Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-07-14

test IN town not a single dry goods store es.
capped destruction. All the principal public
buildings are destroyed, the Pocassot Bridge
Mill three Churches, (the Methodist and Chris
tlan onion Churches,D the Custom House, Post
once, two large Hotels, Ohe Pocasset and
Manufacturers tic Fall River Bank, Savings
BANK, two Printing Offices, (thc Monitor and
Argus). Hundreds of her poor and most re-
spectacle Inhabitants are ouscless--an the
wealthy have suffered severely. More than
one thousand persons by this disaster are de.
PrlVed OF n shelter, food and clothing. Many
removed their furniture to what they consider.
ed places Of safety, but to which the flames soon
carried destruction. The case is one which
presents Itself strongly to the sympathies of the
charitable, IN manilrsting which we hope this
community viii not be backward. A circular
has been issued at Fall River by a committee,
appealing to the charitability TO send food, cloth
Ing OF money to them, no. to repair their losses
ana rebuild the village, but to relieve their pre-
sent dIstres, and enable them to give bread to
the hungry, clothing to the naked and shelter
to the houscless.
About 100000 is insured a, the Bristol Co..
Mutual Office, and $4,000 at the Cohannet Mu.
tual Office.
" The Mayor Of Boston invited the citizens
to assemble at Faneuil Hall this day, for the pur.
pose OF adopting measures for the immediate re-
!lei OF the sufferers. After the meeting was or
ganlzed, the Rev. Mr.. Fowler, of FAN River.
gave an interesting account Of the circumstan-
ces attending the appalling conllagration which
had IaId desolate the whole business portion OF
that devoted town. He assured the meeting
that the destruction and distress which prevail.
ed there was sufficient to appal the %stontest
heart--and he earnestly invoked the aid of the
people Of Boston, in such shape that they mirht
see ut to hcs'ow It, 10 relieve the pressing ne
cesSitieS under which a large portion of the in.
hablants OF FaiI River were now suffering.
"A committee was then appointed, consisting
oil two Citizens from each Ward, to collect mon
ely, provisions, clothing, &c. to aid the sufferers
by the late fire. The following gentlemen con.
stltute the CommIttee--F'or Ward No. |, Isaac
@iilrr's, IiloinlS Hudson :. John Il. Iremerc,
j. Cullen Aver 3. Andrew Gcycr, John Smell
Ing; L Moses Grant, w. w. Stone ). Charles
leighton, rhiIip Greedy, Jr. 6. Henry G. Rec,
Henry Edwards Z. s.. Abbott Lawrence, $.
Davis Leaycns, S. Benz. p. Richardson, Thos, ],
shelton; .. Thomas g.. Amory, John L. Brad
Zee 10. Ezra Weston, Joseph Elstis, II. VIM.
WlIeit. George Savage T.. Ebcn Jackson,
Avian Simunds.
On motion OF w. Lawrence. Esq. it was voted
that the money. as collected, shall be transmitted
to the Mayor and Aldcrmen-and that the May.
or, as Chairman olthe Committee, shall be the
agent to transmit all d.nations TO our afflicted
brethren at Fall River.
II was then voted that the Secretary Of this
meeting be requested to act as Secretary of the
and 'h1tthe proceedings ofthc mcct-
ing Ue published IN the papers Of this evening.
MARTIN BRlMMER, Chairman.
WILLIAM HAYDEN, Secretary.