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AE8 PRICE-WORTHLESS TIVE SESSION NEXT WEEK. JBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.] POSTON, Nov. 14.-The scenes of yesterday were largely repeated to-day. Meetings of relief committees, an active warfare partially demolished walls, the removal of safes, hunts among the ruins for valuable foods, an energetic foraging for offices and stores, eager parchases of office furniture and goods, and general and specific inquiries as to the standing of insurance companics and the losses of friends, hav made people as busy as bees all day long. Business was extremely flat on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, save for newspapers, hotel landlords, furniture dealers and sign painters, but 10-day matters appeared a trifle more settied. Large numbers of firms begin !to fill orders in new quarters; business men display great energy, and though many lo cations are changed. great efforts will be made to cover from the disaster. At the meeting of the Citizens' Relief Committee this morning, the different phases of opinion in regard to outside aid were pretty clearly photographed. There seems to be a feeling that, as most of the firins burnt out are able to lose portion of their goods and money, and eaa go ahead readily, Boston can get along without any outside aid,and can privately care for the actual sufferers. On the other hand, other people think outside aid should not be refused, as it can be extended to those rendered homeless, and all of the vast army of employes who were thrown out of employment. for a larger or shorter period. These two classes need aid, and if it comes largely from the outside, Boston will recover from the shock much quicker than would otherwise be possible. At the meeting to day a resolution offered by the Hon. Ww. Gray that the proffered aid is not necessary, was voted down, and the aid was accepted. In the discussion. the Rev. Robert Laird Collyer said that the $50,000 appropriated by the Relief and Aid Committee of Chicago could be returned without leaving any doubt as to its future appropriation, but the $50,000 raised by the citizens in thirty minutes could not no 80 well disposed of. Personally, he should regret to return and say, Boston declines your offer." when it Afforded the citizens of Chicago such great joy to give. Their portion was a grateful gift to Boston, and he believed that the people of this city were hardly on the boundary line of suffering. Those who were thrown out of employment by the fire must be sought out and cared for, and they sholud not be permitted to suffer. Mr. Collyer was afraid that Mr. Gray mistook the situation. Waen the Spring time came, If it should be found that the money was not needed, it would be time to ask the givers to take it back. Reuts have gone good deal higher than the flames went, and some men are exhibiting a selfishess which richty merits a term of years in the State Prison. Building materials are advancing in price, and it is expeeted that there will be a general increase of 20 to 25 as on all kinds. Brick will advance, inasmuch the season has been a hard one for the manufacturers, and coast navigation will soon be closed. Some of the larger dealers state that in their opinion the price will Edvauce per thousand on common and $5 per thousand on face brick There is apparently a strong desire to keep the brick out of the hands of speculators, and many dealers express determination to sell only to old customers. The experience of merchants with safes & varied. Some stood the test and others did not, and some hard swearing against safe-makers has been heard. One irate individual established himself over a kerosena dealer's atop, and swore he would use a shoe-box for a safe hereafter, as his was proven worthless by the fire. The closing of the rum-shops has aided largely in maintaining order. and for once the public sentiment of Boston endorses the Prohibitory law. A good many people think that the meeting of the Legislature next week is wholly unnecessary. but as it has been called. measures will be asked to allow Boston, or the State, or both. to aid property holders to rebuild. An attempt. also, will be made to open the question of insurance. and the local companies that have failed will ask for legislation to allow them to proceed with half of their capital paid in. Many policy-holders in companies which have gone under claim, with a good deal of justice, that a law should be passed to prevent insurance companies from paying out such large sums in dividends from their earnings, and place them on a level with railroad corporations in that regard. Some legislation on that point will undoubtedly be considered CLEARING AWAY THE RUINS-MINOR NEWS. BOSTON, Nov. 14.-The work of pulling down walls and clearing off the ruins from the burned district is advancing vigorously. Dualin is introduced in some cases in blowing up the more solid ruins. The experiment of blowing up the walls of W. H. Gieson's granite building, in the square formed by the junction of Summer and High-sts., proved successful. The first charge of five pounds was effective in blowing out the north wall ozly, but the second charge of 12 pounds (one pound to a cartridge) lifted the massive walls from their foundation and they dropped into the cellar and upon the sidewalk. scarcely a stone diverging from a direct down ward course 80 far as to fall into the street. The safe of Westcott Co., in High-st., was recovered to-day. and its contents, worth $150,000, found uninjured after 62 hours' exposure to the intense heat. The locality had been guarded by a detachment of dragoons. F. A. Hawley & Co., bankere, whose temporary suspension was announced, resumed business to-day. There 18 but little additional news as to insurance. The Amazon and Triumph Companies of Cineinnati The have stopped writing policies in New England. Bangor National Company is reported as having BUS pended. The Massachusetts Mutual Company now states its losses at $1,300,000, with cash and securities on hand has to the amount of $575,000. The old South Church been leased two years for the Post-Office. The Saturday Evening Gazette will be published on the corner of Washington and School-sts. One daily, 15 weekly, and 11 monthly papers were burned out of their quarters by the fire, while almost every publishing establishment in the city suffered more or less. The resolution adopted by the Relief Committee, to accept contributions from other cities in aid of the sufferers, will afford immediate relief to many poor families who lost their all, and to thousands of persons thrown out of employment. The noble generosity exhibited all over the country is calling forth thanksgiving from thousands of grateful hearts. A large part of the military guard over the ruins was thdrawn to-night. THE KILLED, WOUNDED, AND MISSING. BOSTON, Nov. 14. -It is now possible to make a list. nearly complete, of the loss of life and limb by the terrible conflagration. The following are the names: Lewis C. Thompsoh of Worcester, struck by a falling wall and killed, Frank Oimstead of steamer No1 of Cambridge, fatally 4, injured. William Forry and Daniel Cochrane of steamer No. and five unknown persons, buried under Weeks & Potter's store. Thomas Maloney of Worcester, ankle fractured Col. Freeman, head and legs injured by his horse falling. William F. Woodard, hoseman of No. 18, run over by steamer No. 16. and had his ribs and shoulder fractured. G. W. Gardner of Hose No. eyes burned. Francis Crosher, burned about the face and arms. Charles Paine and Thomas Waldron of Charlestown, injured by falling walls. John Richardson of New Haven, a fireman, injured during the fire on Central Court. Peter Deigham, rigger, foot badly injured. Joseph Burr and George Smith, the former of Dorchester and the latter of Neponsett, both came in on Bat-
