The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-13
GENES IN BURNING BOSTON.

srryES IN BURNING BOSTON.
,,., cr,AplJH uF THE FtAMES-DE-
.rIrCF TIE ClTlxENs--LABoRs OF THE
,.,rrEN-How TIE oin SouTHCHURCH
o..s SUPPLEMENTARY PRINCES RE-
10 10 MISUNDERSTANDING UP OK
,,..ri plNCS. ETT.. ETC.
.,... \c,, NorL Herald Correspondence. NOv. H.
,.,. rnvia clare cf The flames lighted up
81. ,n.,rc CITY. and newspapers coDld be
...,,, ,,.:0 for miles away. In Proridclice,
> f., forty mile, Distant NJ a'aim Of fire
49,. .s,,rd lv thY R2-ton contlagrstion.
...,..]y ,r,sGrlng lllat the fire was in that
III, ire WIS also distinctly visible In
....tou. Northlord, Charlc>town, Ports
.... and ether places equally distant.
',.. wi down tie Streets hurried and tum-
..-.qU Of utterly dcmoraIizcd men and
,.. There were among these also, 1T
y. ....4Nryr>tr;tiGy, those who were worth
$50, dollars, but who are bc-.garS TO-
.....,.,<y yA!>,E> And LAEOREEs ALIKE BEG
GAEED.
v.a.,n, rrinrcS there were, whose word
.urd - ,hr,r bond; men whose sim
anne 1T !'r bottom OF a note for hun
q thousands would l3Ss upon the
-..,.f..%fIr an indorscr; but to-day they
-, hHrN " hC,c 10 lay their heads.
i..., ..n. hero wyrc thousands Of the hope
....,., ,tnut the streets. The dwellings
d.. ri nrr, nearly all in thickly-scftled
..ouv ~ the South Cove. and thr
-,gp- f fbnsa " hn TINS
.. .r.u,i ont to Hattie with tie world,
&C.. ..fs>rt@.; universal sympathy. On
., .>...,c there was lttlc pile Of house
&c., ,.r.t'urr. and every street was packed
r.,m>. THAI the city was surely 10 be
..~.,.l seemed altogether beyond que>-
......i tie h3cLard look and Wild, be>eecI!-
.u. ..,. Of the crowds showed only too
..g,- l". effect which tn" assumption Of
b. ....l HrnGGccd upon the ~" children
w.. ..tg,. il tie streets, ha,f-clld and pitc-
.y :up'rrta= The relief which the COLI
,.#.y MAS p2Ncr,cS> 30 render them. Old
..rg lettering towards the grave watched
WI. ,,.,vrl>h anxiety the progress OF the de-
..r.,rr al their accumulation, oi many years,
a.l ,nuli- men, hCart-brukcn, specialized
n.a.rnH&y in regard 10 their future; hut
f... u.>.ondgHcv upon the lockers on was
,., TEMPORARY. With wiling hearts and
~.r.n. arll< RI .cnt themselves to The work
~ i. IN, The unfortunate. and there was Il
...,.,nu exhibition Of The principles of the
don rule III spit" OF The terrible re-
,,~.,~ there wa~ II general expression ct
..ua.rn that Yankee pluck had never Il bet
,rlniortunlty 10 show Itself.
BOSTON SHALL BIZ EtBClL1
w. The COMMON cry, aud the men who Ut
r,.,ri meant Just what they said. Here i:
., lu>iiucc. In front Of pile Of shoulder
v..l.iu>. in the centre of what was yestcr-
4 .on,c i the lmndSome>t blocks Of build
m-> uu Washington street. stands the rough
u u.,rn ign. - Iii" firm OF Morse. Shepard
i ru. las removed to No. Us Chauncy
,,~,.t." Til, iilm has lo>l $4,000 by the
IT,. SD tarIc arc hundreds of others who,
rs, '.";n. arc determined Ia r"cemmcl;"n
..'&.., - soon IL po>siblc.'
boston Is Sur nHkp
~ or i il i in state Of mol'i5undity it pre-
'.u'> N"rr lively appearance for corpse.
