Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 11, 1872, Page 2

9 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: ONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, L1872, FROM LSST EYERENGS EDITION. BCSTORN. The Great Fire. Bostoy, Nov. 9.—A very extensive conflagra~ tion is now raging at the comer of Summer and Kingston streets. The fire extends east and west on Kingston streot, and north and south on Summer strect. Tho engines are hauled by bhand. The property burning is all dry goods stores. Four alarms have been sounded. BosToN, 10 p. m.—There is no abatement to the conflagration It is the moet extensive fire that has visited Boston for twenty-five years, and is in the solid dry goods portion of the «city. It has extended the entire length of Winthrop Squere, which em- ‘braces A. T. Stewart's, J. M. Beebe's, Anderson, Heath & Co.'s, and Houghton, Perkins & Co’s stores. No estimate of ie Joss can be given, ‘but the reporters say it will go into millions. The suburban fire department has been called upon. The fire is now at its height. The build- ings are principaily of granite. A northwest wind is prevailing. The press here call it & * second Chicago.” Bostox, Nov. 9—11 p. m.—The fire is now within two blocks of the Western Union Tele- graph office. The operators are taking up their instruments, preparing to vacate. Linemen and meterial have been ordered to Boston from adjoining towns, 5o that, if com- munication with New York is lost now, which seems very likely, it will probably be soon restored, certainly at an early hour in the morning if not to-night. The fire has now travelled half amile through the heart of the ‘business portion of the city, and is spreading with frightfal rapidity. Bostox, Nov. 9—11:30 p. m.—The fire is now progressing towards Broad street, leving swept both sides of Summer Btreet to High street and Purchase street. Goods are being removed from the stores in every direction in the vicinity of the fire. Fire engines have been telegraphed for from Providence, Worcester a,nd other places., Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. Bostoy, Nov. 10.—1 a. m.—The fire is now raging fiercly on Pearl street, and the immense boot and shoe stores are being engulphed in flames. Maseive grznite structures are crumbl- ing, and the crash of falling buildings is heard sbove the roar of the conflagation. Engines are here from all the surrounding towns, and the citizens are hard at work aiding the firemen. The fear of another Chicago confiagration seems to possess the minds of the people, and many living miles dis- tant are fiying to their homes to bo on hand in case the flamrs spresd. Franklin street, which is almost entirely de- stroyed, wes lined with splendid stores, and was one of the finest streets in the city. The new Catholic Cathedral was & splendid structure, and was built ‘but s few years since. Patrick Donahoe, of the Pilot, whose office was destroyed, is & heavy loser. The entire length of Winthrop Square, Jined with the large wholesale dry goods stores of A. T. Btewart's, J. AL Beebe's, Houghton, Perkins & Co., and many others, is entirely consumed. ‘The want of horse-power is eeverely felt, as the horse disease has not yet disappeared, and the few horses that were on the streets were soon pressed into requisition. ‘NEw Yorx, Nov, 9.—The intelligence of the destructive conflagration in Boston became kmown =t several of the hotels and places of public resort here to-night and created intense interest. The fire is considered by residents of Boston new here, 28 likelyto spread extensively, 23 it has reached localities where the buildings 2re mostly wooden. The buildings of the streets already reported sitacked by the devouring element are mostly constructed of granite, and compose the finest portion of the business sec- tion of the city. The losses must reach an ‘enormous figure. Bostox, MmxieaT, Nov. 9.—The fire is mov- ing up Franklin street, and has reached nearly to Hawley street. The Cathedral building, cor- ner of Devonshire and Franklin streets ison fire, with no hopes of eaving it. The flames are also spreading in Federal and Congress streets. Every kind of vehicle is impressed in ‘moving goods. The fire has reached the Broad street wharves, south of Congress street, and several vessels are on fire. The Hartford & Erie Rail road depot is burned. Bostoy, Nov. 9—12:30 a. m.—The fire is still rages. It is feared the entire arca from Sumner treet on the sonth to Washlngton street on the west, and Milk street on the north to the water on the east will bo laid waste. Pesrl street has 8o far escaped. The heat is intense. Bosroy, Nov. 10, 1 a.m.—The flames have reached Washington street, north of Franklin, All the splendid granite warehouses on Franklin Square, Winthrop Square, and vicinity, are burned. TFears are now entertained that the flames will sweep everything to State street, if not farther north. ‘WORCESTER, 1 8. m.—A special train from Bos- ton to carry the Worcester Fire Department to * the burning city made the run of 44}¢ miles in forty-five minutes. Bostoy, 1:30 2. m.—The report thet the Transcript was on fire is incorrect, ‘but the buildings on the east side of Washington street are in imminent danger. The Boston Pilol of- fice and building on Frarklin street are destroy- ed. The wind continues northwest and fresh. BostoN, Nov. 10—1:45 a. m.—Among the prominent buildings already destroyed are Ca- thedral Block, Daniel Webster Block, Boston _Pilot building, and the rear of the Boston Tran- script buildings. Orders have been given toblow up both corners at the junction of Devonshire and Milk streets. The fire is spreading towards South Boston, and also progressing toward State street from Franklin street. The immense block opposite the Pilot office, chiefly occupied by wholezale woollen dealers, is now on fire. At- tempts are mnow being made tio blow up two corners on Franklin street io prevent the conflagration from estending furth- er towards State street. Immense crowds of people fill the streets, and every effort is being made by them to save property, ‘which is being transferred to various parts of the city. The utmost good arder prevails, and nothing is done which at ordinary times would ‘e considered unseemly. 1t is evident that the business portion of our city is to be Inid in ruies. Bostox, 1:50 2. m.—Jordan & RMarsh, Hovey, and other firms on Wzshington strecl, are mov- ing their goods, and meny parties on Milk and Water streets, and - ‘even-- as far north as State street, are doing the same. Al the newspaper offices have a force on hand prepared to move at 'a moment’s motice. It is’ reported that several firemen have been killed. Bosroy, Nov. 9—2 2. m.