Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-15
BURNT BOSTON.
Blowing Down Dangerous Walls.
Partial List of Killed and Injured.
Generous Offers of Outside Aid.

BOSTON, Nov. 14.-The work of pulling
down walls and clearing of the debris from
the burnt district is progressing vigorously.
Dualipe is used effectually In blowing uI
the more solid ruins. The old South Church
has been leased for two years for the post
Office. The relief committee adopted reso-
lutions this morning, thanking the people
of the country for the expressions of SYM
pathy and the offers of pecuniary aid are
accepted. The following are the
Causasties by the Fire
SO far as known. Killed: Lewis c. Thomp-
son, Lewis Porter, - Abbott, Frank Ohm
stead, VIM. FAIRY, Daniel Cochrane and
i've others, names unknown. Wounded:
Thos. Malony, Col. Freeman, VIM. j.
Woodruff, g. w. Gardner, Francis Crasher,
Chas. Paine, Thos. Waldran, John Richard
son, Peter Digham, Albert G. Abbott. Mis-
sing: Joseph Burr, Geo. Smith, Walter f.
Twambly and John Dillon.
A Sad Family Story.
Albert G. Abbott believed to be fatally
injured was to have been married on
Thanksgiving day. His brother Lewis,
killed, leaves widow and three children.
Their mother it is thought will not survive
the shock caused by the news of the fate of
her sons. The Boston Journal says: "The
fact that
Hundred Thousand Dollars
have already been raised in Chicago for the
relief of our sufferers by the fire is so mar
velous that gratitude is in danger of being
confused by the extraordinary associations
it suggests. Never was there such case of
bread being thrown upon the waters and
returning after not many days. Only little
over year ago in a crisis of general
soiicitude which none of us can ever forget,
we hurried our contributions to Chicago.
We hoped they would help to keep her peo-
pie alive till they should get fairly started in
the long, weary work of rebuilding their
city. And now out of their abundance
they are sending glorious sum, in charge
of glorious committee, for the relief of
Boston. That they can do such thing at
this time is as encouraging to all our busi-
ness sufferers as the fact that they have the
heart to do it is grateful and refreshing to
US all" A large part of
The Military Guard
over the ruins was withdrawn to- night.
The experiment of blowing up the walls of
w. G. Gleason's granite building in the
square formed by the junction of Summer
and High streets, proved perfectly success
ful to-day. The first charge of five pounds
was effective in blowing out the mort herly
wall only, but the second charge of twelve
pounds, one pound to cartridge, lifted the
massive walls from the foundation, and
they dropped perpendicularly into the eel
lar and upon the sidewalk, scarcely stone
l,a a
so far as to fall into the street. The safe
of Westcott on High street was recovered
to-day, and its contents of
SI5O,OOO Found Uniptured,
after siXty-two hours exposure to intense
heat. The locality had been guarded by a
detachment of dragons. f. A. Hawley &
Co., bankers, whose temporary suspension
was announced, resumed business to-day.
27 Periodicals Burned out.
One daily, fifteen weekly and eleven
monthly papers were burned out of their
quarters by the fire, while almost every
publishing establishment in the city suffer
ed more or less. The resolution adopted
oy tie relief committee, to accept contribu-
tiOns from other cities 10 aid of sufferers,
will afford
Immediate Relief
to many poor families who lost their all and
to thousands of persons thrown out of en-
ployment. The noble generosity exhibited
all over the country is calling forth thanks
giving from thousands of grateful hearts
A Milwaukee special says the balance of
the fund in the hands of the Relief Com
mittee for the sufferers by the Northern
fires last year, $1,000, has been forwarded
to Boston.