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VOLUME ' 26: NUMBER &4. INSURANCE. ESTABLISHED BY 'ROTAL GHARTER, AL ID. L720. Londo Asstrance Cororation, ~ . LONDON, Total Funds, Gold, - $13,234,425 Fire Assets, ’Gold}’- _$_ 5:064:068 ‘This Corporation affers conplete indemaity to those do- siring tho protection of tie best insuranco. Tts age o ONE HUNDRED AND FIETY-TWO sears, and fts immenso accumilation of assets, aro sufficiont guaranty of the security cfered by itspolicies. The Corporation commuiced dofng business in this country in the summer of he present sear, and has ap- pointed the undersigned i attorney and agent for the Btate of Lilinois. ~ Policles issued at the Chixgo office, 3and 4 BRTAN BLOCK. GEORGE (. CLARKE, Agent. PHENIX - INSURANCE €0, G Brootlyn, N, T, oot Gt - - - Cash Sumglis July 1, 1872 - . $1,000,000 871,000 T bave 1o advices 2s to amount of Boston Tosses, but know that the Company’s business in that City was comparatively small, owing to the Jow rates”on business risks, and have no feaZs but that the PHENIX is sound as ever, R. 8, CRITCHELL, Special Agent, 127 LaSalle-st. Insurance To any amount jndicially placed in solvent companies by GOODRICH, FARMER & €0, BROEERS, 155 MONROE-ST., WIXON’S BUILDING. SOUINDI ‘Telegrams receired from several Tnsurance Companies represontod by us—thoy lose LIGHT by the Boston Fire —and ara ll right. 0. W. BARRETT & CO., 120 LaSslle-st. FINANCIAL, large loans, for a term of years, on choice property. Baird & Bradley, No. 90 LaSalle-st. COLLECTIONS on all points in Tllinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Blissouri, and Kansas. ADVANCES MADE on approved paper left withus foreolleeto® 3P0, 0, SMITH & BRO., 534 Wabash-: Inoans Negotiated On real estate, tn the city or suburbs, at current rates. G. S. HUBBARD, Jr.. 2 168 East Waskington-at. FTURNITURE. RUDCLPH & THOMALEN 153 WEST WASHINGTON-ST. FINE AND MEDIUM FURNITURE. Small expenses, small profits, low prices. D. M. SWINEY & BRO. -UFACTURERS OF FINE OFRIGE FURNITURE, Counters,; Partitions, Rails, Cylinder Desks, ‘Ete. TACTORY: 507 T0 513 KWZIE-ST, CORKER REUBEN CENTRAL BLOCK. Room 5 EARGE FOR ST TREES. We are now prepared to transplant afs quantity of For- est Trees, snd warrant them to gruw thriitily. For tho character of our work we réicr to the big trecs planted by uson Astandav. d i1 Tincoln Pork, Parties desiriog trees transplunted dering e’ coming wintér will pleass hand in theirorders carly, £owe caa propare the zround bofore the frost sets i1 ~ NELSON & BENSON, 129 & 131 LaSalles 'Shoe Your Oxen. NEW PUBLICATIONS. Published This Day : 1. KEEL AND SADDLE: A Retrospect of Forty Years of Military and Naval Service. - By JosepE W. Revenz, 1vol 12mo. $2.00, *“The author entercd the United States N and remalhed 1 the service T01 1650, e miaiied Bliock all the coast couatries in the globo, and hns somothing interesting to say about cach of them. Ho saw many (amos: prsonaes, Among. WhOM Wword (00 mOIBOE. OF Napoloss, Lady Stanbope, -and B . and describes them with sgroeablo minttoness, Ha Favelied saton: o sively in Egypt, the Holy Land, Spuin, and Algeria, and in 2 long terta of Medltorranesn sorvice cams to kaow intimately esery part of that beautiful sca. When tho war of the Rabeliion broko oat, hie offered his services to the Gorernment, and entoring the army as 2 Colonel of & New Jerscy regiment, servod with distinc. tion untll after the battla of Chancellorsrille. .« 5 Wo hiave endeavared to give an autline of ths course of tho author's eventful lifo, but of the flavor aad charm of the narrativo wo can convey no fair idex. Thero is a fl_-ushn:ss and genuineness in the story of his travels that will command genoral admiration, "~ The Literary World. I. ' WOODS AND BY-WAYS OF NEW ENGLAND. By WiLsox FLacé, author of “Studics in Field and Forest.” 1vol.§vo, With 24 full-page Ilustrations, $5.00. ‘This important work describes the forest-trees of New England, their babitat, characteristics, uscs, and re- sources for ornament. - The descriptions of the different trees aro interspersed with thoughtful and interesting: c3says on the relation of troes towater, tho ntmosphore, tomporaturo, seil, birds and insccts omament, and poctry; onwood-scenery in the several seasons; on the icturdsque proporties of trees, thelr form and oxprossion, olinge, motions, sounds, and cffcct when in asscmblages’ gn tlio primitive forcat nd its agimals, wassido shrub: Dery; ofd orchards, lily-ponds, the whortlcbersy pasturc, wood-paths, the tront-stream, rural life and forest con- sereatorics” Mz Fiage hai produccd s book of real value for jts uscfal features, and of great Interest to gen- eral readers by virtuo of its freth and poetio treat- Jicat of themes rolating to trocs., Thebesutiful heliotspo |. Hllustrations 3dd to (ko value and attractions of the work. I A COMEDY OF TERRORS. By Jawes DEMizcx, Author of “The Dodge Club," ete. Vol 25 in “Osgood’s Library of Novels,” 8vo. Paper, 50 ; Cloth, $1.25. This story has much of the variety of incident and vi- yacity of style which distinguish the ** Dodge Club" and * American Baron,” and which bave o the author one of the most popular of American novelists. **For salo by Bookscllers. ceipt of price by the pablishers, JAMES R. OSGOOD & CO., Boston. REAL ESTATE, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS Second and Last Sale AT AUCTION, OF Beantifu] Grove and Prairig Lots. Each 50 feet front, in the VINCENNES-ROAD SUBDIVISION, ‘Washington