New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-10
A SHOCKING WIFE MURDER
BOSTON,.
Extensive COnAagration-The Centre of
Business in Ruins The Fire Still
Raging.
.eginning of n COnfagration.

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Raging.
First Dispatch.J
Beginning of n GOnhagratiOn.
Boston, November g. P MA very
extensive coDhagration is now raging at
the corner OF Summer and Kingston streets.
The fire extends east and west on Kingston
street. and north and south on Summer.
The engines are hauled by hand. The
property burning is all dry goods stores.
Four alarms have been sounded.
ESecond Dspatchl
Dry Goods Palaces Burning-MOst Exten-
sive Fire for Twenty Years-Grnnite
Buildings in Ruins-A Second Chicago
Fire.
Boston, November 9, 10 P. M.-There is
20 abatement to the cOnfagration. 1t is
the most extensive fire that has visited here
for twenty years, and is in the solid dry
goods portion of the city. 1t has extended
the entire length of Winthrop square, which
embraces the stores Of A. t. Stewart, j. NJ.
Beebe, Anderson, Heath & Co., and Hough-
ton, Perkins & Co. No estimate of the loss
can be given, but it is reported it will go
into millions. The southern fire depart
ment has been called up. The fire is now
at its height The buildings are principally
of granite. A northwest wind is prevail
ing. The press here call it a second Chi
cag0.
Third Dispatch.
Telegraph Office an Peril-Hnlf N ATile
Through the Heart of Business.
BosToN, November 9. IL J. M.-The fire
is now within two blocks of the Western
Union Telegraph office. The operators are
taking up their instruments and preparing
to yacate. Linemen and material have
been ordered to Boston from adjoining
towns, so that if connection with New York
is lost which now seems very likely, it will
probably be soon restored, certainly at an
early hour in the morning, if not tonight.
The fire has now travelled half mile
through the heart of the business portions
of the citys and is spreading with frightfuJ
rapidityo
Fourth Dispatch.
From Kingston and summer 10 broad
Street-Dry Goods Removed in Every
DirectiOn-Fire Engines Telegraphed
FOro
BosToN, November 8. 1889 P. M--The
fire is now progressing toward Broad street.
having swept both sides of Summer street
10 High street and Purchase street.
Goods are being removed from stores in
every direction in the vicinity of the fire.
Fire engines have been telegTaphed for
from Providence, Worceste: and other
places.
Fire up franklin TO HaWley Streef-it
Reaches Broad Street-VesseIs on
Fire Hartford and Erie Depot Burned.
BosToH, November 9. Midnight.-yhc fire
is moving up Franklin street and has
reached nearly to Hawley street. The
Cathedral building, corner of Dev0nshire
and Franklin streets, is on fire, with no
hopes of saving it. The flames are also
spreading on Federal and Congress streets,
and every kind Of vehicle is impressed
moving goods The fire has reached Broad
street wharf, south of Congress street, and
the vessels are on fire. The Hartford and
Erie depot is burned.
[Sixth Dspatch.1
Aren of Fire increasing.
Boston, November 10, 1890 A. M-The
fire is still raging, and it is feared the entire
area from Summer street on the south to
Washington street on the west and Mill
street on the north to Water street on the
east will be laid waste. Pearl street has so
far escaped. The heat is intense.
LSeventh Dispatch.I
flames Reach Washington Street-Splen-
did Warehouses Burned.
Boston, November TO- l A M.-The
flames have reached Washington street,
north of Franklin, and the Transcript
building is on fire. All the splendid granite
warehouses on Franklin square, Winthrop
square and vicinity are burned. Fears are
now entertained that the flames will sweep
everything to State street if not further
north.