, 1872-11-13
Further Details Of the
Great Calamity.
The People Bear Up
Under Their Misfor-:
tune with Chica-
go Heroism.
The Latest Calculations Figure
4 Dead Loss 10 Boston Of
$50, 600, 600.
Ten Millions Worth Of Boots and
Shoes and Leather De-
stroyed.
The Boston Insurance Compa-
MES Will Average so Per
Cent Payment Of
Losses.
Ton Tho,,oood MfonI>:o~ N;nTo 0,,+ ~
Ten Thousand Working Girls Out Of
Employment.
Only a Few Isolated Cases of Ap-
pliCantS for Relief.
Aid and Sympathy from All Parts Of the
Country,


space burned over, value Of property destroyed
society disorganized, or population made house,
less, is there comparison between your great
agony Of thirteen months ago and this Boston
| sorrow. Chicago burned away and left only the
| rim Of the city. Boston has al air-hole burned
up into it from the wharyes not relatively larger
| than the mantel and chimney-piece in IN ordina-
~ square parlor. This space is hardly one
fifteenth Of the thick-necked main
land part Of Boston, and the
general shape of the burned waste is that Of q
jugpitcher and handle, the bottom of the pitcher
resting On the harbor, and being there about
500 feet long, and the pitcher itself rising up to
Washington street, about 1,700 feet from the
! harbor. From side to side the total width Of the
burned space is also about 1,700 feet. What
have called the hand1e-part Of this pitcher is the
space north Of Water street, outside Of the
main waste, made by the fire. The new
Post Office granite building, which is two
hundred feet long, still stands almost intact
between the top Of the pitcher and the space
burned back Of it, which have called the han
die, and right opposite that is the spout Of the
pitcher. The fire began at the corner Of Sum-
ner and Kingston streets one hour after dark
last Saturday. It began in q furnace, and burn
ed up through the wooden due Of a storehouse
elevator, SO that it was discovered in the base
ment and at. the top Of the structure st
once. At 8 o'clock, the edidce where it started
was all blazing and trembling with inward heat
light fresh brisk wind blowing from the north
vest and vest favored it. but it did give it direc-
side, it preferred, without known incentive, to
start westward and northward, anddeeoured tLa
wholesale business portion Of the city. It had
three lines OF advance, al burning simultauc-
corner Of Summer and Otis street, near Winthrop
square, one line OF fire burned in the eye Of the
wind up Summer street to Washington, ard
street, where they stopped it With gunpowder
at daylight On Sunday. A second line Of fire
proceeded with the wind down Summer street 10
the Hartford Erie wharf and depot, a2l
deal Of work. 1t about midnight the gseatcet
line Of fire, receiving reinforcement from the
other two, edged along to the northward, as if to
reach State street, and burned down the line Of
Central and Iindal1 streets, not being very nice
about street lines, but creating topography Of
it's own.
The whole space Of ground made bare by the
fire is not eighty acres, and the whole Of the,
burned district is very plainly and comfortably
to be seen from any elevated pile of waste ma
sonry. The time of the greatest fire was about
twelve hours, although some hours Of Sunday
morning we're required to insure its non~exten-
sion, and there vas but 8 single return Of tho
confagration, which happened at midnight on
Sunday night, at the corner Of Washington and
Summer streets, threatening Jordan, Marsh l.
Co., and burning out half dozen firms in the
course of three hours. This last fire was caused
by explosions Of gas.
The Boston fire literally meant business. It.
spared residences, although it passed into
tenements Of the south side and gave them q
warming. It despised what commerce is left Of
Boston, and, kindling coaster or two, lit the
coal-heaps along the piors, and then allowed it.
self to be played on by hose carried aboard Of
steam-tugs, and it was very ctcumspect fire
about taking life, and was scrupulous as to
qhr1NHE. yr0 churches c0ntpnf1H
and st. Stephens, both Episcopal. It left the
Old South Church unscarred from the old gray
brick wallis to the top Of the yane, and great ID
the devout warble Of Boston thereat.i It
made dive towards old Faneun Hall, but left
it in all it's magnifcence to be temporary Post
Office. And not theatre nor spot Of a1nuse-
ment, and scarcely hotel worth considering,
did tile fire consume: It's victim was solely tie
Wholesale business Of Boston, and the sufferers
IRE nearly all business men. AS far as these in
terests were concerned, the fire was 4 memora-
ble success. It swept of seven banks, oil the
boot and shoe palaces the wool and leather,
It made such q
aole in tho acquiaitive bump Of =
Boston, that very costly trepanning. wilt be re
lot probably reach the figure Of SEQ, ,000000
The Boston advertiser and the Boston Herald
we're cool enough on Monday to state the loss
It from 9s5, 10000 to 3125,oo0o0o, while the
Monday sSs evening ths aa5es tSia 2a
mount to $70, ,000,000 The other papers of this
Tuesday) morning hang On to the figure Of $685.
The better experts heresay that 975 0oo,
)00is high estimate and $50 o00, GOO more nearly
he correct amount. The assessed value of ai1
he buildings destroyed is $4,000, 600, and the
number OF firms, real and nominal, is above nine
hundred.
The newspapers we're singular!y fortunate.
'nly the Transcript losing its edidce, which was
lew and lad cost about 100000; but the yalls
IT'LL stand, and look three times more capable OF