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Show By W. U Telegraph. THKBOSTON FIRE. New York, 12, The firo risks in Boston of the Fireman's Fund Insurance Insur-ance company of San Francisco, have been erroneously reported at over a million dollars. According to the Massachusots insurance report of that company, its Boston agents have returned re-turned $5,800,981 of risks. TheaRcnts here etato that ouiy $208,738 of this amount was in Boston, London, 12. AH London mornini; 1 papers comment upon the Boston fire and express sympathy with the surler-crs. surler-crs. They attribute the calamity to tho bad management of the fire department de-partment and the policy of tho principal princi-pal authoritics.The"Standard"pays the Li 09 ton fire is a scandal to civilization and shows a most inncflicicnt city gov-vernment. gov-vernment. It compares tho small London firo brigado and the narrow crooked streets and alleys of this city where fires seldom got beyond the building build-ing wherein it originates, to tho thousands of undisciplined fircmeD,the huge granite structures and open places of Boston. There it says the best portion was destroyed for tho want of good management to provont the progress pro-gress of the flames which finally were stopped by use of gunpowder and this wretched business was becauso it was entrusted to volunteer citizens whioh should havo been delegated to skilled operators. New York. 12. The situation of mercantile affairs is unchanged. The i rain interferes somewhat with the shipment ship-ment of goods although there are many orders and buyers are hero from Boston for stock. Tho Boston boats to-night are crammed with goods. Extra steamers with freight will probably pro-bably leavo to-morrow. In Wall street the financial situation is brighter and the Boston fire ia already being lost sight of, yet there is mnch anaiety as to tho action of the Treasury; but it is stated and generally believed that the secretary will buy an additional amount of bonds tO'morrow if offered at and under par in gold. M&Dey is alose and anoutflvjw of gold will commence tomorrow to-morrow weakening tho bank reserves unless government ships in. Private telegrams from London report that a better feeling there and though the ' bank rate remains at 7 per cent, ard 8 is the current rate in the open market, " tho supply u saul to be liberal. Engagements En-gagements for specie fr export to morrow are $1,400,000 with an additional addi-tional million for Thursday Some statements are that three millions will be sent in the two days. A despatch from a leading Boston underwriter states the ealvage will average from 8 Washington, 12. Tho following telegram was forwarded to-day: 'Treasury Department, Washington, Nov. 12. ---Gen. B. F. Butler and T. Kussell, oolieotor, lioston.-ri.he president presi-dent authorizes mo ao say that every possible means of relief and aid will be afforded to the citizens of Boston by the government, and should circum-staojos circum-staojos Appear to demand action by congress such option will be recommended recom-mended by him. (Signed) Geo. L. Bout well, secretary of the treasury." Boston, 12. To-day a committee with John Cummings was appointed to secure from the oity government the property now vacant of buildings, on which to erect warehouses to resume business. At a meeting of the Citizens' Citi-zens' Aid committee to day Wm. Gray, chairman, read, with great emotion, a dispatch from Wirt Dexter, chairman of the relief association of Chicago, stating that that body had appropriated appropri-ated one hundred thousand dollars for ihe relief of Boston, and tendering its deepest sympathy in remembrance of ihe favors to Chicago in its calamity. The reading was greeted with prolonged pro-longed applause) Kobert Laird Col-lycr, Col-lycr, of Chicago, telegraphed that the relief committee of that city were on their way to Boston. Governor Fer-ham, Fer-ham, of Maine, was present and tendered tend-ered tho sympathy of his State with offers of aid from its citizens. Numerous Numer-ous other cheering reports were made. Naylor & Co., of Liverpool, sent in a check for $5,000 through their Boston house. Jordao, March ' & Co., donated $10,000 for the benefit of the firemen. It ia understood that postmaster Bert is endeavoring to make some arrangement with the trustees trus-tees of the Old Church to allow it to be temporarily used as a post office until un-til the new office on Devonshire street is completed. Many large dry goods houses burned out have already opened in new quarters. The w jrk of opening passages through the streets of the burnt district was renewed with vigor to-day, at least one thousand laborer! being engaged. Nearly all the firo engines en-gines have been withdrawn except those employed in cooling the ruios be neaih which are the