The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-11
a,o+f,er National Calamity.

Ep>lnu. like chicago, ms heeE 'iHi'eo ny
, ..rr;h'c confederation, and though the
..s.nn,cn,s made in our dispatches may be
.,,..,-rrratcd under the influence OF panic,
-, >,nrot but believe that very large
aooan: Of values las been destroyed and
,~cqt ,,oruniarv embarrassment and per-
.,rqI suffering rntallcd upon the people by
=, >oc-;ss Of calamity always 50 tar-rcaching
ials effects.
T,ist, -, noted that. unlike TINT in Chi
,,g,o, Inc Boston fire originated IN the very
nrqr Of The business portion of the city,
anil 70 The. section It's ravages seem 10 have
l.,.o limited. In the immediate neighbor.
t.,1 of the wharvcs some branches OF
,.ha.c~.lo trade still fonrish aud In the
r...4,.orhocd Of Fancuil Hall there are large
establishments fer the supply of household
stores ana furnishing goods Of various de-
..:-s.,.isns and there arc very few districts
n The city which have not retail supply
sores Of Al kinds IN their immediate neigh
tarls,d. But in general il may be
aid thu: Tie district bounded by State.
,ra-,. fremont, Boylston, md Is
,,-> streets is the business section of the city.
.-,a;r street is the headquarters of bankers
and brokcrs--thc money centre Of the city.
rrt:l street i tn" greatest boot and shoe
make, in lie world; and it is curious that,
With IL. exception ii u restaurant Tor boot
aal shoe dealers, a newspaper devoted to the
r,yland shoe trade. and other establishments
- intimately connected with the business.
there are TO buildings Oh the street not oc-
,r3iod hv merchants In this special line OF
trade. On Franklin. Ch9uncy. Summer, and
other streets In the neighborhood are the
.:I-aat establishments that make Boston the
j,lffn. market Of tho country f0r American
dig good.
t}t.t4n also stands first among American
ci,.rs iii its receipts and sales Of wool, and
,hr dealers in this staple are clustered within
The district We have circuInScrihed. The
wholesale merchants in iron, in groceries, in
clothing, IN paper, in fancy goods and sta
ti.a.ry, in books AMI pictures, in music and
musical instruments, in iewclry, in tea, col-
f,r. SPICES. tobacco, wines, ana liquors,-in
-r:, in Nil The articles that are necessities or
..,'.,.,..r a,,,. .,,,l.,,., ci,;,i~od ,;s;.-h,vo
l.,,.i,,.-. ,,.hi, II ,rh. ro-
....'.. ... :. ,,,,,;ci1ea ,or,. co,re,;on,
-..-... ;, i,.,l,.r,, :, H., c;tv and yho,,.
w. from the suburbs. The army OF law
,,!,. is y i;iin this district, Or just upon its
l..,.,.. THO c,..s, ,,~,nsno~t,,;o, corr.
..,;,. ,,., ,Le;- o,ioo. hcro s,,nIo-
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,-,
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,r.d,t. ,.i,.;,,i,v IF .ha;r a,,vn,ri.;r, n,tron.
MA f,,uv i1c ncon,r come 70 ,,,fs r,yt of
,,.i,r ,n, on,y - nh..i, tho cre.,-3,y ar,i.
.:..nr r., nu1 +, j,+cn tn l.c,nrcs - ~.
.l.sa IT musical concerts. 70 wecu and
,..i,, over dramatic REPRESENTATIONS. BIZ day
,t,I IL ,itrrt !, is tAronped not hy the infah
ra,> o. lho district. for very few residents
}syr lo.n able TO Withstand the onset of
tg,;pe.s. tut bv the jewellers In other cities
Hnd towns and in other parts of Boston.
N;,rh of the district we have described Is
i,,j,f',.r,l!y saved indeed. We are inclined
- think ,hat tb. burnt portion is bounded
r., SIMMER, Federal. Broad. Central. Water.
WASHINGTON ar1 Bedford streets: lint il i
certain t.,;t q Very lnrre section Of Il has
l,.on s,yar, away in . confederation raging
,a, aitAsn bours. The losa. however. can
r,~.}iv hv any nossihilitv reach the high
7,s,rc ors,50 900 900. first named In m Asso-
.4:,,I Press Telegram. II will Ike remember.
81 that the entire loss In Chicago was only
..arp#n. Nan. II Is n)so 10 be remembered
lf., ,n. natal VAIN. of thc real md nersona]
faystlr rrnn,r,v IN Eoston in 1871 was only
,.Ia ga 80 md allowing an increase of
-,.,Inpn COO dninn the present wear i, would
MT r,,, exceed 500 200 600.
..,.,... M, ,,.i. ,,,,, ,,,I,. u, ,,,oraoa 49,
,,,. 90 -
.'o t,.',,:
-,iltt Is received, there arises NlSO III dpfTt-
h,n.ion OF disastrous result upon the
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