The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-11-12
THE GREAT BOSTON FIRE.
PARTICULARS OF THE CONFLA-
GRAFTON.
Ruin Stalks Amidst the Merchant
Princes.

We are indebted to Brother Bean of
the Virginia evening Chronicle for thought
fully sending, and to John Sproston, the
Wellington of Insurance agents for bring
ING and delivering the proof sheets from
which we print the following:
The fire began about 7:15 last evening.
and before fifty people had reached the
Quiet and almost deserted streets in the
treat business center of the metropolis,
I,rse volumes of smoke and cracking
flames were bursting out of the ground
floor of the large fve-story granite blocks,
81. 50 and 81 Summer street, directly on
the corner Of Kingston street. Before an
engine or hose carriage WAS on the ground
treat volumes of flame suddenly burst
MT from the rear lower stories of the
buildings, and in less than twenty min
rtes the whole broad facade, extending
,nlly one hundred feet along Kingston
s,re,.et. was one sheet of livid flames, as
was also. ut the same time, the Summer
street front. the heat being intense. BY
the time the firemen conSreSated strong
wind had been created and the flames
br.nau to sweep over Summer and Kings
TN, streets. The fire was communicated
tn the great block on the corner of Sum-
rner and Otis streets, and IN less than
half an hour the flames were bursting out
of the roofs and all the way up and down
the broad sides of the structures. By
this time the wind had increased to
nearly a gale, and the flames, being en-
,irely master, swept from story 10 story,
from roof to roof, from block to block,
and from corner to corner, driving the
element from every point and leaving no
chance to check the fury of the fire ex-
c.pt by blowing up the buildings and at
no:nts wh.re the flames had not reached.
Boston, Nov 10, 8P NJ
The fire has Mt last been arrested, after
t-venty-four hours hard labor by the Fire
Derartment. One hundred and eighty
FRI. engines have been pouring upon the
Iurn;nr buildings, without cessation, and
tn. eff ct is ut last visible III the diminu-
t;on of tn. confiagration. The prompt
action of the authorities in blowing up
buildings on the outskirts of the fire has
baen the means of saving the greater par:
ot the CITY from destruction. The steamers
still continue playing upon the burning
buildings preventing any further spread
o. the flames. The progress made by the
hre O'lr1ES tno HIST Two oi tnioe
its existence is something unprecedented.
Leaping from house to house and st:eet
to street, before midnight the flames had
eneompassed an area 8 little short OF
sqIare mile, comprising some Of the
finest business buildings in the city. The
spectacle presented by some of the lnrSer
buildings when the fire was at its height,
was grand but terrible. The columns OF
r.a and S,,arES RISING clear abc=.a the
buildings gave forth terrible heat, and
the smoke and embers and ashes blown
by the wind were suffocasting and danger
GUS. At times immense sheets of flame
would shoot up and cover adjoining
buildings. The conhagration was seen
at Portsmouth, - distance Of Sc miles.
The destruction Of buildings by gun
powder IL unknown at present. AZ