Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-15

ness called them among the ruins, has had the
effect of diminishing the number of spectators
OF the destructive effects of the cOnfagration.
NOrlmcn are thereby enabled to pursue the la
borious task Of opening passages across the
burnt district, eXhuming safes and opening
vaults, the work of which has senSiby dimin-
ished since Wednesday. Call & Futile, taiorS,
formerly corner of Washington and Franklin
streets recovered books and papers from their safe
all in good condition. Sargent Bios, formerly
in Summer street, opened their vault and found
their books well preserved. A large quantity of
goods were recovered from the ruins OF Mr. Nc
Laughn's store in Kingston street in damaged
condition. Hussey, Wells & Co., of Pttsburg,
Pa, had vault and safe at 137 and 1879 Federal
street, which preserved their contents, including
$500 IN currency.
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 prepara-
tory to rebuilding stores destroyed by the fire,
has already commenced on Pearl street. MeSsrs
$, }. G. futile, with gang of twenty men,
have begun operations on the store of Messrs
Boyd, Cory All, boot and shoe dealers, and
will also rebuild the store on the corner of South
and Summer streets.
EXPERIMENTS WITH DUALIE.
Capt. Wilson of Gen. Burri's staff, resumed
operations this morning upon the ruined wall
Of GlcaSOnS building, at the intersection OF
High and Summer streets. Placing four charges
Of dualin, amounting in the aggregate to
twenty-five pounds, inside and near the base of
the walls, they were discharged simultaneously
by means of electricity. A tremendous eX-
posion followed, which was heard all over the
city, and large portion of the northern wall
came down with crash, filling the air with a
cloud of mortar and brick. One more such ex-
posion cannot fail to bring down the rest of the
pile.
Having completed the work of blowing down
the walls of the building corner If High and
Summer streets, Capt Wilson and his electrical
assistant Mr. Smith, proceeded to the ruins OF
st. Stephens tEpiscopal) church, on Purchase
street. where two blasts were made.
The effect of the first explosion was to under
mine portions Of the front wall. Twenty car
tridges of dualin, each weighing one pound,
were then placed outside the wall, close TO the
base, and buried with sand, upon which were
piled blocks Of stone.
The order was then given to clear the streets
in the nCighbOrhOOd when teams and men scat
tered in every direction, seeking shelter from
the fragments behind ruined walls, coal heaps,
and in other places Of security. Mr.. Smith was
stationed with his battery upon pile of rub
Dish about 200 feet from the church, and when,
as soon as the coast was clear, he dispatched a
current Of electricity along the wire over the
ruins. All the cartridges exploded simultaue-
ously, the tower of the church rose several feet
into the air, the walls shook and came down
with crash falling almost entirely within the
edgestones and inside the ruins Fragments of
stone flew in every direction over the heads of
the spectators, and some fell among the ruins
north OF Congress street. The entire front wall
and tower, and large portion Of each of the
side walls, were blown down.
The operation was entirely successful, and
having now by the experiments made to-day,
aScertained exactly what can be accomplished,
Capt, Wilson is ready to proceed with the work
pf ,.r,i rI,
in the burnt district
THE OLD SOUTH TO BE CONVERTED INTO A
POST OFFICE,
The cOnfagratOn has hasiened the doom of
the venerable old edihce, which, in its varied
existence of 143 years, has served as barracks
stables and theater for the British, a recruiting
office in the time of the rebellion, and now again
as barrack; and it will probably never be used
again for religious purposes. Immediately after
the ire an EFFORT was made to secure a lease of
the church for business purposes, but PoStmas-
Ter Burt, anticipating the requirements Of the
government, obtained lease of the building for
Two years, and, teegraphiug 10 Washington,
his action was approved by the authorities
The work of reeOnsruGting the interior wilt
begin at once, and the Office removed from Fam
eull hall as soon as possible. Gen. Burt had
hoped to remove into the new post office aud
sub'treaslry tine coming winter, but the heat of
the flames which ragged around it has so crum-
blcd and cracked the granite OF the east parti-
lions on Milk and Water streets that they will
have to be taken down, and Gen. Burt has tee-
graEhed to Mr., Mullett, experimenting archi-
tect, on his way 70 Washington FROM the west,
to come on Immediately.
pLUCKY.