—The fire has broken out on both sides of Pearl street, corner of High, and ihreatens the destruction of this great centre of the shoe and leather business. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Bostox, Nov. 10—2 a. m.—Alresdy despatches have been received offering aid to the city from other places. No one can tell what the loss will be, or where the flames will stop. If the flames are not checlied at State street, the fire will have a clear sway through that Wall street of the city, and then among the old and rotten buildings of the North End. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. Bostox, Nov. 10—2 a. m.—The fire is still moving rapidly eastward, and it is feared thab the whole territory east of Washington, extend- ing to the docks, will be devastated. The West- ern Union Telegraph Company are engaged in removing some of their instruments, though the building is not in immediate danger. The fire department,owing to the broad line of conflagra~ tion,isunable to doanything toward checking the flames. No estimato can be arrived at as o the value of the property already destroyed, but the actual loss at this hour cannot be less than fifty millions of dollars. Bostoy, 2:30 a. m.—Two buildings bave just ‘been blown upat the south corner of Devonshire and Milk strects, which, it is hoped, will stay the progress of the fire towards State street, and save the new Post Office build- ing. The streets leading to the fire are fenced in with ropes, and are in charge of a strong de achment of police, who Lave strict instructions to permit mno ome to pass the barriers on any pretence. Thus it is impossible to obtain more than a general ac- count of the progress of the flames. Both sides of Hawley street, also Morton place, are now on fira. The fire on Franklin tsiree has not yet reached Washington street. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, BostoN, Nov. 10, 2:40 a. m.—The greatest ex- citement prevails throughout the city, and the streets are thronged with people rushing wild- Iy to and fro. The conflagration is gaining steadily in its enstward course, and is making directly for the large warehouses on Commercial street. Assistance continues to ar- rive almost momentarily, but is of little avail, as the wind is still blowing fiercely. The only ‘means of checking the fire is now believed to be in the blowing up of many large buildings to the Ieeward. Special Despatch to the Chicago Tribune, BosToN, Nov.10—8 A. a.—The Transcripl's fine building, on Wasoington street, is in flames, and the - 01d South™ is threatened, if not already in ruins. The smoke is intense, and the noise of the explosion from buildings that are being blown up is heard all over the city. Near- lyall the newspaper offices arelocated in the vicinity of State and Washington streets, and all are doomed. Theold State House, atthe head of State street, is £aid to be on fire, and there is scarce- 1y a hope that it can be gaved. Bostoy, Nov. 10—8 a. m.—Steam fire engines have reeched here from Worcester. They were pushed ~ through by rall & distance of forty-four miles in forty-five minutes. At the present moment the fire has not extended south beyond Snmmer street, near the foot of which, the Hartford & Erie Railroad depot was located, but the flames continue to rage fiercely. Special Despatch to The Chicago Trivune. Bostoy, Nov. 10—3 a. m.—Franklin strest, wiaeved only & few years siuce by the city, and subs-quently beautified by property-owners, is & mass of ruins from near Washington to Federal street. The large wholesale dry goods 2nd mil- linery houses on this thoroughfare have been swept awsy like chaff. Fireis reported to have have cauglit in a building on Btate near Devon- ghire street. If this is true there is little pro- bability of checking the flames until they reach the harbor. BosTox, 3:10 8. m.—Lurid columns of flame and smoke, detonations caused by blowing up of buildings, and the crushing and falling of walls makes tho scene grand and terrific. Nearly the whole population appears to be on streets and house-tops, watch- ing the conflagration. The fire has extended to ‘Washington street on the south and north cor- ners. Loud reports are just heard, probably other buildings being blown up. Bostos, 8:15 e.m.—The fire did not reach the Hartford & Erio Railroad Depot. The whole of Pearl streeb is in ruins. Several ‘buildings on Washington street, including the Maccular & ‘Williams blocks, are burned. The heat i8 80 in- tense that the firemen cannot fight it success- fully. The North National and Revere Banks are burned. Bostox, 4 2. m.—It is impossibloat this time to give an appropriation of losses, or evena correct statement of the extent of the devasta~ tion. The fire is burning as fiercely as ever, and will probably cross Milk street towards State street. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. Bostoy, Nov. 10, 8:40 a. m.—The flames, in their northern edge, seem to be gaining towind- ward, and the whole northeaftern portion of the city scems to be doomed to destruction. Many buildings have been blown up, but, thus far, ‘have failed to check the progress of the devour- ing element. Al railroads leading into the city continue to bring in fire apparatus, but this ad- ditional assistence isnot likely to preve effective. Fears are now entertained that the water will give out, Lske Cochituate, from ‘which the city is supplied, Dbaving been for some time at & very low stage. BSo many gas pipes have been destroyed that derkness is likely soon to envelop that portion of the city not subject to the conflagration. Bostoy, 4:15 a. m.—The conflagration con- tinues with fearful effect. Building after build- ing is blown up with the only apparent effect of increasing the terrible volume of flame. The newspaper offices, which are om the line of the fire, have made all preparctions for the removal of books, papers, &c., with no hope of gaving any materiel. The Transcript office is slready in flames, and tho *01d South Church,” dear to all Bostonians, is at last to fall avictimto the fire. The Jeurnal office will next have tosuccumb, and the Post, @Qlcbe, and Traveller will soon follow. All the snxiliary forces of the Fire De- pertment are being placed in State street to protect, ~ if poseible, the banks snd insurance offices. The new Post Office, although incomplete, will undoubtedly be ruined if the flames be not stopped at State street, thewhole north part of the city must be . consumed. The fire has not yet touched the wesb part of Washington streot. Milk streetis now on fire between Pearl zud Federal. BosToN, Nov. 10—4:30 a. m.