Worcester daily spy., 1872-11-18
THE CHURCHES

tendance on the previous Sabbath, when the
audiences were composed Of few women and
children. The great confagratiou was the sub
ject to-day in all the church pulpits.
Perhaps the most novel and interesting SER
vice in Boston to-day was the one held in the
Old South church, probably the last that will
ever be held there. No words can add to the
historic renowu of this venerated landmark,
which was erected in 1880, and is now for the
second time occupied by troops. The audience
was composed ot several companies of soldiers
which have been quartered there while guard
ing the city, few citizens, and half a score of
ladies'. The interior of the church presented a
strange scene, the floor being strewn with the
litter Of a soldiers camp. The choir was COM
posed OF soldiers, and soldier presided at the
organ. The services were conducted by ReyS.
DIR. Manning and Murray. The society held
their services at the chapel in Freeman place.
THE STREETS.
Washington street is now open for travel, and
other streets in the burnt district will probably
be cleared of debris during tomorrow.
small military guard is still on duty.
Thousands of people visited the ruins to-day,
THE POST OFFICE
In Faneuil hall is so swamped with mails they
are Obliged TO send large amount of matter TO
other offices for distribution.
UNKNOWN REMAINS.
The remains of two ladies taken from the
ruins WEDNESDAY are with an undertaken. There
is no means of identifying them except by
patches of clothing.
The mother Of Miss Martha Hutchinson has
been found among the RUNS of Shreye, Crump
& loves store. Miss Hutchinson saved herself
by jumping from the window The search is
continued for other bodies.
MONEY FOR THE SUFFERING.
contribution of $500 was received Saturday
from the Chicago police for the Boston police.
OPENING OF A VAULT FILLED WITH SILVER.
The most interesting locality among the ruins
to-day, and one 10 which hundreds were at
froptp6 hor II, YN,D
the rear of the store of MeSsrs. Shreve Crump
& Lowe. Beneath the sidewalk was brick
vault 10 feet long, ten feet wide and fen deep,
which contained from $4,000 TO 900 worth
of silver, including the altar service belonging
to Trinity church, portion of the sacramental
silver of the Brattle square church. service
of silver presented to Col. William Aspinwall by
| the merchants of London, whose names in
| scribed thereon include those of Geo. Peabody,
| Barring Brothers, and others; a pitcher pre-
| sented by Daniel Webster to Peter Harvey, and
| other momentoes, besides silver ware belonging
| TO the firm. The goods were got there after the
| fires was got under on Sunday, the vault being
considered the most secure place in the neghbor-
| hood. When the building was blown down by
| the explosion of gas, at least two hundred tons
| Of granite were piled upon the top of the vault,
| but upon opening the vault, the sacramental
silver presented to the Trinity church by King
| George the Third, the Brattle square church
| pitcher bearing date 1904, the Webster pitcher.
and the other silver ware was brought forth in
| good order. In some parts of the vault, ex-
posed to the hottest of the fire, articles were
| melted Later in the afternoon search was con-
| tinued under the sidewalk with the hope of
| finding service which had been sent down to
| the workmen on Saturday to be cleaned, but
| with what success has not transpired
| THE REMAINS OF TWO FIREMEN FOUND.
The remains OF Daniel Cochran late second
| foreman ofhook and ladder No. were exhumed
| from the ruins on Washington street to-day.
| They were charred beyond recognition, but iden-
tilted by tag with keys attached. lie was 32
| years of age and leaves wife and two children.
Shortly after the finding of Cochran, Capt. Wm.
Farrie, of the same company, was exhumed and
| identified by gold chain belonging to his wife.
| MEETING OF THE REAL ESTATE OWNERS.
An adjourned meeting of the real estate own
| ers of the burned district was held in the coun-
Gil room of the city hall on Friday evening.
| Hon. Alexander H. Rice occupied the chair, and
every seat in the room was filled with interested
| persons. The committee previously appointed
| TO make report upon the best plan for rebuild
| ing and improving the devastated section sub
| mltted paper which was read by Mr.. Francis
| Jaques. The report stated it was of the first
| Importance that every means be taken to hasten
| the work of rebuilding, but that the existing
| plan of streets should be so revised as to give
| greater facilities for business, and at the same
| time furnish more certain protection against
| the spread of fire. They opposed the granting
of the citys credit 10 parties desiring to build,
| for the reason that the eXigenceS of the time
| did not seem to require it. The following reso.
| lutions which were read Immediately following
| the report, contain the substance and conclu-
| slons of that document:
Resolved, that in the opinion of this meeting it is
not expedent for the city authorities to apply to the
legislature for power TO take the burnt district for
| the purpose of rearrangiug the streets.
| Resolved, that the plan submitted by the COM
m1ttee on streets of the city council and street COM
mlss9ners for widening, STRENGTHENING and extend.
| approved though there are several notifications
and changes we believe should be made in it.
