Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-28
BOSTON AFTER THE FIRE.
Novel Service In Old South Church,
Collcge-Fictisns Of thc Fire. etc.
THE OLD SOUTH CHURU

THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH.
Perhaps the most novel. and interest.
ing service in Boston on Sunday. waa
the one held in the old South Church,
probably the last that will be held
there. No words can add histronic re-
nown to this venerated land. mark.
which was erected in 1879 and is nov
Tor the second time occupied by troops.
The audience was composed of several
companies of soldiers who have been
quartered there while guarding the
city, few citizens, and half o score o1
ladies. The interior of the church pre.
sented strange scene, the floor being
strewn with the articles of soldiers
camp. The choir was composed Of sol.
diers, and soldier presided at the or.
gan. The services were conducted by
Rev. Drs. Waring ard Murray. The
society held their service at the Gimp.
el in Freeman place.
THE MOST INTERESTING LOCALITY
among the ruins, Sunday, and one Il
which hundreds we're attracted by the
operations there in progress. was the
rear of the store of Shfeve, Crump &
Lowe. Beneath the sidewalk was q
brick vault, IS feet long, 10 feet wide
and 10 feet deep, which contained be-
tween e75,000 and e100,0OO worth Of
silver, including the altar service be-
longing to Trinity Church, q portion
OF the sacramental silver of Brattle
Square Church, a service of silver pre-
sented to Col. VIM. Aspinwall by mcr-
chants of London whose names were
inscribed thereon, including those
OF Geo. Peabody, Barring Bros,
and Others, q pitcher presented by
Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, and
other momentoeA besides silver
ware belonging to the firm.
The goods were placed there after
the fire was got under on Summer
street, the vault being considered the
most secure place in the neighborhood.
When the building was blown down by
the explosion of gas, at least 200 tons
OF granite were piled on top of the
vault, but, upon opening the vault, the
sacramental silver presented to
Trinity Church by King George I'LL,
the Brattie Square Church pitcher,
bearing date 1704, the Webster pitcher
and other silverware, were brought
forth in good order. In some parts of
the vault, exposed to the hottest fire,
the articles were melted. Later in the
afternoon the search was continued un-
der the sidewalk, with the hopes of
finding service of silver which had
been sent down to the workmen on
to be cleaned, but with what
success has not transpired.
SOME OF THE VICTIMS.
The remains of Daniel Cochranc, late
second foreman of Hook and Ladder
No. 4, have been exhumed from the
ruins on Washington street. They
were charred beyond recognition, but
were identified by tag with keys at
tached. He was 80 years of age and
leaves wife and two children. Shortly
after finding Cochrane, tho body Of
Captain William Farrie, of the same
was exhumed and identified
by gold chain belonging to his wife,
Michael Cuddy has been missed since
night, and was last seen at
the falling of the walls on Summer
street.
THE PO8T-OFFICE
in Fanuiel Hall is so swamped with
mails that they are obliged to send a
large amount of matter to other officer
for distribution.
HOWARD COLLEGE
has lost SO heavily by the fire that it
asks for $5O, 900 for immediate use, and
600, 600 for rebuilding.
SERMONS ON THE FIRE.
Sermons on the great fire were
preached from nearly all the pulpits on
Sunday.
WASHINGTON STREET.
Washington street, Boston, is now
open for travel.