—All valuables are being removed from the State street banks and insurance offices. The Western Union Tele- graph Company is moving its more valuable apparatuses. Goods placed in State street for safety are being transferred fo more distant quartors. Bostox, Nov. 10—4:50 8. m.—The employes arenow leaving the Western Union Telegraph office. Men have been sent to the Providence depot: in Boston to tep the wires and work to New York. Bostox, Nov. 10—4:55 2. m.—The gas is now going out in the telegraph office. Bostox, Nov. 10, 6 2. m.—The Boston office of the Western Union Telegraph is still intact. The rumor that buildings in the rear of the office would be blown up to stay the progress of the fire created panic, but the idea has been aban- doned now. The fireis now about 150 yards from the office. The wind is falling alightly, and the heat is not felt so much. At 4 o'clock op- erators were obliged to workin their shirtsleeves. The Old Brick church, up to afew minutes since, was not in flames, but is threatened seri- ously. Manager Milliken, with all his force, save three pickets in the main office, is en route to the Providence depot, where he will endeavor to maintain regular communication with outside pomts. The gas cameup in a few minutes after it was reported as going out. Special to the Western Press, New Yong, Nov. 10.—Despatches fromBoston, midnight, say that the greatest fire ever known in New England is atthis hour raging among the large wholesale stores in the very heart of the business portion of the city, and it will not cense until it reaches the wharves. There was bardly abreath of wind stirring when an alarm was sounded, about 7:30 o’clock, followed by a second, third, and fourth in rapid succession, but the first engine was hardly on the ground whenthe fire broke out from the fourth story of s large four-story granite store on the corner of Summer and Kingston streets, occupied in the first story by Tebbets, Baldwin & Davis, wholesale dry goods dealers. Ithnd caught in the engine room, and the flames spread like lightning up the large elevator, and were first geen climbing underneath the wood-work of the roof. The engines were fairly at work before any other store had caught. The buildings in the vicinity were all of granite, four stories high, and each surmounted with Mansard roofs; none of them being over five years old. Detached splinters flew readily, as the air was heated by the terrible heat, and soon the flames began licking the Mansard roof on the opposite side, far above the reach of streams directed upon it from all quarters. The fire was constantly in the air, and one building after another caught on the roof, and flames ekipped lightly along from one window-gill to another, 8o that in less than 30 minutes every cheek was blanched s it became evident that the whole city in one direc- tion was at the mercy of the flames which were leaping gaily from roof to roof, and from one ‘building to another. The second building to succumb was directly opposite to thatin which the fire first broke out, and was occupied by Mafin, Mulen & Elms; Harding Bros. & Co.; Bowen, Moors & Co.; George Lide; Carter & Co., and Conant Bros., all wholesale dealers in dry and fancy goods. This was at the corner of Otis Place. Tho beat now became infernal. The streets ran rivers of water, and every moment was heard the sound of granite blocks exploding, and whole frames falling in the streets, maling them impassable. The firemen were driven from one station to another, and many an engine was kept nobly at work, while the hydrant was wet down by a hand-hose, and the engineer could only hold his place while & stream of water was kept playing wupon him., Blocks of granite weighing tons wera split as if by powder, and hurled across wide streets, and planks went flying through the airas if they were feathers. The firemen erected barricades and worked behind them, but thoy were burned almost as soon a8 erected. An hour had hardly elspsed before it was evi- dent that Beebe's Block, the finest business structure in the city, built of granite, five stories in height, with the cursed Mansard roof over all, maust go. Within thirty minutes the flames were coming out in fiery billows from every window, and up the stairway leading to A. T. Stewart's rooms was a perfect column of flames. This building served but as fuel for the flames. ‘Whole pieces of dry-goods went whistling across the square, lodging on the window-sills of the magpificent stores on Devonshire street. Beebe's Block stood & solid wall of granite geveral minutes after the inside fell, but the heat warped it, and $2,000,000 soon lay a heap of stone, brick and mortar. A hurricane now raged, and, owing to the intense heat, and per- fect sleet of coals, drove everything befora it. Every building was now heated asif in a fur- nace, and caught like tinder. Four-story gran- ite blocks seemed like ehavings, and deafening explosions were constantly heard. A new terror was now added to the babel of confusion. The tenement houses at the upper end of the street were being fast licked up by the flames, and women, crazed and feainting, were rushing to and fro, carrying children, crockery, clocks, and bedding. One ran scream- ing through High streeb with & stove- fonnel in her bands, while snother was tugging & heavy chest which would have been a weight for a strong man. Now and then a few pieces of goods might be gaved by volunteers who ran jn and spent five minutes, during which they could work in bring- ing out perhaps a hundred pieces of cloth. One man, Marshal Cotter, got out $25,000 worth of kid gloves, and had them placed on the sidewalk in a demaged condition. He offered a hackman $500 in vain to take them to = place of safety. Inless than an hour he hed to flee for his life, and the flames were not again cheated of their prey. The fire was now in Federal street, and the wool houses were going like oil fac- tories. They could never have been attacked at & more dangerous time, crammed from cellar to garret. Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth were on hand that might have been de- livered to customershad it not been for the horse disease. In one store alone there wers $100,000 worth of wool stored which was await- ing delivery. Minor, Beal & Hacket had their store packed full, having only put ,in the last of their winter stock three hours before the fire en- veloped it all. March Bros. & Pierce had just put their winter goods in the cellar and sent their summer goods up steirs to be made up. The paper houses came next, and with theend of Federal street went the majority of largecity dealers. It had beon hoped that the fire conld e stopped short of Franklin street, but the stores there were as vulnersble as any of the others. The Freeman's National Bank went at 10 o'~ clock, and an hour later the National Bank of North America was in as bad a condition. The only place where ihe limits of the fire were reached is on Sumner street, where the fire be- gan. It ewept in a northeasterly direction from there, and I cannot tell where it will stop, The loss, of course, is beyond contemplation. There must bo an insurance heavy enough to carry under several insurance companies in this city. s LIET OF SUFFERERS. The following is a complete list of firms whose places of business, with their stock, are a total Joss. Up to midnight it was impossible to give it any sort of en arrangement, for bouses were only taken as they were seen going down before the fire : R, H. Sampson, paper and twine, George W. Bond, wool. B, H. Thayer & Co., paper manufacturers, H. C. Judd & Co., wool, 5.'S."Arnold, paper and twine. ‘Rogers & Co,, crockery. Nichols, Palmer & Dupee, wool. ‘Thomad H. Tyler, Hallowell & Gaburn, wool. . itliams & Co., woo Howland, Luce & Co., wool. Babin & Bage, wool, C. E. Hapgood & Co. Welch, Griffith & Co. James Tucker & Co,, corner of High street. Bucking & Troon. Aklans & Co., agents of Fletcher Manufacturing Company. J. Ford, grocer. Vright, Goodwin & Delanc, Chamberlain Brothers, W A. W. Clapp & Co, Williar. Butcher & Co., crucibles. - Agents Lewiston Pennsylvania Steel Works, Jumes Woodman, sion. Scoville Manufacturing Company. William Jeasok & Co., En3lish steel. ‘Hussey, Willis & Co,, steel Otis Paace, J. & 3. T.Leo; T. Christian & Co., ho- sfery and gloves. Jobn B, Babcock and Partington, commission mer ants, C. B. Grinnell, furs and calf-skins, George Hunt, commission. ; ‘Boone, Conzell & Co,, clothiers’ trimmings, Butler, Jobnson & Co,, hardware. Fhillipy Shumen & 6. ope Thread Company. Milliken Bros, & Co., agd Fennes & Co. 3. Ssx0n & Son, agents Lock Print Works, ‘Atlantic Cotton Mills, Gray agent. gavh % I‘rus‘t’; enry C, Davis. Henry Poor & 5on, hides and leather. E. W. Cory & Co., leather, James A, Roberts, hidesand leather, N. W. Rico & Co., leather. as. Marsh & CO,, leather. B. G. Boardmaa & Co,, hides and leather, gichnlu & Dalton. wool, John H, Rogers, Thomas Hall, : Farr, Hateh & Co,, men’s furnishing goods, Green Bros, & Co,, dress goods. Conant & Co, D, Lyons & Co., men’s furnishing goods. Nicliols & Daltop, lesther. Harding, Gray & Dewey, wool, A.T. White & Co,, leather. ©. L. Darrett, hides and leather. * Wm, B, Spooner & Co,, hides and lesther. Daniel Stamford, wool broker. James’0. Baffard & Co., hides and leather. Guier, White & Co., leather. - J. & 1, X. Osborn, hides and leather. E, B. Phillips, oil storo, Albert Thompson & Co., hides and leather. Johnson, Eston & Brackett, hides and leather, Babcock & Partridge, straw goods. W, P, Brigham & Co., gloves and hoslery. Julius Beal & Homer, clothiers. Morse, Hammond & Co., bosiery, gloves, and hand~ erchiofs, G. HL. Binter, halr goods. Eugine Chapin, trimmings, A, Folsom & Bons, clothing and oil cloths, D. Lyons &Co. Marr Bros., furnishing goods. Weil Bros., men’s furnishing Thomas Kelly & Co,, dry goods. Hawley, Folsom & Morton, men's lnmlubll:g&oudu. Minor, Beal & Hackett, men’s and boys’ clotbing, March Bros. Plerce & Co,, men’s farnishing goods, Simons Bros, & Co., D. M. Hodgeon, clothing. Boston Collar Co, Homer & Weith, carried leather. Flint & Clatur, inner soles, Pevear & Co., kid leather. C. A. Hatbawsy & Co,, High street, oils and cement, Thomas E. Proctor, leather. Edward Speulding & Bumstead, hides and leather, Davis Bro. & Co., leather. Locket, Mitchell & Co,, woollens. Hoyt, Sprague & Co., commission, Perry, Cook & Tower, dry goods. Prayeh, Bock & G, clothing. . L. Solomon & Sons, Jowel & Bush, woolleas, YLewis & Cohn, cap manufacturers, E, Beverly & Son, felt goods. W. D. Strong & Co., o1 Flanzel & Co,, woollens. H. Herrman & Co., importers. Sibley, Sumner & Co., clothing, ‘Haughiton & Perkins, Bawyer & Co. Wooda & Co, A.T. Bewart & Co. Parker, Wilder & Co. ‘Anderson & Co. Gross & Deniels. Tibbets, Baldwin & David, Smith & Richardson. Harding Bros. & Co. Bowen, Moore & Co, G. L. 1de, Carter & Co., wheelwrights, Anderson & Co. Brown & Desrborn, straw goods, Leland, Wheelock & Co. Bawyer, Mansfield & Co, Brainard Davy. John H. Rogers, Thomas Hall, Hatch & Co., men's furnishing goods, Green Bros. & Co., goods. Conant & Co, Lyons & Co., men's furnishing goods, Rogers & Co, Barry & Bros, Jackson, Rice & Stinson, Leland, Allen & Batea, J. C. Howe & Co. Deany, Poor & Co. Smith, tebbins & Oo, Pierce, Hardy & Co. Frothingham & Co, Dale Bros, & Co. A reporter just returns from the scene of the fire, and saya the large tailoring houses on Wash- ington street have gone. Engines have been sent for to Reading, Law- rence, Lowell, Salem, and Lynn. All inthe immediate vicinity are already here. The Pilot office has just gone, and the Old Bouth Church is in imminent danger. Part of the Western Union wires are already down, and every now and then another gives out. The loss will be nearly 100,000,000 before the fire is extinguished. THE FIRE STILL RAGING. New Yorg, 11.50 a. m.—The fire is still ragirg in Boston. Our main office was abandoned at 8.30 8. m., buildings in its vicinity being blown up to check the progress of the fire. DESPATCH FROM ME. ORTON. New Yorg, 12.30.—To General Stager: Latest report ;says the fire i3 believed to be under control. I can 0dd little to what you will find in the Press reports. The building next to our main office was blown up, &nd the office was abandoned several hours ago. It was standing at last report. I judge the value of property destroyed is greater than at Chicago, last year, although fewer buildings have been burned. ‘We aro concentrating men and material from all quarters by special trains, and hope to be able to handle considerable business to-morrow and to restore our facilities rapidly. WiiLiam Ozroy, President. BostoN, Nov. 10.—9 a. m.—Buildings are being blown up onLyndall and Congress streets. The Post Office, on Congress street, will prob- ably go with most of the street. Marines from the Navy Yard are on duty in the streets. BostoN, Nov. 10.—4 sa. m.