safes buried which are being dug out all over the region swept by the flames. The safes of the Home insurance company and the heirs of Lemmons estate have been opened. The contents aro in good condition. Exploring parties are at work in various localities olcaring away the ruins and searching for bodies of missing firemen. The members of Book Ladder Company No. 4 are looking look-ing for the body of their assistant foreman fore-man who disappeared on Sunday morning and a gang of men aro at work among the ruiua of Weeks & Potter's store in search of bodica of men supposed to bo ihero. The insurance in-surance com panics tc-day appointed appoint-ed a committee to wait on the governor to request him to call an extra session of the legislature with the view of preserving pre-serving their charters and keeping the insurance business at home. A citizens' citi-zens' meeting at Tremont Temple is called for n-.on to-morrow. A table relating to insurance business gives the number of companies doing business in Boston at 95, which includes 20 companies admitted since tho publication publica-tion of the report of the insurance commissioner. The total amount of tho companies is $38,025,000. The companies having small risks and last admitted will pay their policies in fulL The Boston companies will pay from 20 to 100 per cent or an averngo of 50 percent, of the amount of their risks. Now York, 12. President Dodgo of the chamber of commerce received today to-day from mayor Gaston of Boston the following reply to a telegram cxprcss-' cxprcss-' ing sympathy as asking what aid he could render. "Thanks for your sympathy sym-pathy and kiud offer of a&sistaueo. Tho tire is now fully under contrnl. But few dwelling houses burned. A meeting of the relief committee will be huld this a in. As foon as tho extent 0'. our calamity is aecertuined 1 will communicate with you and inform you of our needs. (Signed) Wm. G-istoD, Miiyor." Chicago, 12. The contributions of Chicago thr (be relief ol Boston are already nrarly a quarter of a million. Thii include the $IOU,00() from the Chiojfcu relief society and OO.UUO from Conk County. A Bofctou special lo the "Tribune" says an estimate as accurate as could bo mado from (he best informed fourceg unde existing circumstances, of tho extent of the fire and losses places the area of the burnt district at about sixty acres and tho total locs, ineludiog buildings and merchandise not to exceed ooo hundred million dollars Another correspondent tays best judges place the v:6C3 at nighty million dollars. The Western Union telegraph company com-pany has returned to its quarters on State strcot. It bai now fifty-five wires to Now York. Boston, 1- The fallowing official statement in regard to Boston banks was forwarded to day. Hon. Geo. S- Boutwell, Secretary of tho Treasury, W ashiugton. Seven no!c hunks wcro burned out by i ho tire. Ali havo recovered their rah nssciy and will immediately rc sumo b'i-ine.tn. I have met the preM-; preM-; dents of the lending banks to day. All agree that the total loss will not exceed 1 half their surplus of 1 2,iKiu,UiHi, Excellent feeling prevail-'. (Signed) John I. Knux, Comptroller ot Currency. All is quiet to-night. A MnDg military patnl guards all the np-: np-: proaohes to tho burnt diotricL Tho oity is still in darkness the gas not having been let oo. The weather is thick and rain is falling. The only bank that failed to kettle at the olearing house to-day was the Freed-man's. Freed-man's. The bonds, gold and money, of this bank were found in the safe all right but the notes destroyed caused a temporary suspension. It will resume business to day. The Boston Mutual insurance companies will all pay in full and the avcrago payments will reach 50 per cent. Considerable rain fell last night and to-day. The night passed quietly. The theatres arc oloscd. It is ftared that six persons lost their lives by the falling of tho walls of Weeks & Patters' drug store on Sun day corning, four of them being fire men. The fact tlvit incendiaries are about is manifested by an attempt last night to fire the !-la! lu of North & Foster on Dudley street, Boston Highlands, High-lands, Slabs were torn off tho rear of the stables, hay stuffed between them and the ceiling and set on firo Fortunately Fortun-ately it was discovered before it made much headwaj and put out. An in-oendiarytire in-oendiarytire in the rear of dwelling No. 27 Conant st., was also discovered but did no damage. Last night several men and boys were discoveied piling wood against a dwelling houso in Prince street, and had kindled a fire when the police arrived and arrested several ruffians. Two ringleaders escaped but they are well known to tho police. Boston, 12. At noon all bar rooms were closed by order of tho mayor. The military guard formic t a cordon around the burnt district has beeu increased. in-creased. No person is allowed to pa-s without a permit as follows : Pass bearor within the lii.es, by command of Brig. Gen J. S Burrell. (Signed), H. Moore, Acting General Military rule is a precautionary measure mea-sure requested by many. Boston, 12- A prclimioaty meeting of insurance adjusters of the leading American and English companies was held at tbellevere House this evening, organized by the choice of E J. Bas-sett, Bas-sett, of tho ou, Hartford, chairman; chair-man; H. C Bowers, of tho North British, secretary. Thirty six .