, 1872-11-14
The Massachusetts MutuaIs Will Assess
and Pay in Full.
Ihe Situation Growing Brighter Every
Hour.

BOSTON, Nov. 13.-The work of the dav afte1
the fire has been distributed in adjusting insur-
ance losses, pulling out safes from the ruins,
hunting for valuables, debating about the way
and the spot to commence business, and how to
rebuild the burnt portion. Two things seem tc
be proved beyond pread7enturo, that the insur-
ance companies over the civilized world are do.
ing honestly by the losers, and that the patent
safes OF nearly all descriptions come out of the
furnace with their contents Bound.
Ihe populace Of Boston not possessed
OF property in the burnt district comes
and goes as before. The city is entirely itself
| except as to wholesale trade, but the discussion,
| now general over hundred little questions.
shows that public spirit here is quite as chaotic
as anywhere, and that Intelligent classes are
most at fault quarrelling amongst themselves,
about small points Of tradition, civic regula-
tons, and the question OF municipal credit.
| Good sense seems to have a reaction in Its
tavor, although it is not certain that 1ae poll
tlclans will not issue fire bonds.
On Tuesday afternoon the General Relief Com
mittee OF Boston, at the head Of whom stood the
Hon: Wm. Gray, met at the neat and untarnish-
ed City Hall, a few rods from the fire district.
and just after Afr. Gray WAS done reading the de-
spatches from Chicago, announcing the gift Of
one hundred thousand dollars, and the departure
OF the Committee of Visitation, the Governors
OF Massachusetts and Maine entered, Messrs.
Washburne and Perham. They had quite entered
when still another despatch was received from
Chicago from Hale, Aver d Co., asking the priv
1lege OF giving one thousand dollars to the poor
OF Boston. It was stated, however, that only
twenty-five Individuals in al had applied for re-
lief.
Some controversy at once took place about re-
moving the Peace Jubilee Building, and Josiah
Quincy appealed against surrendering the Com
mon to business.
A1r. Perham made speech alluding to the
reciprocity Of sympathy between Boston and
Portland when each had taken fire. Il wonId
seem that after while the bond Of all cool CIVIC
sympathy Will be in danger of being burned up.
at the general meeting Of citizens held at
nqsa;dsp noon dtopay at fremont Temple Mayor CASTOR
A. n. Rice, William Glafiin, Sam Hooper. ] r. f.
Dana, s. g; Howe, Phillips Brooks, Edward At |
k1nson, and others. The following propositions |
were presented: That the Peace Jubilee build |
ing be removed; that the streets in the burnt |
dlst1lct be Immediately Widened and straight |
ened; that Mansard roofs and high buildings be |
discouraged; that q new Merchants Exchange |
be erected. 1t was moved that Congress |
be BE-, Petitioned to enlarge the new Post
on building material. The proposition to in
crease the currency appeared to meet With no /
favor. All the above propositions were recon-
mended to the City Council
:. The Rev. Robert Laird Collier, OF Chicago,
thus expressed Gods ideas, to-day, amidst ap-
plause and cheers: "God says to Boston to-day,
aB he said to Chicago thirteen months apo. sSee
that you don't build in the future six-story
granite buildings and put on top OF them great
umber-yards Of timber; don't build little, mar
row Streets Chicago is being rebuilt in beauty
and grandeur, and you may be assured that
Boston shall also be rebuilt, and the glory
'f the later shall be greater than Of the former:
4r. Collier and Chicago were very heartily
eceiFed.
send the statement of William Gray, Esq.,, as
. the superficial view Of things here. His
tatement is q marginal one, and considerably
'bove the real Losses. He says the area Of the
.urnt district was about sixty acres, equal to
he Common and Public Garden combined, H
rus the general impression that the city govern
aent 3eeat 11da,,; nag Pc power to do all this
was found not to be % SO, and and
bus the aid Of the General Court was necessary
he supposltion is that $20, 900 worth Of
Las been DESTROYED, some Of these be-
as some 330,000,000, while the loss Of personal
roperty was from $50, ,000, 900 to $4,000. 900.
ne Committee did not come to ask aid from
10 &c., comnonTealth or from any
s51on' tnr@ mia%4 5%t hd to o ask that tho 1egia-
ty to exercise the power of eminent domain
nd enable the city to borrow money to enahle
er people to rebuild their stores and to resnme
lsiness.
To-day the buxom women Of New ENGLAND
Z sN"AAJ f. |
'voneeg, and anxiety to catch the eyeninr
u an. Ihe ruins constitute the true "Peace ,
1bilee of the period ""0 !
ne @ newsboys are crying catch-penny prints Of
70 hre district, and all the papers issue fuii
i Ihe military occupation, otherwise martini :
VI leads to an excess Of drumming and parad- !
:, and yesterday the Mayor had to preach q :
!: rmon to the commanding officer Of the daY on
1an Incelemon1oqs clearing Of the City Hail. in a
Ihe Old South Church. which bears on it's faea -
inscription that it was desocrated as cav y
= school BY the British soldiers, is now to be- r
me Post Office, like other desecrated Ct
nrches before it. in
histories of the Great Boston Fire are already 81
nounced. r.
BOSTON, Nov. IA meeting Of citizens to b.
n1er upon the present emergencies and future sc
aatlngencles, resulting from the fire, Was held cl
fremont Temple to-day, Mayor CASTOR pre- y
ing. A large number Of names Of the most in
ointment citizens WaB announced as Vice Pres III
nts and officers Of the meeting, including 81
nry Wilson, Vice President elect. In opening ~
} meeting Mayor CASTOR said "While / r.
oply regret the events so full Of disaster and
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