—The fire hes reached dimensions that simply defy description, and people of Boston find themselves in danger of their lives ; the loss of houses and other property being now scarcely thought of. Every street in the neighborhood of the fire is thronged by people, all endeavoring to eavea few valuables, as they flee towards Tremont and Court streets, whero the fire is supposed tobe uneble to reach. But there is no telling where this awful torrent ot heat and flames will stop, as the wind has already risen to gale, and it seems to have no positive direction or current. As the flames increase in intensity and power the very atmosphere lends additional fury to the wind, which rises, as it were, in our midst, and goes rolling over the track of the fire, hurling dense showers of fiery sparks into the air, only to send them over thet portion of the city still antouched. ¥ The rumbling noise of the torrent of flameis now and then relieved by the detonation of masses of gunpowder which have been placed in untouched edifices in the apparent track of the fire, and the awful scene is rendered more fear- ful and appalling by the appearance of frag- ments of these demolished homses, as theyfly upward in the air. The note of preparation for the worst hes been sounded everywhere; conse- quently the aggregate loss will be greatly lessened by the prompt removal of all portable goods. The greatest difficulty, however, is experienced by merchants in procur- ing necessary means of transportation, s the horses are nearly all ill with the disease that has 80 afflicted the laxger cities of the Union. Fab- nlous prices ate being paid for such services, and yet the demand is far greater than the sup- Ply. “How will it end?” every one is asking, though I hardly dare to put the question to my- 6clf. It seems Yo me that if it cannot be con- q\_lered now, there is no reason to think that it .vnllAbe until it reaches the water, in which case it will sweep through Dock Square, taking Fan- f““‘ Hall and Quincy Market, thence continuing its way toward the shipping at Commercial and Levis wharves, and 80 up the harbor. I am sorry to say that Boston is no better than other cities, for in the midst of the terror and confusion that exist in our streets, thieves are busy at work and frequent arrests are ‘being made. Indeed, itis difficult to tell friend from foe, and many owners are compelled to see their valusbles' carried off by unknown desperadoes without venturing to remonstrate or stop law- less proceedings. The police do all they can to protect property, but the multitude prevent their doing much, and 80 they content themselves with making arrests whenever possible. 4 Nearly 200 men and boys have been already locked up, and also several women. Allof these prisoners are of the lowest class, and come from the purlieus of the city. . The firemen from Newburyport, Lowell, Wo- burn, Chelses, Cambridge, Charleston, New Bedford, and other places, promptly ‘responded to the call for aid made by our city authori- ties, and despatches are constantly coming in announcing their departure by special trains, that have been started over the various lines by the railroad companies ; but before they can ar- rive, the greater part of the business section of the city will be destroyed, together with immense stores of valusblo goods. There is & rumor, which I have no means of verifying at present, that the fire is extending southward. s There are reports that the Worcester and Old Colony Depots are in danger. If this is the case, the fire must have tfaken & backward course of nearly helf & mile along Lincoln (South) and Federal streets. This is a scction entirely filled up with tenement houses, mostly of wood, which seem to me to be a strong reason for believing the statement to be correct. The flames cannot go farin this direc- tion, however, as they will soon come to water [ g Boston proper from South Boston. ‘The two railroad depots spoken of are new ones, and the loss in that quarter will be a very heavy one. 1t is rumored that several lives have been lost in the flames, though, of course, there can. be no certainty of the fact. It is very probable, however, ag the rapid progress of the flames could scarcely have occurred without some of the thousands of panic-stricken people being engulfed in the fiery vortex. As 1 passed through the neighborhood of the fire, rumors were rife that some charred bodies ‘had been found, but I could not obtain any con- firmation of the fact. The fire has been so little dependent upon the wind, that I cannot call any place in tho city safe. It has not got above Tremont street, how- ever, or gone toward the West or South ends, ‘but when one haa seen, as I have, stone build- ings that we called wholly fire-proof, go down before the flames like tinder-boxes, he cannot say that any pert of the fown will resist the fiery element. Bosrox, Nov. 10.—5 8. m.—The ecene at the corner of Milk and Devonshire strects down to- ward Federal, and up in the direction of Washington street, was a terrible one. Nobody could stand within three blocks of the burning masses, 80 the firo had full posses- sion of the buildings within its grasp. As each edifice canght fire from its neighbor, the flames seemed to devour the contents ina single mo- ment, and so the torrent of flame grew in 6trength and power with terrible velocity. Fall- ing roofs were einking every minute and carried down with them floors, one by ome, until the walls became isolated, and also fell with a erash. Whole blocks of buildings disappeared in this manner, crumbling up like so much card- board. Huge masses of material choked the streets, and taking fire, created a solid body of flame. Fire engines were utterly useless, for 10 human being conld stand near enough to send streams of water where they were needed to do service. The firemen are ntterly exhausted already, and unless help speedily ar- rives, they will be compelled to desist. We are expecting trains to arrive every moment from Portland and Springfield with more assistance, though they cannot safely runup to the city. It is » terrible Sabbath that is dawning upon Boston, and we cannot tell when or where the work of destruction will cease. It is safe to say that the fire will not be checked until the day has far advanced, evenif the effort be suc- cessful then. It is impossible to give you any more details relative to the losses that have been sustained since the list sent you was made up. People talk of losses in millions as readily now as they did of thousands at midnight. Men and women from every part of the city came from their homes to see the fire, but be- fore they reached the vicinity the confusion that existed in all of the leading streots, gave them an impreesion of terror few will ever forget. It was,indeed, astartlingscene for those who arrived on the ground after midnight,for new-comers had made no preparation, and were utterly bewil- dered by the confused noiges and the distraction that oxisted among those who, having large in- terests at stake, had been present at the fire from an early hour. Bostox, Nov. 10.