-om-nantes were renre-trntod. No definite aotion was taken. It was proposed to appoint oommissionors to settle all the various classes of risks and adjourned, subject to tho call of the ehairmao. At a meeting of the government and executive committee this p. m., the legislature was ordered to meet next Tuesday. New York, 13. At a secret meeting meet-ing of the board of tiro underwriters, yesterday, a resolution was adopted making the rates ot insurance conform to those of 1870, whioh is understood to be an advanae on the present rates of from 10 to 15 percent. The sub- jeot of Mansard roofs was referred to a special committee who it is expected will declare uninsurable all buildings and dwellings that havo Mansard roofs constructed of other than fire-proof material. Insurance men are beoomT ing more cheerful and believe the lots a of the Boston fire will fall below the estimates of Monday, which they say were placed high enough to cover all risks in the burned district. The salvage sal-vage is thought to be considerable. General Shatter, of the New York fire department, concludes (rem an inspection in-spection of the burucd district that the fire was in oooscquenoe of the delay of firemon in reaching the scene, tho narrowness nar-rowness of tho streets whioh made it impossible to work efficiently, and the great heat which in the open spaces prevented the firemen from approaching approach-ing the burning buildings. Ho agrees with tho chief eogiueer of the. Bostoa department that tho destruction of buildings by gunpowder tends rather to spread fire than otherwise, The people of this eity are assured there is no likelihcoi of a similar calamity befalling be-falling them because of the abundaoce of water and superior organization of the fire department. Two new reservoirs reser-voirs are building to contain nine hundred hun-dred feet of water in addition to the present availablo supply. Chicago, 13 A BostOD special says there is do want ip the city, to speak of. Up to last night two families only had applied for shelter, and it seems probable that the great reserve capital of the city, and the thrift and foresight fore-sight of its people, besides the comprehensiveness com-prehensiveness of the regular charities, chari-ties, will meet all demands. The news from abroad has strengthened the confidence con-fidence of the people who already feel secure in their home incorporations, and there is a reactionary feeling against the wild eohemes of legislative relief. The " Herald " comes out strong this afternoon against any expansion ex-pansion of currency or any sort of monetary mon-etary relief, or any issue of oity bonds to aid in rebuilding, aud also thinks the Common should not havo been granted to business people for temporary tempo-rary buildings, but that these should have been put up on the back bay land?. It points to the faot that the whole loss is only equal to one year's increase of Boston's wealth, which amounted, at the last afso;6ment, to above $70,000,000 in twelve moDths. An expansion of currency it shows would increase the price of merchandize merchan-dize and the cost of rebuilding. Washington, D.C., 12. The secretary secre-tary of the treasury has been asked by Bostoa merchants for relief from an additional oharge of ten per cent on goods io bonded warehouses remaining there more than a year. The secretary secre-tary replied ho had no power, but if any sufferers by fire allowed their goods to remain beyond that timo he would recommend congress that tho oharge be remitted. Boston, 12. Tho relief committee issued the following this morning ; It having been suggested that the secretary of the treasury might issue an additional amount of currency in view of our oalamity ; Hesolvod, that this oommittec earnestly ear-nestly remonstrato against any such issue as unwise, unnecessary, and pro-judicial pro-judicial to the whole country. St. Louis, 13. Tho board of trade yesterday adopted a resolution asking the oity council to place the fire department depart-ment upon a mire efficient footing, increasing in-creasing tho number of engines, amount of hose, etc., also to consider the expediency of prohibiting the constructing con-structing Mansard roofs in tho business busi-ness part of tho city. |