The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-11-14
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try, with the single exception Of that of Chi
cage visited Boston on Saturday and Sunday
last. The fire broke out in the business CEN
tire ofthe city, and spread with unaccoanta
BILE rapidity over about seventy acres Of ground
densely studded with magnificent granite
buildings, many of them five stories high and
filled with all description of merchandise
The loss is estimated at two hundred million
dollars. Many WHO retired from. their places
of business on Saturday evening afluent, are
now reduced to penury The crumbling
blocks of granite and the falling walls drove
the fremen from place to place. some of the
engineers holding their positions, while
stream Of water was constantly playing on
them to neutralizc the flames that lcaped and
licked around them.
When the FIRE had been gotten under con-
troll, the leading citizens held meeting,
while the flames were still doiag damage, to-
devise means for the relief the poor, who
were thrown out Of employment, and to take
steps to rebuild the city.
The Secretary If the U. S. Treasury telc-
graphed to the city FOR the people not to des-
pond-that the government would do what it
could to relieve their immediate necessities.
Almost every shoe and leather, dry goods
and wool establishment in Boston is burned.
Boston was the wealthiest city in the Union
in proportion to population. Il TWAS the con
densed accumulated wealth that makes the
losses aggregate so heavily.
The effect has been very,e1citing ia all the
great centres of trade, and fears Of panic
were entertained in New York and Philadel-
| pbia. Secretary Boutwell, has communicated
with the leading business men in these cities.
giving them assurance or aid aud advising
them to stand firm. 'ls
A good many persons were injured aud sew
eral killed. s'.as So
! In comparingsthe Boston and Chicago fires
the following details will prove interesting !:
Ehe Chicago fire began at nine O'Clock Sun
dav evening. Octobet s 1871. and burned
I'll midnight Monday, lasting q hours. The
Boston Ere commenced Saturday evening at
half past seven clock. was gotten under con
trol Sunday morning, but broke out afresh
after midnight, and was subdued between five
and six NJ, n lay morning, period alsogcthel
of about thirty.s six hours. The value Of prop.
erty destroyed in Chic,so was 1913 600 goo
in Boston Sl00, 900 600, the assurances be-
in. about equal. The number Of buildings
burned in Chicago was II ,450, and 5000
persons were made homeless in Boston 93(
business houses were burned and 60 dwellings
.endering about 300 persons homeless Oi
the am 'unt Of irsu -ance at the Chicago FIRE
537 600, 600 has been paid, and there is fsi
prospect Of Sl2 100000 more being paid i
he oston fire does not overwhelm some O
the ccmpani,s interested. The loss of life il
Chicago was small and nothingsis positiyel,
known as to any loss of life in Boston.
A dispatch from Boston, dated the / 1th
says:
1t is inptssib to give anything like g;
accurate Or even approximate report of tlt
! insurance. Some OF the largest firms have
! had no tine to look over Their policies
|
rance officers today, statement was mad
hat the losses viii be nearly paid in full :
At a meeting ofthe citizens' relief cominitte
to-day, Mayor CASTOR read dispatches from
(, Governor Gary, OF Pennsylvania, aud til
mayors of Cnclunati, Chicago Indianapolis
!. Providence and other cities, rendering syn.
oathv aud aid. A committee of ladies la
/ been formed to look after the thousands 9
Il ,ewiug gIIst lat have be- u thrown cut of EN-
L ploymcHt.
8 WASH. NOTION, Nov. II, 1572-Tho pre-
Sailng ftelisg of interest and sympathy ex
pressed In as we'll as out Of Official circles fu
y the Rat calamity in Boston has directed pub
: lie attention here to the exclusion Of ;lmos
J. avery thing else. At the treasury department.
j especially, very considerable anxiety has bee.
fel4 all day to learn if financial panic wa
o be precipitattd by the great FIRE, and if SC
t TO decide what measures the governmen
u could take to al er. it.
j Soon after the financial markets were open
I'd this II orning, assurances came from tn
,ssistantt treasurer at New York that althouel
} he general stock market was depressed ,the
Z mad been no unusual decline in government
curitles norahy unusual decrease in the pre-
nlum on gold, aud that there was genera
feeling OF confidence and an absence of an
excitement. Tho. assistant treasurer at Bos
I ton also tclegra phed: The loss is large, bu
1t falls upon porso.s who are able to sustai,
e 1t. There is no excitement"s
! The department also learned that the lead
ms insurance conI auies we're able t. sustain
;, the losses OF the fire, and that no trouble need
i therefore, be app:ehended from that quarter
i Unless there are unexpected and almost i'm
: probable developments, it does not look a
j though it would be necessary for the govern
ment to extend any financial relief. This re
suit, it may well be imagined, is quite the re
: verse OF theApredictious made here yesterda,
} when the excitement was at its height.
i GOING WEsr.-Tle exodus of Rock
bridge citizens continues. On the 30th ul
limo nine persons took the cars at Goshen cl
route for the far West. They were furnish
ed with through emigrant tickets, at Low
rates. to Ipdiauapo is, Indiana, by J.
Waldrop, South eastern passenger agent o
the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad Com pany
whose Office is in Richmond