The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-14
NEW YORK CITY.
Meeting OF Board of Fire Under
writers...The Boston Fire Dis.
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Bard Roofs. Cause Of Fire.

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Bard RoofS--CauSe Of Fire.
NEW York, November 1S.--At o CO.
cret meeting ot the Board Of Fire Under.
writers yesterday, resolutions we're adopt.
ed making the rates Of insurance conform
to those Of 1870, which were understood
70 be an advance on hepresent rates from
10 10 10 per cent.
The subject Of Mansard roofs was re-
ferred 10 special committe, who, 1t Is
expected, will declare uninsurable all
buildings and dwellings that have Man,
sard roofs, except when constructed OF
other than fire.proof material.
The insurance men ara becoming more
cheerful, and believe that the losses by
the Boston fire will fall below the esti.
mates Of Monday, which they say were
placed high enough to cover all risks in
the burned district. The salv8ges It Is
thought will be considerable.
General Shaler, Of the New York Fire
Department, concludes from IN ninspecuon
Of the burned district, that the great fire
was In consequence Of tho delay Of the
fremen In reaching the scene, the mar.
rowness OF the streets which made It i'm
possible to work efficiently, and the great
heat which In the open spaces prevented
fremen from approaching the burning
buildings. he agrees with Chiet Engi.
neer Damarell, Of the Boston Fire Depart.
ment, that the destruction Of buildings by
gunpowder tends TO spread fire more than
otherwise, N.E# IT..
The people of this city are assured that
there Is no likelihood oil o similar calami.
y befalling them, because OF the abun-
dance OF water and superior Organt2l.
ton Of the Fire Department.
TwoneW reservoirs are building 10 con.
tinue 300 acres Of water In addition 10 the
present available supply.
Judge Ingalls, denies his decision in tho
1ngersoll complaint has stayed off the ring
suits as charged, and says II only strikes
out what O'Conor declared In his argu-
ment had no bearing on the case.
DRoPsY ATTACKING coNvALEscENT
HORSES. N-.'
A species oI dropsy has attacked q
nmher Of deceased horses. Itlssurmised
that the swelling is caused by the poison
lingering In the system. Commodore
Vanderbilrs horse, Mountain Boy, Is not
dead.
HoMIcDE. TRIALS. IrlI
The District Attorney elect has decided
to take up all the filed indictments tor
homicide and proceed to trial. The bonds.
men are many local politicians. This de.
cision has caused quite cOmmotion in
the city. Some cases are Of long standing.
SALE OF BELMoNTs PAINTINGS.
The sale OF the Belmont collection of
foreign paintings, thus far, has realized
eighty thousand dollars.
The offers Of bonds today amounted to
e $50, $50, at from 112!49 TO l1347. I'll
the Secretary only buys one million, 1t
will go at from 111.42 TO 1898.
Charles W. Hoovey, Boston merchant,
has been arrested in this city charged
with obtaining, in 1870, $4,000 worth OF
liquors from Cummings & Co., Cortland
street, by false representations.
The Government sold 81 100000 bonds
TO- day, at from 11249 to 11299. aE = \
Shipments Of gold to-day amounted to
5000, 900.
The police OF this city have been ln.
formed that Knowsley Hall, the seat Of
Carl Derby, was robbed Of considerable
quantity Of jewelry, October 25th.
The suspension OF Stanfeld, Wentworth
& Co., dry goods commission merchants
Of Boston and this city, Is announced, but
II is expected they will resume soon.
It Is reported that the Narragansett
Company will demand $40 600
from the national government for damages
10 the steamer Providence, sustained by
collision with a scow mOored in He'll
Gate, and that II the demand Is refused,
suit will be commenced. s...s
Its estimated that fully 25, 100000 sides
Of leather were destroyed in the Boston |
fire. The prices in this city have ad-
vanced considerably. Unfinished leather
has advanced 10 per cent, sole leather 8
to 8 per cent, and further advance Is
in the course Of the month.
Sheep skins are held at high price. 1t
10 estimated that thirty million pounds Of
wool, including manufactured woolens
were destroyed in the fire. The price
here has advanced 10 per cent and is cx.
pected 10 70 higher. i u 54geF1
Charles Francis Adams arrived by the |
steamship Russia.