Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-11-15
GREAT. FIRE IN BOSTON.
Loss Supposed to be from $40, 600, GOO
to Sl0O. 600. 600,

TO l0O,UUU,UUU!
BosToH Nov. l0--i A. M.-~The greatest
fire ever known in New England is now rag
ny amohg the large Wholesale stores In the
very heart Of the business portion Of the city.
There was hardly breath of wind stirring
when the alarm was sounded-about half-past
seven o'clock-followed by a second, third,
and fourth in rapid succession but the first
engine was hardly on the ground when the
FIRE broke out from the fourth story Of a large
four-story granite store on the corner OF sum
mer and Kingston streets, occupied by IeO-
bets, Baldwin & Davis, wholesale dry goods
dealers. 1t had caught in the engine ROOM
and the flames spread with lightning rapidity
up the large elevator, and were first seen
climbing underneath the woodwork OF the
roof. Engines were fairly at work before any
other store had caught. The buildings in the
vicinity were all of granite, four stories high.
surmounied with a mansard roof, none OF them
being over five years old. The detached splin-
tiers few readily as the air was warmed by the
terrible heat, and soon flames began licking
| the Mansard roof on the opposite side far
above the reach of streams directed upon il
| from all quarters. Fire was constantly in the
air, and one building after another caught on
the roof, and flames skipped lightly along from
one window sill to another, so that in lesa
| than thirty minutes every cheek was blanched
| as it became evident that the whole city in one
direction was at the mercy Of the flames, which
were leapng gayly from roof to roof, and
from enc building 10 another
A hurricane now ragged, and owing to the
intense heat and perfect sleet of Goals it drove
every thing before it, Every building was
now heated as ii in a furnace and caught like
Under. Four story granite blocks seemed like
| shavngs, and deafening explosions were con-
stantly heard, new terror was added to
the babel of confusion. Tenement houses at
the upper end Of Federal street were fast being
licked up by the flames, and women crazed
and fninting were rushing to and fro, carrying
children, crockery, clocks, and bedding in
their hands. One ran screaming through
High street with stove funnel in her hands,
while another was Juggling heavy chest.
Now and then few pieces of goods might
be saved by volunteers who ran in and spent
five minutes, during which they could work,
in bringing out perhaps hundred pieces OF
cloth. One man, Marshall Cotter, got out
S25, 900 worth of kid gloves, and had them
placed on tho side walk in damaged condi-
ton. He offered a hackman $500 10 take :he
goods to place of safety, but in vain. In
less than an hour he had TO flee for his life,
and the flames were not again cheated OF their
prey. The FIRE was now in Federal street, and
the wooden houses were now going Ike oil
factories. They never could have been at
tackled at more dangerous time, crammed
of thousands of dollars worth were on hand
that might have been delivered TO customers
had il not been for the horse disease. In one
store alone there was a hundred thousand dol
lars worth of wool stored, which was waiting
delivery.
BosTos, Nov i2-The city has been per-
fectly quiet all day. The burnt district is I'M
der guard of The military, who are very strict
in preventing persons from passing the lines
in tl,atr rnl Gun hn n tod
to enter n store on Winter street., and who re-
fused TO leave after being ordered away, and
started to run when about TO be arrested, vas
shot by the guard. Three men were discover
ed in an attempt TO break into room in the
Parker House. but escaped. Six men were
arrested in the northern part of the city,
caught in the act of 6rug buildings by kind
ling fires in the rear part. II is rnmored that
drunken wretch late in the evening, who at
tempted to set fire to the gas house near
Charlestown bridge, was Seized by an infnria-
ted crowd and unceremoniously hung TO a
lamp post. Several New York detectives have
arrived in Boston to aid the authorities here
in arresting New York thieves.
Lines of hose are stretched all over the ruins,
and engines stationed at almost every bydrant
ready to be worked if occasion should require.
An immense pile of coal at wharf, about 500
tons, is still on fire.
The city authorities have granted TO the dry
goods merchants the privilege of using the
Common as a repository for such of their pro-
periy as is saved, and to erect shanties and
other structures for temporary use.
A terrible calamity took place yesterday at
the furnishing store Of Hickman, on Washing
ton street, where the walls had been wrapt In
a deadly embrace by the flames, and had be-
come weak and tottering through the intense
heat. AT length they fell, and three men
were buried up to the shoulders among the