Resolved, that in the Judgment of this meeting,
as the proposed changes of street lines for the
benefit of the whole city ii is expedent and proper
that the city authorities should apply to the egisa-
ture for power to exempt the abutors and
ing proprietors from assessments for betterment.
Resolved, that the prOprietors of estates on the
burned district so far they represented at this
meeting are of opinion that the proposed applicI-
ton to the legislature to authorize the city to issue
loan bonds to proprieOrs to enable them to rebuild
is unnecessary and that it will be possible lor us to
procure such aid ifany should need it, by the usual
mode.
Mr.. Kimball doubted if it was just to pass
| such resolution as the third. MIR. Jaques re-
| sponded that in exceptional cases such as this
| such proceeding would be allowable MIR
| Matthews said it was only designed to provide
| that the city might have authority 10 be as
| lenent as in their judgment was necessary,
| without insisting that all property holders di-
| rectly interested should be exempted from such
| taxes. This resolution was then tabled to see
| what the sense of the meeting was relative TO
| the adoption of the first resolution. II was
| adopted without discussion.
An intermission was then had TO allow an eX-
| animation of the plan reported by the commit
| tee and referred to in the second resolution, and
which is as follows: The widening of Washing
ton street to 80 feet on The easterly side between
Milk and Summer streets; the widening of
Summer street on the northerly side TO ifty-five
| feet; the widening of Broad street on the water
| side to one hundred feet wide, from Summer
| street to Atlantic avenue; the widening of Milk
street on the south side to fifty feet; the WIDEN
| ing of Water street to fifty feet; the widening
of Federal street on the easterly side to seventy
| feet; the widening of Congress street on the
| easterly side TO sixty feet, between Broad and
Milk streets, and to eighty feet between Milk
and State streets; the widening of DeYonshre
street on the easterly side to sixty feet between
| Milk and Franklin streets, and Strengthening it
| between Franklin and Summer streets; the
Strengthening Of Otis street; the widening OF
| Purchase street on the southeTly side to fifty
feet between Federal and Pearl streets; the
widening of High street to fifty feet between
Congress and Pearl streets; the widening of
Franklin street at its foot to fifty feet and the
extension of the same 10 Pearl street opposite
SturgiS street, the extension of Pearl street from
Milk to Congress street; the extension of Oliver
street straight from Milk street to Kilby street;
| the widening of Hawley street to forty feet and
the widening of Arch street on the westerly side
| to fifty feet.
The discussion turned mostly upon the ques-
| ton of grade, some gentlemen taking the
| ground that this was even a more important
| consideration than the extension and widening
| of streets, and the statement was made that on
the Fort Hill district the grade was in places so
| low that the Easements Of buildings there were
| flooded at high tide Upon again coming TO
| order, Postmaster Burt explained the commit
| tees plan at length and endorsed their propo.
| sition emphatically, as tending TO preserve the
| old system of sewers water and gas pipes, and
he hoped congress would appropriate
| $500 900 or 100000 for the Improvement
| of the section around the new post
office. The second resolution was then
unanimously adopted. The third resolution
| was then withdrawn by the committee, Alder
man Clark saying that the street commissioners
| had authority 10 abate any assessments for bet
terments or lessen them as they might deem ex.
| pedient. The fourth resolution was met with
| the following substitute submitted by Alderman
| Clark:
| Resolved, that In the Judgment of this meeting,
1t is expedent to ask for legislation authorizing the
city TO loan its credit upon sufficient security, and
upon such terms shall cover the interest and all
| expenses connected with said loan, TO persons
who shall build upon the district recently covered
| by fire.
Mr.. George G. Richardson supported the sub.
stitute on the ground thot assistance would be
| OF vital importance to many just at this time,
| and that 1t might be difficult for them TO get ii
| through the ordinary channels Mr. Jnnupa