THE FIRE AT BOSTON.
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The extent of the loss by this calamity has
not been ascertained. Those most to be re-
lied on, do not make them exceed 100000
dollars, including the buildings.


Many Of the sufferers were fully insured,
and others partially so; the claims on the
Insurance Officers, it is said, will amount to
5000, 000.-Nlany of the Stores were consld-
erably gutted before the fire took them.
The extensive stock of domestic manutac-
lures in the store occupied by Messrs. Rich
ards e Scaper, WAS saved, in good order.
The real estate destroyed was estimated
in the last tax valuation at over S30O,0O0.


The rapid spread of the fire is accounted
| for, by the peculiar situation of the building,
where it originated. Kilby, State, Broad
and Central streets form square, through
the centre of which Doane- street, mario"
street or lane, passes. The building on
Doanc- street in which the fire commenced
was wooden, and it was surrounded by wood
en- buildings in turn walled II, by an almos
continuous block of brick buildings. ne
consequence was, the fire extended itself II
every direction from this common centre rem
dered almost inaccessible by reason OF th'
neighbouring brick buildings.