The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-11-22
FURTHER DETAILS.
TotaI Number of business Houses b"rned
Our, 300; Dwellings ana LODGINGS, S"-
m. aggrer.te Losses and Insurance.


M. ..1rep.te Losses and Insurance.
RosroY. Nov. 1.-THE new fire was got fun
under control about o'clock lhls morning., II
was caused by an explosion OF gas az iiliunght'
aud the report was heard all over the eity.
several other explosions Of gas, apparently IN
the sewers, occurred soon after the nre broke
ont. SCATTERING the plate glass IN Shfeve,
Cramp & loves store, and upheaVlng the
surface of the earth so az TO crack the pave
ment deeply. Despite these terrihc outbnrets
the fremen maintained their position IA sum
mer street. doing good service. Only twenty
five BOSTON dremen were on duty last night,
the main force being relieved by gallant men,
who rallied from all quarters. between II
and II o'clock, about 100 Norwich (Sohh)
iremen arrived, accompanied 10y the mayor
and Chief Engineer OF that city. 4Wehty-tWo
New Haven hremen also came on last nlght-
headed by their Chief From Biddeford, Me-,
Bridgeport, Conn, New Bedford snd other
places came eager offers OF assistance, ana
on every hand there were brave. generous
men from all the towns and cities about US,
working with all their strength TO stay tEe
progress OF the terrible enemy.
The number OF firms and business houses
burned out is nine hundred and thirty; dwell
ings and lodging houses, sixty.
The morning papers are almost exclusively
filed with details OF the great con1agratlon.
The Advertiser estimates the total loss az
CSC. 900 600. The Post on authority OF lead
ing insurance officers, at SlOO, OO0,OOO. Inc
Journal gives a full list Of individual losses,
and estimates the total at considerably over
800. 100000
The train from New Yerk. due at 1 o'clock
this morning. arrived at o'clock. with several
carloads Of roughs and thieves, who cleaned
out all refreshment saloons en- route, and
committed other outrages. The military force
III Boston will be increased If necessary.
A battalion of calvary has been added to
the military guard Of the burning district,
yub icb 1 m ATTEMPTS
robbery and incendiarism Will be summary
dealt with.
Preparations are being urged for the making
Of new street lines on the burnt district, and
also for the erection of the Merchants Ex-
change building.
The committee OF twenty citizens have
voted to request Gov. Washburne TO call
special meeting of the Legislature to autho-
rize the city of Boston to issue sufficient OF
seven per cent. bonds TO aid sufferers IN re-
building the burnt district.
The city is in darkness tonight. OWING ID
disconnecting of main gas pipes from the
burnt district An efficient military and police
guard is on duty. All fears Of reminding Of
flames are at an end. The publishing and
printing of newspapers and all other necessary
work is being done by lamp and candle light.
Boston, Mass. Nov. 1.-THE Boston lnsur-
ance companies will be able 10 paw an average
Of about fifty per cent. on their risks. Capt.
talists are coming forward 20 Literally with
oilers OF funds that there IL some prospect or
their going on without suspension. Their
average losses are III the neighborhood Of
$500, 900, two or three reaching $780, 600. The
savings banks are all ecure.
New YORK, Nov. 11.-EXcitement in insur-
aDce circles here is intense. The suspension
of the Humboldt and International Com
panies is announced. All Providence COM
panies say they will come out straight. Amer
lean and Mercantile, of Boston, will go on.
The Boyston must stop. New Jersey COM
panies lose only trifing amounts. The CoIti-
mental Insurance Company, Of New York, has
assets amounting to over $4,000 600. If the
entire amount at risk within the district is
total loss one-half of its surplus viii pay for it,
A list of forty insurance companies, situated
in New York, Philadelphia, Hartford and
Western cities, holding risks in Boston. has
been published. These companies have an
aggregate assets amounting to $50, 700, 600,
and their losses by the Boston fire figure up
S6,0OO,OO0. This, of course, will be paid in
full. 1t is estimated that the home compa-
MES (Boston) will pay fifty per cent. Of al
their losses. 1t lis therefore certain that from
sevcuty-fve TO eighty Per cent. of all the
losses incurred by insurance compani6s
through the late fire will be paid