Heighte, on the grounds. THURSDAY, NOV. 14, 1872, ‘These lots are finely located, adjoining the celebrated Morgan Park on the east, and hariaga half mile frontago on both sides of Vincennes Road. Many of thom aro grove and are very attractive sites for beautiful homes. The facilities for reaching the property are excellent. The Rock Island & Pacific Rallroad passes through tho southeast corner of the property, and the Washington Heights Branch Railroad runs elong the west ling of the | Subdirision. On this property a fine depot is befng built, and s nearly completed. The streetsare nearlyall open. Many fino improvements are being mado in the vicinity of this ‘Subdivision. Title to property perfect. Abstract of title furnished. Seat, post-paid, on re- TERMS OF SALE—One-fourth cash, and balance in 1,2, and 3ycars, with interest at 8 per cent. A deposit of 10 per cent will be required at time of sale, and balance of first pasment within 30 dass. 4 A SPECIAL FREE TRAIN will leave the depot of the Rock Island & Prcific Rall- r0ad, corner of Harrison and Shorman-sts, at 10 o'clock a. m., THURSDAY, Nov. 4. A FREE LUNCH will be served on the grounds. Plats of tho property can be obtalned at the office of C. C. THAYER & (0., Auctioneers, 188 East Madison-st. G ERAL NOTICES. 1 0.0.F. The 0dd Yellows of Chicago are requested to most, at Fort Dearborn Lodge Room, northeast corner Halsted and Madisonsts., this (Monday) evening, at 7 o'clock sharp, to organizs for tho rclief of the members of the Order in Boston. Boston responded nobls and promptly in our catmnity. ‘The Odd Followsof Chicago will noy forget thelr brothers ia tho bour of their distress. JOHN G. ROGERS. SAMUEL WILL, J. WARD I E. B. SHE] JOH. £ JOSEPH HI UNTIL FURTHER NOTIGE, Tho Chiengo Clts Raflay Company will operate STEAB DUMMY TRAINS on State-st., between Twonts-second and Randolp ate,yloaring eacki cnd o tho lino, as nearly aspossible, EVERY HALF HOUR, from6a.'m. 106 p. m.. inclusive, and every bour from 6 b. m. to 1i clilsivo. The cars will stop, to take on and put o rs at tho following strects only: Madison, V: Harrison, Peck-court, Twelfth, Fourteentn, S| Ejghteonth, " R.T. CRA BUSINESS CARDS. BOLTS. CONTINENTAL BOLT WORKS, ‘CREGIER, CLARKE & (0, Manufacturersof MACHINE BOLTS, LAG SOREWS, BRIDGE, ROOF, AND CAR BOLTS, TURN BUCK- LES, BOLT ENDS, ETC. Any description of bolt work to order on short notice, Works corner Market and Huron-sts. CLARKE, ABBOTT & CO., 50 and 52 Eust Madisos RANGES. VAN RANGES, STEAM HEATING APPARATUS, CLOGSTON’S PATENT, ‘Estimates made on application to HERON, SMITH & MOOERS, 76 West Washington-st. MISCELLANEOTS. asion. 6. DUNNINE'S SHOESHOP, 74 PACIFIC-AY. Ten fires; steam-drivon bl :sperienced Julesburg Desemeft of BO0RS'S BIOCK. | suoces: nnishos teents soke pei dap, The most nerfocy s e | blacksmithing premisesinthe city. i REMOVELSE T BETTS' CAPSULE PATENTS, frin ts, NOTICE IS_HERE] R E M O V.A T | cfoRrm BHEE iSie 18 of sVehy Gan. : FASHIONABLE, - FURNITURE! -W. W. STRONG: FURNTIURE 3, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. SUTE ha maakcs for tho principal merchants in Eagland Bod France, thus enabling vendor, purehaser and. con. v mot anly 10 13entify (e senuingness of tho Capsile, P cewist tho sontonts of the vesscl to which it is ap- e b “ho Locd Chincelior, in his judgmont, said that P paulos are not used meroly for the purposo of orna: L Pt thay aro serviccable in protocting the wins from injurs, and insuring its genuinen MANTFac- from Joiucsy S ART RGAD, CITY ROAD, LONDO 54 BORDEAUY, FRANC] Artificial Limbs. Drs, HIATT & LEROY, No.135 SOUTH CLARK-ST., CHICAGO. BOSTON. Full Particulars of the Great Fire, - The Flames Under Control at 2 p. m. Yes- terday. Total Estimated Ioss About One Hun- dred Millions. Thrilling Details of the Conflagration. Area of the Burnt Dis- trict 100 Acres. Sights and Scenes in the Stricken City. Partial List of the Ileaviest Mer~ cantile Losers, Review of Banking and Insur- ance Interests. How the News of the Calamity was Received in Chicago. The Utmost Sympathy Expressed, and Materizl Aid Promised. A Public Meeting of Citizens Called for To-Day. Conversations with Leading Chi- cago Capitalists. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. SeriveriELD, Mass., Nov. 10.—The most de- -structive fire ever known in the city of Boston broke ont last night and raged twenty hours, having destroyed large portion of the business part-of the city. The flames broke out about half-past 7 o'clock last night in the rearend of alarge five-story granito building, Nos. 87, 89, and 91 Summer street, on the cornér of Kingston street. This building was surmounted byahigh Maonsard roof, overtopping all the other buildings in the immediate vicinity. The flames soon began to spread tbhrough the story beneath this roof, snd before an engine or hose carriage was on the ground great volumes of flame suddenly burst out from the rear lower stories of the building, and in less than twenty minutes the whole facade, extending 100 feet along Kingston street, was one sheet of fire, as was algo the Summer street front; the heat being so intense a8 to force the fircmen away from the immedi- ate vicinity. By this time o strong wind had been created and the fiames at once began to meet over Summer snd Kingston streets. The firemen: worked desperately, but despite tho exertions of - every branch of the department the fire soon com- municated with buildings on the opposite corner