A Terrible Fire In Boston

Boston has been scourged by 'a torrible coníbtgration - a repetition oí' the Chicago oatastrophe of a ycar ago. Tho íire broko out on Saturday evening last, ibout l}f, o'clock, in tho cngino room of i íivo story granito bloeit, córner of Sum mor and Kingston strcets. It ran up tho cluvittor liko lightning, f'ound fuol iu thc combustible mo.toriiil of tho Mansard roof, and beforo onghies could arrivo or commence playirig Bpread f rom roof to rooí' - all Mansards - and was boyoud control. Tho firo ragcd until a late hout Sunday morniug, and its progress was only chockod by a freo uso of gunpowdor. The best part of business Boston was bnrncd, evory wholesale dry goods houso but ono, overy leather and shoo house, and every wool houso - all modern and woll built blocks, and all craiumcd f uil of goods. 7 IS buildings wcro burncd, but 67 bcing dwollings. The aggregate loss is put at about $100,000,000. Aggregate insurauce 946,719,750, divided as follows: Massachusctts Companic.j, $20,000,000 Iu Now York Couipaiiies, 0,74"), 7.50 " Companies of other States, 5,970,000 " foroign Oompanies, 4,409,000 The reported loss of wool was 11,000,000 lbs., and woolen fabrios havo advanced hoavily in consequence. 10,000 woinen are throsvn out of employment ; the nuraber of men not reported. New York, Portland and New England cities and towns sent in thoir fire departmonts prouiptly. Tho lack of horsos made it impossible to romovo goods and largely inercasod tho lossos. Material aid has been tendered from all tho largor cities, Chicago sending $1.50,000. - To teil the sad story in detail would more than üll our columns.