Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-11-16
TERRIBLE FIRE IN BOSTON.
ESTIMATED LOSS 5000, 200, 900.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HOMELESS.
Buildings Blown mp to Sustain its
Progress.
NUMBERS OF PERSONS REPORTED KILLED
FIRE REpoRTED UNDER CONTROL.

BosToN, Nov. 8, 9p. MA very exten-
sive contiagration is now raging at the cor
ner of Summer and Kingston streets The
fire extends east and west on summer
street, and north and south on Summer
street. The fire engines are hauled by
hand. The property burning is all dry
goods stores. -Four alarms have been
sounded.
10 p. m.-There Is no abatement in the
confiagration. 1t is the most extensive fire
| that has occurred in Boston for twenty
years, and is in the solid dry goods portion
of the city. 1t has extended the entire
length Of Winthrop square, which en-
braces A. r. Stewards j. M. Beebes's An.
derson, Heath & Co. g, Houghton, Perkins
e Co. IS stores. No estimate of the loss can
be given, but it is reported that it will go
into the millions The suburban fire de-
partment has been called upon. The fire
| is now at its height. The buildings are
principally of granite. A north west wind
is prevailing. The newspaper men here
call it q second Chicago.
IL, D. m.-Tbe fire is now within two
blocks of the Western Union Telegraph Of
flee, and the operators are taking up their
instruments and preparing 10 vacate. Line
men and meterial have been ordered to
Boston from adjoining towns, so that if
communication with New York is lost,
which now seems very likely, it will pro-
badly be soon restored-certaiuly at an
early hour in the morning, if not tonight.
The fire has now travelled half mile
through the heart of the business portion
of the city, and is spreading with frightful
rapidity.
11.30 p. m.-The fire is now progressing
towards Broad street. having swept both
sides of Summer street to High street and
Purchase street. The goods are being re-
moved from the stores in every direction in
the vicinity of the fire. Fire engines Eave
been tclegraphed for from Providence,
Worchester and other places.
Midnight. fire is moving up Frank
lin street and has reached nearly to Haw.
J ley street. The cathedral building at the
corner of Devonshire and Franklin street:
is on fire, with no hopes of saving it. The
flames are also spreading Oh Federal ant
Congress streets and every kind of vehicle
: is impressed for moving goods. Tho firt
has reached the Broad street wharves soutl
, of Congress street and the vessels are ol
fire. The Hartford and Erie railroad depo
is burned.
Nov. 10, 12.15 a. M.-The fire is still
/ raging furiously. Communications has beef
DESTROYED with the main office. Dispatche
, will be forwarded from the suburban Off
ces. From present appearances the fir
will be very extensive, and fears are eX
= pressed that the whole business portion Q
r the city will be destroyed. The flames re
y sst all efforts Of the fremen, police AM
citizens to extinguish them. A number G
: pumps are being worked by stationar.
: engines, and all the extinguishers and fir
: apparatus of the city and private institu
tions have been brought into requisition.
1890 a. m.-The fire is still raging, and
is feared the entire area from Summer stree
! on the south, to Washington street on th
: west, and Milk street on the north, to Wa
s ter on the east, will be laid waste. Peal
J. street has so far escaped, but the heat
: intense.
ia. m.-The flames have reached Wasl
lngton street north Of Franklin, and III
II Transcript building is on hro. All IN
/ splendid granite warehouses on Frankli
c Square and Winthrop Square and vicinit
are burned. Fears are now entertaine
: that the flames will sweep everything I
! State street, if not further north.
J. 1.30, a. m.-The report that the Irdl
Y Script Office was on fire is not correct, bl
p the buildings on the east side of Washin!
ton street are in imminent danger. I'll
Boston Pilot Office and the building
j. on Franklin street are destroyed. III
= wind continues northwest and fresh.
g WORCESTER, Nov. 10-1, n. A SD
o cial train from Boston to carry the Worce
. ter fire department to the burning cit,
Il made the run of 44t miles, in 40 minutes
It BOSTON, Nov. 10-1:H, a.m.-Amor
= the prominent buildings already destroye
!. are the Cathedral block. the Danial We
y ster block, the Boston Pilot buildings ar
the rear of the Boston Transcript building
Orders have been given to blow up bot
~ corners at the junction of Devonshire an
- Milk streets.
y The fire is spreading towards South Bo
= ton, and is also progressing towards Sta
l. street from this street. The immense bloc
q opposite the Pilot office, chiefly occupie
! by wholesale woollen dealers, is now all
!. flames, Attempts are being made TO bio
y up two corners of Franklin street, to pr
Of vent the confiagration from extending fu
D. ther towards State street. Immense GROVE
II of people fill the streets, and every effort
being made by them to save propert
u which is being transferred to various par
re of the city. The utmost good order pr
ID walls, and nothing is done which at ordin
ii ry times would be considered unseemly.
IN 1.45 q. NIT is now evident that Il
puoiuCoo poiliOh vi Jul City is W uC Iiiu
ruins.
1.50 n. m.-Jordan & Marsh, Hovey
Co., and other firms on Washington sire
IN are moving their goods, and many parti
IN ON Milk and Water street, and even as {
10 north rs State street, are doing the same
. All the newspaper offices have n force
- hand, prepared TO move at q moments n
y, tice.
he 1t is reported that several fremen ha
or been killed.
n "a. m,-The fire has broken out on bo
sides of Pearl street, at the corner of Iii:
nc street, and threatens the obstruction of II
he great centre Of the shoe and leather bu;
On ness
II 2.3Oa. m.-Two buildings have just be-
blown up at the southeast corner Of Devo
shire and Milk streets, which it is hop
will stay the progress of the fire towar
State street and save the new unfnish
es postolfice building.
n, The streets leading to the FIRE are fenc
d, in with ropes and in the care of strong
he tachments of police, who have strict injur
;; tions to permit no one to pass the barrie
- on any pretext. Thus it is impossible
no obtain more than q general account of I
ld progress of the flames