Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-12


Bullock as the president of the evening.
Coy. Bullock, on assuming the chair, called
upon the Rev, K. B. Slratton to invoke the di-
vine blessing.
Mr.. Bullock then addressed the following elo-
qucnt words Of appeal to the meeting, which
found response in a manner made evident later
in the evening. His remarks were eagerly lis
tened 10, as they are on all occasions upon
which the Aueney and grace Of his rhetoric lend
their charms:
We have come together, fellow citizens, to
concentrate our individual sympathics into
some method of common action in aid of the
people of that wonderful city in the west whose
sudden dcSolation is now more wonderful than
the career of its growth. There is little of merit
or efficacy in mere words in the presence of
calamity AMI suffering, and yet even in such
emergency there is wisdom and power in mutual
conference and elaboration. 1t becomes It's all
to look from the same point of view at the event
which appeals 10 us, TO the end that what little
we can do for our western neighboIS in their
aliiiction may be done promptly and heartily, as
II under the direction of one impulse and one
hand.
To those who have been familiar with the solid
and beautiful squares of Chicago, its intense
life enterprise aud prosperity, the accounts of
the late coniaGratiOn come with power over
the senses that eclipscs every former description
Of similar disasters. doubt if, in all the scen-
cry attending the terrible dramas of the dcStruC-
ton of cities by fire. there has been anything
surprising, anything equal to the picture
Of Chicago cnvGlOped by the furics of fame
through the long hours of two entire
days. We have read, in recent years, OF one
or two devastating fires sweeping through the
half organized streets of Constantinople tram
Scending any similar experience in Europe in
the last two hundred years; but they fell far
Shorto this last diSpenSatiOn to our cOuntIymen,
in the immense loss of property, in the annihia-
ton of homes, in the casting anoat upon the
charities Of the world q will not call them cold
charities now) OF masses of women and
children in Il northern climate and on the
verge of coming winter. Then to all this, you
must add the rupture of the ties of Il great
business and the temporary closing of the chan
nelS OF local commerce, which is very much
like stopping the circulation OF blood in the hu-
man system, and which will carry mpoyerSh-
meut tomorrow to those who may not feel it to-
day. know very well that this dcsOlatiOu of the
great city will quickly be repaired and that
under the elastic and indomitable spirit which has
made Chicago almost myth and mystery; those
streets and squares will shortly he restored to
4 condition Of solidty and attractiveness not
surpassed on this continent can now mag
inc the irrepreSSibe citizens of Chicago repeat
ing the prophetic words uttered by the poet,
over the burning Of London, two centuries ago:
"Methinks already, from this chymic flame,
see a city of more precious mould,
Rle ~; as the town which gives the Indies name
p,,t Az t, w.; p' ~ t'a l, 0 ey,a
with the present overwhelming disaster that
has fallen upon three hundred thousand of our
nelgh0orS. Many oil them went oat from
yomcn y, o hrot5o pUi J ls"
can do but little; but that little will be much to
them, and more to us in the final satisfaction of
m w. 90 ny /. -, 10
them is reduced by the very calamity of which
they are chiefly the sufferers. Our relations in
ro,nileree WIN CnlG!go are intimate our mate
ms arc IN anXictv to-"v ovc The crcts .' in hS
mess we have placed there, aud winch now
may fail us in the needed hour. Some of us,
Nv VI US ,U,, III Colea'ie any P"lt ~
are greatly impaired by this public misfortune
Still, on beyond, despite all that has happened
~ 5hy Vi US, ticIe Is ieit 81 illucI tnat VIC can
count with an afflicted and suffcrind neonic
Every one must be his own judge as to what
tnls contribution s9aI nc INSIST that there
shall c>,ait tbc iarnst o critiiso tbn
contribution. The widows mite took the prize
OF reward from our Lord and Savior, and the
p,ToIue'' lnvI. eSl3olioncd mas never oeel over
sion to your hearts. and await yonr action.
The address was freoucntIv interrunted Inv
applause. At its close Mr. Charles r WHITING
was made secretary of the meeting on motion of
Mr. Fl. Walker
~,
Inc chairman then read a communication
from, tho ,,,,,I,,-,, r Wool T;,, o a. IN;
- - ~ VI " 80 i-l'7h' " w. ''7he"
by hlfY-onG men, who pledged, altogether, the
sum of SttI.50, The reading of this was re-
IN" vas ~
celNed with applause, which added to the gen
proI enthusiasm f tha n,nntin.,. mud ,,bor, :,
~ '"e i"'O''"7' an" ""eh 1t
was lOlOWGu by the reading OF q note from Put
nam w. ,T,it oivinp sim and = communities
- = va
tioh lIoul Cloihploh WorkS WIFI 1l,iIl.0O SUBJ
scrucd Mr. Gporpc Cromnton HEADING tbn let
with StOoo fine interest All o,cr tro baIr sbo,yod
itself most cmnhaticaIv
The chairman called unon Hon Coo r1oor
to address tbc mccting
Mfr. Hoar came forward s,v;no that No otbo.
call he could tbinI, or would bovo hrorrI,t hir,
from the pressinr duries of his nrolassion. be
said ne CANA not IN socok b,t nv, hi, ,ros,,oo
to do his ruu share botb nv oxan,lo and h,,
c,ntributnr IN +ho cors, u,,,;oI, T,l,, ,ni,s Co..
our aid Worcester has pavor f,iIod n hoo,,
snicuors in rood v,orl-, or tbis Lind 10 I-oao
nm opr ronutotion abroad vo ,o,st do mora +,,,,,
we can ofr,r1 He c,osoI Inv oe,,rinr +I,, FOL
lo,inr rosolr+ions which ,,,oro snhr,ittod 20
rho ,,oatirrsopd r,s,o1.
Resolved, that onr svmn,thios with our co,rtrv-
men in distress know no lines of state, section or
hos sct"J tbe baaTti city Of wnicn
and glory of America, national in its extent and
pedga our p nmst eors To anu ht We
people OF the whole country in such measures as
af R If t6oratn r must prompt "uu aounuht re-
Resolved, that committee of forty-ive citizens
pe ny t me cn TO maze an Necessary ar
plies and to dIsburse the same for the relief of tie
b lhP n oi III SUCH naner Us they sha
The following named coptlcmcn wore accord.
inplv qppointrd unon tho cor,roi+too. S+o,,I,or
Salisbury. p T. NIoon II p,11ool, cnor,ro
Crompton. Isaac Davis Gcorro uoar q
Taylor. Harrison RIiss w w pioo 1o,ort,
Snrrent. ]. n Walker Ccoroo w piohorlsl,,
Vim r Merri6ald Coorco w C,I, -. wv
Pond Franklin Wvmon wr, nioI,i,.o,
Goorga NJ Pioc Fowls par'o,,e, !, -,
YIN q Clorl, Tdyard Tan3o W., CO.,
Francis IT Dewey p T,nor,, AI5n;a,, wv, ~
rorrd,n A,+r,r Est,t,,oal'
ri,,o.t,, y ri, w., -.
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