Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-11-11
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL to the GOLD HILL NEWS
DOMESTIC IHTELLIoEHc z.

BuIldinRs-Inneass Les 81 Pre-.
porsy-Rxtsnt sf he Fire-9l0O..
600. 900 In Real kstate Destroyed
BosToS, November 10.-Trains were
laid in Federal street about Q o'clock
A. N. to-day, and the street imme-
diately cleared for action. At 3:45 the
destruction Of buildings In the path Of
the coniagration BY the explosion Of
gunpowder was begun In good earnest,
the shocks shaking the city to Its foun-
dation. It had become quite evident
that 1t was the only possible way to
stop the progress of the fire. as al.
though the fremen worked with a will
their efforts were powerless. At 4:OS
a most terrific explosion took place,
which undoubtedly did good service.
At 4:30 buildings on Devonshire street
were blown to atoms. At 4 O'Clock
the fire had extended from Washing.
ton street on the west to the wharves
on the east, and from Milk street on
the north to the Hartford and Erie
railroad bridge on the south, the area
Of the burnt district being roughly es-
timated at two hundred acres. The
estimate Of we'll known real estate men
Is that the loss on buildings will ave-
rage $l2 per foot for this area, and
therefore we have grand total loss on
buildings alone Of upwards Of $780,
0OO, BY 8 A. n. the progress Of
the fire southwark was checked, and
also In a great measure toward the
southeast extreme limit. About o
o'clock tho fire struck the corner OF
Federal and Milk streets, and began to
spread towards Kilby and Broad
streets, State, Devonshire, Congress
and Kilby streets and Congress square.
The Cesnagraiien Usder Csairsi-
Mersantils latcrests Paralised
Measures ~ Relief IaaaEaratcd
The Psstsmee BaiiaiaE = the
Old sss,h Church Escaped.
BosroN, November 10.-The confla-
grafton was got under control about
one o'clock to-day, having In tho space
Of Is hours destroyed hundreds Of the
costliest and most substantial ware
houses in the country, and temporarl-
~ paralyzing three Of the leading
mercantile interests, the shoe and
leather and dry goods trade. 1t Is said
there Is not one wholesale shoe and
leather establishment left In Boston.
The wool trade has suffered to an
equal degree, and the dry goods and
jobbing houses LEFT are few and far be-
tween. A numerous Relief Committee
was appointed, Of which VIM. Gray Is
Chairman. The committee will hold
daily sessions. A Bureau Of Relief
also organized with ex-Mayor Nor
cross as Treasurer. The new P~ost-of-
flee building was for a long time ex-
posed to the fierce flames, but was
scarcely Scared. The Old South
Church also escaped, though several
times 1t was given up for lost.
Rumored Fresh Outbreak Of b Css:
naGratisa.
BosroS, Nov. lis A. N.-Thc fire
broke out afresh from three terrible
gas explosions In the rear Of Jordan,
Marsh Sc Co.'s store. The fire crossed
Washington street toward Temple
Place, and gained rapidly. 1t now
looks as II whole blocks toward the
Common would 90.
The PIamss Higher and Riereor.
Boston, Nov. IL $40 A. N.-As
seen ftom Providence depot, where
the Western Union Telegraph has es-
tablished its Office, the flames are
higher and apparently spreading.
Tho Cssaaxraue. Net spreading,
bat Checked 1t Last.
BosToN, Nov. ll-Noon.-Thsre Is
no truth in the reports that the fire Is
spreading. 1t has not extended since
. =. ". yesterday. except to the burn
ing Of six buildings early this MORN
ing, occasloned by an explosion Of gas.