The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-12
The RostOn Fire.

within the broad liai:s of the Union II Is
nrohable that such fire rs that wE;ch MS
visited Boston could not have fallen upon Il
,,odv of men better able to beat it ttah tEoSe
who are the sufferers. They were "ea''"s'
solid discreet. and as well fortified d! lore
cast nc mon could be. Their debts ana creo''S
were well in hand. thcir assurances were
cast about with view to the spread OF i'a-
b;,;,v IN case of calamity. Every one, from
h;s knowledge OF the prominent business
men of Boston, must feel assured OF TINS.
And vet such calamity, even when falling
upou such wcli-fortifcd people, comes w''h Il
force which must crush many into possibly
;rretrjcvable ruin, so insufficient, alter att
arc the forecast aud rrccaution OF men J."
protect them against the cahmI'irS WITH
witch society is ever threatened in this
world.
The hurried kilograms sent forth from the
smoke and flame of the fire uniuestionih'y
exaggerated the extent Of the losses. 1t can
only be after patient aud Deliberate III
osiirv and an accurate footinS-up OF aS=Ic-
gates that the true extent Of the less can &c
ascertained. 1t must be very great ana
the whole people OF the Union most sincerely
/. srmuatbizc with the citizens Of o'ton thc!r
day of trial. Not only is this sympathy icItf:olh
humane impulses and political fellowship
but from solid and material reasons. hch
n great town in this country meets such a
disaster the whole country feels the shock.
It Is as if an earthquake had passed through
the land, producing and spreading its trcmors
even to the very boundaries.
That Boston will soon recover from her
misfortune all must feel assured who under
stand the irrepressible energies and enter
prise of her people. Even while the flames
fingered amidst the ruins of the city her
lending men met in council to consider what
must be done for the immediate emergency
and to take measures for rebuilding the burnt
district. That sounds like hcroiSm. Man.
indeed, should bow, barcheadcd and dninr'
founded, before the great calauiics OF this
world in humble submission TO Divine ProVI-
dcnce, but he best displays the grand al
tributes with which ne is endowed by God
bv taking courage in the midst Of disaster
and proceeding at once to repair his miStor-
tunes and restore again to society the conf
forts and commercial thrift which had been
III moment, as it were, annihi|atc!.
TWAS 4 fortunate thin3 that but small
part of the burnt district WIS occupied by
residences. No fire at all comparable to this
ever took place in Til, GENTRY without
leaving much larger population shcltcrl"ss
, than that driven to seek dcmirll III Boston
on Sunday. And yet had great number OF
people been then driven from their homes
they could have readily taken refuge in the
numerous Gourishing villages which dot at
short intervals ali the roads radiatin@ from
Boston. How vastly better would they bc
of than the people Of Richmond in such II
case. we have no near towns, no places CT
refuge but farm.koi!se> and the open fields
or forests.
As may DC cxpcctad in all such cases, there
j. Il great effort at Il panc The money
gamblers want pauics whenever they can get
them, and they let no opportunity escape
that may possibly serve their purpose. ii
will he frutIcss effort, we are sure. The
pcople of Boston are too solid, substantially
and earnest to lend themselves to the cphr-
neral agencies of the gamblers. They will
proceed steadily to the work before thrm--
ascertain losses. secure what can he secured,
gather the means to rebuild their houses. and
60 on quietly, but with unllagging energy, TO
90 their work-and twelve months will
hardly leave scar TO remind the passenger
OF Sundays woe. The banks are creditors
o; sufferers: but Boston hanks are strong,
and there is that feeling Of clannSmc>S i'll
Boston society which will now stand that
city and stead, and will bind together her
means as sticks within the strong withcs, so
that while separated they might Succumb to
the pressure; united, it is impossible to
break them.