The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-12
THE Fire SUBDUED,
No Fears Of a Fresh Oulbreak.
The Post Office in Faneuil Hall.
Removal Of o. s. Treasure
Contemplated Measures OF Relief

AemoVal OF y. 3. Treasure
Contemplated Measures OF Relief
TILE C1TY IN DARKNESS
BosToN, November 1.-THE fire wal
got fully under control about 4 O'Clock
this morning. Jordan & Marsh's store
was saved, though at one time declared
hopeless case. Shreve, Crump & Lowe
were burned out. The last fire wal
caused BY an explosion Of gas about mid
night, and the report was heard oil ovel
the city. Several other explosions of gas
apparently In the sewers, occurred sOor
after the fire broke out, shattering thu
plate glass in Shreve, Crump 6 Cos
store, and upheaving the surface ofthe
earth so as to.crack the .payements deep
Despite these terrific outhursts, sths
Ifremen maintained their position or
Summer street, doing good service. Only
twenty-five Boston flremen were on duty
last night, the force being relieved BY
Ilgdllant men, who rallied from all quar-
tiers. Between II and 10 o'clock about
one hundred and seventy Norwich, Con,
necticut firemen arrived, ACCOMPANIED
blythe mayor and chief engineer. TWEEN.
ty.two New Haven firemen also came on
last night headed by their, chief engineer.
From Biddeiord, Maine, Bridgeport, Con.
necticut, New Bedford; and other places,
came offers OF assistance; and on every
hand, last night, there were brave, gener.
Gus, men from all the towns and cities
about us, working with all their strength
to,staythe progress Of the terrible enemy.
THE morning papers are almost exclus.
clnsively filed with the details OF the
great conflagration. The AdnertiSer esti-
mates the total loss OF $S0000,000. The
Post, on the authority Of the leading III.
surance officers places 1t at 500, ,000,0 900.
The Journal gives the fullest account OF
individual losses, and estimates the total
at considerably over $100,0O0,000 '
The owl train from New York, due at
4 o'clock this morning arrived at z with,
several Gar loads Of ronghs and thieves,
who cleared out all the refreshment 50.
lopns,en route, and committed other. out.
rsges. The military force in Boston will
be increased II necessary. The Boston
insurance companies will be able to pay
an average of about 50 per cent on their
risks. Capitalists are coming forward
literally with offers oi funds, so there Is
some prospect OF their going on without
suspension. The average losses are in the
neighborhood Of $500 600, two or three
reaching 100000! The Savings Banks
are all secure. The Erening Transcript
will appear to-day, printed in the GL06e
office. A battalion 81 cavalry has been
added to the military guard Of the burn,
ing district, which now numbers 1,50C
men. Attempts at robbery and incendia.
rieS viii. be summarily dealt with. The
streets are almost impossible from the
crowds IN the vicinity Of the fire. Only
three of the seven banks burned out fail.
ed to settle at the Clearing houses to-day
the 7Shawmut, Firemen's and North
America, being unable to get OF their
vaults; Mount Vernon, Hide and Leather
and Everett saved their valuables. The
number Of firms and business houses
burned out IL $50, number of dwellings
and lodging houses Ga The insurance
offices report losses as follows: Fire
mems Fund, OF California, $l25,00O ;
Commerce, or Albany, $45. 900; Queen, oi
London, net, $500 900; Aetna, ol Hartford,
$6,000000. These offices will pay In full.
The North British, Hartford, Ph@nix and
National report that all their policies
will be paid in full, and that they will
continue business.
A general visit to the Boston insurance
offices this morning reveals the fact that
they have been hardly able to do anything
today towards estimating and determin-
ing future steps. i,sg5 .ag.,.
The fire Is now confined to the ruins,
and no fears are felt OF new outbreak
A large number OF steamers continue to
work reliefs Of the firemen taking them
The Saturday Erening Gazette was among
the papers burned out. The firms burned
out by the fire caused by the gas explo-
sion this inornibg were James ]. Smith &
Co., R. Fl. Stein s. Co. and W. r Storms
& Co., on, Summer street; Shreve, Crump
& Lowe, corner OF Summer and Wash
ington streets; Wheeler & Wilson, In the
same building, and Sieyeuson's dry goods
on Washington street, were slightly dam.
aged. A building in Central Court street
occupied by Crosby, Morse & Foss, whose
front is on Washington street, was burned
down. The Park House Is damaged 9
little, and there was injury by water tc
the store OF Parker, Jacobs & Co., on
Washington street. y 49, .!ttg p
James Sulley was arrested by soldier
this morning while setting fire 10 build
ing on Milk street.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, November IL
The losses Of the Springfield Fire and Ma
rine Insurance Company by the Boston
FIRE will not exceed $a50, 900, and will be
promptly paid. The company will con
tinue business as usual. p ls.ng ~ 100
The funds Of the Sub Treasury were
removed from the Exchange to-day t
the Custom House. A file OF Marines
from the Navy Yard guarded the treas
ure. The poStofllce Is temporarily locat-
ed In Faneuil Hall Postmaster Bur
does everything possible under the cir
cumsiancesa TO expedite, the distribution
ofmail' l'matter, Gilmore asSplacea thl
Coliseum at the disposal Of parties want
ing a place to store goods, The inner
safe OF the Freeman's Bank, over which
there was considerable anxiety, has beel
opehed and the contents found safe. Tht
outer safe fell from the second story anC
broke a hole in the side and the deposi
4 tors's trunks, with their valuables, are al
destroyed; the bank will probably close
The vaults OF the other banks, with thei
contents, are safe; the books of the hid
Gnd Leather Bank ago, however, destroy