New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-07
aepoRTs FROM EYE-w,TNEssEs
Meetings TO Provide Relief in New-York,
Brooklyn, Boston and Elsewhere

teH CyeftaEen that feattht tVNAf A''t"N'
,ssterdsy rive additional particular which we oondense ana
,,o.sr, Two hundred acres Of territory, ConPaoy built
with dwellings aud business houses have been swept bY he
tornado Of fao and TO- 600 ZOO women and ehren
were turned into The places which had once been streets Tue
heaviest Brown. the rencr whose loss - g.
fnasd NJ sC00Oa which i1clnles not only his immense
wohs bat houses yarious PARIS Of tho city Fortunately
he Gno residence was outside bgrnt district Iho de-
slrueton the CITY Hail. the pride OF tie oN anu
state generally lsmented 1t was not believed mat LIS
60 many articles were taken tneie lo' '' 90"
we're or course al lost caught IN the dome ana 'h ia
ing through the Interior OF ire and IL was quickly
igfscd 10 ,he erouod few Of The city records were
pa,od and a great many destroyed. The building
s.st originally about &i0lO@ but IT cannot now De
replaced oT twice thot srD. The Methodist CAarca
on Closmni.i near the City Han, the most valuable IN
N. ey vas saved BY precautionary measures Of iron
.hri,er TO the windows which il sad many Of the Society
sf,osed fcn Ae church erected. IL s worth about
$1,000 v tie destruction Of he Natural History Building
tAes corporation w lose $4,000 exclusive Of tho valuable
selections Which contained. The Custom House and Fosi
sGoc 10th 10 tlc building were badly damaged IN the
otere Ofs eight churches destroyed that Of The Roman
catholic Immaculate Conception Society Congressst 10
s.hsr With the parsonage the most valuable end the lose
rurof n short Of 5000 Seven hotels were destroyed
incndrr among others the partially finished structure known
the Marble Hotel owned BY the Hon JOAN 81 Wood once
m.mber Of Congress from Maine The hotels destroyed are
tao International Freeman. Commercial American Saho9s
Rene Riugsbn'y's and the Marble.
The Two principal he city The Probe and me United
sAies escaped although The latter several times Oh e
Tie banks Of city 10 number were al destroyed
The creng q he vaults shows that tie papers and money OF
tl6 National Traders and tie Iirst ana oecohu N''''
Bants csosped uubaTmed
Tho City Gas Works destroyed so that the cry no"
IN darkness when night down upon the widespread
sssoaon burning Of nearly all the supply stores renders
Impossible 10 obtain lamps ana oil 10 supply TIC p'ce
she zee.
,,,s. ~ yrtland saws tbs, the greatest apprehension
among flc business men that their misfortune viii cary
sown many Of tae insurance companies particularly TIC loe
sr who she largest iisAs If he insurance o'see are
treupily met very will resume business AGAIN Ihe
peoto arc not disposed be discouraged natossoy
4o again establish in business MI Brown VIII probably com
sree the work Of rebuilding once ard the propeior Of
y Poad ,s already ordered new types and presses
and advertised oT Office proposals 20 build one
The scenes IN The city during the progress Of the bre were
,rh a. eyewitness vii have repeated 10 their
.,rererce All the vehicles Ohanable impressed into
the voYA Of transferring furniture and effects from buildings
burning or reatenod in many they bad no sooner
bsea deposited in what thought TO be place OF safety
than hey were again endangered and perhaps quickly
sesir,yed by she pursuing flames. TIE P0rtoRa Pre's
put,her after tie destruction Of his office issued small
sxts IRON he Of printer who lad not been as IN
fortunate ~ al Of bis fellow craftsmen who published
papers non which extract the following, which shows tie
srrt With 1h.eh tie terrible calamity vas net by the
yuno5oTt .ss.-'-
sermon upon the instability u human AFFAIRS were The
s as dese + would no Of s't re- O SS pes 5TcE
stone which tVo days sgo were bomes snpPs Sa
solitary the midst Of forest Of uhhoused cnmney s5S
Isbyltb Of peasd al4 erumolng walls is granite - i
sglt before last The dome Of the City ts Ed re sRlss Of
lave aEay o eS f Sss6 e f 4SiS i
fte territorial surface Of city lies dole large pant
scos generations has destroyed Half population
las boea turned INTO the street without Is .ns
fae back ana errte without paiatOn OF dsguse oat
fTct aad stone are pershahle and blow away as lightly
gOssl tAeIe yet soAethus SOLID ana enduring ne
mi city In this never have the sterling qualities Of
people shown fth more noble than noE ~ 1sJ
G horr tt The ind0na5le courage which faces the fac
eS' s 'fi s III BEYOND praise s
es suffered comparatively Little and or Yves. lneis
snd cOsstwise trade vii be but Lutte affected The dry gooa
sohng and boot aud Interests are more seriously d
uhs Tor ne time BAT IN sys aaiI ter We .ss rear 5o 9P inter-
so, Temporary rents for Business purposes were IN actNe
dueDd YESTERDAY and building contracts were already IN tue
Gsrkei for bidders."
