Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-11-11
BOSTON BURNED.
A SECOND CHICAGO DISASTER.
Terrible ConflagFatIon on Saturday
night and sunday.

kilograms sent to this city, via the Franklin,
and Western Union Telegraph lines, on yester-
day morning, were posted on the COMMERCIAL
bulletin board, conveying information of a ter
rible fire in Boston. Further details were re-
oeiyed during the day, and large numbers Of
people gathered about 5th and Market stteets,
discussing the catastrophe.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The fire broke out in the large diy goods es-
tablishment OF Tbbetts, Baldwin a Davis on
the corner OF Kingston and Summer streets.
1t started in the engine room, aud soon the en-
tire building was in flames The fire depart
ment was very slow in getting to work all the
horses we're sick, and the engines were drawn by
men. Itwas long tune before any water was
poured upon the flames, which soon swept
across Summer street aud took the great build
ing of James M. Beebe a Co. This building was
situated in Winthrop square, surrounded on two
sides by narrow avenues, and through these
the fire began to sweep to the north At the
same time II moved in the other direction down
Kingston street, and in beth directions ON Sum
mer street. The fire engines we're finally all got
to work. but they could do nothing, Engines
were brought from Cambridge and the other
noighboring cities, but altogether their efforts
availed nothing.
THE wHRLwND OF FLAhE-LKE CHICAGO.
As soon as the flames were fairly under way
move IN swift currents up the narrow streets
toward the fire. Soon it..was like a whrlwind
The whole city was lighted up. The glare OF
the flames overspread the church spires and the
trees Of the Common, where great crowds OF
people gathered to watch the progress Of the
flames,
The whole population OF the city was aroused
aad thousands OF people congregated in the
streets to witness the magnificent and appalling
spectacle. The fire seemed fairly to run down
Summar
away the brick and wooden buildings in its path
like 30 much stubble.
PROGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATION.
The flames spread from the corner where
they broke ont down Kingston st., destroying
several large Wholesale dry good stores. North
ward, however, toward Franklin street, they
swept with most force. From Winthrop square
they took northerly direction, and by eleven
O'Clock they cut through the middle OF one OF
the splendid blocks on that street halfway from
Washington street to DevOnshire street From
that point to the corner Of Devonahire street
half dozen blocks were consumed in an hour
Then the flames jumped across Franklin street
aud attacked the equally splendid buildings on
the northerly sides.
They spread across Winthrop square and
worked rapidly down to Pearl street, crossing
Congress and Federal streets. Here is ooncen-
trated the wholesale trade Of the city. On Con-
gress street the great six-story granite WOOL
houses went down like cob-houses. 10
From Summer street High street extends in
an easterly direction ACROSS these great streets
to the wharves, and here too, the fire made ap-
palling progress.
Before eleven O'Clock the depot buildings of
the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Com
pany on Boston wharf were utterly destroyed,
and the flames swpept down toward the bay in
great, broad sheet, making Broad street impas-
sable.
The buildings on Summer Franklin, and High
streets were nearly all new five and aix story
granite warehouses. most OF which had Mansard
roofs which gave the flames an easy way from
one to another.
FURTHER DETAns-THE FIRE oHEcKED.
From the mass OF details furnished, it is al
most impossible to extract any concise aud com
prehensive summary of the damage done
The fire was finally got nnder control about
noon, on Sunday.
-+e. IT AGAIN BREAKS OUT.
ABOUT midnight,- last evening, the fire again
broke out, caused by explosions Of gas 10 the
building Of w. Il. Stone q Co., in Summer st :,
near Washington. This. fire was spreading
rapidly and remained unchecked, at late hour
this morning.
Tue DISTRICT DESTROYED, YESTERDAY.
The district burned over, yesterday, is bound
ed by Summer Federal, Broad, Central, Water,
Washington and Bedford streets. 1t constituted
probably one-half Of theiheavy business portion
Of the city, but it covered only small share Of
the whole city's area. The loss is to the buAir
ness interests, and insurance companies, and
very little damage directly, Is done to the dwell
ing portions. -
F THE AaeREoATB Loss
The smallest estimate is 800 OOO, 900, but this
is too little Another places 1t at 5000 900 900,
which is doubtless too high, Three of the lead
ding mercantile interests are swept away utter
ily-the shoe and leather, wool aud dry goods
tradea II is said that there is not one whole-
sale shoe and leather establishment left in the
city. The wool trade has suffered in an equal
degree and, ,the-dry geods and jobbing houses,
left are few wand-far between,
|o'y'1, 20 yDANrAoE TO BUILDINGS.
The Merchants Exchange, including the post
office Is destroyed. The mails have, however,
been saved. post office will be opened in Fa-
neuil Hall.
The new post office and sub-treasury building
was for long time exposed to the fierce flames
and smoke, but was scarcely SCARED. This
massive freproof structure saved the Boston
Morning Post building opposite, and helped
greatly in preventing the fire from reaching
State street The Old South Church, also escaped
though several times given up as lost.
RESOLUTIONS TO RE-ooMMENoE.
meeting of prominent citizens was held at
| City Hall, yesterday Mayor Castor presiding at
which encouraging speeches were made and en-
| ergetic action nrged in order to alleviate the
suffering OF the needy, as well as for rebuilding
1.-THE burned district. n n z Ii
A numerous Relief Committee was appointed
| William Gray chairman, which will hold daily
| sessions. a A,Bureau of Relief Was Also organ
lied with e&7Mayor Norcross asltreasurer.
/ Political RumOra, kurmlses and speculatiOns.
| At Washington. Rumor is busy, and there is