The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-15

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GUS haDd-enelnes pressstftnR LoR.t
ell, in this State, and Lynn has sent I
steamers sad q hose carriage. I
RxsfDEEcEs DEsTRoYED.
All the residences OF the Eerti
Hill section, inclddinx GfidIsyst;
High ana Lnrned streets. have bee1 /
destroysds rendering hundreds ell
familiss homeless and destitute.
sukvEY OF THE SITUATION.
On Washington street tha lire MAS /
checked by Ave o'clock in Q south
eriy direction Il had not reached be-
y0nd Sumner street. The buildings
clf the south side or the latter street
remained standing and ali west of
them IL uniouehed. A visit to the
north end of the ere att o'clock
showed II = as not progressing With
any thing ike Its previous rapidity,
not having advanced more than .
hundred let into Congress street
between Walter and State streets
during q > preceding hour and 9
half. The anne state Of affairs was
found 20 list on State. Alta quar-
ter bef0l . o'clock the IRE had
reached l,s: rly . straight line from
Congress :Feet through Llndell TO |
Kelly sire and Liberty square,
both sides icing on fire. The Mer-
chants Exchange, including the
post-Of1cr has gone; the mails,
however, lave been saved, and the |
rost-o1ace will open 1T Fenuel Hall
tomorrow s7l o.
uHDER coHTRoL. ~ft..gla
BosTos, Nov. 10.-The eonaagra-
ton was got under control about
one o'clock, having In the space Of
fifteen hours destroyed hundreds of
the most cosby and substantial
warehouses In the country, and
temporarily paralyxing three of the
leading merchentile Interests: the
shoe and leather dealers, and wool
and dry goods trades. Il Is said
there is not one wholesale shoe and
leather establishment left In Bost0n.
The wool trade, has ,spGAredA in an
equal degree, and the dry G0ods1
jobbing houses left are few and fsr
between. The ninth regiment with
detachments from other regiments,
amounting to 1,200 men, ara on duty
for the protection of'property and
the preservation Of order.
MEETING .oE CITIZENS.
A meeting OF prominent citizens
was held In the City Hail this after
noon, and presided over by Mayor
CASTOR, ct which encouraging
speeches were made and energetic
action. urged In eraeR-tO alleviate
the suferings Of the needy, aSweil
90 for thearebeilding. of the baEnt
district. G -E' -a,... 81.
A numerous relief convention
was appointed, Of which William
Gray Ii Chairman. The convention
will hold daily sessions. A bureau
of relief was also organized, OF
which ex-Mayor NorchrOss il treas
nrer. - T.-- So s1
BOUNDARIES OF THE FIRE.
BosToH, Nov. 10, 10 30 p. H.-The
FIRE was got well under control q
little after midday and has not eX-
tended since. The following are
| the general boundaries of the con-
Migration The whole length and
bote sides of Sumner street, across
Federal and nearly down to brakes
wherfs, thence In nearly Q direct
line to Fort Hill, along Hamilton
and Battery March TO Kelly stree
az far as LindeIl and Central streets,
northwest from Milk to Sumner
street on Washington street. With
in these boundaries of an area OF
nearly seventy acres, every building
10 consumed. o -l. e@G e
| BREAKS OUT AGAIN.
| BosroS, Nov. IL, 4:3O A. M.-The
fire broke out about midnight In
almost the same spot where 1t first
originated. It was caused by an
explosion of gsS in the building &C.
cupied by William r Storm 3 Co.,
in Sumner street, the front walls OF
which were blown into the street
and set fire to the store. The flames
rapidly Communicates TO the extern
siVe building on the corner of Sum-
ner -aaa Washington streets, occu-
pied by SheviVe, ,Crump s. Low,
Jewellers. Efforts to stay the pro-
Eress of the flames were unavailiHg,
aud in less than half an ho1r the
magnificent block was doomed, az
one gas explosion followed another
Id rapid succession. ...r
PERSONS INJURED.
| Several soldiers and firemen were
prostrated and several severely IN
Ijured. A woman named Martha E.
Hutchinson jumped from the acc
ond story to the pavement and waI
severely injured. ~.
ON SUMNER STREET.
| The range OF three story brick
buildings lately occupied by Jordan
q Marsh, took FIRE and was very
SOON in flames. Down Sumner
street the flames crept steadily along
and at two o'clock only one build
ing was standing:
UNDER CONTROL AGAIN.
+ BosTO&. Ncnsll, 5A.M.-The IRE
is now believed to be under good
control, and unless q very strong
wind should spring up no more
fresh free are apprehended. - ~
| ExClrEMENT ABATINa.
BosToN, Nov. IL, 6 A. M.-The fire
is now under control, being kept in
block between Sumner aad Avon
streets. A fireman has Just fallen
OF the top Of q building on Sumner
street. People are beginning to be
relieved from the terrible excite.
ment caused by the uncertainty re-
| garding the spread of she fire.
STOCK PANIC ExPzcTED.
The excitement in New York WAS very
| great, and panic in stock was expected
| to-day, It 10 also apprehended that gen.
| eral business will be seriously affected.
| BOSTON, Nov. 1.-THE new dre was
/ gotten under control about 4 O'Clock this
1 morning. Joa don 3 Marsh's store was
| : hopeless case. A battalion Of cavalry
| has been added to the military guard OF
| the burnt district, which now numbers
/ 1.6O0 men. Attempts at robbery and In
cendiarism vii be summary dealt with.
The streets are almost impossible from
| the crowds In the vicinity Of the fire.
Only three Of the seven banks burned out
| failed 70 settle at the clearing house to
DAY, the Sh1wmut, Firemen's and North
America, being unable 70 get to their
vaults. The morning papers are almost
exclusively filled with details Of the great
condensation. The Advertiser estimates
| the total loss 1t SS0, O00, 600; the Post, on
the authority ofIeading insurance o13eers,
At SlO0, 0o0, 0O0. The Journal giveS o full
| list Of individual losses, aud estimates the
total loss At considerably, over 9I0O,ooo,
600.
!, The oil train from New 70. L, due here
at four O'Clock this morning, arrived 1t
seven tfifS n6fning with several car loads
Of roughs and thieves, who cleaned out all
the reifeshment saloons enroute, and com.
mftIed other cutrageS. The military force
In Boston will be Increased II necessary.
Boston insurance companies will be able
TO pay OF an average about fifty per cent.
on their risks. Capitalists are coming
forward literally With offers n funds, 90
that there 10 some prospect Of their going
on without suspension; their average los
ses are In the 1eighboF OF $500, 600, swO or
three reaching $oO0, 900. The Savings
banks are all secure.
ftf AID FOR BOSTON.
St. Louis, Nov. ia large meeting OF
citizens on 'change this noon unaniuabus.
lV adopted resolutions sympathizihg with