce
~, ana must nave large quantity of water at
once L am AFRAID snail not have water
enough
then went, at Mr. DamrelPS request, TO learn
now the hre was at Mercantile building, and on
my return found the mayor and chief engineer
nad been summoned to City hall, where went.
A few gentlemen were in the mayors office and
Others soon entered, Gen. w. L. Burt, Charles
H. Alien ana Others and Mr.. DamTell soon en-
Tered, saying, Gentlemen, here am, what do
yon want
Mr.. Burt said: eve want the common opened
gentlemen ~
organize gangs Of a hundred men to remove
goOuS, ana, Mf. mayor, think you should send
10 the navy yard Tor powder to blow up build
lngs, and the marine corps to preserve order,
and nave the militia called out.
Volunteers were then called for to take charge
OF Partles OIL men ana plow up buildings, and
Mt Dathrell gave them written authority to that
enect, ana sald they were authorized to take pos
session oil any team for that purpose.
Inc chlel ol police was summoned to detail
ponce LOT special service
as soon as received my commission pro
ceeued 10 tue corner OF MIX ana Federal streets
DIX KEYS ol poWuer had peeh placed IN build
ing on inc cast sac OF Federal street, half way
from MIX 10 fFanklln street, by the engineer,
Dut the fuses had not lgnlted 1t, and the fremeu
were unwilling to approach the building.
Inc powder was IN Kegs OF twenty-five pounds
ana cahl9terS OF zen pounds, and when six kegs
were put IN building It was very difficult for
lneNperlehcea persons 10 make one explosion Of
the Whole, allhOuSh we used fuses OF the same
iength IN each Al nrSt we used fuses Of too
great lengtn' ana Ilme was lost
AlterWard lew Kegs OF 40 pounds each were
OOtalueu, ana WIN them great effects were pro-
duced.
nave no DOUBT that ii VIC had powder
plenty III large packages OF 20 pounds or
more, inc hIe would nave been stopped at Milk
street.
continued an night IN the neghborhOod of
MIX, Auoy ana Congress streets. At about
SIX O'Clock IN Inc morning J had got a line of
hose through the building ON ktlby street next
the Shoe ana Leather Dank, playing on the rear
OF those buildings and on the Merchants Ex-
change,
broke through tue IRON shutter of the sub.
treasury room, and explored the room about
me dome ana IN the upper story, which was
hlled with a dense smoke. Finding the fire in
the rear oil the dome could be reached in this
way, hne OF hose was carried up the entry
over the DOME
Inc ehel engineer soon appeared here and
said, want TO get INTO the upper story of this
building, and went up with him. He soon
nag ewo oie .ics VI nose III me upper stories,
and hnally SIX or seven INES altogether playing
in this building
cannon douot that the great eXertlons made
by Mr.. DamIell to save This great building and
the hre PROOF character OF the building itself,
ST ppeu Tue spread Vi Ille hGe IN TINS direction.
THOMAS MINIS.
CONDITION OF THE BANKS.
The freemans Dank resumed business at
noon today
The following Official statement in regard to
BOSTON hanks forwarded tp-Gu