of Kingston and Summer streets, as well asto tho great block on the corner of Summer and Otls streets, and within half an hour the flames were buisting from the roofs all along the broad sides of these immense structures. The wind had now incronsed to almost a gale, and the flames swept from block to block, and corner to corner, driving the firemen béfore them and rendering their efforts useless. The fire made its wey steadily up both sides of Summer street, and at about 10 o'clock flames burst from the top of & building on Arch street, a dozen doors from Summer. Almost before the fire had been dis- covered in this new quarter tne fiames hnd spread-down through the building, and soon ex- tended to each side. At.this time the whole roof of Everett Block was a sheet of flame. The fire soon leaped across the narrow Arch street, and moved rapidly mp toward Washington street. The flames continued to spread during the night and the .forenoon, despite the fact that & number of buildings were blown up; but 8t about moon the flames were got under the control of the Fire Department. It is too early to make any close estimate of the loss, but it cannot fall short of $200,000,000, end may go Afty millions above that figure. The tract burned includes Win- throp Square, the very centre of the great whole- | sale trade of the city, and including some of the ‘most costly mercantile buildings ever erected in, this country. The burnt district is bounded by Summer, Federal, Broad, Central, Water, Wash- ington, and Bedford streets. 8.B. | * NARBATIVE OF THE FIRE. The following is & full and corrected account of the Boston fire from the beginning : Bosros, Nov. 10.—7 a. m.—The fire which- commenced at 7:30 last night continues its de- vastation, and i now working its way through the large block between Devonshire and Congress streets, morth of Water street, The fire first, broke out of the rear end of a large five-story granite building, Nos. 87, 80 and 91 Summer street, di- rectly on the corner of Kingston street, This building was sarmounted with & high Mansard roof overtopping all other buildings in that im- mediate vicinity. Directly the flames began to spread through the story beneath this roof, and, before an’ engine or hose-carrisgewas on the ground, great volumes of flames sud- denly burst out from the rear lower stories of the building, and in less than twenty minutes the whole broad facade, extending fully one hundred feet along Kingston street, was in a sheet of flames, 2s was also, at the same time, BOSTON CITY MAP SH e PR D T LT State House, Beacon stroe 2, Faneuil Hall, Dock squar 3. New Govorument Building, Post Office, Custom House, etc., Devonshire, corner Franklin. 4. Western Union Telegraph and present Post Oftice, State street, near Waehington, 5. Old South Chureh, corner Washington and Milk streets, of Fire—G: threo-cizhths of ‘Ares in ncres, 100, streets, 7. City Hall, School street, between Washington and ‘remont streete, . 5 8, OId State House, State street, fronting on Wash- ington. est distance east and west, threeseighths of 5 mile, Greatest distance north and south, tense as to force the firemen away from that im- | mediate vicinily. By this time & strong wind had sprung up, and the flames began to sweep over Summerand Kingstonstreots, and despiteall exertions of the firemen in every branch of the department, the fire was communicated to boild- ings on the opposite “corner of Kingston and Summer streets, as well as to the great block on the corner of Summer and Otis streats, and, in less than half an hour thereafter, flamos were bursting out of the roofs, and all up and down the broed sides of the immense structures. By this timo the wind had increased to neatlya gale, and the flames, baving entire mastery of every- thing, swept from story to story, from roof ‘o roof, from block to block, and from cor- nerto corner, driving tho, firemen frcm every ventage ground they could secure, and render- ing all their exertions usoless and’ fatile. ‘Wherever the flames reached they rapidly con- sumed everything of combustible character. The large block on the corner of Summer and Kingston streets, in‘which tho fire first started, was occupied on the first and upper floors by Tebbitts, Baldwin & Davis, dry goods jobbers. A. K. Young & Co. occupied the third and fourth stories as a manufactory for slkirts and corsets, giving employment to about 200 men. The second floor was occupied by Damon, Temple & Co., furnishing goods, &c. Notwithe standing this great building was in plmiost an iri- . credibly short space of time completely Jatelled t0 the ground, its destruction had not progress- ed far before the flamies and sparks which arose from it had lodged upon all buildings found sbout. Thus the fire spread almost instantly in three directions; first, to the adjoining block on Bummer street; then, across Summer street to- the opposite block ; and then to Kingston é‘!reut. In. the first-named direction the adjoining building was occupied by Leland & Wheelock, gents' furnishing .goods ; and Sawyer, Mans- field & Co., importers'of dry goods. Thp next, Eager, Bartlett & Co., woollen goods; " 0. B. North & Son, caps' and “furs. .'Next, Firley, Amsden & Co., dry goods jobbers’; dnd Rliodes, ~ ipley, wholesale clothing. Thielatter' firm owned the building. ¥ om e The structure opposite the point of .start- ing was of granits, four ' stories , and a half high, occupied largely by Mayflin, ; Mullin & Elms, dealers