Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-11-12

New York, Nov. 10.-As intelligence
of the destructive confagration in Boston
became known in the several places of
public resort here last night, it created
intense interest, and residents Of Boston
now here consider that it is likely to
spread extensively, as it has reached To-
calities where the buildings are mostly
wooden.
Boston, 2:30 a. m, Nov. 10.-Two
buildings have just been blown mp on
the corner of Devonshire and Milk
streets, to stay the progress of the fire
toward State street, and save the new
unfinished Post Office building.
The streets leading to the fire are
fenced with ropes and guarded by
strong detachment Of police, with orders
not to allow any one to pass the barriers
on any pretense. Thus it is impossible
to obtain more than general account of
the progress of the flames.
Both sides of Hawley street, and Nor
ton Place are now on fire. Franklin
street is not yet reached.
3 a. m.-Steam fire engines reached
here from Worcester. They were pushed
through by rail, distance of A miles in
45 minutes.
At the present oment the fire has not
extended south beyond Summer street,
near the foot of which the Hartford and
Erie Railroad depot was located.
The flames are now raging tiercely.
$40 A. M.-Lurid colums of flames,
smoke caused by blowing up buildings
crushing of falling walls makes a grand
and terrific scence. The whole popula-
ton appears to be on the streets, house,
less, watching the fire, which has ex-
tended to Washington street. On the
north and south corners loud reports
We're inst heard; probably other build
ings ore being blown up.
315 A. M.-Fire did not reach the
Hartford and Erie R. r. depot. Whole
of Pearl street in ruins. Several build
ings on Washington street, including
MacCullan's and Williams Heat so
intense that fremep can't fight it sue
cessfully. Both National and Revere
Banks are burned.
4l5 a, m.--Confagration continues
with fearful effect; building after build
ing is being blown up, with only the APP
parent effect of increasing the terrible
volume of flame. The newspaper offices,
which are on the line of the fire, made
MI preparations of removal. The Trans
cript Office is already in flames; and a
force is being placed in State street to pro-
tect, if possible, the banks, insurance
offices and new Post Office.
Boston, Nov. A 80 a. m.--All valua-
bles are being removed from State Street
Bank. Insurance offices and w. U. Tel
egraph offices moving tn il valuables and
apparatus. Goods placed in State street
for safety being removed to more dis
tant quarters.
Boston, 4;50 a. m.-Employes now
leaving W. U. Telegraph Office. NJ Il
sent to Providence depot to tap the
wires and work.
New York, 80 a. m.--Gas now going
out i'll telegraph offices.
Boston, Nov. 10.-There was hardly a
breath of air stirring, when the alarm was
sounded at 7:30 p. m, followed by the
second, third and fourth, in rapid sue.
cession.
The first engine was hardly on the
ground, when fire broke out from the
fourth story of the large four-story granite
store on the corner of Summer anC
Kingston streets, occupied in the frs
story by Tebbsts, Baldwin & Davis
wholesale dry goods dealers. 1t hat
caught in the engine room, and thu
flames spread with lightning rapidty W
the large elevator, and were first seel
climbing underneath the wood work O
the roof
The engines were fairly at work before
any other store had caught.
The buildings in the vicinity were al
granite, four stories high, each sur
mounted by Mansard roofs, none of then
being over five years old.
Detached splintars flew readily as tn,
air was heated, and soon flames begar
licking the Mansard roofs on the oppo
site side, far above reach of the streams
directed on them from all quarters. Fir,
was constantly in the air, and one build
ing after another caught on the roof, ant
flames skipped lightly along from ont
window sill to another; so that in less
than 80 minutes every cheek was blanch
ed, as it became evident that the whole
city in one direction was at the mercy o.
the flames, which were leaping gaiy from
roof to roof, and from one building te
another,
The second building to succumb wa.
directly opposite that in which the fire
first broke out, and was occup ed by Ma