—At 11:35 the fire i still rag- ing with unabated fury. BornToN. BostoN, Nov. 10—12:15 p. m.—Reporta are contradictory, but it is said the fire is now under control. B The Post Office is in danger. The buildings adjoining it are on fire. ® . The telegraph office is now in the Providence depot. ‘The Atlantic cable circuits are not interrupted by the fire. There is an extra circuit by way of Montreal and Portland, should the Boston routes fail, BosTox, 1.30 p. m.—1It is now confidently be- lieved that the fire isunder control, the loss, if 0o more buildings are burned, will not fall short of 200,000,000, and will perhaps exceed that figare 50,000,000, New Yomrk, 1.30 p.m. To Anson Slager : < Present bounds of fire at 1.80 p.m.: Central, Broad, Bedford, both sides of Summer, Wash- ington, Milk, Devonshire, Water, Congress, Lindall and Kilby streets. It is believed the fire is under control and will not extend beyond theso limits. ‘Wat. OrTON. [For later despalches, see First Page.] Invitation Accepted. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yorg, Nov. 9.—The invitation issued by St. Louis to European capitalists to visit the Western States, and inspect Missouri and its ‘metropolis, has been accepted already by F.C. E. Griffin, banker, of Wolverhampton ; Mr. Lor- sont, repr esentative of Belgian capitalists; Mr. Gsnkroger, spinner and manufacturer, of Todmarden, Lancashire; H. Gillespie, of the grent lace manufacturing firm of Perry & Co., Nottingham, representatives of Rothschilds, Baringa and several others inter- ested in_ various extensive enterprises. Eerly next spring all these parties will visit St. Louis, preceded in the meantime by & few among the number. The subjects of colonization m:ldg min- eral resourceswilibe examinedby these moneyed visitors, who mean business and not a splurge. English capitalists are slso interested in the fact that American railways return 15 per cent on the investment, and that subject also is to be lookedinto. Liberal Republican Meceting in Cins . cinnati. CrxerssaTy, 0., Nov. 9.—The Hamilton Coun- ty Liberal Republicans held n meeting this after- 1ioon, 120 persons_present, mostly Tepresenta- tive men. General Brinkerhoff made a speech. Resolutions were adopted reiterating the belief in the correctness of tho Liberal Republican prin- ciples, except as to the tariff, which the meeting held should be for rovenue only. They resolved %o maintain the organization and to appoint 20 delegates to attend tho Columbus Conference on the §5th inst. between the State Executive Com- mittees of the Liberal Republican and Demo- cratic parties. WASHINGTON. _ . Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. TONNAGE DUES ON CANADIAN VESSELS. ‘WaszmsGToN, D. C., Nov. 9.—At. the last ses- sion of Congress thero was some discussion in the Senate Committes on Commerce relative to the propriety of passing abill abolishing the ton- nage dues on the vessels engaged in tradeon the western lakes and owned in Canads. The dis- covery was not then made that our treaty with Belgium, made in 1858, virtuelly placed the whole question of tonnage dués outside of the hands of the Government, where parties saw fit to_pn?tesb against their payment. However, a8 this is ‘only & matter of implication, it is pro- posed to accomplish the abolition of the duties by direct legislation, and the Tre; Depart~ ment will male a recommendation to that effect. 'DEATH OF A NEWSPAPER. _The Patriot newspaper g)amocmb), Congres- sional organ here, will publish its last edition on Monday, such being the decision of the stock- holders at” their meeting to-dsy. This enter- prise started with a capitel of $100,000 about two years 8go, nine-tenths of which has been in it8 various vicissitudes. Since then it has Dbeen under several managements, none of whom seemed to have discovered the art of keeping it {rom sinking money. = THE CIVIL SEBVICE. - Numerous Government officials have come to the conclusion that the present modo of exam- ination of applicants for clerkships in the De- partments, under the Civil Service rules, is sup- plying these offices with very inferior material for clerks, and some even who have charge of the work of examination of spplicants pro- nounce the system a fraud on the Government. . PATENT DECISION. _The Commissioner of Patents has recently de- cided that the one to inventa new and useful devico i entled to the protection of a patent, even if its_production was sccidental, and nob appreciated at the time, and that mere duplica- tion is not invention. PERSONAL. Secretary Delano, having improved his health, will return here on Tuesday. General Baker, Commissioner of Pensions, arrived here to-day. Judge Morton, Sixth Auditor of the Treasury, will return from Alabama to the Post Office De- partment to-morrow, and it is expected that all of the principal officers who have been absent the greater part of the summer will roturn dur-~ ing the coming week and resume their duties. t is announced thet General Grant will not bo able to visit his infirm ‘father st Covington, Kentucky, next week, as promised, but_that his visit may soanibly be deferred several weeks, The President will leave here to-morrow even- ing, for Philadelphis, to attend the funeral of General Meade, and will return on Tuesday. The President will not be the guestof Colonel Forney during this visit. [o the Associated Press.] CANARDS. ‘WaASHINGTOX, Nov. 9.—The report that J. M. Langston (colored) will .be appointed Solicitor General in place of Colonel Bristow, is untrue. The successor of Bristowis already selected, but his name will not be publicly known until it is officially aLnounced. The report that John A. Binghsm will be ap- pointed Minister to Russia is also untrue. COULD NOT BRING SUIT. ‘The Supreme Court of the Disf of Colum- bia to-day refused to grant an injunction to restrain the Board of Public Works from col- lecting special assessments upon %:'o‘p for street improvements, the decision being based mainly upon technical grounds that the plaintiffs could not bring Euit. « YELLOWSTONE EXPLORATION, Becretary of the Interior Cowan, to-day, re- ceived a teley from Professor F. V. Hayden, announcing his arrival at Philadelphis, having returned from his season’s work in condncting the geological survey of the Yellowstone coun~ BIG INDIANS IN CUSTOLY- Major Alvord, S§>ecinl Indian Commissioner, has written the Secretary of the Interior thab Satante and Big Tree, who were taken from prison at untsville, Texas, and es- Corted to St. Louis in company with & delegation of Arrapahoes, Commanches, and Kiowas, are still detained by the United Sfates Marshal in St. Louis, and that the fian:ison of Texas complains of the action of the Goyernment in not re- hgning them to the custody of the Texas State offlcers. GENERAL MEADE. Preparations for the Funeral of the Distinguished Dead. PrmapereEis, Nov. 9.