The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-11-14

among the mass CT goods which accumulated
upon the unimprovel portion of Fort HILL
at this locality. hundreds Of the homeless
poor had collected and the condition of many of
them was sad one. The progress of the flames
was so rapid that in many cases the inmates of
houses escaped with an insuficiency of cloth
ing, and as they sat down in the open area to
keep guard over the few household treasures
which they had taken in their flight, they pre-
sented sorry spectacle. AS the fresh breeze
chilled the women and children, men with
rough eXterlors. but with warm hearts. pro-
cured articles of bedding and carefully wrapped
up the suffering ones. At times mothers lost
their children in the panic, and went about ask
ing plteously for the little ones. Again persons
would find lost children half dressed, running
wildly about i'll search of their parents.
one man, apparently day laborer, won the
good will of the crowd by taking little half
clad girl, perhaps four years old. wrapping her
up warmly in blanket and kindly holding her
anu paclfylng her until the mother was found.
The awful terrors of the fire often affected weak
human nature, and cases of taintlng were fire.
quenfly seen and occasionally instances of loss
OF reason.
RELIEF FOR THE POOR.
Whlle fortunately hundreds of poor people
who were deprived of their homes are not left
IN an absolute state of suffering, so as to need
immediate aid from the authorities vet if is
estimated that at least five thousand shop girls
ana Others employed in the large warehouses
VINO were dependent upon the r daily earnings,
VIII indirectly experience serious priyation and
perhaps hardship from the terrible calamity.
But IN the face of all this il is encouraging to
know mat the most ample measures will be
taken Tor the relief of this class of people, and
"neneNer thelf wants are made known they
VIII DC promptly met. 1t is, of course, at this
stage o. our misfortune impossible to ascertain
precisely the extent of suffering that has been
caused but in whatever form it manfests itself,
ample and ready relief will follow
me helef Committee will hold daily sessions
al the City Hall until they are satisfied that
their services are no longer required, and all
needy persons are invited to MAKE their wants
known.
PROPOSITIONS FOR REBUILDING.
| The committee of twenty citizens have voted
to request Coy. Washburn, to call a special SEES
SION OF the Legislature to authori-c the city of
Boston to Issue sufficient amount OF seven per
cent bonds. to aid the sufferers in rebuilding
the burnt district.
Propositi lnS are being urged for making he "
| street lines on the burnt district, also for the
| erection OF a Merchants Exchange building A
committee has been appointed to ask the gene
raj government to purchase the burned over lot
| adjoining the new post-otfice for charging and
| improving that building. and also to request the
massachusetts, Senators and Representatives in
| congress to secure the passage of an Act of
| Congress. allowing the same drawback on build
ing material as was allowed to Portland and
| Chicago.
The business men of Boston are not discour-
| aged, but hundreds have already made arrange
| inents to open in stores secured in other parts
OF the city. Some will open tents for the sale
| OF goods on the Common. Several have already
began to clear away the runs, tor the purpose
OF rebuilding.
TENDERS OF AID.
/ At a meeting of the Citizens Relief Commit
| tee Monday, Mayor CASTOR read dispatches
from Gov. Geary of Pennsylvania, the Mavo:s
| of CINCINNATI Chicago, indianapolis, Provi-
dence, and other cities, rendering sympathy and
| and. After some discussion, it was voted AS the
| sense OF the meeting that the Mayor be request
ed to reply that pc, unary aid would be most
| acceptable.
Meetings We're held in New York, Chicago,
Pltt>burg, Detroit, Cincinnati, st. LOUIS, and
many other cities to extend and to Boston. In
many instances committees were chosen. The
meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce in New
York was largely attended and was noticeable
for the earnest feeling that prevailed.
4 committee OF ladies has been formed espee-
rally to look after the thousands of sewing girls
| thrown out OF employment.
EFFECT ON THE MARKETS.
In consequence of the immense destruction of
merchandise values have been advanced in New
| York ! to 70 per ct. The destruction OF III =
100000 pounds of wool, and 4 stock of > 900 900
SUITS OF clothing, and almost the entire supply
of WoolenS and clothing for Eastern Canada and
| the Northwest, has caused an advance of cents
per pound in wool, while heavy domestic W ool-
ems have advanced over 80 cents per yard.
Blankets, tlannes and shawls are advanced 1O
per cent. Cotitcs are rather excited on account
of the loss of two or three large grinders and
Others removing 81 900 bags from the market
| Some $1,000 hlltehtst, of tea, largely ,Iapaiis
| and OoIongs, have been DESTROYED.