New-York tribune., 1875-11-13

TO ttp extra expense of iron beams and unusually
thick walls to support them While the members Of
tbe Union Club are comparing their losses with the
recent ones Of the Union League. we commend to
them consideration Of little incident in IHY TRIB-
r-yP building IL had not yet been finished. Tho
PAINTERS were in full possession, and had carelessy
left lot of their materials with wooden rags and tho
like IN a closed room. There was case Of spon-
taneous combustion, with nfammable materials
enough about to have burnt down two
or three such houses as that OF the
Union Club The fire burnt its way through the
wooden floor to the freproof material beneath. and
stopped; struck the froproof partitions, and again
stopped; ard 50 had completely exhausted its mate
rial and died out before the Fire Department got
anybody on the ground. The experiment
might be repeated with precisely the same result to-
day in any room in the building This sort Of thing
costs more but the whole, year with another.
il is likely in the end to pay better.
The storm of wind and rain which bcgan in this
vicinity on Wednesday, when it first appeared on
the eastern shores of the Gulf was chiefly noticeable
as indicated by low barometer. but the wind was
not remarkable. As it advanced northward the
velocity of the wind was doubled and trebled; and
there is long list of disasters the coast north of
us, and on Long Island Sound The stranding of tho
Daniel Drew on the Hudson River shore and the
disabling of the Providence off Point Judith
marked its extreme violence, and great deal Of
minor damage was done TO buildings in and about
Boston, as well az 10 the shipping in port. Among
the disasters of this Storm the utter destruction Of
the Oceanic House at Star Island may be measnrably
included. An effort was made to furnish aid from
shore to exinguish the fire. but the steam tug which
was sent out put back after short experience Of tho
gale and heavy sea.
Mr. John Brougham has published characteristic
cally warm appeal in behalf of the destitute widow
and eleven children Of the late Mr.. Howard Glover.
We have faith enough in the generosity and tender
heartedness of NewYorkers to look for prompt re-
sponse. Mr. Howard Glover filed some years ago
a conspicuous place in the musical circles of England
as the composer Of great amount Of music for tho
parlor the concert-roOm and the stage and critic
of unusual knowledge and general ability. Since he
came to this country misfortune of every sort has
pursued him. and be died at last in a pitiable con-
dition of poverty. One of his daughters has had
some experience on the stage and Others of the fam
lily are pIobably able to something if the beney-
olent will only listen TO Mr.. Brougham's appeal and
give them a chance. But meanwhile we presume
the need of present relief must be pressing.
Somebody has compared the opinion of foreign
tions to the judgment of pOsterity. Just now ths
opinion OF England about affairs looks n good
deal more like the Judgment of our ancestors.
Nothing could more curOusly bring back to the
American the hot temper and forgotten passions Of
ten wears ago than the En- gsh fear that serenity
might be rullcd by the statue they have sent over
for "Stonewall" Jackson. 1t is the anger Of a by
gone age they deprecate. Englisnmen can pay no
tribute to the character of a gallant American
soldier, who died lighting for what he cOnscien-
ti0usly believed 10 be a just cause, in which Amer-
cans will not now vie with them. The pers0nal
character of "Stonewall" Jackson finds no warmer
admirers to-day than among the men before whose
bayonets he fell and his cause went down in hope
less defeat.
Dr. j. |. Billings of the Surgical Corps Of the Army
is an able man, and his suggestion Of a system for
registering certain diseases throughout the country
deserves consideration The proposal, however.
that the Government should DO this carries things
far. The Government does great deal more now
than it ought to undertake and the chef business
il should set before it is to keep its hands from med