The Independent corps ofcadets, Lieut. Col
FaltTcy haye certainly exhibited a devotion to
the public interests worthy Of the highest praise
The number of members of this corps who suf
lered by the fire, we count the names of forty
four. aud Of these all but eight, notw outstanding
their personal losses, were on duty on Sunday
and for three nights. OF the eight absent mem.
beTs, sickness and absence from the city furnish
es good excuse for their non attendance. On
Sunday the cadets did duty ON Washington
street, on Monday night they were at the state
house, and on Tuesday evening they patroed
the section of the city in the vicinity of Common
wealth avenue.
PUBLICATIONS BURNED OUT.
The following Is the list Of newspapers and
magazines &C., which were located in the burnt
district! American Homes, monthly, 81 Water;
American Painter weekly, S. Congress; Amer
lean Railway Times, weekly, 66 Federal; Amer
lean Union, weekly, 63 Congress; Ballous
Monthly Magazine, SO Congress; Banner of
Light, weekly, 1888 Washington street; Boston
Almanac and business Directory and the Boston
Directory, AZ Congress; Cabinet Maker, weekly,
50 Congress; Christian Monthly, 10 Lindall
FrecmaSon's Monthly Magazine, 81 Water:
AltdsuA . l4bAlE JlitlE Hilu AltdAllutS MOulllN
Companion, AZ Summer; Harness and Carriage
journal, weekly, 40 Pearl; Journal OF Applied
Chemistry, monthly, 40 Pearl; Boston journal
Of Chemistry, monthly, $50 Congress; Little
Christian, monthly, ~ liindall, Monthly Nov
elctte, % Congress- New England Postal Rec
ord, 4 Liberty square; Saturday Evening Ga
zette, weekly, 81 Congress; Pilot, weekly 10
Franklin; Shoe and Leather Record, weekly, 40
Pearl; Shoe and Leather Reporter, weekly, 40
Pearl; Shoe and Leather Trades journal, week.
ly, 3Highi Sierra Magazine, monthly, 100 PEARL
Temperance Press, weekly, &c Congress; Tran
script, daily, 1850 Washington street; Yankee
Blade, Liberty square, Waverly Magazine,
weekly, 5 Lndall.
Moore, Smith & Co report their loss at S75,-
900; insurance sG0000
INSURANCE MATTERS.
The directors OF the Builders Mutual fire in.
surance company, No. 90 Deyonshire street,
voted TO pay all losses of the company by the
recent cOnhagration in full, and to increase its
guaranty fund to 100000. Business will be
continued rs heretofore.
The loss among the mutual Offices in this city
will fall heavily upon class who can i'll afford
to meet their premium notes.
The Providence journal saws the Equitable
insurance company Of that city, finding that |
Their losses in the boston fire may be somewhat |
larger than was anticipated, have stopped taking
new risks, and called q meeting of the stock |
holders to determine the future course Of action,
ihc Volhpa"Y WIZ pay Nl thelf obligations with |
out ny any means eXhAusting their resources |
Calling all their risks within the burnt district |
Il total loss, the amount would reach S3l4 800,
against which they have assets amounting TO
149O,OOO The Merchants insurance company's
losses in the Boston fire cannot exceed S2iO, 900.
il there are no salvages, The assets OF the com
pany are 1888 ,l61, A meeting of the stockboid.
ers has been called, and In The meantime the
agents have been instructed to continue to re.
ceiye new business,
The Market insurance company Of Washing.
ton has not failed. 1t pays 100 percent ON every
dollar OF its losses,
meeting OF the stockholders of the Eastern
insurance company was held at Boston this
and a sufficient amount was prompt- |
ly subscribed to make good their losses by the |
Boston fire. The losses amount to $40 900, less |
salvage. The assets Of the company are now |
$4,000. The directors and stockholders are |
among the best citizens of Bangor, and the |