, 1872-11-11

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The practical sympathy and unlimited gene.
fosity which Boston and all New England
showed to Chicago in the time Of her great
calamity, we're the first things to occur to the
general public yesterday morning, and they we're
followed by prompt and universal disposition to
reclprocate to the full measure OF Chicsros
ability There has not been time, as vet, to but
this sentiment into any practical shape, but
measures have already been adopted which will
unite the manifold efforts that offer themselves,
and econom1ze both time and money in doing
for Boston everything that . stricken city like
OUTS can do.
MAYOR MEDn1
was on his way to the telegraph Office early in
The morning, mounted the stairs Of the opera
tors room, and took his place there DESTROYS to
discover from the earliest reports the actual
amount Of suffering, and take such steps as
we're possible to contribute to its relief. Re-
membering the vast amounts Of money that had
been 1oolish1y sqnandered in the rash and pre-
cipitate desire to hurry up relief for Chicago, he
proceeded from the first upon the necessity for
knowing what Boston needs. It was the twelfth
day after the Chicago fire that the municipality
OF Boston voted ita 100000 to the relief Of
Chicago, and there is no doubt that it accom-
plished more than twice that amount Of money
would hare accomplished if it had been rushed
heedlessly along, liable to fall into the hands Of
irresponsible persons.
THE CITY OF CHICAGO,
IN 1ts corparate capacity is not in condition to
vote money for the relief Of Boston The con-
tingent fund Of this year was only $20,O00,-
an amount that has already been ex-
haaateq s9 h. judgments against the Gty
more than s1,o00,ooo Of the Canal funds voted
by the State has been received, and ali Of this
has been expended upon the public works. It is
penitentiary offence to touch the water bonds,
SO that Chicago, as city, is power1ess to return
the $1,000 which Boston gave her, or even a
bortion of it.
THE RELIEF FUND.
Mr. Writ Dexter. the Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Chicago Relief
the Chicago Reief Fund, sent tie fo1rowEng % de- t.
spatch to the Mayor Of Boston before
leaving hia house on this morning, expressing
Hon. Pm. Gray, Boston:
that came nobly to aid as Boston did. Tell us
%hat We can do We will share with yon Thateyer We
Chairman Executive Committee chiesgo ReIief and
that we're sent ns in or time Of need. How
sible, Mr. Dexter eays to determine. Arrange
ments had already been made for the distribu-
tion Of large part Of it among the charitable
institutions upon certain conditions. These con-
ditions included caring IN part for the large
hnmoss hs9a Of RsGpahe@ ea e. agsa @ and s2 %
diately after the fire. There are also large sums
Of money that have been reported among the
relief contributions that remain uncollected, or
have never yet been sent to Chicago. What
impossible to tell. It is thought, however,
be fA'' made, there ''' will '0D1s''e BE- between cen
s4o0 900 and s5o0, 900, part of which, at least,
gopoor. In the way Of material supplies, some-
thing more can be done. The Relief and Aid
Society disposed Of $780, 900 worth of supplies
last week, but still have large stores Of them
left For instance, there are 1000 pairs Of
Which eiae Boston c. caa have. Eut the 6rst thing
70 be .91 done, MI, Mr: Medin Ned and nLr:
WHAT BOSTON NEEDS.
So far as can be cleaned from the necessarily
confused and contradictory dispatches that have
come from Boston, the confagration has not
rendered house1ess and homeless anything like |
7he number Of people who we're desolated BY the |
Chicago fire. The blow will be felt mainly by |
poor people. The work of relief. cannot, Of
course be extended to commercial circles. It can
only be provided for those who are personally de-
priyed Of their homes, their clothing, and their
means of livelihood. It is not possible to form
my intelligent idea of how many Of these .peo-
ple there are. There would appear to be three
streets in the Boston burnt district occupied |
largely by tenement houses, and all business
blocks have more or less residences and tene- |
ments interspersed. There is no doubt |
t is Hoped md believed that the number
Rill not reach the tenth part Of those who |
we're driven from their homes penniless by the |
Chicago fire. Again, Boston is the centre OF |
Is dotted everywhere With towns and cities OF !
:ut1icient size and wealth to take care Of the I
homeless and provide for their immediate neces-
sites Tho relief work that comes from such
distance az ours, therefore, should be Of more
,ernauent character, suited to the necessities Of
which nan NnIv bA dlSr0yGrai after