Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-20
The Boston Calamity.
Funeral Of one of the FIremcn Killed
Report Of the Relief COnnlitiec-VarI-
GUS Htems.

BosrON, Nov. I9.-The funeral of the late
VIM. Farrie, foreman of Hook and Ladder com
pany No. 4, killed at the great fire, took place
to-day in the First UuyerSalist church, at the
Highlands A large attendance, including mem
berS OF the city government, delegations of fire
men, and Odd Fellows and friends of the de-
ceased, were present
REPORT OF THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE OF
RELIEF.
Hon. I'm. Gray, chairman citizens committee.
etc
Sir-The undersigned, representing the COM
mitee of relief, submit the following report OF
their dongs to last evening, for the information
OF the general committee:
The number of applications for aid have been
about one thousand, Of which we think three
toulths are heads of families; in our judgment
five thousand persons are represented in these
applications.
To those who resided in the burnt district
aud who lost their houses the committee are
furnishing such as have taken other quarters,
with furniture, bedding, stoves, fuel, clothing
and groceries (the latter sufficient for immedi-
ate wants)
To such heads of families as were employed in
the district and who resided elsewhere, groceries
and luel have been given, and in some cases
money TO pay rent. There are many applica-
tons from unmarried men and women who lost
| their employment as well as their tools by
| the fire, and were left without any means of
/ support.
| ployment to the committee appointed for this
| purpose, and in some cases, where the necessity
appears TO be urgent, have given money suffi-
| cent TO pay weeks board, and have given or
derS for tools
The committee find the number of mechanics
and laborng classes who suffered by the late fire
to be much larger than they expected and at
| present there is an increase rather than any
falling off in the number of applications.
We estimate that when the cases already in
| hat lgIa., InNr, hoo
upon, the sum of say $50, 900 will have been ex-
| pended. How much longer these applications
| Will continue remains to be seen, but il is evil
| dent the losses have been much underestimate
| in the department of labor, and it seems certain
| that very large calls will continue to be made
for assistance, and means larger than now APP
pear available will be required to enable the
| committee to continue the work as it is now
being done.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
The opening OF safes has ceased to be a novel
ty, and the few that are now recovered afford as
little attraction to the crowd of sight Seers as
| their contents do consolation to the owners
Still the ruins possess q melancholy interest to
| thousands who visit them for the first time, and
| the process of eXhumng a safe or opening a
| vault is still watched with eager curiosity by
| groups OF spectators, who appear to have little
else TO do. To this class of visitors to the burnt
| district the pulling down of a brick or granite
| wall is a source Of exharating excitement, at
| tended with more less eXultation and feelings of
relief, according to the danger avered by their
| demolition.
The most prominent points possessing inter
| est OF this character to-day were Washington
| and Kilby streets, in both of which localities
crowds OF people assembled to witness :h3 pull
| ing down of walls. The piles ofdebris all about
| the latter spot were covered with people intent
upon watching the operations of workmen, who
| with ropes and tackle tugged at a high brick
| partition which hung tenacouslv to its founda-
| ton. After several Intellectual attempts to pull
it over, it began to rock, and once past the bal
| ancing point it reeled for moment, then fell
| IN solid mass, raising a cloud of dust from
which the crowd dispersed in every direction
The objective point in Washington street was
| the granite walls of the Parker building, which
has excited the fears of all but the loolhardy
| individuals who persist in passing up and down
| the street, and grumble at the sentnes who
stop them during the operations on the store
| formerly occupied by Palmer, Bachelor & Co.
| On Monday afternoon large piece of granite
| fell upon the opposite sidewalk, sending two
large flat splinters through the recently replaced
| plate glass window of Joseph Gardner & Son.
watch aud clock makers. One of the splinters
| whizzed within a lew inches Of the head of Mr.
| Gardner, ST., but fortunately no damage was
| done beside the breaking of the glass, which
cost So This forenoon strong purchases, Sc
| cured to heavy machinery buried in the rains
| OF HaWley street, were attached to the upper
| portion OF the wall of PlymptOns store, next
north of the above; the front windows of the
| stores on the opposite sides of the street were
| boarded up and the crowd kent back by bar
rer OF bayonets. When all was ready the work
| men sci taut on the ropes, and with strong
| pull and pull all together down came the cor
| nice INTO the street, followed by goodly por-
| non OF the wall, which fell into the chasm be-
hind the wall. This was accomplished without
accident, and the work continued on the remain
| ING portion.
The sale of Messrs. II. G. Gilbert & Loveioy
which was in the store No. 9S Summer street.
was opened this morning, when the contents
| were found to be on fire. The writing in sever
al of the books was legible, but the bulk was
consumed
One million pounds of wool, belonging to Par.
ker, Wilder & Co, and Manning, Rowland and
Luce, was stored in the lofts above the leather
| store OF NcWhall Il Thatcher, Nos. and II Pur-
| chase street. The latter firm were engaged in
| recovering thousand green hides this morning,
when the fire, which had been smoulderng in
| the WOOL burst forth, requiring the aid of the
ilremen to eXtnguish it. a considerable guam
| tity OF hides and wool will be saved from this
| store in damaged condition,
| Carpenters are engaged in erecting stagings
against the walls OF the old post office prepare
| tory 10 rebuilding the root and dome, which
fell to the floor Of the sub treasury.
| Amid all the excitement incident TO the great
| tlre, the work on the new post office and sub
treasury building and on Simmons block has
| been prosecuted without interruption. Mr..
| Leighton, the builder, has had a full force of
masons employed, who have nearly topped off
the chmneys, while the roolers have made equal
progress with the iron rafrers which viii form
a Mansard roof in the strict sense and meaning
OF the term, as employed by the inventor, 1t il
the material employed in the construction and
not the form Of the French style of roofs which
| has led to such disastrous results A Mansard
roof may he constructed I'll thoroughly fire proof
as that of the new post office will be,