N. fr question after making sure that the flames had
opShed their limit the provision OF food and shelter for
noe who we're burned Of their homes and had neither
reef Calls for relief having been sent TO Boston and
ether places former city promptly on hand win re-
lief Nsyor Lincoln issued call for provisions to be left al
.h vsous police stations not long after the call
,mapatpv from the Mayors Office had been published that
sss, barrels baskets Of provisions began to accumulate
=. tie various police stations AL during the afternoon these
fa<kagts neatly and cOMp3cy udue up nonou -" o 0V"
ybuiors being individuals who bad made up donations from
a., p-iv ,rders merchants who dealt in such Of the
scst,sares 81 life called Toy and Others who pu
slsssd edbes in wholesale quantities or in parcels smaller
~ hen means admitted o,
Smith the caterer iett FOL Poraod al oelock 10y
a.oton Of the Mayor taking With him oil necessary utensils
soy making coffee tea &C., and several ASSISTANTS Az
.oos great portion the contributions had reached The
fstern depot and placed aboard the train Tor trans
torson 70 Portland. There two long baggage cars
sDsd lib provisions which comprised 100 barrel. Of bread in
ss lot beside other parcels Of tie material pies cakes
other kinds Of pastry cornsd beef hams and other KIDS
OF meat cooked ready eating the latter being nicely
packed upon its preservation. The entire guam
y weighed several Eert In the Of these cars were
se others Of like capacity which were hed with tents fur
sAsd By Col NeKim QusrernsStsr. which are to be
sd m the shelter Of those uuOrt1pses who have lost their
IN sadinonto these substantial TO the amount OF
ras contributed Boston IN less than two hours from
t sang ofte call The relief train reached Portland ard
sye received BY tie city Authorities AID promptly distributed
.@oss the destitute VITO bowered many blessing upon tie
xOOd and benevolent psop Of Boston. Besides tbs donations
IRON Boston there we're also offerings from Salem Mass.
s,th Augusta Lewiston ssco Gardner and Bddsford
Meantime IL. people o, other places have been alive 10 The
1gsncy the os for help In this city the Open Board OF
erkers appropriated 5000 20 be cent at WehATs also
aAs following uothoatcns OF further aid
MEIuSG Ar TIE AsroS HoUs.
neetias o. oar merchants snd other citizens viii be-
Add f afternoon O'Clock the large room Of ths Astc
IIoass Tor toe purposs organizing substantial relief move
n 10 and OF Ls sufferers from bs recent terrible coaassrs
aJon u Portland
The publo ere 1ofsd Tat substitution paper COR the
zsf Of thu susesrs BY tie Portland FIRE - now open At The
Of Ssrso1 Raymond No le NeTst Thirty
Eve hundred doss ha already been subscribed SAD VIII DO
setroyiedssd in the evening ard t0mouoWs papers Al
f.... s.., ttf.Nf IN