New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-11
BOSTON'S CALAMITY.
Continued from First Page.


the ends Of those Streets making progress over Broadt
On the water front All through the South Cove district
where wooden buildings are numerous, there were IN
action many seamers TO prevent the spread OF the e
sdeways and keep IL out OF thoky populated disriot
The United States Hotel WAS the nearest public building
I'm the line OF tho fire, spreading Sideways ana
many OF the guests or occupants we're moving their
trunks and small baggage places visit
TO summer showed the fire 10 have advanced on the
south side far west Hoveys dry goods store the
upper portion OF which building WA then on nre Inc
wind had moderated somewhat. but the fire seemed 10
be fast eating its way toward Washingtonst' IN when
event the establishments OF stoarns q Co.. marIm
Walker < Co., VIM. K Stormes, There, CIump M ~
and OF large number OF firms dong business IN tno
upper portions OF the buildings womb 10 S"oP'
A COMMITTEE oP CITIZENS PLACED IN CHARGB-U' B.
MARINES on POLICE DUTY.
The fire appears to be making 10 the rear VI 'no''
buildings checked, the extensive store OF Jor
dan Marsh & Co. in Centralcourt and extending 10
stands in imminent danger OF destruc
ton After repeated solicitations on the part OF ousl-
meas men, owners OF real estate and others, Chief Eng
neer Damre lust before O'Clock, gave the order 10
rome of the streets leading into Mkst preparatory TO
blowing up tho buildings the south side OF that street.
body OF u 3. marines rom the Nay-
Yard marched up Washington-st about O'clock
and tendered their services on police duty
which was Immediately accepted. Shortly after
o'clock q meeting OF citizens was held In the Mayors
parlor I'm the City Hail. His Honor Mayor CASTOR Dehg
present and Chief Engineer Damrel occupying the III
formal Presidency. On motion OF Gen. Wm' L. burt
detail OF citizens authorized to take charge OF All the
streets leading directly TO tho fire. and have exclusive
control OF them with the assistance OF the ponce, VIII"
authority to take any action they might see III In the
emergency The detail consisted OF Gen. Burt AIder-
man jerks Col shepard and other wel-known ctzens'
and each one has control Of intersectng streets Win
full liberty TO blow up buildings In case u Is
considered oxpedent With the consent oil tho Cnel Eu
Rneer OF the Fire Department was also Voted at III
case OF necessity military should be called out Az
| the above-named meeting His Honor Mayor castor eA
pressed his perfect willingness to call out the militia 10
relieve the policemen and he desired TO issue the
order at O'Clock this morning; but "a none OF the mill
tary officers present knew how their men could be no
fled before to-day Sunday the matter was heid IN aeG
ancc aud It Is very much moro than probable they viii
| have to go duty this forenoon
| FURTHER LOSSES
The buildings totally destroyed DevonshIrest, be-
tween MIX and Water-ss., the Home Insurance
Coz Eastern Express Co.. and the National Bank OF the
Commonwealth. on MIlkst. south side, the buildings
now In the path Of the flames aud certain TO burn are
those occupied Ivy T. @. Caldwell Co, Gilman Broth
| ers VIM. B. Williams s. L. Pierce Sons the UNION
| Glass Company, and Harrington Dana. the nrmS
burned out Mk-st, in addition to those previously
mentioned were IT. NJ. Clark Co., $. b. Warren Grant,
Warren e. Co., d. H. sparbawk. I. 8. Howell, Hyde,
Hutchinson & Co.. Hill, Clark Co, Amos r. Tapley, A.
A. Lawrence & Co. On COngress-st. between MIX ana
Water were the Exeter Machine Works, Dillingham; @
| Co.. j. p. Marshal & Bro, Thomas Talbot Marpes
shaw spaulding Co., Rogers, Bush q Co.. A. W. Locke
! A. Co the Great Western Dispatch Freight Express L.
| r wilder and T. W. Ripley On watorst was the Hide
and Lea her Bank, the Mercantile Agency the b9ston
Carspring Company The Boso' Post 5uldlng the tSPe
Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Boston Bottle
Works f lward NJ Smith, the New-Engand Trust Com.