in trimmings, who used the entire lower floor. .Harding Bros. & Co., G. L Ide, Carter- & Co., occupied the upper floor, From this building across the square diagonally was & stone block, occupied by Smith, Rich & Corton, and Geo. M. Glazier, dealers in coraets, ekirts, and knit goods. = . ' - On the corner of Otis and Summer streots. stood Everett Block, an imposing - granite struc- ture, owned by the Everett cétate. It included Nos. 52, 24, 56, 58, 60, 62, and 64 Summer siyect, and was occupied by D, Lyons & Co., Noil Broth- ers, and Dreyfus, Phillipps. & -Shuman;s C. ' G. King & Co., and Marr Brothers, dealers in clotli- ing, furnishing goods, fancy goods; trimmings, etc. The upper foors were used mostly: ces, and occupied by various.partie: i Now the fire began to creep stead sides of Summer street, crawling, along.from, zo0f to roof. Opposite the Everett Block the buildings, as-they were, engulfed in rapid suc- Cession, wero as follows: A, brick swell, front, occupied by A. Folsom & -Sons, floor clothi and oil cloths’; George, H., Butler, . hair ‘goods; 2nd Eugene Chapin, ission_ h A granite block, occupied hy . Rprse, Hammond . & Co; . hosiery and gloves; Stiles, Beale & Homer, wholasale clothing ; §. Kious & Co.,- hats, caps, and,furs ; Strucker Brothers, hat and cap mannfacturers ; Wyman & Arklay, imported goods and linene’ Eiving, Wise & Fuller, linens and white goods'; .Rothwell, Luther, Potter & Co., clothing 5 ,Mit< chell, Green &:Stevens, clothing. i At this time, about 10- o'clock, the fizmes .such great firms as :Stewart & Co., Anderson, Heath & Co., 2nd for- street. 18250,000; Xlous & Co., $230,0005 1V & Co., - ball & ‘Co.j D, H. Spartiaw -son & Co,; Hill, Clark & Co.; Amos P, Tapley; A, &. ‘birst from the top of buildings on Arch street, a” dozen doors ‘removed from » Summer straot, - - and | almost,..-before the “existence,of fipmes in this .quarter was known - they had spreaddown through the building, and, were bursting in & perfect torrent from ail, the’ windows in front of the fancy goods store of Havwley, Folsom & Martin, The fire spread to each side, enveloping the stores of Thomas Kel- 15 & Co.; D. M. Hogdon, clothing; March Bros; Piorce & Co., Miner, Beale.& Hackejt, all of which were quickly blazing. S At.10 o'clock the whole roof of the Everstt Block was sheet of flame, sending high into the air & column of fire, smoke, and lurid sparks. Having thus gained perfect control of the Everett Block, the fire stretched its arms scross narrow Arch street, and moved rtapidly up towards Washington street, taking in the establishments of George H. Lane; Brett & Co., wholesale clothing; Messenger & Co., dry goods ; Edger- ton,& Gilman's dining rooms; Chaffes & Whit- ney, sewing silk; Lee, Twoedy & Co,, dry goods; the Summer street front, the heat being g0 in- -Sprague; Burr, Lewis, Brown & Co, gloves; Mareau& Co., com- | L. Tyler, 8% trunks ; ‘migsion merchants; Seavey, Foater & Bowman, agents of Conton Silk Mills; Kottle & Jones, cominission moichants; Price, Task -& Co., thrend und trimehings ; Porter Brothers, commission merchants ; Nicholas & Sons, imi- tation hair. ; - At the opposite end of Summer street, near | thbJunction of Bédford ‘street, among build- ings" destroyed were ‘the Heyer -Brothers, . importers of fancy oods; _Gilbert - Lovejoy & Co., woolens; Yo: 92John Cotter, hosiery, gloves, etc. No. 102—VWinthrop Square—the very centre of the “great wholesale trade of the city, embracing some of the most costly mercantile buildings ever erected in this coubtry, and occupiéd Ly James M. Beebe & Co., ty or fifty others, was before- 10 o'clock one mass of ruins. £ On Ringston street—No. 14, occupied by Hatch & Co., commission merchauts. 'The ne: was Nos. 16 and 18, occupied by Clark & Blod- gott,commicsion merchants, and Mellen & Good- win. The- other, buildings on .Kingston strect were dwelllng hotises, which wers all destroyed. About-11 o'clock the sceno iu_Lincoln, Essgey, South,:Federal, and other Btreets in.that imme- diste neighbarhood was one of the saddest of ' thonight. Hundrods of men, women, and chil- “dren twere hurrying along laden with every variety of houseliold goods,—behind_them roar- ing flames lepping up their houses before they could get half or even a quarter of their goods inta the street. The fire extended on’ both sides of Lincoln On Russia wharf all the buildings mostly used by the rag-paper and junk'mer- chantswere destroyed: - There were vessels ly- ing at this wharf.. "At Robbins’ wharf a schooner wha destroyed, as werd tho coal sheds and Iarge quantity of lumber on the pier. g The wherf of the Hartford & Erie Railroad _was burned, and the passenger station-of this corporation, on Broad street, at the foot of Sum- mer street, Was destroyed. B ‘Tho following are losses : . Moreau & Co., $200,000; Farley, Amsden & Co. Ea- ‘Son, qn 'yman, Acl Co., $300,000 ;. Mitchell, Green & Stevens, 35,000 ger, Bartlett' & Co,, $200,000; ‘A. B. North & F100,000; Rnodes & Ripley, on stock, $150,000 | building, $80,000; . Masiyn, Muilen & Elms, $200,000 5 Iarding Brotbers & Co., '$250,000; Georgo L. Ide Garter & - Co., §35,0007 _Smith, Richardson & Carson, :George $80,000 5 000; 'B." L. Solomons & Sons, $230,000; Toughton,” Perking & Ward, $100,000; Purker, Wildet , 230,000 ; A. T, Stewart & Co., $200,000; ‘Kem- "Coy, $0,000; Simons Bros,, $100,000; D. Lyous & Co,, $40,000; Weil Bros, & Dreyfus, $100,0007 Vhil- lips, 'S 30,000, C. E. King & Co; £200,000; Marr, Bros,, $100,000'; E, C.” Dyer, $0,000% Mackintjre, Linier & Co., $160,000; Barnes, Ward & Co., $000,000; Cushiug & Biiss, $75,000 ; Whitton, Bur- ditf & Young, $350,000; Loland, Wheelock & Co, §75,0001 Sawyer, Mangfield & Co., $125,000; Wheelock, Ander-, zou & Co,, £200,000; Brown, Dutton & Co,, 00,0005 Chainpney /Bros, ., $150,000; N, W. Farwell, 50,000 ; Chamberlin, Carrler & Co,, $100,000; Knowles & Leland, $75,000; Anderson, Heath & Co., $100,0003 Megazier, §200,- $250, Bowen,” Moors &' Co., $10,000; A. K. Young & Co., $i5,000; Dsmon, Temple' & Co., $100,000; - Tib- flaldwin -& Davis, $30,0007 Prager,” Bock: bets, & Go,, 3%00,000; Allen, Lane & Co., $250,000; Mesoi, Tuck & CO;, $175,000 : D. C. Giswold, $200,000; Sempson, :Hall & Co., §5,000; Ordway, Blodgett & Co., 3300,000 ; Danforth, Ciark '& Co., $250,000 ;-Con-< vérke, Harding & Co., S900,000; J. C. Burrage & Co, $200,000 ; Borne, Canhon & Co.,"$75,000; C, B. Grit- zell, . $20,0005 Gel\urgae S, Winslow ;& Co., $200,000-; Alvért S, Pratt, $20,000; J. C. Judson' & Co.,$10,000 7 Bliss, Whitney, McKenna & Co., §200,000 ; Leiand, Alton & Bates, -$300,000 . C. Howe & Co.,. -$300,000; Smith, i &. Co., $200,000; Denny, = Rice £300,000 3 ‘Harding, Colley & Co., $350,000; Pierce, Harding & Co., $200,000 ; Gowing & Grew, $75,000; Stafford,, Notle & Wilson, $250,000 ; Sargent Bro, 500, D00; ‘A, Folsom & Sons, $30,00; George N..Butler, Hammond $50,000 ; Eugene Chapin, $0,000'; , Mors & Co., 150,000 ; Stiles, Beuls & Homer, .§150,000; Ew- ing, Wise & Fuller, $50,000; Rolhvell, Lutkier, Potter & Co, /$150,000 ; Jordan, Clark & Co.,$150,000; Strelcker Bros., $75,000: E. James Skinner & Co., $30,000 ; $250,000 ; David M. Ifodgeman, $10,000; Minor, Beald & Hackolt, $250,000 ; E, Mesacnger &,0Co., $200,000; Chaffeo & Whitney, $20,000; Lewis Brown & £0,000; ¢ Seavey, ~Foster &- Bowman, $125,000, Rice, ucker & Co., $200,000; C. 'F. Walker' &Co., $160,000; Norris & Milkinin, $70,000; Frye,: Phillipp' & Co:, $200,000 ; Hallowell & Coburn, 3100, 000; Thiomas H, Tyler, £5,000 ; Nicholas, Parker & Di- poe, $100,000; Rogers & Co., $200,000; George W. Bond & Co,, £100,000; Heyer Bros., $200,000; Gilbert, Lovejoy & Co., $15,000, : 1, M. Clark & Coy; . § % T. S, Nowell; Hyds, B, Warren; Grant, Warren & Hutchin- A, Luwrence & Co. ‘On Congress street, between Milkand Water, were the Exeter Machine Works; Dillingham & Co.; J. P. Marehall & Bro; Thonias & Talbot; . Marples & Shaw; Spauldiog & Co.; Rogers, Bush & Co.; A. N.. Tocke & Co.; the Great WWestern Despatch. Freight and Express; L. B. Wilder ; T. W, Ripley.- On Wate? strect wad tho Hide 3nd Leatver Bunk, Mercantile Agencs, the Boston Car-apring Company, e ton P ballding, the Hope Mumal Life asus: ance Company, the Boston Bottle Works, E, X, Smith, the New Englna Trust Company, Vincent Laforme. ‘Tho following partics on Waler street have been burnt ont, or must go speedily: Herman S, Doane, Joshua AL, Cushing, John B, Callender, Small & Apple- ton, and the herosehe lamp 6tore on the corner of Kil. bystreet. A ’ 'The following is & partisl list of other firms +ho are burned out on Devonshire street: M. C. Food & Co.; Hunt, Twitchell & Co., J. B. Pal- mor E. W. Wheelock; Jemes Tslor ; Thomas Brown & Co.; Joseph Walker & Cos; Despercux, Bleke & Co.; George C. Rich- ardson & Co.; Floyd Bros. &Co.; John Keene; Kendrick & Go.; A.D. Peck & Co.; Milton & Tillson; Hager & Co.; B. F. Bennetf & Tilden; II. Lowry & Co., No. 101, linens, carpets'etc. MG Bo0d & Co., 99; shirts, corsots _efc. ; Hant, Twitchel & Co., 97; Boston Elastic Fabric Company, 95; John Keefe & Co., 100, irunks ete.; Amariah Storrs & Co., 85; Floyd Tros. & Co., 92 ; Miller & Tilbon, 90, shirts, etc.; A. D. Peck & Co., 88 ; J. B. Palmer & Co. ; J. | yogls following : - | tailors' trimmings, 87; Thomas Sprague & Co., 75, enddlery, etc. ; Burr, Brown & Co., 83 { Bendrick & Co., Hogan & C0., 82; Bennett & Tildes, 30; Burr Brothers & Co., trimming goods ; Gardner, Brewer & Co.; A. Hamilton & o, ; Melendy, Hizon & Co., 188 ; Webb & Cull, 110 ; Morse, Johnsot & Co. ; Burr; Taft & Co., 111 Poter €. Jones & Cov, 102; Leonard, Rice & Co., 1075 J. H. A. Tazpan & €o,, 105; F. A. Leif & Co., 103. Mortox Piace: Holt, Twitchell & €o.. 22, leather. rubber. andcotton hose ; Amariah Storrs & Co., 18, card, card boards, and fancy postors ; ‘Fhomus Sprague & Co., saddlery and hardware ; 7. 8. Tyler, trunk manufacturer ; Joseph Walker Co., dvy goods and gents' furnishing goods ; Higl street—A. H. Davis & Co.; (Williams, Hawing & Reed: George T. Clark, morrocco ; Fuxon, iz & Co, listings and serges ; Td. Spalding and Durizatead, sole leather ; Homer & ytho,. hides ; C. L. Hethaway & Sons, Hevar &Co,, leather ; Fiint & Catin, Thomas E. Proc- tor, Chondler & Boynton, Richardson, Doyle & Co N: N. & C. H. Johnson, leathior ; Knowlton & Lane ; W. S. Boyce & Sons, 26 ; Lenox & Co., ont Hdj Southwick & Sands; Way, owing & Feeds E. B. Pratt & Co. Congress streeb: ¥ryr, Phillips & Co., har ware, and agents for Ames’ plows, shovels, &c.; Haliowell & Coburn, wool; Thomas H. Tyler, icholas Parker & Dupee, Wool ; Rogers importers and jobbers; W. B. Spioner & Co.; Cook, stained and cut glass; Wm. Hilton_ & Co.; weol; Bailey & Jenkins, wool; Jobn McEnnis & Gos; T.