Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-11-12
Geographic 9ispatehes.
EASTERN.

Summer and Kingston streets, and the
principal business houses are now in
ashes. The fire is still raging, and it is
to check it. 1t is within two
blocks of the Western Union Telegraph
office. At II p. m. the operators were
taking up their instruments and prepar-
ing to vacate. At IL 80 the fire was pro-
crossing towards Broad street, having
swept both sides of Summer to H Oh
aad Purchase streets. The goods We're
being removed from the stores in every
direction in the vicinity of the fire Fire
engines have been telegraphed for at
Providence, Worcester and other places
At midnight the fire moved up Franklin
street and reached nearly to Hawley
street Cathedral. Corner of Dearborn
and Franklin streets is on fire and there
is no hope of saving it. The fire reached
Broad street wharvts south of Congress
street. Vessels are on fire, and the Hart
ford and Erie Railroad depot is burned.
At 1890 the fire had endangered all the
entire area from Summer street on South
Washington street, on West Milk street,
on North to East streets, and il is ex-
pected it would all be laid waste.
At l a. III. the flames had reached
Washington street, north of Franklin.
All the splendid granite warehouses on
Fanklin Square and Winthrope Square
and vicinity are burned.
Fears are now entertained that the
flames have swept everything to State
street, if not further north.
1870 a. m-The Boston Pilot Office
and building on Franklin street is de-
stroyed.
LIS a. m.-The Boston Transcript
buildings are probably burned.
g a. m.-The fire broke out on both
sides of Pearl street, corner of High, and
threatens the destruction of this great
centre of the Shoe and Leather business.
Several persons are reported killed.
2:30 A. M.-Two buildings were blown
up on the sonth corner of Devonshire and
Milk streets,
A. M.-1mpossIble at this time to
give the approvimates of losses or ex-
tent of devastation. Fire still b rning
AIS A. NJ -ConAagration continues
with fearful effect. Building after build
,ng blown up, with only the apparent
Effect of increasing the terrible volume
of fame,
The Transcript office already in flames
and old South Church, dear to all Bos-
ton, is at last to fall victim to the fire.
| The journal will next have to succumb,
and then the Post, the Globe, and the
Traveller will soon follow.
Salt Lake, 10, 1870 a. III The latest
advices from Boston say the fire is st Il
burning, but under the control of the
| tiremen.
Terrible conhagration raging on cor
ner of Summer and Kingston streets,
Fire extends east and west on Kingston
street; north and south on Summer
street The engines are hauled by
hand. Property burning is all dry goods
stores, Four alarms have been sounded
| There is no abatement of the confagra.
ton, which is the most extensive that
has visited Boston for 20 years, and is in
the solid dry goods portion of the city
1t has extended the entire length O.
Wentworth square, which embraces A
T. Stewards, j. NJ. Beebe's, Anderson
Heath 4 Co. S, and Houshton, Perkins
a. CO.. stores.
No estimate of the losses can be given
but reporters say they will go into thu
millions.
The suburban fire department has beer
called upon.
The fire is now at its hight. TIL,
buildings are principally of granite
Northwest winds are prevailing.
The Press here call it second Chicago
Boston, Nov. 10-l1 A, M,-Fire nov
within two blocks of the Western Unior
Telegraph Office. The operators arr
preparing to vacate. Apparatus an(
operators are ordered f ON adjoining
towns, so that if communication witt
New York is lont, it will soon b re-
stored-certainly at an early hour to
morrow, if not tonight. The fire has
travelled half mile the heart of the
business portion of the city, and il
spreading with frightful rapidity.
Worcester, Mass, l A. M-Specia
train from Boston to carry Worcester
fire department to the burning city made
Al miles in As minutes.
Boston, l As A. M.-Among the prom
inent buildings already destroyed are the
Cathedral Block, Daniel Webster Block
Boston Pilot Building and rear of the Bos
ton Transcript Building. Fire spreading
towards South Boston, also progressing
towards State street from Franklin street
Immense block opposite Pilot Office
chiefly occupied by wholesale wooler