The New York herald., 1871-10-16
NEW YORK HERALD OUTosER 1C ISL-rEPLE SHEET

we should have endured II all that part OF our cIt,
west oi thg Bowery. Chatham street aud Broaus az
been Laid la ashes; or again. Al ali tnc between
Ntnth ana Lexington avenues. say RON Fishtl
street. 10 the PARK, had been wrapped IN rcSistics
sea OF tame and rum. Already there mad pecn cx
pressed through certain portion OF the press the
kEyoLrtNG AND SHOCKING Theory
shat thls 0Wlui calamity was d judgment OF Coo
upon the des0lated city Tor the crimes OF her peo
PIE, a. such suggestion every man endowed
ror Inc bare TACT or u human heart being SO cruel
and stern and pltiless as 10 frame such doctriae
tuea cxponcnts oi the wil OF the Almighty, there
was Ia itself very melancholy. 10 all such sellconst
might be recalled with profit the words ol the saw
iour--"fhink you that these Gal!cans were
ilE I say unto you, except 70 repeat.
ye also saaii surely perish" The preacher
sTca. lesson Of the irc mad been one or very dl-
Iercnl tenor. The sublime expression OF synpafhy
ilat had been uttered ~ every corner OF sne CIVIL
KNIT TO1ErHER
In the bonds oil comnon interest," and that all men
dency or the time was, undoubtedly. 70 make this
unity more complete. Such seemed 10 10
caSo car lad had shown 0eI what marvellous progress
we had made IN that direction. Last
sunday and Monday tne @ desolatod oa ciy was n the
globe. aud. speeding last on the telegraph wires,
the news spread uko waves OF disturbance. IN ever
widening CIRCLES, TO the uttcrmost parts OF the
eatth. and then came that still more wonderful
reflex wave OF substantial help and cheering words
pTOIHlScS kuCk III cvcr lcbSculuk CkECieS
70 toe stricken CITY. Looking over the record OF
ungrudging and immediate succor that had been
SO freely given. we felt the meauIng OF the grateful
response from Chicago, "G0d bless the noble
hearted people OF the worid!' We might also learn
from the fire
LESSON or THANKPuLSESS
10 God for the marvellous way IN Wnict He IS thus
bringing all men t0gether-gathenng them IN, as It
were, into single family, Lock ut tse immense III
nuences Tor good in tins calamity Of the telegraph
and the locomotive. But Tor the power to send out
the cry OF distress on the wings OF the lightning and
o'lC Tor the increased speed oil transportation which
the railroad gave US what would have become of
the hundred and fifty thousand starving aud ui-
sheltered people lying out on the bare prirle The
with Infinitely darker horrors; the mortality and
suffering ant misery vastly greater DIR. Ever also
alluded 10 the system oil insurance as an alienation
oi the disaster and showed that tnOugh IL origlna ted
IN human seiii5hneSs, IL had a tendency TO bring
iGem togctncr IN bonds Of mutual interest rae
preacher then made
DIRECT APrEaL
In behalf of the sufferers le referred 10 one c0n
eregation in which, lac knew from reliable inlorla.
tion, ali It's members had Leen stripped or every.
thi1g. most OF them not having even
Change Of undcrclOtaing led He also read long
extract from the INT In tue HERALD OF q
heartrending scene between brother anu sister,
OF whom had become 4 manlac from excess oil grief
Tue collection was very llberll, ana While IL WAS
being taken the preacher excited the sympathy OF
Ills audience Wy pcturlng an equal disaster in New
York. Traces OF elnQtl9l were. plainly visible ON
many c0intenancas, and now and then low, Stii'od
500 would be distinctly heard, Dr. Ever promised
that the collection should toe devoted partly 10 the
chicago sufferers and partly TO the Victims. IN tue
Northwest, OF tue terrio,c ores which nave set vast
regions abazc.