Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-13
Further Particulars Of the Fire
in Boston.
Attempts Of Incendlaries to Fir,
the City.
AS Extra Session OF the LeGis1a
lure Ordered by the Governor.

reverses manfuily and conquer them. At a
meeting of the shoe and leather association
to-day, John Cumming, President, commit
tee was appointed to secure from the city gov
eminent the Fort Hill property now vacant
| of buildings, on which to erect wholesale
! stores and resume business.
| A a meeting of the citizens aid committee
to-day, VIM. Gray, chairman. read with great
| emotion dispatch from Worth Dexter OF
! Chicago chairman of the relief association OF
that city, stating that they had appropriated
! SlO0, 900 for the relief of Boston and tender.
| ing their deepest sympathy under the remem-
brance of favors rendered TO them in their
season of calamity. 1t was received with pro-
longed applause. Laird Collyer of Chicago
| telegraphed that a relief committee from that
city was on its way to Boston. Gov. Per-
| ham of Maine was presented, and rendered
the sympathy of his State, with offers OF aid
| from its citizens. Thousands Of other cheer
| ing reports were received.
! Naylor & Co. of Liverpool has sent Il check
for 5000 through their Boston house.
| Jordan. Marsh & Co. donate $4,000
| through Chief Damrell for the benefit of the
| fremen. -.
| 1t is understood that Postmaster Burt is
! endeavoring to make some arrangement with
the trustrees of the Old South Church to OBJ.
tain it for a postoffice, until the new Office in
Devonshire street is completed.
Many of the dry goods houses burned out
have already opened in new quarters. Among
them Ordway, Blodgett & Co.. who will pay in
| tull, and open with new stock at once. The
work of opening passes through streets OF
burnt district was renewed to-day, or at least
| 1000 laborers being engaged. Nearly all the
! fire engines have been withdrawn, except
| those employed in cooling the ruins, beneath
which safes are buried, which are being dug
out sill over the REGION swept by the flames.
Safes of the Hope Insurance Co and heirs
Of the Simmons estate hav e been opened aud
their contents found in good condition.
| Exploring parties are at work in various
localities, clearing away ruins and searching
Tor the bodies OF missing fremen. Hook &
Ladder Company No. 4, are looking for the
body of their assistant foreman who disap-
peared Sunday morning, and gang Of men
are at work among the ruins of Weeks & Pot
ler's store in search of the bodies OF men sup
posed TO be buried there.
l. The insurance companiesat meeting to-
day, appointed Il committee to wait on COVER
| nor and request him to call an extra session
of the legislature with view of preserving
| their charters, keeping the insurance business
| at home.
| A meeting ot the citizens of Boston at Ire.
mont Temple, is called at noon tomorrow.
!
to-day.
| The follow ing official statement, regarding
banks was forwarded to-day.
| Boston, Nov. II.
Hon. Geo. $. Boutwell,, Sec'y Treas,
| Washington: Seven national banks were
burned out by the fire. All have recovered
their cash assets and will Immediately re-
sumo business. l have met the Presidents of
the leading hanks to-day. All agree that the
total loss will not exceed one-half of their
surplus Of SIP 100000. An excellent feeling
| prevails. Signed John j. Knox,
Comptroller of Currency.
| All is quiet tonight Strong military pa
| troll guard all approaches to the burnt dis.
| trirt.
The city is still in darkness, the gas not
| having been let on.
The weather is thick and raining.
| The only bank that failed to settle az the
| clearing house to day was the Freemans.
| The bonds, gold and money of this bank was
found i'll the safe all right, but the notes de-
! stroyed. This causes temporary suspension,
| but the bank will undoubtedly soon resume
| business.
| The Boston mutual insurance companies
will all pay in full, and the average will
reach 80 per cent. on risks, as previously an.
nOunced.
| with clearing up indication this forenoon.
! The night passed quietly. The theatres
were all closed Strong military patrol is
continued to-day.
! Fears are entertained that persons lost
their lives by the falling walls of Weeks &
| Potter's drug store Sunday forenoon. Search
will be made for their remains to-day.
| The Boston journal escaped burning, and
though thu Office was badly demoralized its
regular editions have been published.
The fact that incendaries are abou, is man
fest by attempts made last night to fire sta
bles at the North End, and on Foster and
Dudley streets in Boston Highlands. The
! nctndaries tore of slabs in the rear of a
stable, stuffed hay between the slabs and
ceiling and set it on fire. Fortunately the
| fire was discovered before it had made much
| Roadway, and eXtinguishe1 Another incen-
! diary fire in the rear of dwelling house at
81 Conant street was cXtingushed with little
! damage.
Early this morning VIM. FULLY was arrested
on suspicion of being one of party attempt
ing to fire building near the Daily Globe on
Devonshire street. Last evening several
men and boys were discovered piling wood
against wooden dwelling houses on Prince
street, and had kindled fire, when the police
arrived and arrested several of the rutfains.
At noon to day all bar-rooms were closed
by order of the mayor.
! The military guard formed around the
burnt district has been increase d, and no per-
son is allowed to pass without permit.
A preliminary meeting of insurance adjust
trs of the leading American and English
companies was held at the Revere House this
evening. The meeting was organized by the
choice of f.. j. Bassett of -Etna Of Hartford,
chairman, II. L. Bowers, secretary. Thirty
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