, 1873-01-14

mates E!sced the loss ut from a3ofoon
S95: :00o, COO; but it is noT beloved tn hsr2 to
rot moro than 875, ,oc0,090 1Ir. Tho,eeass ease tsea
Chairman Of the Board OF Aseessors. n,,hra1 n;sa
r., har statement aaa;t On To 11th OF ToTsss sa
buildings destroyed rt 81, 10000 ~. et
the. personal property. on -tio m,st sta 81 ct
eral caiculations, ut about $700o0 so" t 70
recent note 10 the Secretary Of tha X II
Trade, Mr.. Hills says, referring to ~ h;ssa Ct
nent: s. Tho figures were male 1t 49, s':s:
most extr:rasaat accounts wezo used n 80 staa
tton With the subject Of loss fonna az
very much Below the estimates of geatls.n;.,
whose opinion had . high regard, md d, f*,s!s %
every doubt entertained. with : SAID ar.s .a.es
into the coiulna OF loss. 31y opinion thas hss1c,
and uow is that 9775 000 600 is the hast "
Of the total loEs." OF this anon,t tEc1s'e =
SIS, 500 600 may bo taken at the aasesss sooas e
OF the buildings destroTed- which, hos,rs.-sa ,as-a
and tho remainder is the ya1na Aee'ass;; = g;
personal property. The assessed 49, H. ee
the land burned over mas 525 ooo, ,00 n Az rst,e Of
enco to the merchandise destroye1 il ho.s'e;- 5s'e;-
estimated that tia boots, shoes. en-; IL ~ usea
amounted TO SIT ,00o, 600 the voollen ro,as o.
similar Falne, and tho wool (about II 1 49, -
pounds( to s., SOL. 600, No estimate Of H. 1'A
I'LL GVA4n lI{At<& ll1a YES DEHU ma6A.
Strange to say, the Interruption 10 hrs;-,..
and the confusion resulting from the 'ds,sst dss:t,
tion Of go large an amount Of pzopsrty ~ :.
80 many Of the most available varehnr.s4 ~; = !
Offices In The city, were but temEorar7. p..a ~
tie first week had passed Utmost e;e,x s1s ~
which had been driven from its old pren:s,l! Ia
found now temporary home. yefy 1,nIiIs =
deed IN most respects, tia: which it hI lss
and often very circumEcribed In it's iif,;tz T.,
still enough for the transaction Of burirss.ttss ~ ~
tho time being. and for tho winter season H.
setting IN. The greatest inconyeniaucs ref1tiis.
from the general change has been fanri
to be in connection with the .sc.t.s.;ss tss
a1l over the city Of particular branches Of ksss.
ness which had concentrated upon OF ne,r =.
nov devastated territory; hut both buysFs ,as IA
aallers have already begun to be ncc1stdr3eJ =
this. and it is something no: likely 10 be of los
continuance. Tao establishments IN With IS
boots aud ehoes, and tho cotton a-,d ,;oa1,@
goods distributed in this market, being .;1a,.:l
lar beyond the limits Of the city fire, fresh I'M
plies OF these articles were soon forthrur1,
and thoae firms which hsppened 10 hsya tnnS
houeea IN Now York, Chicago, and other c;:ies
we're abie to I'LL their orders immediately m.
those points. The losses to the cotton m;,ls Il.
rect and indirect, will not exceed, and pe,b,-
not equal, ~ per cent upon thar capitsi storg
aud have made no difference in their diTidead7,.
tho beginning Of the current year The ers1
upon tha woollen milla hna been moro unfaYc...l,
but only ono Or two OF them hare been obI;p3
70 pass their JANUARY dividends. Tbs oplr L
:erest which has boen seriously d;sa.1angad n
ts operations is the ready-uaado Gothingrs!.
Several very large establishments were 5u,.. /.
7hicd mems clothing was mauufactured.fo, il
south aud tha Vest, and it has taken sqra liz,
o reconstruct the machinery and to rearSaasa
he labor for the restoration Of this .infas,y
'qt the work has made satisfactory progress.
There have been few failures in BoEi1naE. !:
esu1t OF the fire, and these have bsed atnes !
xcluBive1y among the dry goods jobbc1a i,
'ere caught st the height OF their sptan.I
eason, with very. haayy stocks and Nth r.t
qaate insurance, and who, with OTIS,
I'd to accept part paynant On ms
T. their Insurance. In concluding Il
art Of tho report, mr. Hill says: 4 =
0 the business of Boston, that willie tho 'nsr.
acturing aud financial interests of tho r1Y II
have suffered but a1jshHrs..
hipping trade, foreign ana coastwise, Tie b.
css OF the Corn Exchange, including prp,s ];
ons, the West India and groeary, tho lib Il {
urniture, the iron, and the lumber trades, Il
) considerable extent tho hardFsss. " (
and the general retail tTada h,a 7
OF been directly Injured or impaired b. sns:==
Tor is there ths alghtest reason 70 belia1e Ii
be buainess Of the city, as 4 whole, viii sns;::
NJ permanent injury from the flisastsr..s
The report takes. q most hopeful vieT cit,
uture prosperity Of the city. Tho total dea.===
ion Of property By tho recent fire die net ur:
ut MI. exceed in amount tie increase II III
a1ahle valuation Of Boaton during tie nj
nded On the 1st Of May last. From This t:!af
Iust be deducted the money paid or to terS:I
= insurance companies beyond tho limits ctAl
commonwealth, in order to ascertain th.k= /
,tually sustained By our community. HoEh !.
reconstruction in the burnt diatr;cstH,l
,ady commenced, and will be prosoeu.adna
INNER, snd no ;ong inter7al vii eIapsas=.:
le traces. of the great contas1ation: Rhalh'a ;
In removed. - ..;5-,=-. !