The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-22
FURTHER DETAILS.
Total Number Of business Houses burned
Oet' BOB, Dwellings and Led gisss, 30
The AgSregste Losse. ma In.mr....

Tofni Number Of Business Houses Burue
OUT BOB, DWELLINGS and Led sinss, 30.
The Assresste Losses md In,urance.
BosroN, Nov. 1.-THE new fire was pot IN
under control about o'clock this morning.
was caused by an explosion OF gas at midnight
ana the report WAS heard all over the city
several other explosions of gas, apparently 4
the sewers, occurred soon after the fire brok
out, shattering the plate glass in Shreve
Tramp q Loves store, and upheaving tn,
surface OF the earth 30 as to crack the nave
ment deeply. Despite these terrific outburst,
the hremen maintained their position in Sum
mer street, doing good service. Only twenty
nve Boston firemen were on duty last night
the mf IN force being relieved BY gallant men
who Failed from al quarters. Between III
and IL O'Clock, about 100 Norwich Conn.
nrsm men arrived, accompanied by the Mayor
and Chief Engineer of that city. TWENTY-FIVE
New Haven fremen also came on last night.
headed by their Chief. From Biddeford. Me-.
bridgeport, Conn.,, New Bedford spd other
places came eager offers of assistance, and
on every hand there were brave. generous
men from AL the towns and cities about us,
wolkInS Win all their strength to stay the
progress of the terrible enemy
The number Of firms and business houses
burned out is nine hundred and thirty: dwell.
inss aud lodging houses, sixty.
Ihe morning papers are almost exclusively
nIled with details Ut the great CONFEDERATION.
Inc advertiser estimates the total loss At
soo,0OO 600. The Post, on authority OF lead
ing insurance officers, at S1O0O On. 900. The
journal gives full list Of individual losses.
and estimates the total at considerably over
Sl0O. 200. 900.
The train from New Yerk, due at 4 o'clock
this morning, arrived at O'Clock, with several
carloads of roughs and thieves, who cleaned
out all refreshment saloons en- route. and
m tail Mt Dx,xva
in Boston will be increased IL necessary.
battalion of calvary has been added To
the military guard of the burning district.
which now NUMBER l, 500 men. Attempts at
robbery and incendiarism will be summarllv
dealt with.
Preparations are beng urged for the making
OF new street lines on the burnt district, and
also for the erection Of the Merchants Ex-
change building.
The committee OF twenty citizens have
Toted to request Gov. Washburne to call q |
special meeting Of the Legislature to autho. |
NE the city Of Boston to issue sufficient of |
seven per cent. bonds to aid sufferers in re- |
building the burnt district.
The city is in darkness tonight. owing to |
Of main gas pipes from the /
burnt district. An efficient military and police
guard Is on duty. All fears of rekindling Of
lanes are at an end. The publishing and
printing Of newspapers and all other necessary
WA 10 Deing como Dy lamp and candle light.
BOSTON,, Mass, Nov. 1.-THE Boston nsur-
nee companies will be able to pay an average
4 about hfty per cent. on their RISKS. Capt.
alists are coming forward 30 literally with
'hers Of funds that there il some prospect of
heir going on without suspension. Their
veragc losses are in the neighborhood of
800, 100, two or three reaching 500, 900. The
avings banks are all aecure.
New YORK, Nov. n.-Excitement in insur-
nee circles here is intense. The suspension
the Humboldt and International Conn
anies il announced. All Providence COM
anies say they will come out straight. Amer
an and Mercantile, of Boston, will go on.
he Boylston must stop. New Jersey COM
anies lose only trifling amounts. The CONT
entail Insurance Company, of New York, has
,sets amounting to over 81, 900, 900. II the
ntire amount 1t risk within the district is q |
'tal loss one-half Of its surplus will pay for it,
A list OF forty insurance companies, situated
New York, Philadelphia, Hartford and
estern cities, holding risks in Boston, has
Zen published. These companies have an
,gregatc assets amounting to s35, zoe, 900,
I'd their losses by the Boston fire figure up
J, 100000. This, of course, will be paid in {
III. 1t is estimated that the home compa-
es (Boston) will pay fifty per cent. Of III 9
cir losses. 1t Ii therefore certain that from .
twenty-five to eighty FER cent. Of all the 9
sses incurred by insurance companies I
rough the late fire will be paid.