The New York herald., 1872-11-13
MAYOR GAsTON's VIEWS.
Chief Engineer Damrell on tho Horrors
Of the ConAagrstion.
SCENES IN THE CITY.
Moral Cant and Rum Shaking
3 Hands Over Misfortune.
Business Men Determined to Fol
Is low Out the Golden Rule.

4 BosroN, Nov. -, 1874
morning Of cloudiness with light rain occasion.
any, ushered In to-day. The throngs which were
Visible yesterday seemed In no wise diminished
From an early hour the streets surrounding the
region Of the hre were visited by thousands Of
aight-seers. The hotels report themselves nlled
with guests and In the vestibues and on the foot
paths in 'front.' Of them crowds Of men gathered
n the Interchange Of Information and
speculation. There was naturally . great
deal OF the former, in view Of the fact
that men who have changed their business loca-
tons by force Of nre are In great need Of communi
eating the fact to their commercial relations.
Speculation u rife, too. II calculates, with all
sorts Of nicely. ON the standing Of firms and in
surance companies, and the probable action Of the
Legislature in the matter Of laying out the streets
anew. 'This contamination devoutly to be
wished" is commented on, with the latest informa-
ton in It's regard in another part Of this despatch
It win be great good to the city prosaic straight
lines are substituted for the
CURvHD LINES OF BEAUTY, POETRY AND INcoN-
which resulted from the hapnazard policy that
dictated the building Of this old civic parent Of
New England. In the burned district there was,
Of course little change from the appearance Of yes
terday. The same evidences Of destruction re-
matned in the same quarter. The tail, gaunt,
jagged pillars fbrick and stone that remain stand
Ing IKE whims Of the nre, were only Q day older;
the debris Of stone blocks and BRICKS that literally
has not left square yard Of pavement visible
throughout the heart Of the district, was heaped
and tumbled in the same profuseness Of misery.
TIE MILITIA,
Or volunteers, as they prefer being called were out
INT fnpn tn.Ho ort tho
with moderation, nrmness and enaciency. Until
daybreak they were picketed all over the city, and
30 continue. They guard all the approaches to the
hre region. A mistaken idea obtained circulation
through the city that martial law had been pro-
claimed This was not true, the fact being that an
arrangement was entered into between Chief Of
Police Savage and Brigadier General ]. 8.
Burrin for the protection Of the citi-
xens' property. This plan, Of course, has the
appreciation Of the Governor. strict lookout was
kept for the thieves, who are here In large num-
bers, no person being allowed to cross the lines
unless provided with printed pass, signed by Act
ing Adjutant General N. Moore and counter
signed by Brigadier General BurriL To preserve
its civic character 1t bears the stamp Of the City
Clerk The work Of
!. oLH1RiNd OUT THE BUILDINGS
has already commenced, but there il, a. explained
known where the new street lines win be drawn.
This 10 the only feature that looks like drawback
70 the resumpsion Of business in the old locality.
the local papers are filed with advertisements OF
the places where temporary ofnces have been
secured. feature Of the papers to-day Ii series
Of articles on Mansard roofs, which French innova-
tion has received sweeping condemnation. They
ere arraigned, and justly, in the form in
which they have existed here as aerial
lumber yards, and they are from this
prejudice, not likely in any shape to md favor
here for years to come. when men gaze upon
THE GREAT GRANITE FLAKES
which started on the facades Of their buildings
with cracking reports and the general ruin before
them. they think Of their folly in surmounting solid
stone edihces with innammsble material. It
may be mentioned. also, that the masses,
when they view the few standing ruins OF granite
house fronts, looking - though they were
remnants Of some old decayed pillars which had
faced the storms Of three thousand years, after
their one nights agony in the flames, begin to lose
their faith in Quincy granite. The scenes on the
streets were very lively. All Boston and Boston's
ncighbors seemed TO be on their principal thor
Oughfares, and curiosity was the principal feature
The pretty girls In Boston marched In couples
along Washington street, jostled by the crowd but
cheerful and piquant all the time.
THE INFLUX OF OUTSIDE PEOPLE
continues, one train from Springfield bringing
forty-0ne cars drawn by three engines. Truly the
jubilee Of name has as much attraction for the
country folks az the Jubilee Of Gilmore, whose
lonely mausoleum lies far away from the nre.
~ ! was passing along Warrington street
among the crowd noticed that there were some
Algh walls standing which, II strong wind arose,
would assuredly fall. The crowd did not notice
this, but the authorities saw IL later,
and ordered that portion Of the street to
be cleared. ride In the hands Of q
militiaman went on about the same time and hurt
aobody. The militiaman was the most heightened.
About noon to-day q curious informal order was
circulated from the Mayor, ordering oil the bars to
De closed. As no bars are supposed to exist un-
der the law, 1t Ii curious commentary on
CANT AND RUN STRIKING HANDS OVER MISFORTUNE.
Ine burned-out newspapers share, II they DO not
lead, the enterprise OF the burned-out people, The
nunsc1pe published to-day rom the once Of the
daiIy R00e. Pat Donahoe, Of the Plot has secured
temporary once and started the next number OF
nis paper ana the Emigrant Bank together.
fhe saturday EUentn0 Gazette the Oldest weekly on
Tie Continent, viii also reissue. The Wdveraev
Aa0astne, with the samc pluck, win publish as
nsual its roll ofhre-andbood stories, OF impossible
love and outrageous daring.
TIE SITUATION At THE LATEST HouR ro-Nrour
y happy and promising one. A Boston chsrac.
)eristic rain storm has ragged al the evening and
NE smouldering embers which have been regarded
Ntth fear and trembling are pow losing their bril-