New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-12
WHAT THE FIRE HAS DONE-W1ai Iy---i
WILL DO.
TIE BOUNDARIES OF TIE BURNT f.t-'-e
HOW MUCH BUSINESS WIZ s-if-a-
DEsPONDEECY-THE CITY WILL t-s- 10 ..-
IL MORE MAGNIFICENCE.

THE BOUNDARIES or TIE IJEN1 f.L-
HOW MUCH BUSINESS VIZ s-if-'-..-
DEsPONDESCY-THE CITY WILL i-e- 10 ..-'
IL MORE MAGNIr1CENCE.
fBT TELEGRAPH 10 the TRirtHTf
DosToS, Nov. Ill q. nl.-OYer two Nr'"s o. .
southeast part of Boston hangs hcavYrlo rhtali'
smoke Illuminated NOW and then 10y ttroe i.-l''
flame, and broken by the flying fragments o. ~ tt-
ing buildings. Precisely what goes Ga vi.Hia go
burning district il is impossible 10 tel = pick c.
soldiers and police bars every avenue, ED .oic b.
the remen are allowed to approach tho scne a. Cd
con6anation. The burnt district az rI sent EXIT /.
from the rear of the old Post-OGce on S.at---. 90
far south as Summer-st, aud from Washng.c---
back to tho water. The Hartford and Lrie Rrirli
depot, at the junction Of EodeIa and Bread -l' .
destroyed, and the fire las thence sWCI, q. :
Broad-st. but Rowe's WlaTf suG Central Was
were spared. Both sides Of SulMc.f'. CD
gone rs far as Hoyey's great rlteI l.."l
and the stress is full of tie powder " 0,c...
granite. All the east side Of Washh gton-s it ac
from Milk st. to Summer including tL8 new uCa.
sc,ipt building Tie Post newsrapof ohic8 IS iH, b.
but not destroyed The buildings o. State &C.. eve
ccpt the old Office safe tLus ar The lc,-
Office has been removed TO FGnouil Hal. TIE u.S
Post-Oflce. though situated III the Inils, o. 'as
flames is still standing, aud viii probably 10 bGy a..
The area of devastation is little over "a acres, md
the number of burned buildings is estimated 1t 49,
but the danger is by no means az end. and !. "a
useless now TO speculate on tie probable Losses,
while tie con1agra;ion is not oxtnguisL,d b., orr
controlled.
The flames have just crossed Washina.o0-.t.. neer
Summer, and ore threatening jordan 81 ManNs
store the fresh outbreak being caused by eAi 30
sion of gas. Thence they seem 10 be moving s0u.h
ward, but they no longer have tie terrible, roiis;
less sweep that they had last night. There IS 20
L g oFa Of anriupr lint ono
experienced in forcing water TO tie tops 81 ac four
and fiye-story buildings and the terrible NaDss1i
roofs which IN great fire. are about as AL barts
of gunpowder serve rs nurseries Of destruction, coax
ing the flames from street TO street nr beyond tAs
effective reach of the hose, and mailus ths narrow
streets like furnaces. The Adrertie If this morning
will say:
"Our estimate sets the entire loss 90 eighty miiloai
dolars-a prodieious destruction in ITSELF bu' ~ 10
means 70 infct crushing blow upon the prosperity G.
Boston All the old boot and shOe MAJ uiac ur ng az.
commission firms solvent and even sron Oh boi'is
the fire. and by their solyency, viii preserve GO Bos "a
unimpaired the very valuable LIE q, lusn1s-. FsFy
many of the jobb.ng firms, also, IA tho senc hneoane
ont OF the FIRE with large losses Il - tue, br. ctie 20
meet ali their engagements and 10 continue thor bps'
ness The same may be said in general terms OF hs
large manufacturers ard dealers IN clothing la'"
stocks In hand are consumed but O. elk spU, cf t'H
I'm bills and accounts receivable, together WiA N'~li|
surancc hey will DO able to recover, viii saYo th'
That there will be failures in several or ere itaSS
lines OF business probable; hut IN tic case OF m'4J
drms wa believe Il will he found that 81.
a susnenson Of payments until they Gscor'in lsS
much Of their insurance cGnbe realized they wl resume
novments aud 80 on as before In the ma -rtude ~ -
aestrucuyeness the Boston CONFEDERATION 81 s1s seocai
p rank among all the fires which have ocoalca ~ "a
United States that Of Chicago, o. course starc"k =
the head OF the list BY the hs-namoG most OFT.
event some 1900 building, covering a. srea O' go
acres, wero consumed; but the difference nsie "
narrative value OF the buildings and gccds des''V'to
there and here may be inferred from the fact 'N"' ~
total actual loss by the Chicago IKE was si9&0V"" -
amount assigned to buildings being F53o0Di' $3.50 -
! merchandise and personal eGectsngOoo,So AZ.
struction by our IRE, covering less than lil' a.,
| the space was therefore by valae very neaiy w.
| that Of the great Chicago calamtJ"
| CHEERFUL IL TIE MIDST or pl'Asua
This is very moderate estimate of tho Eos" l"'f
more moderate than have heard nom other i'N'''
bnt it does not oyerratethe courage and ih' 'As''S
OF the citizens. HUNDREDS of merchants Lave '.H
pouring into tho 10 hor all eaa'teis' @Au "a @AA'