Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-13
BURNT BOSTON.
500 Tons Of Coal Still Burning.
Boston Common a Caravansary.
10000 Shop Girls out Of Work.
Digging for the Dead.
Fiends Caught Starting Fresh Fires.
Horrible Attempt to Blow up Gas
Works.
500 Tons Of Coal Still Burning
Boston Common a CaraVansary.
10000 Shop Girls out Of Work.
Digging for the Dead.
Fiends Caught Starting Fresh Fires.
Talk of Reconstruction.

BosroN, Nov. 1.-THE streets are now
perfectly quiet. Two hundred and fifty
mounted soldiers patrol the streets, and no
one not having official authority from the
commandant is allowed to pass the lines of
infantry. One man who attempted to enter
a store on Winter street and who refused
to leave after being repeatedly ordered
away started to run when about to be ar
rested and was shot by one of the guards
and was quite severely wounded.
The arrangements for
Finally squelching the Fire,
or now nearly perfect. Unless some viii
liany or some change in the weather occurs
to cause another outbreak IN some unex-
pected quarter, it is probable there will be
no more serious damage to life or property.
Narrowing Incidents.
At points where persons are known to
have been buried the ruins are being cool
ed with water preparatory to digging out
the corpses of victims. Three men were
buried in the ruins Of falling wall on
Washington street, leaving their heads visi-
BILE. A few of the crowd attempted to res.
cue them, but unsuccessfully, and in few
moments the remaining portion of the wall
fell and buried them out Of sight.
On the South side Of Washington street
where the spread of the fire has most been
dreaded, the hose are extended in readiness
for an emergency. The immense piles of
coal at the Russian wharf, about five hun
dred tons, are still on fire, and viii proba-
bly, burn several days. The city authori-
ties have granted to dry goods merchants
the privilege Of
Using the Common
as q repository for their saved propels
ty, and to erect shanties and other s5ruc-
lures for temporary use. Its rumored that
last night a man attempted to set fire to the
gas house near Charleston bridge; he was
seized by an infurated crowd and uncere-
moniously
Hung to a Lamp Post.
Six men were arrested this morning in
the north part of the city, mile or two
from the burned district, caught in the act
of firing buildings. The military are still
on duty.
Ten thousand working girls are said to be
thrown out of employment by the fire, and
their needs are urgent.
Boston, Nov, II, P. M.-There is
No Feeling Of Dependency
in Boston, but q disposition is everywhere
manifested by our business men to meet
their reVerses manfully and conquer them.
At meeting of the Shoe and Leather As
ISOLATION to-day, John Cummings, Presi-
dent, a committee was appointed to secure
from the city grant of the Fort Hill prop
erty, now vacant of buildings, in which to
erect warehouses and resume business. At
a meeting of the Citizens Aid Committee
to-day VIM. Gray, Chairman, read with
great emotion dispatch from Writ Dexter,
Chairman Of the
Relief Association of Chicago,
stating that that body had appropriated
100000 for the relief of Boston, and ten
deriDg its deepest sympathy in remem-
brsnce of favors rendered to Chicago in its
calamity. prolonged appl&use.)
Robert Laird Collier, of Chicago, tele-
yraphsd that the r elief Committee of tha
city were on their way TO Boston. Gov.
Perham, OF Maine, was present and rendered
the sympathy of that State, with offers of
aid from its citizens. Numerous other
cheering reports were made. Naylor & Co.,
Of Liverpool, sent check Of S., 900 through
their Boston house, Jordan, Marsh IL Co,
donated $4,000 through chief Domrell for
the benefit of firemen. 1t is understood
that Post Master Burt Is endeaVoring to
make some arrangement with the trustees
of the
Old South Church
10 allow it to be temporarily used as q post
Office until the new postotiice, on Devon
shire street, is completed. Many large dry
goods houses, burned out, have already
opened in new quarters. The work of
Opening Passages
through the streets OF the burnt district was
renewed with vigor to-day, at least 1000 |
aborers being engaged. Nearly all the fire
engines have been withdrawn, except those |
engaged 10 cooling the ruins beneath which |
safes are buried, which are being dug out |
al over the region swept by the flames. |
The safes of the Home Insurance Compa- |
ny and the heirs of Simmons estate have |
been opened and the contents found in good |
condition. Exploring parties are at work |
in various localities, clearing away the |
ruins and
Searching for Bodies
Of missing fremen. The members of the |
Hook and Ladder Company No. are look |
ng for the body Of their assistant foreman,
who disappeared Sunday morning, and
Gang of men are also at work among the |
ruins of Weeks & Potter's store, in search |
Of bodies of men supposed to be there.
The Boston Banks.
The following official statement in regard |
20 the Boston banks was forwarded to-day: |
Boston, NOu. l2.-Hon. Geo. S. Bout |
we'll, Secretary of the Treasury, Washing |
National banks were burned |
)ut by the fire. All have recovered their
lash assets and will Immediately resume
business. have met the Presidents of the |
eading banks to-day. All agree that the |
otal loss will not exceed one half of their |
surplus of $l2,000,000. An excellent feel
ng prevails. JOHN j. KNOX,
Comptroller of Currency.
All is quiet tonight. A strong military |
patrol guards all approaches to the burnt |
district. The city is
still I'm Darkness,
he gas not having been let on. The
weather is thick and rain is falling. The
only bank that failed to settle at the Clear
ng-house to-day was the Freeman's. The
ponds, gold and money of this bank were
ound in the safe all right, but the notes
we're destroyed. This caused temporary
but the bank resumed business
It noon to-day. A considerable quantity of
ain fell last night and to-day. The night
passed quietly. The theatres were all
,iosed. The strong military patrols we're
continued to-day. Fears are entertained
hat six persons have lost their lives by the
alling walls Of Weeks & Patter's drug
tore on Sunday morning, four Of them be-
ng fremen. Assistant fireman VIM. Terry
md d COchraDa of HOOk and Taddar