—Last evening the Council's committee, having the funeral of the loto General Meade in charge, met General Drum,who has temporary charge of the military preparations, and the route of the procession was decided upon. There will, it is believed, be no hearse in the line, but the casket will be either carried or conveyed on a gan-cariiage. There will be st the grave a firing parcy of thirty men. General McDowell arrived in the city at a late hour last night. [he arrangements for the funeral of General ‘Meade are nearly complete. General McDowell states that & defachment of 400 res troops, composed of details of the ory, cavalry, and engineer corps, will arrive to-morrow night from New York, and with them six artillery Dorses, threa drivers, and non-commissioned officers. The horses are to be attached to a caisson to be furnished by our local militis. vEfiun it, the casket containing the remainé will be placed. The body will be carried from the late residence of General Meade to_St. Mark's Church. Sixteen privates in the United States Army will bear the casket under command of two non-commissioned officers. The usual services of the Episcopal Church for the dead will be held. After the services the body will be placed upon the caisson, and, with civic and n}ifit&ry escort, conveyed to its final resting place. The Committee of the Council have decided to make use of the stcamer Undine to convey the remains from the landing at Fairmount to Laurel Hill Cemetery. ¥ New Yomr, Nov. 9.—Four batteries of the First United States Artillery, under Breveb Lieutenant Colonel Closson, are ordered to l‘PIhiladalphiu, to attend the funeral of General eade. TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 9.—Governor Parker has issued & circular to the State officers, calling at~ iention to the death of General Meads, in which he refers in patriotic terms to his fame as a sol- dier, and recommends that the various State de- partments be closed on the day of the faneral. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.—General McDowell, in charge of the funeral of General Meade, issued an order to-night giving the programme of the funeral cortege on Monday morning. It has been finally decided to take the body from the Park to Laurel Hill by boat. The customary selute of three volleys will be fired upon the boat leaving the h.nflmg. Minute guns will be fired in the park until the boat reaches the cemetery. Services will take place at 113.m, The pali-bearers are Lieutenant General Sher- idan, Major Generals Humpbreys, Porke, and Wright, Rear Admirals Turner and Lardner, Commodores Scott and Mullany. UTAH. Miscellaneous News of the Territory. Sart Lae Crrv, Utah, Nov. 9.—The great trespase suit of the’ Emma Mining Company vs. the Hlinois Tannel Company was decided to-day by the juryin favor of the plaintiff, with nom- inal damages of $5,000. This practically settles the whols question of title, although for some days it has been understood that the Emma Company have bought the tunnel. The issue involved millions of dollars. A mass meeting will be held next Tuesday night for congratulation on the re-election of Grant. The rumors set afioat in the East by Tom Fitch, that there would be trouble and bloodshed between the Gentiles and the Mormons during the next two or threo months, is mtterly un- founded. Never was thero less apprehension of difficulty than now. J 7 The most extensive preparations are being made on the Union Pacific Railroad to prevent a snow blockade this winter. gt s b S A Further Details of the Loss of the Steamer Katie. . Mexems, Tenn., Nov. 9.—Despatches received 8t & late hour last night state that the steamer Katie, which was sunk at Helens, Ark., yester- dny torning, had broken in two and would prove @ total loss. The first mews recgived of the disaster indicated that she would be easily raised, and her damages slight, but it seems that while the freigl was being removed she broke in twoamidships. Sho originally cost nestly 5200,000, was partly owned by Captain Csunon, Teer * commander, and insured for £60,000 in Cincinnati_end Wheeling offices. ‘Sho had 375 bales of cotton, 850 boxes of cheeso, and 80 barrels of whiskey, shipped here and insured in open policies to the con- signors. Tonn., Nov. 9.—A despatch from Helens, Ark., soys tkat the carzo of the Katie was saved except the cotton in the _hold, whicls ; will be slightly ‘damsged but_ultimately saved. The machinery, farniture, and state-room deors of the boat are all that can be saved. NEW YORK. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, THE CLAFLIN-WOODHULL TRIAL. New Yoex, Nov. 9.—The of Woodhull, Claflin, and Blood for libelling Mr. Luther C. Challis is progressing slowly, with the drift of the evidence strongly agcinst the defendants. r. Challis’ testimony admits that he was an occasional caller on the Claflin family, who cal- tivated him until they thought they knew suffi- cient about him to extract 2200 by blackmailing; they wrote an article assailing his character, and ghowed it to him, but he defied them. The father of Mrs. Woodhull was & witness to-day. He testified that he met Blood at his_ daughter’'s house, 23 Irving place. He was present when Blood and others talked about the publication of an article regarding Challis ; heard Blood read the article referred to. Mrs. Woodhull and Tennie Claflin were in the room. It was about ten days. before the publication of the article. The evening be- fore the arrest of Mrs. Woodhull and Tennia Claflin Itold my children that they would get into trouble, and that they had better go awsy till Xonday. Blood told me to shutup my old itheredmouth. © We believe in free-love prin- ciples and we publish them.” Blaod wrote for the paper. Tho comnsel for defemce, W. F. Howe, . has sought to ' -intimidsta the witnesses for the prosecution by asking them indecent questions about their per- sonal habits, and has been eharply rebuked and curbed by the Judge. A curious crowd of Spiritualists and erratic individuals are preseat each day as spectsters in this case. WHAT TES ‘‘WORLD” SAYS. The World, having aastened back to free trade, isnow rushing for what it considers solid Démo- cratic ground. It sars: “Itis too evident now that the Greeley @nvass was a prodigions blunder. It hasrepdled three honest Democrats for every Liberal Reoublican gsined. Thewhole political philosophyof the candidate was an_in- sulting “rebuke f the cherished idees of the Democatic