The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-11-15
rrnnrpIE rrnE ris BOSTON.

livingstone street, and north and
south on Sumner.
LATER. is no abatement in
the fire, which is the most extensive
that has visited tho city for twenty
years. It has extehded the whole
length of Winthrop Square, which
embraces 4. r. Stewaats, Anderson,
Heath & Co, and Hosborne, Per-
kins & Co. 3 stores. Buildings princi-
pally granite.
The fire has Travelled half mile
through the head of the business
portion of the city. and is spreading
with frightful rapidity.
11:30 p. m.-The FIRE is progress
ing toward Broad street, having
swept both sides of Sumner street to
High and Purthase streets. Goods
are being removed from stores in
every direction, in the vicinity OF the
fire.
Midnight-The fire is moving up
Franklin street to Hawley street.
The. cathedral at the corner of Dew
onshire and Franklin street is on fire,
with no hopes of saving it. The
flames are also spreading on Frank
lin and Congress streets. The fire
has reached Brood wharve, south Of
Congress streets, and vessels are on
! fire.
The Hartford and Erie railway de-
pot is burned.
Bosros Nov. 10, 1890 n. m.-The
fire still RACES. 1t il feared the en-
tire area from Summer street on the
south, Washington on the west, and
Milk on the north, to the water on
the east, will be laid waste.
] n. m.-The flames have reached
Washington street, north OF Frank
lin. All the splendid granite ware
houses on Franklin and Wentworth
square are burned.
l: 80 a. H. Buildings on the east
side of Washington street are in i'm
mineut danger.
Las n. m.-Among the prominent
buildings already destroyed are
Cathedral block, Daniel Webster
block, Plot building. and The rear OF
the Boston Transcript building.
Orders have been given to blow up
both corners at the junction OF Dew
onshirc and Milk streets.
The fire is spreading towards
South Boston. 1t is also spreading
towards State street from Franklin
Square.
The Insurance Block, opposite the
Pilot office. chiefly occupied by whole
sale WOODEN dealers. is now on fire.
An attempt is now being made to
blow up the corners Of Franklin
Square to prevent the confngration
from extending further towards State
street.
BosroS. Oct. 10-4:I5 q. m-The
confagration continues with fearful
effect. After the buildings were
blown up, the apparent effect was II
increase the horrible hold OF tht
flames. The newspaper Offices
which are on the line of the fire, have
made all preparations for removing
their books and papers. The Bostot
Ijnnscripi Office is already in flames
The old South Church. dear TO nj
Bostonians. has at last fallen q vic
tim to the fire.
The Journal will next have to sue
cumb. and the Poa and Trarelie,
will soon follow.
It is n terrible Sabbath that j,
dawuing upon Boston, aud we cannot
tell when or where the work OF de
strnction will cease.
Bosros Nov. 10, l 80 n. MT j
now confidently believed that the FIR,
. is under control, and the destruction
of property has ceased. The loss o
: buildings burned will not fall short o
$500 ,0C0, ,001, and will probably ex
, ceed that figure by $50, ,000, 900. Th,
burnt district is bounded by Sumner
Federal, Broad. Central, Washing
ton aud Bradford streets. Within
: these boundaries is an area of nearl,
!; seventy acres, on which every build
ing is consumed.
Chicago proffered, by telegraph
, sympathy and aid. A fre-engine
, by special train, from New York ar
. rived this noon. Loss estimated a
, between $50 900, 900 and $50, 900, 00I
and insurance ut from SIC, 200, COO t,
So. 600 900. A good many has beer
injured and several killed. Tw.
steam engines came from Portland
3 with 400 of her leading citizens
, headed by Mayor Kingsbury, to prof
fer every aid in their power.
BosroN, Nov. Ii, a. m.-The FIR
broke out afresh from three gas ex
: plosions in the rear of Jordan, Mars
& Co.'S store. The fire crosse,
Washington street toward Tempt
place and gained rapidly. 1t nov
looks as if the whole blocks towar'
: the Common would go.
: BosroN, Nov. II, 3 10 a. MAS see
. from Providence depot this mornin
where the Western Union Compan
has established its Office, the flame
s are higher and apparently spreading
a Reports are that the whole block o.
|, Washington and Temple street Wi
;. be destroyed.
BosToN, Nov. IL, G q. m.-The fiji
. is now under control and is bein
d kept in the block between Sumne
y and Avon street. A fireman has jus
;, fallen off the top of a building O
Sumner street. The gas was onl
shut off from portion of the cit.
t. Perfect order was maintained in tt
|, streets. There were three explt
% sions of gas at half past three o'clocl
:, The people begin to be relieved fro
- the terrible excitement of uncertaint
n rerardinp the snread of tho fire.