New-York tribune., 1879-12-30
ESTIMATING THE DAMAGE.

ESTIMATING The DAMAGE.
THE BUILDINGS BURNED AND THEIR OcCUPANTs-
ESTIMATED LOSSES AND SOME OF THE INsuR-
ANcEs.
BosToN, Dec 20.-The fire burned during the
whole of to-day in the ruins of the buildings
destroyed on Sunday night. The fremen were at
work extnguishng the concealed flames. and in
tearing down dangerous portions of the buildings,
and in saving what could possibly be saved. Late
in the afternoon eight steamers were playing upon
the debris between the buildings on Federal and
Devonshire-sts. The streets were crowded with
people outside the line Of ropes established by the
police. meeting Of the fire underwriters was held
this afternoon at the headquarters of the Boston
Fire Underwriters Union, to adjust the losses. 1t
stated concerning the amount of loss sustained
by Rand, Avery IL Co., that considerable damage to
the stock had beeu done, but the machinery had
been little injured.
The amount of insurances on the entire premises
is 1929 ,91s, which is divided among eighty com
panies.
1t is impossible to give complete list of the in
surance on property at present. Rice, Kendall q
Co. are insured in some companies which have no
agency III this State and a large part of the insnr-
ance papers of HoughtOn. OsgOod d Co. are locked
up in their safe which is still in the smoking ruins.
The entire losses by the fire are now estimated at
81, 100000. The vaults of the North National
Bank were opened this morning, and the contents
found to be uniDjured. Following are the build
ngs destroyed or severely injured, together with
list of their occupants:
IHE BURNED BUILDINGS.
Nos 01 and % Federal-st., owned by the heirs OF
John I. Bigelow; value, $72.OOO destroyed. IL
was occupied by Rice, Kendall IL CO., paper;
Ashton Valve Company; Ephraim Baker book
binder; S. X. Abbot, bookbinder; Thomas Y. Gro
IN a. 10 do
Franklin Building corner of Federal and Frank
ln-sts. was not destroyed, but was badly scorched
and flooded with water 1t is owned by the heirs
of George T. Bgclow. 1t occupied by Rand
g. Avery, printers; the Dillingham; Paper Com
pany Schcnck & Co., paper; James ;. Monroe.
paper; and John Carter IL Co., paper; all of whom
suffered heavily bv water.
Cathedral Building, at Devonshire and Franklin
ss was owned by the heirs of Isaac Kirby, and was
valued at $325. 200, and was insured for T250,0O0
1t was in the Of the Rice, Kendall N Co. build
ing from which the fire caught Ii was occupied by
the North National Bank john Dillingham;, paper;
c. f. Perry. paper-cutting machines; ;. ID. Warren
& Co., paper; w. Brown & Co.. printers; the Hello
type Printing Company; aud Houghton, Osgood IL
Co., publishers of The atlantic Monthly The lower
floor was occupied by Clain z Brown, paper;
McGrath Brothers, boots and shoes; and ON the
pied AS union express Office, by some 100 COM
panies. who succeeded in removing their property.
The losses IN this building, outside of loughtOn,
Osgood g. Co.'s, are estimated at S150O0O.
The iron-front building adjoining and facing
Winthrop-square was next destroyed. 1t was
owned by II. n. Hunnewcl and insured for
10000. The occupants were Pierce, Hardy Il Co.
woollens; Davis. Lake & Allen, clothins; Spal-
ding & Tewksbury, paper; Moore. Smith 4 Co.
hats Benjamin Calender d Co., cutlery; George
Foster aud Moses +. Osgood who are all losers.
THE PRINCIPAL LOSSES.
Much delay is experienced in arriving at definite
statement of the losses and insurance, but the prin
cpal losses are distributed af follows:
Rice, Kendall & Co., S15O,000, on which there is
insurance of S1s0O00.
The Cathedral Building occupied by them; loss
800, 900 to $685. 900: insurance $250000.
Houghton Osgood. & Co.. estimate their loss at
800 900 on the stock and $4,000 on heliotypes,
and their insurance at 5000.
Rand, Avery ~ Co.. printers, lose about $4,000,
and are fully insured. Messrs Scribner o. J.. Put
MANS Sons aud other New-York publishers lose
considerable in sheets printed by this firm
:. ID. Warren ~ Co., paper dealers, IN the Cathe-
dral Building, lose $4,000 on stock; insured.
Clafln IL Brown. paper lose $4,000; partially
insured.
f. X. Dunbar. printer, loses $4,000; insured.
L. Y. Crowell, bookbnder, loses $4,000; in
sured for $1,000
S. X. Abbott. binder, loses S2O,OOO insurance
$4,000.
Mr. Brigham the publisher. over Houghton, Os-
good, & Co.'s store, loses $4,000; no insurance