The New York herald., 1872-11-15
RESURCAM.
The Hub Once More Hopeful
and Buoyant.
THE CLOUD OF MISFORTUNE RISING.
Purse-PrOud MilliOnnaircS Refuse Out
side Aid for Rebuilding.
B0sToNs WEALTH SUFFICIENT.
Dualin Completing the Destruction
Begun by King Flame.
the WORK OF RESTORATION COMMENCED.
The Relief Committee in
Session.
Assistance Generously offered by Other
Cities Thankfully Accepted.
List Of the Killed, Wounded and
Missing.
Dualin Completing the Destruction
Begun by King Flame.
the WORK OF RESTORATION COMMENCED.
The Relief Committee i'm
Session.
Assistance Generously offered by Other
Cities Thankfully Accepted.
List Of the Killed, Wounded and
Missing.

BOSTON, Nov. IA, 1872.
Little remains to be added to the exhaustive ac-
count already published. The district through
which the fire burned, destroying what SCENE
almost imperishabe, presented last night even a
more mournful aspect than il did fortyeight hours
since. The dying embers which lit up the sky
for days after the fire are now nearly all
enveloped by the blackness OF darkness,
and only by those most familiar with Boston
can any trace OF the dsmantled streets
be easily found. The streets through which the
fre passed rapidly being cleared Of the debris
and soon will be passable. orders were issued this
morning by Chief Savage excluding women and
children and all others except those whose business
called them among the ruins, which has had the
eject OF diminishing the number Of spectators
who had thronged the district out Of curiosity.
Workmen are thereby enabled to pursue the
laborious task OF opening q passage across
the burnt district, exhuming safes and opening
vaults The contents of a good many OF the safes,
on being opened, are found to be worthless, while
others are in quite good condition. Nearly all the
streets in the burnt district have been opened for
the passage Of pedestrians and teams employed in
the removal of goods and the contents OF Safes The
work Of clearing away the ruins preparatory to the
rebuilding Of the
STORES DESTROYED BY THE FIRE
has already commenced on Pearl street. Messrs
s. J. 4 G. Tuttle, with gang OF twenty men, have
begun operations on the store OF Messrs. Boyd,
Cary Ate, boot and shoe Dealers and will also re-
build the store on the corner of South and Summer
streets. Several architects have already received
orders to prepare plans for new buildings TO be
erected in the district. G. w. Preston
the designer OF the Coliseum, will, as
soon as he can obtain permits, commence to
rebuild for d. L. Gibbons, on Washington, near
Summer street; for Jefrev Richardson 2l4 and 2l6
Washington street, ana for Dearborn Bassett, 100
Summer street. Sears Warner will commence
at once the erection of large, temporary building
OF corrugated iron, on the site of Fort Hill. The
necessity of iron shutters the new buildings is
frequently reverted to. The walls of Weeks & Pot
ter's Fowle Torrey's and other dangerous
PILES ON THE EAST SIDE
OF washington street are to be attacked at an
early hour to-day and will be demolished, and the
debris removed with all expedition. The Macullar
Williams Parker front is pronounced safe and
strong by the architect who erected it, but will be
secured beyond peradventure by shores and other
supports. This done, the guard will be with
drawn to cover the approaches to the ruins at
the head OF Franklin, Summer and Bedford
streets. AS those points are made safe the guard
lines will be still further contracted. The action
OF the lumber dealers on Tuesday prevents any i'm
mediate advance in the price Of lumber, but rise
In other building materials must be looked for. It
is believed brick will advance from So a thousand
on common to SIS on fair brick. There is o strong
desire on the part OF the trade to defeat the aims
OF SPECTATORS, but still 1t Is likely brick will rise
from twenty to twenty five per cent, and the same
may be said OF building material Of all kinds. There
is probably, at present enough stone in the burned
district for foundations. but If the buildings are to
be constructed of stone large amount must be
4
mediately rebuilt the demand for building mate
OF all kinds win force the price up that the cost
win be nearly double what it would be If building
Is not commenced until Spring.
The experiments with dualin have been very sue
cessful Operations were resumed this morning
upon the ruined wall OF Gleasons Building, at the
intersection OF High and Summer streets. Placing
four charges OF duan, amounting in the aggregate
to twenty five pounds inside and near the base OF
the walls, they were discharged simultaneously by
means of electricity. tremendous ex-
poson followed, which was heard all
over the city, and large portion
OF the northern wall came down with crash, fill-
ing the air with cloud OF mortar and brick; one
more such explosion cannot fail to bring down the
rest of the pile. Having completed the work upon
this building he next proceeded to the ruins OF ST.
Stephens church, in Purchase street. where two
blasts were made.
THE EFFECT OF THE FIRST EXPLOSION
was to undermine portions Of the front WALL
Twenty cartridges of dualin, weighing each one
pound, were placed outside the wall, close to the
base and buried with sand, which were placed
blocks OF stone The order was then given to clear
the streets IN the neighborhood, when teams and
men scattered in every direction seeking shelter
from the fragments behind ruined walls, coal heaps
and other places Of security The electrical
assistant was stationed with his battery upon
church. and when, as soon as the coast was clear
he despatched a current OF electricity along the
wires over the ruins all the cartridges exploded
simultaneously. The tower OF the church rose sew
eral feet into the air, the walls shook and came
down with crash, falling almost within the edge
stones and inside the ruins The operation was
entirely successful, and having now, by the expert
ments made to-day, ascertained exactly what can
be accomplished, Captain Nelson is ready to pro.
ceed with the
WORK OF RAzISG ALL THE WALLS
which remain standing in the burned district.
The hve story granite building 81 summer street,
where the nre broke out was occupied In the three
upper stories by A. K Young Co., extensive
manufactures OF hoopskirts, undercothing, &C.,
men, In the building was an elevator and In the
basement was steam engine used for heating the
premises and hosting goods On Saturday after
noon ~ is SAID, as Ia usually the case the engineer
raked out cue Goals OF nre, as IL was not necessary
TO keep the FIRE over Sunday The Goals OF fire
probably ignited the woodwork near the engine and
elevator and the flames were carried through the
elevator leaping INTO every room in the upper
stores and especially among the combustibe stock
OF goods OF the hoop skirt factory
REAL ESTATE OWNERS IN COUNCIL.
n mceJlng OF owners or real estate in the burned
district was held in the Common Council Chamber
last evening, but owing TO the limited notice given
only about fifty were present Alexander H. Rice
was chosen President, and Messrs. Thomaa Minis
and p Mr. Il