New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-11
EXCITEMENT IN THIS CITY.

The great disaster 70 Boston seemed yester-
day 10 have unneryed New-Yorlt QUICK 70 sympathze
with the ruined eager 10 know the extent OF the losses
and uervous dsoaton death had been added the
people OF this city spent their energy In words aud ex-
tended little aid the suffering city. This was in con
sequence disposition % succor than OF direction
and suggestion as 10 render help. But the evil
dcncc. were wanting Of eager interest In the de-
tails aud result OF the calamity. Very soon alter the
sunday morning papers had Indicated tho extent of the
disaster. and revealed that the couiagraJ0n
threatened a Second Chicago excited groups
gathered IN all the public and frequented places
of the city, AMI congersed IN low aud sup
ures.ed tones on the alabs0rbing topic or in
groups " SIX OF eight street corners andi hotel lob
be, listened 20 tho reading 0t the latest news which
hourly bulletins and extra editions % the newspapers
Distributed broadcast through every section OF the city
AMI suburbs The effect upon MI these various crowds
VIA slbduin. II In measure appalling, aud the
peope appeared less TO be excited by the news
than TO be intesely interested IN It. Every hotel as
we'll A, every ne spaper and telegraph office crowd
ed with eager inquirers; and the main Office OF tho
Wesern Union Telegraph Co.. literally beseged from
early morning until miinight Men engaged in every
branch Of business were eiegraphng at brief intervals,
and evnced their anxiety at receiving no replica or
delayed and indefinite ones. forgetting In their lmpa-
tisnco that mmnence % danger and the need Tor
present action left their Boston correspondents little
Company was greater yesterday than any Sunday in
many years Not only we're the wires crowded with
private dispatches the Company. semioccasionaly.
rece we'd and posted bulletins or the latest udings'
which were In many answers ana the only answers
70 tho many private dispatches forwarded.
"A the press dispatches came during tho afternoon
faster and faster each bringing news that the hre
,til ragged win little hopeful indication that the fire.
men and citizens would be able 70 stay ito progress the
L. 2 ,a, nWtz nj
the resgrnph Offices, the hotels and tho newspaper
Off e- became more and intense speculauons as
IN h extent OF the devastation and the probable spread
Of the re we've everywhere rife. The probable effect It
would have on companies aud ousAess IN th'
city was also generally discussed
Indeed the commercial and financial Aspects OF the
CALAMITY were principally discussed In most OF the
publle places save the churches and while the eX-
nsettt5r held Ut time that stock Board would DO
otened AZ the Fifth Avenue Hotel was disappointed
many brokers and dealers took the hrst opportunity
which presented itself In the involuntary gathering at
tbe ples named To settle their contracts the best
term. possible Little that definite was known to
warrant any advance or decrease rates for kind OF
.tock hut In the uncertainty Of the hour aud In
f,e of the certainty Of exciting day In Wa-st most
dealers were glad unload aud enter the Street IN
traulueled Settlements 20 very large amounts were
made IN every at greatly reduced rates Pacinc
Mail which sold Saturday at oOi was settled for By
those long OF INC a'vcA a. 90 N"n'''''' - 49,
Union which sold al Isl Saturday, closed Out az
a. Union Pacific. worth 81 saturday at 30 and
gold which had been worth ill advanced yesterday TO
ull
Tho public rooms OF the downtown hotels we're com
pnratgely deserted later In the evening tue Re" BIOS
onians who had already taken train Tor hVihe' ~
we'll IS others interested IN obtaining the AteAl ne"
from the burning city, having gone TO SVEN 'n7 o'o"~
| In the uptown hotels. Only Elk or seven men were
,een ,sepliy reading the latest edition Of an evening
paper The st. Nicholas presented similar appearance
Judge Richardson Secretary OF 1ae Treasury
was In the city last evening IN frequent communication
with Secretary Boutwell,, and gave Publeo assurance