Pany aud vincent L0I6o, ont l1 n %n @ speeSy
IIeman s. DOane. Joshua NJ Cushing, john B Calend r.
Of Kbys The western Union Telegraph fear
Ing the destruction OF their premises remOYou lheH
| instruments TO the Providence Depot
FIGHTING FLAMES.
Steam engines are arriving from oil directions Inc
steamer Kearsarge from Portsmouth, N H has just Ar
rived aud gone to work Tue men who came with her
report that tho light OF the fire could be seen In Ports
mouth steamer from Portland Is coming the Pull
man train. The Boston Traveller has sent its movable
property to CharlestOwn The Mount Vernon National
Bank at No. 1S3 Westinghouse, is destroyed. An at
/ tempt to blow up Currier TrOt's Jewelry store
! corner OF MIX and Westinghouse, this morning
was unsuccessful. the explosion spending its force
through windows, scarcely Earring the solid walls
The windows neghborhood were all shattered by
the conclusion. superintendent FOrrstall did noble
work In sending out all the city teams at an early hour
and keeping them at work all through the night and
early morning removing goods to the city stable yards
lis estimated that at least tOOOoO worth OF goods
were thus saved Several OF the attempts TO blow up
buildings met with the Ill that attended the ex
pertinent ON the corner OF Milk and WashingtOn-sts
| windows only being shattered visit to the north
end Of the fire at 7 O'Clock showed that II
was not progressing with anything like the
| previous rapidity. having advanced not more
| than 100 feet into Congress st., between
Water an state-sts during the preceding hour ana
half The heat had OF that aerce terrible Intensity
which had been destroying buildings rapidly. The
same state Of affairs was found to exist in Mlkst. The
buildings on southern side OF the street below Pearl
ST., which had caught rs carly as nall pat O'CLOCK
| were burning slowly In comparison WIN the rapldy
their nelghbor' went and their walls were an I'M
tact. great number OF streams OF water were poured
the fire from every possible point an enslno rom rom
other city or town being seen AT every cOfne qua
| these seem to DO having good effect.
| TIE OLD SOUTH CHURCH.
IL was rumOred about o'clock that the Old South
Church had been mined In readiness to blow but on
Inquiry It was found that those in charge had resolved
10 risk the matter that corner and look to the proec
ton Of the heavy walls Of The Transcript office, opposite
The proprictors OF Transcript did not any Of
their material. 1t packed, however, and lowered
into the cellar and OF IL may be saved from destruc
ton The Boston Post building will be nearly destroyed
although the walls may remain standing. 1t has been
announced that the progress OF the fire was entirely
stopped in u sJuheaserly direction, and there Is no
more danger of its spreading nOrhward on Broad and
Purchase.sts All efforts at estimating the losses and
| insurance are futile at this time. The flames are
| progressing with unabated fury and certainty
toward Safest. At s;l5 o'clock they had reached in
nearly straight line from COngressst. through Lnda
to Rlbyst and Lbcrtysquare both sides being on fire.
The resr OF tho Post ONCE LndaLst Is burning 1t
having become necessary to blow up the building
of Congressst and Congresssqunre, i Yas mined aud
exploded shortly bsr6re J. The large granite front
buildr .: inc Northwest corner OF Lincoln and Kby.
stsLcfnped by Vincent Hutchngs INSURANCE brokers'
j. Wiley Edmnnds ana several others was also blown
though the effect Of the blast apparently Of
toral adv antage The inside OF the building shat
tered but the walls and much OF the wood
standing the latter In condition TO accelerate rather
than rotard the progress Of the fire. The flames
making their way with grim certainty toward the