The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-11
patel, to lIr. Boutwell, aEIudcs to the neg
pcst-o1icc on DeYonsh!re street.
TRADES PARALYZEp.

havoc and alter having destroyed hundreds
OF the costliest buildings in the country and
temporarily plralyzing the shoe and leather,
wool and dry good, trades. Not one whole
sHle shoe and leather establishment is left.
The wool-hotlses have suffered in like man
ner, aud the dry goods jobhipg-hoilseS are
few and far between.
Among The burned are Bowen G. Brown;
Sleeper, Fisk & Co.; Stephenson & Brothers !;
D. P. Ives & Co.; Despaux, Blake & Co.;
A. D. Williamson s Co.; aud Rice, Kendall
& Co. (paper dealers). The material Of the
Transcript was put in the cellar, and some
Of it may he saved. The walls of the Post
building viii probably stand.
The Ninth regiment and detachmcnts from
other regiments are on duty protecting pro-
perty.
PROGRESS OF TIE coSFLAGRATloN.
BosToN, November l0.-The following are
the particulars of the progress of tie fire:
at Il quarter before o'clock the fire had
reached, in nearly straight line, from Con.
sress street through Lindgli to klby
street and Liberty Square, both sides being
on fire. The rear OF the post-oliice, OIL Lin
dali street, IS burning. 1t having become
necessary to blow up the building at the
corner Of Congress street and Congress
Square it was mined, and exploded shortly
before o'clock. Tbs large grunite-lront
building of the northwest corner Of LindalI
and kiiby Streets, occupied by Vincent &
Hutchings, insurance brokers, j. w. Ed
wards, and others, was also blown up
at the same hour, though the effect
of the blast was apparently Of no
material advantage. Tue inside was
shattered, but the walls and mulch Of tie
woodwork was LIFT standing, tbs la!or in II
condition 10 accelerate rather than rEtard the
progress Of the fire, The 1,meS PRE- making
their way with rapid certainty towards the
corner Of Broad uud State streets. Tho fire
will IN all probability strike State street near
Tie corner of Kibv, it being only three lpuis
distant al O'clock. An effort Is making to
arrest the flames by blowing up tho brick
building which Is The third door tgum the
S:atr-Street front, but three eXpir>luuS failed
10 mako tue desired impression.
Nearly every building back Of tho State.
Street front, between Congress anu Broad
streets, has been already mined, While kegs of
powder, with the match IN readiness for
lighting, arcplaced under large number OF
buildings i'll the vicinity Of Broad street,
ready TO rend them in pieces. Quite n dis
lance OF the Kilhy.Strcet front aud state
street, where the Gre Il bo,trss, l. Of heavy
granite, with but little or no crnmcntal
work to catch the danes: but next to It II
u very high granite building belonging 10
the Shoe and Leather EScGaDgc, and only
separated from the raging fire by il.
On Milk street the hire has passed below
the corner Of Oliver street on both sides and
il very hot, with only single small! block
of buildings between it and Broad street,
Right III the vicinity arc MANY large stores
Filled with oil, paints, and liquors, and il
these ure caught there seems TO be 10 posi-.
ble stop to the progress 0f the flames before
they reach the water in this direction, hut
there is yet small! Chance to gave State street
by fcarleSSncss and promptuGsS.
In the square formed by Doane, State,
Kilbv, and Broad street, at . O'Clock there
was only one building OIL fire, and that lil!
just commenced at tie corner Of kilby aud
D0ane streets.
In other quarters the fire seems to have
somewhat abated. or ut least reached It's ey.
trclEe limit, II tho fumes are not stopped
by some snperhuman effort In kilby street
lhc following banks Will have TO succumb
Atlantic National, Atlas National, Eagle
National, and the Shoe and Leather Ma.
tional. There are also large number OF
Insurance. companies in the same street
threatened with tie same disaster.
The Merchants Exchange, including thl
pos!-ofiice, has gone. The mails, however,
have been saved, and the po>!-otlicc will be
opcncd in Fancui Hall Tomorrow az S
O'Clock.
The fire Is sweeping up De7oushirc, Con-
gresS, and Water streets.
hall .nl no We
so far under control that it would not cross
State street,
At ilalf.nst II o'clock the progress Of tic
fire towards the water, iii tho direction OF
E,Iby and Central streets, seemed to be
cticctuaIIy stopped, and tho streams of water
were used In cXtinguishinS the flames among
the ruins, which present iii appearance OF
Gcsniit!t,:;i
The Commercial PrintinE.Hou&c is s.tulted
In iour-s!ory brick block Oh the south corner
OF Central aud kilGy streets On the oppo'
site corner Is another fOur-5tOry brick build
ing. which, is completely demolished inside.
jv tie most strenuous CXc!tions the fire
men succeeded III subduipg the Times about
the tost-oflcc, so that by noon nothing Is
d;secruible In the interior In tho way OF a
blaze, and strong hopes are entertained that
the building will be saved, though various
GcDartTneDtS in the inside will tic thoroughly
drc.lched with water.
Tnc Eire Believed 10 DE Checked.
sP. A-Thc progress OF the fumes IN
the direction Of tie water Is checked. ana
The fire seems to DC well under eontroi
everywhere.
Tie rev post-oiIlce end Sub.Treasury
building was for long time exposed TO the
fierce flames, but was scarcely scared. This
massive tire.proof structure saved the bos.
ton Post building, directly opposite, ana
helped greatly in preventing the fire from
reaching Stnte street. The Old South Church
aI>o escaped, though several tunes given M
for lost. The costly aid beautiful TrGnscrtp!
n;riIdinr. and Courier. to 'i'rnt's icweyF
establishment, OIL the opposite crrnoT o.
MIX street. were burned. The Eastern In
press Office was saved.
Two steam fre-eugines came from Port
land with 400 leading citizens, Ceadeo .!
Mayor Kngsbury. to protier every all III
their power. ,:.,,,
The fire was got well under control l'ttIt
after midday and has not extended since
The fc!IowlUg aTs tie
GENERAL BOUNDARIES OF THE CONFEDERATION
The Whole length OF both sides OF SunGe'
street. across Fedora. and near down tG
brakes wharf, and thence in neariy dires
line to Fort Hill; along Hamilton street ant
| BATTERY March to kilby street, us ktr uS L!n
| dali and Central streets, and from MIX Z
Summer street, Oh Washington strees
Within these boundaries Is annrea OF aDon
seventy acres. .hr
Chicago, by telegraph, proh9rs sympathy
and uid. c, M,
| York. arrived this morning. o,o
IRE Iosa IA now estimated at from sSp.
0oo 10 $40 ,c0o,o 900, aud tho Insurance u
frnm s,r 00O, 900 TO s12,G00,99j. y COOS
many nersons were injured and severa