-R. Marvin & Sons, printers; John Maxweli; Seth Willisms ; Whit Osborne & Co., leather; Nickiols & Miller, pain- tors; Hajdook' & Brigge; Daiol A. Quinn & Co.; E.. £ Cutler; Woodbury & Clifford, car- ontérs; Otiy Bramball, black and whitesmith ; . A. Hangom; Olarle Andrews, crockery. Perkins Building: C €. Prist & Co,; J. R. Nichols & Co., chemists; J. 1L & H. C. Rodgers; N: P. Hellowell; Field, Thayer & Whitney; G. Blackbyrn & Co., wool; Lockwood & Clark, ool ; Worde; Denny & Co.. wool; Andrew J. Morse & Co; A& M. Nelson & Co.; Hapgood & Co., boots and shoes: " Pearl strect: A, Brewer' & (g.; James Vila & Co.; A. Hemilton & Co.;' ogmer & Winch Brothers ; J. R. Biglow ;_Hayden & o ; Henry Comerpir & €o,; Hoyt, Wheeler & Bradley; S. T Saifiin; New Evgland Type Foundry; Clark & VWeren; Gordon, Rodgers & Co.3 Gamage Brothors ; Benedict & Burnham, man- ufactuzing company ; Waiden Brothers; (Valker & Co.; Sidney Fish & Co.y Howe, Pierce & Co.; Walter Barmott ; Holbrook, Boyd f Co. Man, Bowens & Sawyer; Lemkin, Fostér & Co.; Buufield & Forwell; the Boston & Sandwich Glass Compeny; Thomas Flint & Co.; O. £ Binghsm & Co.; Sanford, Saub & Co.; J. E. Parker & Co.; Rowd & Waugh; Leeds & Ross; Bherborne & Co.; ¥: D. Blits & Co.;. New England Company ; Lindsey & Gibbs; Dennison & Co.; Wright & Potter'; Fradcis & Mallon; Geo. B. Brown & Co.; F. D. Ellis & Co.; Page, Belting & Co.; G. D, Puinam & Co.j Wells & Wilbury 0. J. Rand. 5 fest—Boone, Cannell & Co., J. J. Goft, Archi i C. B. Grinnéll- & Sons, George B. Winslow & Co. P Ry TFranklin streot—Leisid, Allen & Bates, 53 and 55; J. C. Howe & Co., 51 ; Smith, -Btebbins &Co., 45and 47 ; ' Deming, Rice & Co., 49 ; ook, etc., seved ; Harding, Colby & Co, 43, commission merchsnts ; Pierce, Hardy & Co., 41; Gowing & Grew, 80; Safford, Nutt & Wil- son, 37 ; Richardson, Bixd & Co., J. H. Pray, Son & Co., George B. Watson, Patrick Donahue, White, Biown & Co., Desher Abboit, James Lovett & Co., the Emigrants’ Savings -Bank, Willism H, Hortoa & Co., Mandell, Dwinnell & Co., Kendall, Barrows & Co., Watvon & Clark, rinters; Chick & Andrews, Matthew Quimby’s Sons, Bliss, Whiting, AlcKean & Co. 35, clothes; Barisge Brothers & Co., 35, woollens. Milk street—Some of the most prominent firms on Milk street, between Washington and Devonshire streats, burned, are : Ordway Broth- ors,_wholesale milliners ; Brewer & Feleston, publishers ; F. K. Daggett, trank manufacturer J. Caoper, plumber ; Wa. Hackley, straw works; Bowdon & son Bros,, D. P. fres & G, Degpea, Blake & Co., A. D. Williamson & Co., Rice, Kendall & Co., paper'dealers ; Rice, Goddard & Co., print- ers’; French & Coffin, saddlery, hardware, and carriage trimmings ; Armstrong & Co., litho- graphers; M. T. Washington, glass works; Richard L. Gay, stationery ; Denzison & Co., tags, gum, lobels, &c. There were elso many other firms doing business of more or less im- portance. Most of these will perish either by the fira or explosion. The banks destroyed are the Nationial Bank of North America, No. 75 Franklin_street, and the National Revere Bank, No. 74 Franklin streef. At 2 o'clack this morning, the chances were that the Continental_National Bank, No. 51 Chauncey street, and tho Emigrant Sevings Bank, No. 17 s‘n\nklin street, would also succumb to the ames. At this hour a hasty visit in the néighborhood of the sonthern boundary of the fire ravealed the fact that the flames hind not extended far up Kingston, Columbis, and Lincoln streets, ina southerly direction’, but had burned slong the ends of those streets making progress over Broad street {0 the water front, all through the South Cove District, where the wooden build- .ings are numberless. There were in action nu- fire sidewaya and keep it out of the thickly popu- lated districts. N « “*The United States Hotel wag'the nearest pub-~ 1ic building in the lino of the fire spreading side- wass, and. many of the guests-and ocoupants were' active in moving their trunksand other small baggage to places more secure. A visit to Summer street showed the fire to have advanced on the south side as far west a8 Hovey's dry goods store, the upper portion of which:building was then on fire. = The wind had moderated some, but the fire seemed to be fast eating its way toward Washington street, in ‘which were the establishments of Stearns & Co., Walker & Co.,, Wm. R. Storms & Co., Theire, - Crump & Co., and a large number of firms do- 1ng business in the upper portions of the build- ings, which would be swept away. The fira appears to be making - to the rear -of these buildings, and if not checked, the ex- tensive place of Jordan, Marsh_ & Co., in Cen- “tral Court and extending to Washington streef, stands in imminent danger of destruction. After repeated solicitations on the part of business ‘men, owners of real estate, and others, Chief Engineer Damrell, just before -2 o'clock, gave ‘orders to rope off the streets leading into Millc street, preparatory to blowing up the buildings on the south side of that street. = A.body of United States marines from the Navy Yard marched up Washington street about 8 o'clock and tendered their services on police duty, which were immediately accepted. Shortly after 2 o'clock, & meeting of the citi- zens was held in the Mayor's parlorin the City Hall, His Honor, Mayor Gaston, being present, E'f]d' Chief Engineer Damrell occupying the air. On motion’ of General Wm. L. Burt, a detail of citizens was authorized to take charge of all the streets leading to the fire, and have exclu- sive control of them, with assistance of the po- lice, with authority to take any action they see fit in the emergency. _ The detail consisted of General Burt, Ald- érman Jenks, Colonel Shepard, = and other well-known rcitizens, and each one has control of the intersecting streets, with full liberty to use powder in the stoppage of the - devouring element, in case they should consider it expedient, and with the consent of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department. 