The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-02

The Boston Journal of the Jlst att has additional par
establishment. from which take tho folio sing -
rapidy did the flames spread that before the alarm
ify given, the only Of cyrea cat of aud the
operatives n The iactoIy II whum there between
eighty and one hundred had but one aternailveother
TO jump from the windows TO be boroed 10 death.
About the centre of the factory, the outside there
iron iAddor, running ifom the ground the
roof and to the ground on the other Efo. SOME Of the
operatives had the presence d mind ~ Cor this lad
der end by It quite dcscenied In safety to the
ground On side onn uf the female operatives Foi
part way down, became bewderel and stopped, render
ing II extremely Gifenr, II no, impossible, under te
circumstances, fnf any one TO pass her on the Ladder
In the meantime the fiamca pressing hard upon
wh. remained. some le,ped 10 the ground With
out hesitation while others waited until their clothing
bre before they took the dreaded leap. All the
operatives 81 the third and fourth sores were obge 20
jump from Tho window. 4 fsw who were ia the drst
and second stories escaped by the stairway ba, mos,
Of thoss in the second story also saved themselves BY
jumping
In about half hour after tie alarm arst giyon
the roof fell IN and room after portion 90 the ~a e
mill, the machinery, stock hand and n'ecn
sixteen bales Of goote, ready for the market
destroyed Not an article was saved from the burning
buiinrR
The wind blowing stro,g from The Southwest drove
the flames toward the stDrehouse, which erected
ciofe 10 the railroad track snd In which there
~ ot0 ~ 900 worth ~ cotton In bales and quantity
of waste. Ia few moments this building consumed
and itH eontsnts destroyed.
The mil was employed ia making heavy cotton goods
for the Southern market, and making 2 100
yards The Iosa IL estimated al from 5000 % 1000
Hartford aud Providence.
mtuD AxD voSxpYp.
II aunos incredible that from Gf,y seventy
persons should jump from the third and fourth stories
a building, On the hard ground, aud that bot
tboud ho se5 and two Others fatally injured. Pc
such thu Many 81 those who Jumped from the
building walking shout In tho afternoon scme u
them without limp. The liz. of tbs Killed an !
wounded Il follows -
hsto-Msria Carter aged Ii or II and the only Afns
ricsn girl work in the mill Fhe vs. the supern
tendsnts sis,cr.insw. Mrs.. Carter In the loser
story = bofore the alarm given me fames
actually flowed her up The stairs 10 The third sioy
sbe a. work Sho argaa 70 igmp from thr
window bu, shs replied ~ dare not affef
her clothes caught IRE and he seen fiing " "a
gfound--hcY clrthcs and hsF hair ia q blaze. Fhe
atsn 70 her boarding house AMI lsei but az hour
tao.
Ie3gr~f Mary Murphy bses bfoss sna fsc, bN4ly .
lurcd will probably MT recover.
Patrick MsLerrnot brO.s AMI Injured asoai he
high.
Nary McllefIaot;, slightly hurt.
Peter Cain wrsi docsied aSd injured Ab1u the f~~f
Jumped ffern the Gnrfh s'oSy.
Mary Isotk badly hort her bacs sAld " ~ broxsn.
She AlFo Jumped from the gurth st9fy recovery so8ct
ful.
VIM. Rcnn.6y, slightly Injured On he bead ani arm.
Mary Mc3fide MAfyntet Bail Joanna PARCEL and Jghn
Murphy, al slightly inJarsa
Jafnss Mcboe, 4 sc0tchrENn fhrsongs In Ngfehextcf
foser lilh, where be has fAmly,) had hs lsf srrn
bFolep 10 Two ihrta PLACES and oibcrvis baaiy
hurt
oihsra received slight contasigbs An u ihsss rsfsans
ped from either he Third toafh story AL 't<
escape from dea n = truly wonderful