The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-12-11

Ell BOsToN, November 9th.-A terrible coufagration
is now raging at the corner ofSummer and Kingston
streets The fire extends east aud west on Kingston
Sstreei, and north and south Summer street. The
Eengines are hauled by hand The burning property
consists entirely of dry goods stores -Four alarms
have been sounded.
LATER-There is no abatement in the fire. which
lis the most extensive which has visited the city for
twenty years. 1t has extended the whole length OF
Wenthrope Square, which embraces A. I. Stewards,
AJ. NJ Beebee's, Anderson, Heath & Co.'S, and
Houghton, Perkins x Co.'s stores. No estimate Of
The loss can be given but reporters say Il will 90
into the millions The Suburban Fire Department
has been called upon. The fire in now at its height
The buildings arc principally Of granite A north
west wind is prevailing. People here call it 8 second
Chicago couhagration.
II P M-The fire is now raging within two blocks
\ Of the Western Union Telegraph Company's office.
The operators are taking up their instruments and
4 preparing TO vacate. Firemen and materials have
been ordered 10 Boston from adjoining towns, so
N that if the communication with New York is lost.
& which seems very likely, 1t will probably be soon
restored, certainly ut early hour in the morning
q not tonight The fire has now travelled half a
mile through the heart Of the business portion of
the city, and is spreading with frightful ppdity.
AZ 1850 P M.-ihu fire is progressing toward Broad
street. having swept both sides OF Summer street To
m High and Purchase streets. Goods are being REL
moved from stores in every direction in the vicinity
of the fire. Fire engines have been telegraphed tod
efrom Providence, Worcester and other places.
MIDNIGHT-Thc fire is moving up Franklin street
Z and has reached nearly to Hawley street. The Ca
thedral building on the corner Of Devoushre and
Franklin steet is on fire with no hopes Of saving i'll
The flames are also spreading on Franklin and Conf
gress streets Every kind Of vehicle is impressed
into moving the goods. The FIRE has reached Broad
street wharyes south of Congress street. Vessels
are on fire. The Hartford and Eric Railroad depot
is burned.
D New YoRK, Nov 10-The intelligence of the de-
structive fire at Boston, as it became known at sev
eral hotels and places OF public resort here tonight
created intense interest The fire is considered by
residents of that place here likely 10 spread
Extensively, it has reached localities where the
i buildings are mostly wooden. The buildings on
THE streets already reported attacked by the fire.
are mainly constructed Of granite and compose the
finest portion OF the business section of the city
= The losses must reach an enormous figure.
II Boston, Nov. 10-l2:30 A. M.-The fire still RACES
It is feared that the entire area from Summer street
on South Washington street, on West Milk street,
and on North street to the water east will be laid
waste Pearl street SO far has escaped The heat isl
Einteuse.
4 1AM.-The flames have reached Washington ST.
tnorth of Franklin. All the splendid granite ware
houses on franklin and Wentworth Squares and vi
scinty are burned. Fears are now entertained that
the flames will sweep everything to State street, NJ
not further north
$50 A. M.-The buildings on the east side Of Wash.
ington street are in imminent danger. The Boston;
Islot Office and building Franklin street de
stroyed. The wind continues northwest and fresh.
i Las A M.-Among the prominent buildings al
ready destroyed, the Cathedral Block, Daniel
Webster Block, Plot building, and the rear OF the
Boston Transcript building.
p Orders have been given to blow up both the cor
ners at the junction of Devoushire and Milk streets
The fire is spreading towards South Boston. 1t Isl
also progressing toward State street. from franklin
street The Insurance Block, opposite the Pilot Of
fee, chiefly occupied by wholesale wooden dealers,
9is now on fire. An attempt is now being made toi
blow up the corners of Franklin street. to prevent
the cunfagration from extending further toward
State street.
{ Immense crowds of people fill the streets, andE
every effort is being made by them to save property
(which is being transferred to various parts of the
SctY The utmost good order prevails, and nothing
&c done which at ordinary times would be consid
erred unseemy. 1t is evident that the business por
sttion of our city is to be laid in ruins.
s 1:50 A. M.-Jordan & Marsh and other firms onE
Washington street, are moving their goods andI
many parties on Milk and Water streets, and eyens
las far north as State street, doing the same.
Allthe newspaper offices have a force on handi
fand are prepared to move at moments notice. III
SIS reported that several fremen are killed.
"a M-The fire has broken out on both sides of
Pearl street and the corner of High seet and threat
ems the destruction of this great centre Of the shoe
and leather business.
$50 A. 1.-TWO buildings have just been blown!
up at the south corner of Devonshre and Milk SITS.
II is hoped TO stay the progress of the FIRE toward
State street. and save the new unfinished Postofice
building. The streets leading the fire fenced
with ropes and are in care ola detachment of police
who have strict orders TO allow no one TO pass the
barriers any pretence. Thus it is impossible to
obtain more than general account of the progress
/ Of the flames.
d $40 A. N.-The lurid columns of fame and smoke,
the decorations caused by the blowing up of build
angs and crushing in and falling of walls makes the
scene gaand and terrible. Nearly the whole popu-
lation appears TO be on the streets and housetops
watching the coufagration. The fire has extended
to Washington street the south and north cor
liners. Loud reports have just been heard and prob
ably other buildings are being blown up.
Boston, Nov. l0-4:l5 A. N.-The coufagratiouF
continues with terrible effect. After the building
was blown up, the apparent effect was increasing
the horrible volume Of fame. The newspaper OF
fees which are on the line Of fire. made all prepare
gtions for removing books, papers, etc, with the
hope of saving their material. The Tdnserpt ofiee
i already IN fames and the old, cool South Church.
dear to all Bostonans has at last fallen victim to-
the fire The Journal Office viii next have to sue
cumb and the Post and Traveller will soon follow.
"a x-There was hardly breath of wind stir ]
= ring when the alarm sounded at $50 last night,
which was followed by q second, third and fourthE
in rapid succession
The first engine was hardly on the ground whens
the fire broke out of the fourth story Of the large
granite store on the corner of Summer and Kingston
tstreets, occupied in the first story by Tibbetts,
Baldwin & Davis, wholesale dry goods dealers. IL
first caught in the engine room, and the hamesf
spread with lightning rapidity up the large elevator
and was first seen climbing underneath the wood
work Of the roof The engines were fairly at work
before any other store had caught The buildingsI
lin the vicinity were all granite, four stories Highly
each surmounted by a Mansard roof, and none Of
Ethcm being over five years old