1t was also authorized that, in "case of neces- aitg the military should be cailed out. } the above meeting his Honor, Mayor Gas- ton, expressed Lis perfect willingness to call out. : the militia to relieve the policemen, and he even desired to issue the order at 1 o’clock this morn- ing, but as none of the militis officers _present ‘knew how their men could be notified before to-day (Sunday), the matter was held in sbey- ance, and it i8 very much more than probable they will have to goon dnty this forenoon. The report of the bnild.inis blown up, indi~ cating that gunpowder was being unsed to stop ‘the fire, wes heard at 5 minutes past. 3 o'clook, and was & most welcome sound, for it betokene: a fearless, honest effort _to save Boston from Chicago's fate. Three discharges were made in a block on Devonshire street, sud theso threw the building partially ~down, but without any appatent benefit, _ for | the flames jumped over the, gap almost instently. The building was close to the fire, and unless the blocks moro' distant are speedily prostrated, tho_effect will, of course, be simply nothing. The trains wers laid in Pederal street, about § ocloek, and the strest immediately cleared for action. At 3:45 o'clock this morning, the destruction of the buildings in the path of the confisgration, by the explosion of gunpow- der, was bogun’ in, good earmest, the: shocks shaling the city to its fonndation. ; Tt s o be hoped the city may be saved by this means. Nothing else will. The firemen, though exhausted by their ardn- Wheelock & Co., ous labors, are still working with a will, bus it is rorm, Slesyer, Fisk & Go, Steplien- | - fore an ‘merous stesmers to prevent the sprend of the plain o be seen that water alone offers no Sveapon powerfal enough to fight the fre-fiend. At 4:05 o’clock 3 most terrific explosion took place, which undoubtedly did good service. __ At 4:30 o'clack the buildings on Devonshire street were blownto atoms. A determined effort: is being made to prevent the further progress of the flames northward. 2 The Transcripl bni!dini caught _fire just be- fore 4 o'clock, the flames bursiing into the rear and spresding with such rapidity that all hope of saving 18 was at once dispelled. At 4 o'clock this morning the fire extended from Weshington street on the west to the wharves on the east, and from Milk street on the north to the Hartford & ErieRailroadbridge on the south, the area of burnt disirict being roughly estimated at 200 acres. The _estimate of & well-known real estate man is, that the loss on the buildings will average 12 per foot for this aren; and, there- for¢, webave a d iotel loss in buildings alone of npwards of $100,009,000. ; So fierca is the march of the flames, and so ir- resistible, that the merchants on Oliver street, when they firat were made aware of the danger, essayed to move their goods, but could not, on sccount of the heat, and therefore they were buried- where they were. Atan early bhour in the evening, the State Printing Office was do- stroyed. 5:12 2. m—A4 this hour tho progress of tho fire southward has_been checked, and also in great measure towards the Southwest. The ex- treme limit of devastatlen in'that divection is the Hartford & Erie Railroad depot, ext however, out on the road and burniug tho Then it runs along Broad street to Indic taking all the intermediato wharves acd dest inga fow vessels. The fire has worked ex the new Post Ofico building and reached the north sido of Water sireet. The large builé- ing corner of Congress and Water strests is in flames, and will have to go. Engiues No. 1 and No. 4, of Providenco hazn reached the gcene of the fire, and there are nu mstons Land-engines present from bowns ix (213 tate, Lynon has sent two steamers and & horse-cart. No one branch of busiess suffers 5o exireria- 1y 88 the boot. and shoe and hide end lothcr trades. Tho loss here must exceed greatly tho one sustained by the dry goods jobbers, In th esrly hours of the moining plundering ‘became gencral, and firms who removed their stocks to places of supposed secarity out of doors, were the victims of these predatory rascals. Arrests by polic became so numerous that it was found impossible to accommodata alz the prisoners, and they wero therefore dis- charged from custody, after moking’ restitution of thie stolen property.- Contrary to’ previous reports, all the dwellings on Kingston stret are safe. ‘The same i8 fortunately the case on Lia- coln street. % : J; = ‘A1l residences of the Fort Hill Section, so- called, including Gridley, High and Broad streets, have been' desiroyed, rondering hun- dreds of families homeless and destitute. ©On Washington street the fire was checked by 5 o'dlock this morning. In & southerly direc- tion, it ked not reached boyond Summer street. The buildings on the southerly side of the latter street remained standing, and west of them, un- touched by the flarmes, With the exception of the three mearest’ Chauncey street. . These were purned out, though the walls remained stand- fng, and there was no further danger in this direstion, e On Washington_street, the building of the American Watch Company, on the uortheasterly corner of Washington