Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-15
THE BOSTON FIRE.
List of the Killed and Missing.
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Included in q list nearly complete of the loss
OF life and limb by the terrible conhsgsratio
Thompson. struck by a falling wall and killed:
Louis Porter Abbott, buried in Weeks & Pot
ter's store; Frank Olmstead, Of steamer No. I.
Of Cambridge, fatally injured; VIM. Ferry and
Daniel Cochrane, OF steamer No. 4. and FIVE I'M
known persons, buried under Weeks & POtter's
store; Joseph Burr and George Smith, the
former OF Dorchester and the latter OF NepOnsett,
who came In Saturday evening To see the ere,
were last seen In the vicinity of Chauncsy
street, and II is feared thew have been killed by
falling walls; Walter T. Twomhly, Of the Sheri-
dan Hose Company No. Of Walden, has been
missing since three O'Clock Sunday morning;
John Dillon, a machinist, aged eighteen. living
at IL Broadway, has been missed since three
O'Clock Sunday; Albert &. Abbott, an EXEMPT
fireman OF Charlestown, lies in a very critical
condition from injuries received n the site
OF the OLE poStoffice Sunday afternoon. His
brother, Louis Porter Abbott, u missing and is
supposed to he buried in the ruins OF Bradford
\ Anthony's store on Washington street. Alb
bolt was 10 have been married 20 a young lady
oi Chsrlestown on Thanksgiving day, all the
arrange ments having been completed. The
young woman has been in attendance on him
constantly since Sunday morning. Besides
these large number were injured, more OF less
severely.
LATER INCIDENTS
large part OF the military guard over the
rims was withdrawn last night: The expert
ment OF blowing up the walls OF w. n. Gleson'.
granite building, in the square formed BIZ the
Junction OF Summer and High streets proved
perfectly SUCCESSFUL yesterday. The first charge
Of i've pounds was effective In blowing ont the
northerly wall only, but the second charge OF
twelve pounds lone pound 70 q cartridge). lifted
the massive walls from their foundation, and
ihey dropped perpendicularly into the cellar
and upon the sidewalks, scarcely stone diyere-
lng rom direct downward course 50 far as t.
fall into the street.
The safe Of westcott & Co. on High street
was recovered yesterday, and its contents OF
$50 900 found uninjured, after siyty-two hours
exposure 70 the intense heat. The locality had
been guarded by detachment of Dragons
One daily, fifteen weekly, and eleven monthly
papers were turned ont OF their quarters by the
nre, while almost every publishing establish
me Mt in the city suffered more or less
The citizens relief committee Yesterday passed
resolutions returning their sincere thanks to
their feilow-citiZens In all parts OF the Union
tor the warm expression of sympathy rendered
and Oilers of pecuniary aid.
LATEST SCENES IN THE BURNT DISTRICT.
The Boston correspondent of the New York
Times writes as follows: Late this afternoon
clouds OF steam and smoke continue 20 ascend
from the ruins, I'm the midst of which numerous
working parties are engaged in digging out
safes, and experts opening the same. These
operations are witnessed by crowds OF inter
ested spectators, prominent among whom are
owners Of the vaults, watching with anxiety the
develop nents which increase or diminish their
losses. In some instances upon opening the
safes nothing is found but the blackened pages
NJ books and the chat Of notes, certifc stes OF
stock, aud the ashes of bank notes. Tonight
he gas is turned on, and outside of the burnt
ordeal through which il has passed save the eN-
hibition CT fortitcie, pluck and energy Of these
last few days, which will live in the me mory OF
Ihe city and country through all time.
A TERRIBLE NIGHT ON THE GERMAN CoAsr.
ROOD and Fare and StoTm.-The gale of wednes-
day night was exceedingly severe on the Ger
man coast. AT Straisund its effects were most
disastrous. Twelve vessels were sunk in the
harboT; an lnuDdation covered the town, which
extended along the entire coast, and in the
height OF the storm fire broke out which de-
stroyed several large warehouses before IL could
De eNunguished- Several lives were lost and
many persons injured. The details OF the storm
and disasters have not been received, but the
damage done on sea and shore is supposed to
have been immense. dispatch from Hamburg
tells of severe rain and snow storm, accom-
panied by heavy gale, which has prevailed i'm
that section of Germany for several dsys The
telegraph wires have been Frustrated in ALI az
rectlons; the country was flooded, and at Luz
beck the custom house and many wsrehonses
were submerged.