The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-11-11

story GRANTEES with Mansard roofs. The
flames soon reached the roofs on the oppo.
site side of the street, far beyond the reach
of the engines, and in less than thirty min
utes the whole city in one direction was al
the mercy Of the flames, which leaped from
roof to roof without hindrance. One great
dry goocs house after another succumbed,
and the granite walls fell in the streets,
making them impossible.
RAPID SPREAD OF THE FLAMES.
Boston, November 100 4. M.-The
fire still RACES, and the engines are being
driven back from station to station. Granite
blocks weighing tons were split in frag.
ments by the heat and hurled across the
street. Bube's block, the finest business
structure in the city, is burned. Stewards
rooms only fed the flames, whole pieces of
dry goods being sent whirling across the
square, firing stores on Devonshire street.
Every building, now heated to the verge
of spontaneous combustion, caught like
finder. Deafening explosions are constant
ly heard. The tenement-houses on the
upper end of Federal street now caught,
and crazed women rushed to and fro with
clothes and bedding in their arms. The
wool-houses on Federal street then caught.
They were crammed from celler to garnet
with wooden goods. The paper-houses
came next, freeman's National Bank was
burned.
10 p. M.-The National Bank of North
America is burned. The loss at midnight
last night was estimated at $40, 900, 900.
Several insurance companies must succumb.
Three square miles of the city are in ashes,
and the fire is still raging. The post-office,
with most of Congress street, will go.
PANIC IN THE CITY.
Boston, November 10-1l A. M.-The
fire has reached dimensions that simply
defy description. The people of Boston
now find themselves in great danger of
their lives. The loss of property and
houses arc now scarcely thought of. The
people are retiring before the flames to-
wards fremont and Court streets, where
the fire is supposed to be unable to reach,
but the gale which is blowing seems to
have no positive direction. Probably
Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market will 60.
The Western Union Telegraph office was
abandoned at 81 o'clock this morning.
TELEGRAPH LINES ABANDONED.
Boston, November 10-12:30 p. NJ
The regular telegraph lines have all been
abandoned, but cable dispatches 60 by a
roundabout route without interruption.
THE CHIEF FIRE-ENGINEER KILLED.
Washington, November 10. - Special
dispatches say that State street and the
Parker house are saved. Chief Fire-Engi-
neer Damerells has been killed by falling
walls. Five miles of streets have been
burned.
THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH AND THE
NEWSPAPER OFFICES.
2 p. M-The fire is now believed to be
under control. The Old South church is
saved. The Transcript office is destroyed
and the Boston Post is badly damaged.
THIEVES AT WORK.
Boston, November 10.-The places for
the custody of thieves are overwhelmed,
and they are now only arrested to be dis
charged.
The residences of the Fort Hill section
are destroyed, including Gridley. High and
Broad streets, rendering hundreds of fami-
lies homeless. A portion of the walls of
Trinity church are standing.
The fire has crossed Washington street.
THE POSTOFFICE AND SUB-TREAsURY
BURNING.
Washington, November 1O.-Secretary
Boutwell, has received dispatch that the
postoffice and Sub-Treasury are burning.
The mails are safe, and Faneuil Hall will be
used for the postoffice.
There is no confirmation that the fire has
reached State street, and it is hoped the
dispatch to Mr.. Boutwell, alludes to the
new postoffice on Devonshire street.
TRADES PARALYZED.
Boston, November 10.--The conaagra-
ton was checked at o'clock, after fifteen
hours havoc and after having DESTROYED
hundreds of the costliest buildings in the
country and temporarily paralyzing the
shoe and leather, wool and dry goods trades.
Not one wholesale shoe and leather estab-
lishment is left. The wool-houses have
suffered in like manner, and the dry goods
jobbing-houses are few and far between.
Among the burned are Bowen &c Brown;
Sleeper, Fisk K Co.; Stephenson & Brothers;
d. P. Ives & Co.; Despaux, Blake & Co.;
A. d. Williamson & Co.; and Rice, Kendall
& CO. paper Dealers. The material of the
Transcript was put in the cellar, and some
of it may be saved. The walls of the Post
building will probably stand.
The ninth regiment and detachments from
other regiments are on duty protecting
property.
PROGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATION
Boston, November 1O.-The following
are the particulars of the progress of the
fire I: At quarter before o'clock the
fire had reached, in nearly straight line,
from Congress street through Lindall to
Kilby street and Liberty Square, both sides
being on fire. The rear of the post-office,
on Lindall street, is burning, it having be-
come necessary to blow up the building at
the corner of Congress street and Congress
Square, it was mined and exploded shortly
before 0 O'Clock. The large grante-front
building at the northwest corner of Lindall
and Kilby streets, occupied by Vincent &
Hutchings, insurance brokers, j. w. Ed
wards, and others, was also blown up at
the same hour, though the effect of the
blast was apparently Of no material advan-
tage. The inside was shattered, but the
walls and much of the woodwork was left
standing, the latter in condition to &C.
celerate rather than retard the progress Of
the fire. The flames are making their way
with rapid certainty towards the corner Of
Broad and State streets. The fire will in
all probability strike State street near the
corner of Kilby, it being only three doors
distant at Q O'Clock. An effort il MAKING