New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-18
BOSTON AFTER THE FIRE.

TIE CHURCHES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SILVER
WARE RECOVERED-THE BODIES OF TWO
VICTIMS EXHUMED.
BOsroN, Nov. 17-rhe crowded churches to-
day were IN remarkable contrast to the thin attendance
ON the pre- vious Sabbath when the audiences COM
posed OF few women and children. The great fire was
tho subject to-day in all tho city pulpts. Washington
st. now open for travel and other streets In the burned
district will probably be cleared during tomorrow.
small military guard is stu duty. Thousands OF peo
pie visited the ruins to-day. The PostOnce In faneu
Hail. s 80 crowded with mails that II Is necessary TO send
LARGE amount Of matter to other Offices for distribution
Harvard College hasost heavily by the lire that u
asks $4,000 for immediate use and S2OoOe Tor re-
building.
The most interesting locality among the ruins To-Day
and one TO which hundreds attracted by the oper-
ations there in progress was the OF the store OF
shrieve. Crump & Low. Beneath the sidewalk was a
brick vault feet long, 10 feet wde and 10 feet deep
which contained between $4,000 and 100000 worth OF
silver including the altar service belonging 10 TRINITY
Church. portion OF the sacramental silver Of the Brat
tlc-square Church. service OF silver presented TO Col
VIM. Aspinwan by the merchants OF London
Whose names. inscribed thereon. include those OF
George Peabody Barring Brothers. and other pitcher
presented by Daniel Webster TO Peter Harvey, and
other mementoes besides siyer-ware belonging TO the
firm. The goods placed there after the IRE was
subdued Summer-st, the vaults being cOnsdereu tue
most place IN the ueghDOrnOOu MHcn INC
ing blown down by the explosion Of gas at least 200
tons ,of granite piled upon the top OF the vault
But upon opening IL the sacramental silver presented TO
heJ Trinity Church by King George the lid the Brat
esquare church pitcher bearing date l0 the webster
pitcher aud other sverware brought forth IN GOOD
order In parts OF the vault exposed TO the hottest
OF the fire articles were melted Later IN the afternoon
search continued under the sidewalk, with the nope
OF finding service OF silver which had been sent down
90 the worlmen on Saturday to be cleaned but WIN
what success Is not yet known.
The remains OF Daniel COchrane late Second Foreman
Of Hook and Ladder No. 4, eXhumed from the
ruins Westinghouse to-day. T1ey were charred De-
yOud recognition but identified by tag with keys at
tached He 80 years OF age, and leaves wife ana
two children Shortly after the finding OF COchranes
body, Capt. William Farre OF the same company was eX-
humed aud identified by gold chain belonging to his
wife. Michael Cuddy had been missing since Saturday
night and last at the falling OF the walls on
sunmer-st. This forenoon William Kelly had his right
leg broken by the falling Of wall which he was engaged
in removing. -s---~
1ATER.-The most novel and interesting service In
Boston to-day was held IN the Old South church
probably the last that will be held there NO words can
add the historic OF this Yenerated landmark
which was erected and is Tor the second time
occupied by troops. The audience was composed OF
several companies Of soldiers which have been guar,
tered there while guarding the city, few civilians, aud
half OF ladies' Tue luteEQr " the chufch pre-
scented strange scene the floor being srewn with the
articles Of soldiers camp. The choir composed OF
soldiers, and soldier presided at the organ The
services conducted by the Rev Drs. Manning and
Murray Tic Society held their services at the chapel
IN Freeman place