Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-30
RECENT FIRES.
Counting the LOss and Clearing
the Ruins mt Boston.

the LOss and Clearing
the Ruins mt Boston.
BosToN, November 29.-The burned
district today presented scene of deso-
lation. A portion of the fire department
spent the entire night and this morning
on the remnants of the big blaze, while
Gordon of weary officers is still guard.
ing the ruins. Incoming trains are
packed with sight-seers. The walls Of
some Of the gutted buildings are in a
very dangerous condition. Gangs Of men
have already begun to tear away the
debris. Nearly all the burned-out mer-'
chants have made arrangements to
occupy other stores at once.
Among the spectators at the ruins to-
day were 500 girls employed by Crowell's
book -bindery, many of whom are the
main support of families, and who have
no means OF subsistence.
ESTIMATED LOSSES.
The aggregate losses of the fire insur-.
ance companies as reported by the agen-
cies show total Of over So ,000, 900. I'm
derwriters on the street estimate the
total property loss at between $4,000, 600
and $5 600 900.
The largest bankers look for no bad
| financial effect from the recent fires.
Most of the insurance losses were by
English com mpanies, as in the case of the
| Lynn fire. The losses are comparatively
small in the home offices, and are we'll
distributed. The individual losers, as a
rule, are abundantly able to stand their
Losses.
| John G. Pages agency estimates the
total loss at $40, 900, 900.
FIREMEN MISSING.
Two more firemen are reported mis-
sing. 1t is believed they are in the ruirs
of Brown & Durrell's building.
| CAUSE OF THE BOSTON FIRE.
New York, November 29-Boston dis
patches say that yesterdays fire was
caused by the crossing of an electric
light wire and a wire OF the Electric
Time Company. All the clocks on the
Electric Time Company g line stopped at
6 as, the wires being burned out at their
connections with the clocks, causing an
incipient blaze at many places, including
the City Hall.
| THE LATEST FROM BOSTON.
Bo sroN, November 90 The aggregate
insura nee on the property destroyed by
Yesterdays FIRE is $3,753, ,72O. as nearly
as can be learned. The State Insurance
Commissioner says with the exception Of
two or three new or smaller concerne,
there is no probability OF suspension
of insurance companies.
THE LYNN CONFEDERATION.
LYNN, Mass, November 29.--The
Board of Assessors has made an official
statement Of the value placed upon the
burned property of this city this year,
placing the figures at 81 ,009 500, and the
number of buildings burned at $50.
Over $4,000 has been subscribed in
Lynn for the benefit of sufferers. Twenty
five acres of territory, exclusive of
streets, was burned over; 1000 people
have been thrown out of work, 176
families are homeless. and one-third OF
the buildings in the business portion
were destroyed.
NEW JERSEY BLAZE.
KEYpoRT, N. j., November 20 Fire
this morning destroyed five buildings.
The loss is $4,000. Jacob Leyrer was
burned TO death. His wife and son were
SO badly burned that they may die.
HEAVY LOSS IN CARPETS.
Il HARTFORD, Conn, November 29.-The
fire at midnight in one of the mills of the
Hartford Carpet Company at Thompson
vile, used as storage warehouse, caused
loss of $1s0,O00; insurance, SIZE, 900.
The David DOws E0uMdered.