New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-12
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VIEWS AMONG THE RUINS.
r-c c--Y. wRAPPED ~ DARENEss-THE STREETS
UNDER CONTROL OF MARTIAL LAw-ACREs
OF SMOKE AND FLAlfE-MAGNIFICENCE OF
c.IE SCENE AT NIGHT-vENTUREsOME LADIES
-EHE CITY ORDERLY AND WELL GOVERNED.
ICY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TmBCNEl
CceroE, Nov. Il, p. m.-Tho city is almost in
t.'Aess tonight, save in that dismal region where
l3,e2red glare Eliminates the lew blackened walls
I'D twisted columns that mark the site Of Boston's
s-tatcst commercial mart, The gas was not cut OFF
ton the surning distrcts-rerhaps there was no
Tay Of cutting it of-and the consequence wac a
i.54uent recurrence Of explosions and tremendous
waste Lass night thesupply to the rest Of the town
ras Gttul; to-nght, there is no gas at all.
The thoaters ar, all closed The newspaper Offices
aro using candles. The hotels and private houses
ice making shift asbest they can. The streets are
dark, except for the noon, and there is great uneas
ress in consequence. Hundreds Of dangerous
Characters from New-Yolk have 1ocLed hither, and
,rery railway brings more from other points. The
e5ce who have borne themselves admirably all
Arough, arc fearfully overworked, though
ihey have had the assistance Of 49, the
marines. the militia, and the police Of
uaay other towns. To-day. q special D"''se was
,-ro-, IN o.a che names Of the leading merchants
,fgoston figure in the list. Tonight the Chief Of
pohce has turned over his duties to Gen. Burril Of
he Massachusetts, State Militia, and the city Is
practically under martial law. The pickets about
Washington and state-sts are strcter than ever
No one may pass the lines without written authority
nom the commanding general from dark this even
ing tin o'clok tomorrow. The streets are con-
,,ant1y patroled, and the rattle of the
1rnm and the tramp Of feet have resounded
al day through tho town. The moneyed
institutions on Safest. are watched by strong
guard day and night, A faint suspicion is enough
10 insure arrest and you can hardly go far without
,eeing somebody marched off to prison with musket
On either side Of him. The ias overlooked, yester-
day, and many have been released because the
authorities had no place to hold them in. Upon the
whole believe the thieves Will do but little bust
sess in Boston. They have certainly done nothing
set, and the orderly disposition Of the multitude
has been something remarkable Even about the
Gordon where view can be had Of the outer edge Of
devastation the crowd is not very large.
By day the thick smoke obscures the scene, and
enc can get only faint idea of the extent Of the
mischief From the tops of the highest buildings
between fremont and Washington-sts., one sees
oothing but 90 acres Of smoke with here and there
4 ,,Io r,o1ov,
Che ground; but at night bright glow suffuses the
cloud the heavens are lighted up the flash Of flames
is more frequent and through sparks and red mist
and showers of fiery cnders the spectators watch at
a distance the dark forms of the fremen moving
among the burning ruins. In the magnifcence of
the spectacle even the sufferers 10 forget the
cost at which 1t has been purchased.
The general stagnatiOn of business kept the
streets comparatively quiet during the day. There
were a very few teams employed in removing
rescued goods, and the blocking up Of Washing ton-
st. compelled most Of the horse railroad companies to
withdraw their cars. This relieved the pressure
upon Tremont-st which would otherwise have been
fearful But toward evening" when workingmen
and women turned their faces homeward, the one
remaining artery of travel north and south be-
came almost impossible. The sidewalks were filed,
and pedestrians took possession Of the roadway.
From the south end of the City Common TO COrnhill
1t was babel Of confusion. About the railway
depots and In the streets leading TO them the uproar
andtrouble were still worse Hundreds of villainous
locking fellows elbOwed their way, laughing and
disappearing through the crowd keeping as clear as
they could OF the police. As matter of precauton.
. the rum-shops were nearly all closed. The res
taurants were often closed prevent overcrowdng
| When Chicago was burned, the railroads carried
thousands of people out of the city free of cost for
Everybody wanted TO get away; but at Boston no.
body goes away, and everybody tries TO come in.
Even ladies venture into the midst of the furnace
They have been clambering all day over the ruins of
their husbands and fathers warehouses, and
listening with a sort of pride 10 their escorts
describing the magnitude Of their losses Tonight
some of tbs holder more romantic of the gentler
ser, who HAYS won the favor of the Commanding
General and due what il perhaps more difficult,