Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
FURTHER DETAILS.
Total Number of Business Houses Burned
Out, 800; Dwellings and Lodgings, go
The Aegregste Losses and Insurance.

Total Number of Business Houses Burned
Out, 300; Dwellings and Lod gings, 30
The Aggregate Losses and Insurance.
Boston, Nov. 1.-THE new fire was got full
under control about O'Clock this morning 1t,
was caused by an explosion of gas at midnight,
and the report was heard all over the city.
Several other explosions of gas, apparently in
the sewers occurred soon after the fire broke.
out, SCATTERING the plate glass IN Shreve,
Cramp & loves store, and upheaving the
surface of the earth to crack the pave
ment deeply Despite these terrific outbursts
the firemen maintained their position in Sum-
mer street. doing good service. Only twenty
five Boston firemen were on duty last night,
the main force being relieved by gallant men,
who rallied from all quarters. Between II
and II o'clock, about 100 Norwich Conn.
hremen arrived, accompanied by the Mayor
and Chief Engineer of that CITY, twenty-five
| New Haven firemen also came on last night.
headed by their Chief. From Biddeford, Me-,
Bridgeport, Conn, New Bedford snd other
| places came eager offers of assistance, and
| on every hand there were brave. generous
men from all the towns and cities about US,
working with all their strength to stay the
progress of the terrible enemy.
| The number of firms and business houses
| burned out is nine hundred and thirty; dwell
| ings and lodging houses. sixty.
The morning papers are almost exclusively
filed with details of the great conhagration-
The Adueriiser estimates the total loss at
$50, 900 600. The Post, authority of lead
ing insurance officers, ut 800, 100000 The
Journal gives full list Of individual losses,
and estimates the total at considerably over
800, 200, 900.
The train from New Yerk, due at o'clock
this morning arrived at o'clock, with several
carloads Of roughs and thieves, who cleaned
out all refreshment saloons en- route, and
committed other outrages. The military force
in Boston will be increased if necessary.
battalion of calvary has been added to
the military guard of the burning district,
which now numbers ], 500 men. Attempts at
robbery and incendiarism viii be summary
dealt with.
Preparations are being urged for the making
of new street lines On the bJnpt district, and
, also for the erection of the Merchants Elk
: change building.
The committee of twenty citizens have
{ voted to request Gov Washburne to cali a
y rize the city of Boston TO issue sufficient OF
Z seven per cent. bonds to aid sufferers in re-
/ building the burnt district.
: The CITY is in darkness tonight. owing to
disconrecting of main gas pipes from the
burnt district. An efficient military and police
= guard is on duty. All fears of reminding OF
d flames are at an end. The publishing and
Il printing of newspapers and all other necessary
d work Is being done by lamp and candle hight
q BosToS. Mass, Nov 1.-THE Boston lnsur
u ance companies will be able to pay an average
y of about fifty per cent. on their risks. Capt.
talsts are coming forward so literally Will
IN offers of funds that there is some prospect O.
" their going on without suspension. Thei
40 average losses are IN the neighborhood O.
40 $500, 900, two or three reaching 100000 Thu
nc savings banks are all =ecure.
e New YORK, Nov 11.-Excitement in insur
e. ance circles here is intense. The suspension
py of the Humboldt and International Com
40 panies is announced. All Providence com
OF panies say they will come out straight. Amer
lean and Mercantile, of Boston, will go on
ne The Boylston must stop. New Jersey com
n. panies lose only triling amounts. The Cont
70 mental Insurance Company, of New York, ha
A. assets amounting to over $4,000 900. If tn
entire amount at risk within the district is
Is total loss one-half of its surplus will pay for
on A list of forty insurance companies, situate
q in New York, Philadelphia, Hartford an
on Western cities, holding risks in Boston, he
as been published. These companies have a
Iu aggregate assets amounting to $50, 200, 90
os5 and their losses by the Boston fire figure U
eu Sc, 000, 000 This, of course, win be paid
'as full It is estimated that the home comp
~ MES (Boston) will pay fifty per cent. of {
~. their losses 1t is therefore certain that fro
. ne seventy-five to eighty rer cent. of all 7
IN y losses incurred by insurance companI
IN II through tho late fire will be paid.