sud Summer strects, Las been completely gutted, but the walls remained. North of this, on Washington streef, ou the game side, all ‘éfnm gfisgcd az far nlx ge Tygnscript_buildi ough portions of the rlts of Some of the buildings wre left. Botls Washington and Summer streets are filled with bricks, niordar, and huge stones, to the depth of several feet. ° p Aoy i A portion of the front of Trinity Church io standing alone, to m=rk the location of the late Deantiful edifice. . ! “Before 5 o'clock, the fire found its Wway across Water street, and ceught upon the e casings and yoof finish of Simmons’ Block, in Whiclh was the Boston Car Syring Company's and the Hide and Lesther Fank, and be- ‘hour was passed, the whole building was enwrapped. At & quarter to six the building on the opposite corner of Congress strecf, whera +was the Shawmut Bank, and_W. E. Lawrerce & Co.'s store, cought, and in ten minutes all hope ofiice, of saving it wis_ gome. Northward, fo- wards the Post Ofice, and Stste 'street, swept the . flames, znd all - hopes of stopping them by water were shutoff for ever. At 6 o'clock the walls of tlie stone block. where was S. Norwell’s store, fell witha crasls which sent sparks, dust and flames far heaven- ward—just before the fir took directly D[;;Dsys on the northerly corner of Federal and fill streets, and began its career toward Kilby @3 Broad ~streets, these were the nortleasts limits at 6 o'clock, but as the outer line flames change with every moment, thero is i telling where the fire might be in_half an Lonz. State, Devonshire, Congress, end Kilby str and Congress square, were a8 {ar a8 mercant was concerned, on wheels, and a8 far niture was concerned, on foot, for ever was moving whatever was portable. A lurge party of men were engaged in tearing i in the vicinity of Milk, Broad, a streets, and around Liberty square. £ The buildings totally destroyed on Devonshire street, between Milk and Water streots. wera the Home Insurance Company, Eastern Express Company, and the National Bank of tie Cem- monwealth, On Milk street, South Side, t buildings now in the path of the flames cnd ¢ tain to burn are those occupied by T. C. Cald- well & Co., Gilman Bros., William B Williams. 8. E. Pierce & Sons, Union Glzss Company, aad ‘Harrington & Dana. The Western Union Telegraph Company, fear~ ing the destruction of their premises, removed their instruments to the Providenco Depot. ‘Steam engines are arriving from all directions. The steamer Kearsarge, from Portsmouth, X. H., has just arrived, and gone to work. The men who came with her, report that the Tight of the fire could be seen from Portsmonth. A steamer from Portland is coming on the Pull- man train. The Boston Traveller has sent its movable roperty to Chuglestown, Tho M. Vemon National Bank; at 163 Washington street, is de- stroyed.. An attempt to blow fl Carrier & Trtot's jewelry store, corner of Milk and Wash- ington treets this morning, was unsuccessful, the explosion spending its entire strergth through the windows, and scarcely jarring the golid walls. The windows of the Deighboring buildings were all shattered by the concussion, nothing more. 4 3 Superintendent Forristall did & noble work in sending out all city teams at an_early hour and keeping them ot work all throngh the night and early morning, removing goodsto the city stable yards. It is estimated that at least £1,000,000 Svorth was saved by the prompt and effioient ‘sc- tion taken by Forristall. 4k Several of the attempts to blow up buildings met with the ill success that attended the experi- ment on the corner of Milk and Washington streets, windows only being shattered. A visit to the north end of the fire'at seven o'clock, showed that it was not progressing with snythinglikeist preciousrapidity, h_nrin% vanc- ednot more than a hundred feet into Congresa street, between Water and State streets, during the preceding hour and a half. The heat hod none of that fierce, terribleintensity which ‘had been devouring buildings =o rapidly. The same state of affairs was found to exist an Milk strees. The buildings on the southern side of that street, below Pearl street, which had canght 88 early as half past5 o'clock were burning slowly, in comparison with the way their near neighbors went, and their walls were all intact. An immense number of streams of water wero being poured on the fire from every possible goim; &n engine from some other city or town eing Seenat every comer, and these seem tobe having good effect. It was rumored sbout G o'clock that the old South Church had been mined, in readiness to blow up, but on inquiry, it was found those in charge had resolved to risk matiers on = that cormer, and look to tha protection of the heavy walls of the Transciipt ofice opposite. The proprietors of the Zrans- bt G ot remove any of their material. Tt was packed, however, and moved into the cella: and some of it may bo eaved from destructio: The Post building will be nearly destroyed, ai- though the walls may remain standing. It has been announced thab the progress of the fire has been entirely stopped in a south- easterly direction, and that there was no moro ‘dsnger of its spreading on Broad and Parchaso streets. All efforts at estimating losses and insurance aro fatile at this time. Maving given the march of the fire, most readers will readily recall tha names of & great majority of the business firms on the prominent streets through which it pass- (Continued on the Fifth Page.)