Connecticut western news., 1872-11-15
To be continued.l
psnEG BOSTON FIRE.

TsnE BOSTON FIRE.
 In thirteen months to day, from the time of the great Chicago fire, another disaster 1 by the flames lays the richest portion of the rich and solid city of Boston in ashes. A hundred acres, bearing six story granite buildngs-the grandest cluster of merchant houses in the world-are to day covered with ashes and ruins.
 The fire commenced at half-past clock last Saturday evening in q a lofty and mas sive granite structure on Summer and Kingston streets, and the flames defied the efforts of the firemen and citzens-of steam fire engines, and the blasts of pow der for twenty-two hours.
 The stores of wholesale merchants; the establishments of the importers; the heavy dry goods and leather houses, all fell before the white flames like dry reeds in the tor nado. The losses are immense, in goods and buildings but probably not so great as was at first reported. The total may ex- ceed one hundred millions; but we very much doubt whether it will go over that amount, and It will probably fall short of it.
 The real loss at Chicago was estimated at $l4o, 900, 900. Enough, indeed, but Chica, go at this time, rejoices in the fire which swept away many poor buildings. Grand CT cdifices are already erected upon their sites.
 The sympathes of the country, and of the world. are with Boston, in this her ca- lamity. But the great wealth and resources of that city will soon overcome this vast loss. They will rebuild speedily, stronger aud surer, if possible. Boston is too rich and her citizens are too enterprising, to permit this great blow to retard her pros- pcrity. The city will not bow in grief but will rise gradually to the very height of the exigency. Tho manner of her grapplng with this destruction will soon be as sub lime as was the sea of fire that roared over the falling piles of granite, where princely fortunes were stored.
 A correspondent of tho Hartford Oour- ant gives the following account.
 The telegraph has no doubt given you full details of the great fire-its progress, the amount of property destroyed, and of the final check of the devastating element, after the destruction of millions upon mil lions ill the heart of trade and comerce of this f1ourishng city. telegraphed you at one o'clock this morning that the flames had burst out afresh, caused by terrific gas explosions. The fire broke out in the i'm mediate vicinity of the spot where it first originated, coming from the gas which ex- ploded in the buildings on Summer street, near 0. F. Hovey's, and occupied by w.. k Storms & Co. The front walls of the building were thrown into the street, and the flames communicated to the large building on the corner of Summer and Washington streets. The flames leapcd grom the windows to the cornlces, and soon the vast pile was wrapped in it's shroud of flame, Several women were seen to leap from secord story windows, and there must huve been several lives lost. Only 5 subjection ut o'clock this morning. The check is undoubtedly owing to the heroic exerti0ns of the firemen from the surround ing towns and cities, who took the places of the Boston firemen. The latter were completely used up by hard work Saturday night and Sunday.
 THE BURNT DISTRICT
 A survey of the burnt district from the top of one of the highest buildings on State street gave your correspondent some idea of the extent of this most appalling calamity. The richest portions of the city are burned, and the finest business build ings are laid in ashes. Over sixty acres of territory are burned over-a spot as large as Boston Common and the Public Garden combined. Fortunately this heavy blow has not caused so large an amount of per sonal suffering as the great fire at Chicago. as there were but comparatively few babit- ations destroyed in Boston. Some few families residing in the vicinity of Fort Hll Were driven out to find shelter. but the au- thorities provided temporary accommoda-- tions for them as best they could. The light of the fire was seen at the distance of one hundred miles.
 The loss is varously estimated from one hundred to two hundred and fifty millions It is impossible at this writing to give with accuracy the amount of insurance with the names of companies which are losers It is the prevailing opinion, however, among leading insurance men on State street that | a1 the Boston companies, both joint stock and mutual, are ''up"-that is cannot pay | their losses.