Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-11-14
THIEVES At WORK.

,ity.
THIEVES AT WORK.
am sorry to say that Boston is no
better than other cities, for. in the
midst of the terror and confusion that
exists in our streets, thieves are busy
at work, and frequent arrests are be
ing made. Indeed, it is difficult to
tell friends from foes, and many own
ers are compelled. to see their yalua-
bles carried off by unknown despera-
does, without venturing to demonstrate
or stop the lawless proceedings. The
police do all they can to protect prop
erty, but multitudes prevent their do
ing much and so they content them
selves with making arrests whenever
possible. Nearly two hundred men
and boys have been already locked up,
and also several woman. All these
prisoners are of the lowest class,
and come from the perteus of the
city. -.-
The firemen from Newburyport,
Lowell, Woburn, Chelsea, Cambridge,
Charlestown, New Bedford and other
places promptly responded to the call
for aid made by our city authorities,
and dispatches are constantly coming
in announcing their departure by spec
ial trains, that have been started over
various lines by railroad companies,
but before they can arrive, the greater
part OF the business section of the city
will be destroyed, together with i'm
mense stores of valuable goods.
There is q rumor, which | have no
means ofyerifying at present, that the
fire is extending southwark. There is
a report that the Worchester and Old
Colony depots are in danger. II this
is the case, the fire must have taken a
backward course of nearly half mile,
Along Lincoln, South and Federal
streets, is a section entirely filed up
with tenement houses, mostly of wood,
which seems to me to be strong rea
son for believing the statement to be
correct. The flames can not go far
in this direction, however, as they will
soon come to water dividing Boston
proper from South Boston. The two
railroad depots spoken of are new
ones, and the loss in that quarter will
be heavy one.
LOSS OF LIFE.
Ii is rumored that several lives have
been lost in the flames, though, of
course, there can be no certainty of
the fact. 1t is very probable, how
ever, as the rapid progress of the
flames could scarcely have occurred
without some of the thousands of pan
ic stricken people being engulfed6 in
the frery vortex. As passed through
a neighborhood of the fire rumors
were rife that some charred bodies had
been found, but I could not obtain
any confirmation of the fact The
fire has been so little dependent upon
wind that can call no place in the
city safe. 1t has gone above fremont
street, however, or gone toward the
West or South ends, but when one has
seen, as have, stone buildings that
we called wholly fire proof, go down
before the flames like tinder boxes, he
can not say that any part. Of the town
will resist the firery element.
BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRE.
BosToN, Nov, 1O-1O:30 P. M
The fire was got well under control a
little after midday, and has not ex-
tended much The following are the
the general boundaries of the confa-
grafton: The whole length and both
sides OF Summer street, across FEEDER
al and nearly down to brakes whar f,
and thence in nearly a direct line to
Fort Hill, along Hamilton and Battery
March to Kilby street as far as Lin
dell and Central streets, and from
Milk to Summer on Washington
street Within these boundaries, an
erea of nearly seventy acres, every
building is consumed.
BosToN, Nov, I1-2 :35 A. NJ
| The fire has broken out in the stores
OF Marsh & Co. anA-Ghrfeve, CrumE
& Low, jewelers., and is raging violent
ly tits hoped, however, that the firt
department will be able to keep it un
der. The gas is going out all over th'
city.
Boston, Nov 11.-A second fire
last night, caused by a gass explosion
in buildings near the southeast corner
of Summer and Washington streets
caused the loss of another additiona
million of dollars. There have beer
two or three alarms to day, but no Sc
rious fires. No extraordinary DANCE
is now apprehended.
The city is without gas, and al
woik is by candle light. The street
are unlighted, and the city is virtual,
under martial law, as prevention
against roughs and rioters, Of whom
there had been an Importation
Squads of infantry and cavalry patro
the streets, and the fire district i
roped in aud guarded by line o
pickets.
NUMBER OF BUILDINGS BURNED.
BosroN, Nov. 1.-THE number o
firms and business houses burned ou
is nine hundred and thirty; the mum
Der of dwellings and lodging houses
sixty.
THE MORNING PAPERS AND THEIR EsTI
MATES.
The morning papers are almost ex
clusively filled with the details of tn
confa graft on. The Advertiser esti
mates the total loss at $80,00O,0O0
the Post, on the authority of leadin;
insurance officers, at 500, 100000.
The journal gives full list of in
dividual losses, and estimates the tota