New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-10
WHOLE NUMBER 17l4.

many parties on Milk and Water Streets
| and even as far north as State street, are9I
DONG the same. All the newspaper offices
have a force on hand prepared to move at 40
| moments notice.
| Iii reported thas sevefal firemen, have
been killed.
gTwelfth Dispatchq
| Fire OH Both Sides of Pearl Street.-The
( Shoe and Leather Centre Threatened.
I Boston, November 10, , A. M-The frtN
mas broken out on both sides of Peark
street corner of High street, and threatens
the destruction of this great centre of the
shoe and leather business.
Thirteenth Dispatchp
Suiiding@ Blown Up-Hopes of Saving 4hA
Rev POstOffice.
BosToN, November 10, 230 4. M.-Twoe
| buildings have just been blown up at thea
south corner of DevOnshire and Mills
streets, which it is hoped will stay the proc
gress of the fire towards State street and
| save the new unfinished postotice buildings
The streets leading to the fire are fenced in
with ropes and are in care of a strong dee
tachment of police, who have strict instruGo
| tons to permit no one to pass the barrier
on any pretext whatever.
Thus il is impossible to obtain more than
| general account of the rayages of the
flames. Both sides of Hawley street also
Morton place, are now On fire The fire on
Franklin street has not reached Washing
ton street.
Fourteenth Dspatchl
Steam Fire Engines Coming In.
BssToN, November 10, 3 A M.-Steam
hre engines have reached here from Wor-
cester They were pushed through by rail.
distance of forty-four miles, in forty-five
minutes. At the present moment the fire
has not extended south beyond Summer
street, near the foot Of which the Hartford
and Erie railroad depot was located, but
the flames continue to rage furiOusly.
Fifteenth Dispatch.l
More Buildings Blown Upon the
Streets and HOusetOps-The Fire
Reaches Washington. Street.
Boston, November I0, 3:I0 A. M
Lurid columns of flame and smoke,
and illuminations caused by the
blowing up of buildings and the
crashing and falling of walls make a scene
both grand and terrific. Nearly the whole
population appears to be on the streets aud
house tops, watching the conhagration.
The fire has extended to Washington street
on the south and north corners of Franklin.
Loud reports were just heard and probably
| other buildings are being blown up.
[Sixteenth Dspatch.I
Hartford and Erie Depot Not Burned
Washington street Buildings Burned
Banks In Ruins.
Boston, November 10, 3I5 A. M.-The
fire did not reach the Hartford and Erie
railroad depot. The whole of Pearl street
is in ruins, several buildings on Washington
street Included. McCullar & Williams
clothing house is burned. The heat is sOo
intense that the tiremen cannot fight it sues
cessfully. The North, National and Revere
banks are burned.
lSeventeenth Dspatch;1
The Fire will Gross Milk Street-ft l&agets
Fiercely.
BOsTON, November 10, "A. Mt Is impose
isble, at this time, to give an Approximations
of losses or even a correct statement of the
extent of the devastation The fire iB
burning as tiercely as ever, and will probe
ably cross Milk street toward State streeto
Eighteenth Dispateh.8
The COEiagratiOB Continues Building
Blown Up-Old south Church In Flames.
Boston, November TO- 4:1O A. M-The
conttagration continues with fearful effect.
Building after building is blown up with
only the apparent effect Of increasing the
terrible volume of tlameo Newspaper ofo
fees which are on the line of the fire have
made all preparations for removal of the
book5g papers, ETC.. with no hopeOf saving
any MATERIAL
Transcript Office in 21lnmps-:4oosP. Globe
and TrRVeileV will Followo
The T'anscriDt office is already in flames.
and the Old South Church, dear 20 all B05.
tonianso is at last to tall @ sjcsim to th8
fire.
The Journal office will nex3 haze to- suco
cunlb, and the POST Globe and IS@uellef wilJ
soon follow
New PastOntce Building ana Banks
Muse Goo
All the auxiliary forces of the fire deparfo
ment are beng placed in State street to
protect, if possible, the banks and insur-
ance Offices The new postotfice, although
il LCOmplete will undoubtedly be ruined
Fenrs of Crossing State Street and Com
suming the North Part of the City-FiYs
Not Crossed Washington Street.
If the flames be not stopped at State
street, the whole north part of the city must
be consumed. The fire has not yet touched
| the west part of Washington street. Mill
street is now on fire, between Pearl and
Federal streets.
fHneteenth Dispatch.I
Removals of FRlUables from state Street
Banks and Insurance Oaices,
Boston, November 10, 4:30 A. M.-All the
valuables are being removed from the
State street banks and insurance offices.
Western Union Telegraph Office Moving.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
is moving its more valuable apparatus.
| Goods stored in State street for safety are
being transferred to more distant quartersp
Twentieth Dispatch
Western Union People Going 10 ProvT-
dence Depot.
| Boston, November 10, 4;5O A. M.-The
| employees are now leaving the Western
Union telegraph offices. Men have been
| sent to the Providence depot in Boston to-
| tap the wires and work to New York.
| fTweRty-frst DispatchI
Gas Going Out In Western Union Office
BosroN, November 10, sos A. M-The gas
now going out in the telegraph Office.