The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-12
THE BOSTON CALAMITY.
THE EXTENT OF THE HATOCAND ITS
EFFECT ON T1IE COUNTRY

.E2tEy -. ''.E
Another Onthre.k Yesterday-Gas Ef-
plosions During tho Nighttime Fever
OF Excitement Abatfng.
ESPECIAL rYLEGRAM 70 THE NEWsl
- -. - BOSTON, November IL.
:CoAt two o'clock this morning gas explo-
sion In Summer street started the fire afresh,
and It crossed washington street toward Tenn.
ple Place, and the block on the corner OF
washington street and Temple Place and that
on the corner OF Washington and Summer
streets are doomed. These are occupied by
the dry goods stores of Jordan & Marsh, Camp
d. Lowe, and other large houses. At six
O'Clock this morning this new FIRE was got un-
der control, having been kept within the
blocks between Summer and Avery streets.
Jordan & Msrsh's store was saved, and Camp
& loves burned. The burnt district ls now
thoroughly guardsa, and the fire under COM
plete control. -. - -. ..s,.a
A fireman he's Just been killed by falling
from the top Of q building on Summer street.
The gas was only shut off from portion OF
the burnt district, and three heavy explosions
occurred at half-past.three O'Clock this morn
Ing. Order has been maintained, however,
and the people begin to be relieved from the
terrible excitement. .....
The Limits OF tho Field Of Fire-oVer
One Thousand Buildings Barned.
fapIc1AL TELEGRAM 10 THE Nswsl
BosroN, November lisp. ID.
The general boundaries OF the burnt district
may be defined by p lnel drawn through the
Whsja. length Of suHmer slraet, rom Wash.
insten to and across Federal street. and nearly
! to Berk's wharf; thence across TO- Washington
square, crossing Purchase, Atkinson and Pearl
streets; thence along Hamilton street, Battery
march and Kilby street to Llndell street, just
in rear OF the Merchants Exchange; thence
across to the corner, of Milk and
Washington. streets. lntersectlng Congress
and Dsvonshire streets, and thence south-
ward along Washington street, back to the
oorner ;os Summer. Within thls area, which
forms nearly equare, stretching about half q
mile leach way; severy building is consumed.
The streets comprised IN the district are the
whole Of Summer, Franklin, Hamilton, Haw-
ley, Arch, Williams and New Devonshire streets,
Bsttsfymaroh, Otis place and winthrop place;
washington, street from MIX to Summer; Fed
eral street from Mix to Broad; Atkinson street
from Congress to Purchase; Pearl street from
Milk to High; Oliver street from Milk street to
Washington square; Milk street from Wash
ington to Broad; most OF Water, Central,
Doane, Kilby2 and Lindell s,reets, and Con-
gress. and Dsvonshirs streets from Water to
MILK streets. This makes about forty solid
blocks, Or about five lIneal miles OF buildings.
Nine hundred and thirty business houses,
sixty dwelling and lodging houses are des-
troyeds and three hundred families are home
less.
sights and Scenes After tho Fire-Tho
City Overrun with n o n 3 MS and
Thlovss-SuSstantial Aid Il ON Neigh
boring Cltles.
ESPECIAL T1LraRAk TO TIE NEwsl
WASHINGTON, November II. 1
The latest reports from Boston say that the,
IRE Is now under control. The fire depart
nents of Worcester, Reading, Lawrence,
Lowell and Lynn, were appealed to and re-
sponded promptly with detachments OF men
and apparatus. a Last night special train
from Worcester, to carry the Worcester de-
pertmeut TO- Boston,. made the run of forty
four and ahalf miles In forty.fve minutes.
Fifty steam fire engines are stilI at work. The
fremen and police are nearly exhausted by
thlrty-slx hours. work, but their efforts are
not relaxed. The city presents strange and
excited scenes. The burnt district is full OF
roughs and Ghieves committing all sorts Of de.
predstions. The loss can only be roughly es-
timsted at one hundred and fifty million dol
lara. l.e,,, -. +=il.
9uardln4 tho oRuins-Goverment OHees
Dessroysd-Thoi Mails are All Right.
fspro1A1 rKLHaRAx TO THE NEWS
~ : Bosr0N, November 1l-Ev ening..
The Boston Evening Transcript appeared
to-day, having been, printed at the Globe or
fce., The Saturday Evening Gazette office Is
burnsd, the Marlboro Hotel is totally destroyed,
and, the Parker House is damaged slightly.
The fire is now confined to the ruins, and there
are no appearances OF any fresh outbreak. A
largo force Of engines are on the watch, and
the military guard for the burnt district has
been reinforced by battalion OF cavalry. The
pension agencies, with their safes and per-
sonal property, are burned, but their papers
are saved. Tbs navy purchasing Office and
psymastsr's quarters are destroyed. the malls
are now received aud forwarded as usual.
80 A Warning Needed
NEW YORK. November IL.
The board o. aldermen at their meeting to-
day, forbade tie erection Of Mansard roofs
unless they are made are-proof.
~ iS.,ES c------<<s-
TIE sHO1K TO THE COUNTRY.
A Careful Estimate OF the Probable Ef-
fset-Thsr Calamity Less Disastrous
Th&n. the Chicago Condagratton.
.[sPEoIAL THLRaRiN TO THE REwsl
=: :t y, y! h. NEW YORK, November IL
tits generally believed In commercial
circles that there will be no panic consequent
on the Boston fire. The unsatisfactory con-
dition of the London money market may
cause some disarrangemeut, but no serious
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