F-aa II" persistent &nd rapid progress of
'.. NiIl C0nila2rati"n il became apparent
s. .,' g..al . o'clock that the Boston tirenen
p,f. unequal 10 III" task OF Suhduing or even
...rn.ug IT. further progress; in fact, The
n.'., ri'y seemed doomed. and every citizen
'.urr sober aud serious. II" authorities
H.-.Ji.j,ly sent to the ncighhuriDy cities
..l,.>toWu, Cambridge. ana Chc|Sea-~tol
-lfu,,. ..ud in tho c2Urs" of III hour the
,u.sn, u, flr! nCu,> Ofihc." several cities wcrc
..r4" around. The fret, nd Sill swept on,
5ui ~, hundreds ~ s;irAl1S which were
g. rcd ri the li;lncs Wcrc Uf no more ConSe-
l...n.. titaua sin1!c-ScuIi wlicrly would have
g,,.. - tHc progress OF tljiliI d steamer.
w MUST HAVE STILL MORE HELL
.as thr { i.icf Engineer, " or Boston and all
H. ,.,',,irh, will he in ruins before morning"
'.,. fcHH> We're then sent 10 more di,lIn;
'@u- gnd cities, and special trains were
.Uutrgrd @ud The right Of My given for
..,trmljDcdiatr transportation. Three steam
.,,trai4 Worcester and the men belonging
tto.n were in Boston and at work within
r"'-'i}: minutes uttcr the call tor hclI
g.. a"! them. They came down on spc.
~. tlujn over the Albany road. and made
s., ;.riy.folr miles in iust torty-iiye mi.
.E.a-. Assistance WAS also promptly oil
...I rom Lowtll, Lawrence, Portsmouth
i',rlud. Manchester, Providence, Pawtuck'
-. >InuUr,Ou. and various other Of the ci
,u.~ and larger towns in this section o.
..i:c" would convey but faint idea Of the
ta..-y md determination with which they
a,4,lci themselves 20 the rescue. But still
I l.r,- !ynd sWcp: Oh. One, two, and three
rl.e, in the llplniG%, and the tircmcn were
-,.,iihIy mere pnWcrle.s than ever. 4
n.a hcrGc waited over Tie terrible scene
- destruction. carrying in all directions
sIrj- oi doyouriNs tlame and showers OF
#E#ItsIr 1 D,It,rS seemed If
Thing ACI : DELuGE FROM HEAVEN
""..s. sluy tie progrc$s Of the terrible cle-
H ~ ,,pli" rushed frantic and wild through
g.. -l'.'tS. some prayed, some nOaned, Il few
5uaI.u hruteS cursed, but all showed by
~. uulrUr-strickcn countcnanccs that they
s'Uj appreciated the horrible and critical
~ .,."u.
The BLOWING Up OF BUILDINGS.
~, !H>l terrible resort in cases Of devastating
I'd, ia lar.:c cities, was finally determined
U,.,m. General Benhaip, Mt Fort Warren,
NJ >ya' for, and before daylight he came up,
H,!A several companies of marines and
thousands and thousands Of pounds oil
powder. The marines were quickly dis.
Ul,utrd around the city for police duty,
md under the ducctioi Of General Benham
Preparations We're made for the blowing
~ Of a sufficient number Of buildings to
clear IL space in the probable course of the
aunc>, and thus check the fire by robbing it
o. material for its furious passion. At 3
o'clock this work Of mcrcifu destruction was
3rIin, and the explosions which followed in
rapid succession were indeed welcome
,'taL4 10 the ears Of the panic-stricken coI.r-
'I|n:ty, for it betokened a fearless. honest,
.at,ral effort TO save what was now left OF
'an burning city. Three discharges Were
G@.'c III i block on Deyonshire street, and it
MIrw The building partially down, but it did