The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-11
TRy Associated Press i

by Associated rrcSs.l
BosToS, November GA very extensive
confagntion is now raging at the corner of
Summer and Kingston streets. The fire eS-
tends cast and west on Kingston street, and
north and south on Summer street.
THE FIRST ALARM
was sounded about lIalf-paSt o'clock, and
was followed ly the second, third, and
fourth in rapid succession. The first engine
| was hardly on the ground when the flames
burst from the fourth story Of the granite
storc-whocsale dry goods-cOrncr Of Sum-
mer and Kingston streets. The fire caught
In the engine-r0om, and the flames, follow.
| ing the elevator, were first seen under the
roof.
The buildings in the vicinity were four
story GRANTEES with MauSard roofs. The
flames soon reached tho roofs on the oppo-
site silo Of the street, fur beyond the reach
of the cngincs, and in less than thirty min
utes the Whole city in one direction was mt
| the mercy Of the flames. which leaped from
roof 10 roof without hndrance. One great
dry goods house after another succumbed,
and The granite walls fell in the streets,
making them impossible.
RAPID srREAD OF TIRE FLAMES.
Bosroy. November 100 4. M.-The fire
still RACES, and the engines are being driven
back from station to station. Granite blocks
weighing tons were split in fragments by the
| heat and hurled across tho street. Bube's
! block, the finest business structure IN tue
| city, Is burned. Stewards rooms only fed
the flames. whole pieces Of dry goods being
sent whirling across the square, firing stores
! on DcvonsiIirc street.
Every building. now heated to the verge
,f.t, NIsl,t n
der. DeatcninS explosions are constantly
heard. The tenement-housos on the upper
end of Federal street now caught, and
crlzed women rushed to and fro with
clothes and bedding in their arms. The
woolhouses on Federal street then caught.
They were crammcd from cellar to garnet
with woolen goods. The paper-houScS came
next, Freemnn's National Bank was burned.
10 p. N.-The National Bank Of North
| America Is burned. The loss at midnight
last night was estimated at S20,000,00O. Sew
c,ul insurance companies must succumb.
Three square miles of the city are In ashes,
and the fire is still raging. The post-olhce,
with most Of Congress street, Will so.
PANIC IN TIE CITY.
Bosroy. November 10-11 A. K.-The fire
has reached dimensions that simply defy
description. The people Of Boston now find
themselves In great danger Of their lives.
The loss of property and houses Is now
scarcely thought of. The people are retiring
before the flames towards fremont and Court
streets, where the fire Is supposed to be ul-
able to reach, but the gale which Is blowing
seems to have no positive direction. Proba.
bly, Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market Will
20. The Western Union Telegraph Office
was abandoned at 81 o'clock this morning.
TELEGRAPH LINES ABANDONED.
BosToS, November 10-12:30 p. M.-The
regular telegraph lines have been abandoned,
but cable dispatches go by roundabout
route without interruption.
THE CHIEF F1RE-ESGIHEER KILLED.
WASHINGTON, November 10.-Special dis
matches say that State street and the Parker
! House are saved. Chief Fire-Engincer
| Damerells has been killed by falling walls.
Five miles of streets have been burned.
BosToS. November 10-1 II. M.-The gale
is increasing, but the fire seems to be subsi'
ding.
THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH AND TIE NEWSPAPER
OFFICES.
| 9 p M-The fire Is now believed to be
under control. The Old South church Is
saved. The transcript Office is destroyed
and the Boston Post Is badly damaged,
LOOKING ArrEa TIE MONEY,
WASHINGTON, November l0s-e:3o =, M'--
Three chief financial officers have been sss,s
to Boston to look after the national banks ana
the Sub Treasury.
Private dispatches say the fire has broken
ont afresh and crossed State street. The
whole city is now threatened with destruc'
ton.
| THIEVES At WORK. .
BosroS, November 10.--The places for the
custody of thieves are overwhelmed, and they
are now only arrested to be discharged.
The residences OF the Fort Hill section
are DESTROYED. including Gridley. High, and
Broad streets, rendering hundreds OF iAmt,
lies homeless. A portion Of the walls Of
Trinity church are standing.
Theire has crossed Washington street.
THE posr-oFF1cH AND syB-rREAsURY BURNING.
WASHINGTON, November 10.-Seeretary
Boutwell, has received dispatch that ehe
1 post-offlee and Sub-Treasury are burning.
| rhe mails, are safe. and Faneuii Hall viii be
/ used for the post-ofdee.
There Is NO confirmation that the IRE nas
r,a he'd State street, and It Is hoped the dss'