Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-11-20
Amer The Fire.

AaN MAsA y NeN~~+-H y - -
the Boston Gre continues bat marked BY
fsw incidents Of SPECIAL Interest. The
safe Of Mesrs J. N. Bcehe & Go. IN Via.
thrOp square sss opened. bat no'hing re.
NAMED Of the ooutgnta eKoePta few char.
red books aad papers. Messrs HAwiey.
Kinsley aud Fresh removed frOm their
safe lot Of silver ware ia damaged
condition, aud portions Of family iewlery
partially melted. The safe contained a
small portion Of gold coin, which vas melt
ed. Several steamers are still playing
upon the ruins. The site Of old Fort Hill
is the scene Of active building operation,
half dozen wooden structures being al.
ready finished and 10 process Of erection.
The total loss is nov pu, at $50, coo, 900.
and the insurance at just about half that
sum. As the sufferers become better ac-
quainted with the nature aud extent Of
their losses, the feeling Of confidence
among all classes seems to grow stronger
that both home aud foreign insurance Of
fees. which have been brought tOthe verge
of insolvency, will in time liquidate their
entire debts. The salvage is found to va
nv from Is to go per cent in proportion
to the loss, and as schedules Of the saved
property are made out as rapidly as pos
sible aud policies and proofs OF losses are
in some cases already sent in, the work OF
adjustment will be pushed forward with
the utmost celebrity.
Large Quantities of goods stolen during
the fire have been recovered by the police.
to the value of 100000 or $4,000
and large quantity of unclaimed proper,
~ now awaits identification at the city
hall.
The relief committee held meeting, at
which it was stated that the number Of
applicants for relief was increasing. and
committees resources gradually melting
away. They are adopting substantially
the system in use by the overseers of the
poor they make what investigation they
can on the spot, and send an officer to in
vesti ate and report. If the number
of applicants continues to increase,
they will be obliged to make much larg-
err distribution than they had anticipated.
They have need of abundant supplies Of
clothing, beds aad bedding, Immediately ;
very little has been sent to the committee,
and they desire immediate contributions.
Dispatches rendering aid were received
from various cities, and answers accepting
such offers were dispatched. A dispatch
from Chicago announces that the contribu-
tons there reach nearly $500, 900. Will
liam Gray offers to give lease free OF
rent for one year, from December /, OF
his estate bordered on three sides by Geo,
Gerard aud Harvard streets, and on the
fourth by the city school house, compris-
ing $4,000 square feet, on which stands
a brick factory building, four stories in
hight, containing u Coriiss steam engine OF
$50 horsepower About three-foui tbs OF
the land is vacant, which may be covered
with buildings Of two stories at moderate
cost, and take power from. the eugiDe
The offer is made with the hope and belief
that accommodations can there be furnish.
ed to parties who employ men and won,er
in large numbers, to continue to give them
employment. He suggests that they BE-
let without rent, if thought proper, or
moderate rent, which should be applied to
the comfort of the work-people.
A brig which arrived at Boston, report,
that the reflection ofthe fire was seen wher
the vessel was 1875 miles from the city.
Controller Knox reports the loans O.
the Boston banks $S7, 900. tho surpln
$4,000, and their 'oss by the fire ON
81 100000,
The Bangor insurance company is al
right and will pay all its losses. The Ma
tional of Maine has suspended.
As the result of visit of committe,
of Philadelphians to Boston, subscription
books were opened in that city. for tn
rcliefo the sufferers, and several thousan,
dollars were subscribed.
The signal service is observing tn
phenomena Of the great November a,mos
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