The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-31 00:00:00

Messrs. Macintosh and Co., or Messrs. Birley and Co., went
to assist in getting away the property, and Faulkner accom-
panied him.
The fire being got under, the attention of the numerous
body of labourers, artisans, and operatives about the premises,
was at once directed to ascertaining Whether any unfortunate
sufferets lay buried beneath the mass of rubbish Which filled

the engine-house.
Shortly after three o'clock, one of the Manchester police
firemen, named James Johnson, hearing some groaning from
a heap of burning materials, called attention to the spot; and
a portion of the rubbish being quickly removed, the head and
shoulders of a poor man, named John Ivltorgan (a labourer
who had volunteered his assistance to the firemen,) were ex-
humed ; but he still remained covered up to the shoulders by
the fallen rubbish, machinery, &c. He feebly exclaimed—
"Give me a drop of water! Water! 0 Lord! my poor wife
and children!" Johnson procured him some water, and then
turned round to speak-to another firemen at a few yards dis-
tant, when another mass of rubbish fell, completely covering,
and doubtless killing, the unfortunate man already half buried,
and otherwise injured by the falling masses of burning 'ma-
terials, &c. After this, the-labourers redoubled their arduous
and perilous exertions; and about six oclock on Sunday
morning, they came to a body which proved to be that of the
unfortunate fireman, James 'Watson. He was lying nearly
opposite the door of the engine-house. The face and head
were frightfully swollen and burned, and there were several
other severe injuries to the limbs and body. His remains, as
soon as they were extricated, were conveyed to the King's
Arms inn,-Clarendon-street, Chorlton-on-Medlock. The
men immediately resumed their search, which, from the un-
safe, and indeed highly dangerous position of several walls,
as well of a large quantity of machinery in the sixth and
seventh floors, overhanging the spot, was indeed a perilous
task ; and they soon afterwards came to another body, which
proved to be that of the unfortunate man already mentioned,
as half exhumed, Jan Morgan, a labourer, who had offered
his services and assistance at an early hour after the discovery
of the fire. Immediately afterwards, a third body was found,
which proved to be that of William Marsh, aperson employed
in the waterproof mill, in that process of it which is conducted
in a portion of the seventh floor, and 'which is termed the
"secret" room. Thesetwo bodies were also conveyed to the
King's'Arms inn. Morgan was much injured about the lin-
gers and bands, and much crushed about the body, and,
judging from external appearance, seemed to have met his
death fl•oin a fall, or front rubbish, &c. falling upon and crush-
ing Win beneath it. Marsh was a good deal bruised about
the face and head; but did not seem to have suffered"so se-
verely from fire as Watson, who must have fallen into a large
mass of blazing naptha. It is believed that Marsh, at the
time he was swept down, was in the room No. 2, the one next
over the engine-house, were it is known he was, shortly before,
epdeavouiing to break the steam-pi; e, so as to let the steam
issue upon the fire.
The cause of the fire which led to this melancholy

catastrophe, is altogether unknown. The room in which the
fire originated, as -has been already noticed, was used as a
mechanics' shop. It is stated that the greater parts of the
hands employed in the whole of the building, probably about
sixty,.- left work at four o'clock, being Saturday, but that
some joiners or carpenters remained in this room, working
till between seven and eight o'clock, though without using
either fire or candle, or, as far as is known, smoking a pipe,
or having any light whatever. The great bulk of the shavings
made during the week had been swept away, and it is said
there was no known circumstance likely to create a risk from
fire. We must, however, express our surprise that none of
the workmen in this room, is ho, it appears, were certainly
the last on the premises, were called to give evidence on the

inquest.
The extent of the loss cannot, of course, be very accurately
estimated at present; but horn inquiries tie have made, we
believe we.are warranted in stating that the actual amount
of damage by fire to the building, inachinery, materials, and
manufactured goods, cannot be much. if at all short of
£20,000, of which, we believe, not more thanEs,ooo is in-
sured on the building and stock, in the York and London
fire insurance offices.
As this whole of the sewers and makers-up, in the other
building on the premises, are kept in employment by the
hands at work in the manufacture of the waterproof material,
and in its appljeation to cloth, in the old mill-,- two portions of
which have been destroyed, it was at first feared that from
400 to 500 hands would thus for some thne be thrown out of
work. As, however, nearly the whole of the northern end of
the old mill has escaped material damage, it is anticipated
that the manufacture will be at least partially resumed
within a fortnight, and that Messrs. Macintosh and Co. will
be enabled again to supply the trade in about a month. In
the meantime, with a view to keep most of those persons em-
ployed who would otherwise be thrown out of work, we are
glad to learn, that the firm has determined not -to sell any
more of the cloth in the shape of what are called " piece
goods" till they-Shall obtain a fresh supply, on the resump-
tion of the manufacture; but to use up their present stock of
cloth, 'by employing the makers-up to convert it into garments
and the -other articles for which it is in such extensive use
and demand.

There was a report very current during yesterday after-
noon and evening, that another body had been found during
the afternoon in the ruins; but upon causing inquiry to be
made last evening, we learned that there was no foundation
for this report. Indeed, there has very little further done, in
the way of search for the other bodies supposed to lie beneath
the ruins; and, in fact, until several portions of wall and
flooring, loaded with fragments of beams, machinery, and
rubbish, shall have been removed front above, the danger of
such a search would be very imminent. There seems too
much reason to fear, that the man above described as.lll`Minn
or' Macnainara, is entombed in the ruins; but, as we have
said, there is a less degree of apprehension about the other
man, Jones. The following, then, so far is now known, prc•
scuts a full list of the sufferers.

KILLED.
James Waison,•aged 40, police fireman, and also employed
regularly 'at the police yard, in fitting gas-pipes, and ex-
cavating for street lamps. He has been in the employ of
the Manchester Police Commissioners twelve or thirteen
years, and was esteemed one of the most active men in the
establishment. He has left a widow and two children liv-
ing in Bootle-street.
John Morgan, 37, a fine athletic man, a labourer and exca-
vator, was not connected with the mill, but went to assist.
He has left a widow and live children (four of them unable
to work), living in N 0.5 Court, Hobson's-buildings, Duke-
sheet, Hulme.
William --Marsh, 32, was a man employed on the,preinises,as
we have already stated, in one of the proceS§es of prepar-
ing or applying the waterproof material: 'l-I,e was a mar-
ried man, but separated from his wife:
MISSING. -
-111`Minn,- alias Macuamara, a joiner.
Jones, stated to be a labourer.

BURNED, OR OTHERWISE INJURED.
Henry Pollitt, fireman, much bruised and hurt.
Hugh Faulkner, salesman, severely burned about the arms;
buck, and back part of the thighs; and bruised on the right

baud and arm;
Molyneux, the head engineer, who, in the fall of the cis-
tern and !looting, received a severe contusion on one arm.
Mr. Ostler, a conductor of the Salford fire police, who was

bruised.
Mr. W. Rose, superintendent of the Manchester fire police,
who received some severe contusions about the body.
Besides these, many other persons were more or less hurt.
Sevcial of them had their bruises and wounds dressed at the
Infirmary, and afterwards proceeded home.—Amongst other
sufferers, though not directly by the fire, is a superintendent
of the Chorlton-on-Medlock police watchmen • who states,
that being stationed at one of the entrances to the premises,
and denying ingress to a number of men who were intoxi-
cated, and who said they were men in the employ of Birley &
Co. or Macintosh & Co. he was much beaten by them, espe-
cially about the arms.