party. We are not surprised that 8o ~ many true, staunch Democratsreirained from voting. The only surprise is that the great body of the party ‘was 80 obedient to discipline a8 to support, on the anthority of tle Baltimore Convention, & candidate whose ixi:inefl hostility to Democ- racy is attested by his every utterance during more, than thirtyyesrs of gofifica\l activity.” The 'World is now prepared to admire the Democracy of New Jersey, of whom 20,000 did not vote on Tuesdsy last. THE OITY INDEBTEDSESS. The portraits in the City Hell gnd the Fira Department apparatus having been barely saved, on several occasions from the clutches of the city creditors, the question came up to-day whether Comptroller Gresn must go tc prism; o; xdmt.hfla Wwas 0rd:refl,: five n‘;oxg.hs 0go, by Judge Ingraham, to pay 3700, the bal- aich of saluy to.a Supetsisor derk, who had sued the Controller; not having settled it, a motion_was argmed at length, to-day, before Judge Fancher, in the Supreme Cout, to com- mit Mr. Green_to prison for not obeying the mandamus. The Controller's counsel stated plainly that only $500 remained in the Treasury tothe creditof the Supervisors, sndit wasa physical impossibility to_settle & bill for $700 with this amount. The Judge tool the papers under advisement, and the Controller 1ssafe from prison till Mondsy, &t least. {To the Associated Press.] SOCIAL AND POLITICAL. New Yong, Nov. 9.—At the annual dinner giv- en by the Mercantile Library Association, last evening, Charles 0’Conor delivered & speech on the progress of the Reform movement in the metropolis. He concluded with the sentiment: | “General Dix and Francis Eernan—endowed alike with integrity unquestioned, and morals aboye reproach, they were fit rivals for s high station. We trust they have innns'\nated an era in candidacy.” [Apga]mzsa.] Addresses wera also made by William E. Dodge, Rev. Dr. Potter, Rev. H. W. Beecher, and others. THE BEECHER MENORIAL. At Plymonth Church, Brooklyn, last night, the Commiftee on Beecher Memorial reported that 5,000 had been raised for the proposed Bethel and Navy Missions. THE UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP. George Bliss, Jr., and General Henry Davis are mentioned in connection with the successor- %fip of United States Distrizt Attorney Noah avis. FIBE. A firo in Twenty-eighth_ street, extending to Twenty-seventh street, this morping, burned Dean’s stair-building ~factory, Brassington's planing mill, Macy's ‘?ukinybox_ factory, Mar- tin's mechine shop, Welch's planing mill, alarze tenement house, a groceryand a dwelling house. The loss is $80,000. WANTS HIS SALARY. In the Supreme Coyrt to-day James V. Mc- Donnell applied for an order committing :Con~ troller Green for contempt in Dot obeying a mandamus ordering the payment of McDons nell'ssalary as assistant in &e office of the Board of Supervisors. The Controller's counsel claimed that he could only pay the moneywhick: had been appropriated. Decision seserved. A LARGE FAILURE. Reports were current in Wall street to-day of the failure of Bowles Brothers & Co., of London and Paris. . FEMALE SUFFRAGE. A Prominent Lady of St. Louls Seeks ‘Damages for Being Deprived of Her Franchise. St._Lovuts, Nov..9.—On the 15th of Ociober, Miss Virginia T, Minor, of this_city, spplied 2t one of thie registering ofiices to be registered as a voter, and her request was refused, on the ground thet the Constitniion of Missouri provides that only male citizens are entitled fo vote. To-dsy, Mrs. Minor, joined by her husbsnd, asthe law re- uires, entered suit, in the Circuit Court, against Hoese Rapporeon, t"e Registrar, claiming dam- 2ges in the sum of $10,000, The plamtiffe otition protests sgainst the decision of the %egismr; declares the constitution of Missourl in conflict with the constitution of the United States, and cites several sections thereof, especially the Fourteenth Amendment, to substantiste her claim to citizenship. ‘Mre. Minor is the wife of Francis Minor, a' highly respectable lawyer of -this city, .-.tg gx—eecnfi the Clerk of the Snpremé Court of the State. He has been an active worker in the woman's movement, and brings this suit to test the claims of woman to the elective franchise, and will carry it, if necess sary, to theUnited States Supreme Court. The case will be argned by Judge John M. Krum, and the result will be looked for with great ine terest by this community. —_— The Boston Horror. BostoX, Nov. 9.—Two men were arrested, yess terday, named Alley and Barrett, both team- sters, for the murder of Ellis, whose remaics '\Egre found floating in barrels in the Charles iver. Alley was committed, ternoon, to await the result of the inquest inio the death of Abijah. Ellis. The circumstantial evidence is sfi'oni ngainst him. Barrett, the other suspecte party, had no connection with the murder. 'Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. NEw Yorg, Nov. 9.—The Boston papers to-day state that the horrible murder of Abijah Ellis, whose body was found in the Charles River un ‘Wednesday, was committed deliberately in cold blood, and for a paltry amount of money. He was sober, honcst, industrious, and frugal. Hia habit was always fo carry from $300 to 3300 on his person. Although he left hislodgings at 157 ‘East Dover street at 4:30 on Tuesdsy morning and did not return, he was seen walk- ing rapidly on _ Washington street by an acquaintance on Tuesday evening. He owned the house No. 163 East Dover street and leased the adjoining one, nnderletting to several small familics and reserving & room for himself on the third floor, He took his meals at a boarding house on Smith avenue. The general theory is that ho was murdered for the money in his ocket, and thet the assassins omitted to take is watch for fear of identification. The barrels and shavings in which his mutilated remains were found form s clue which the detectives are eagerly investigating. San Francisco Items. Sax Fraxcisco, Nov. 9.—Serious cl o8 ars made against the employe of the Board of State Harbor Commissioners, involving large sums of money. Governor Booth i8 in the city. The investigation commences to-day- Brothertons, the forgers, have mnof ;al gone to State Prison. They 8ay they werd be- trayed to the police. Fatal Editorial Shooting Affraye. Eaxsas Crrv, Mo., Nov. 9.—Lafayeite W. Graves, editor of the Lexington, Mo,, Infeltigen- cer, wah ghot and instantly killed by Ldwin Tt ner, publisher of the Register of that city. Political difficulties was the cause. .Turner was arrested and brought to Kansss City by the Sheriff, for fear of violence by the citizens. There is great excitement at Lexington, an further violence is apprehended. o