New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-12
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Manhattan, Of New York ................ i0o mS
Humboldt, of New iS S0S
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Peoples', OF Newly oIs. .....''.'''''''' 1000
Newly ok Fire and Malsne. iooS
Continental, Newly York;. .......''''' ioe1
Rhode Islsnd Mutual, Of Providence i i,sw
firenens Mutual Of Providence ...'''' i riSoo
Manufacturers Mutual Of ProWtenoe'''''' is'o Sco
Providence Washnsiol, Of ov-aehoe'''''' iSSC0
Commercial, o. Providence. i ,9@S
Americ5 IN, OF Providence IoHn
HSSSS1d Of Bsr:lsfd Conn .............. 1900
S OyS 81 FiIeSrd Marine Of Springfield. iooce
Mechan;cS' Mutual OF " orsesser. l5,OOe
Nis doubtful if any of the above nsur anee ccn be
collected rs the loss was not occasio1ed by hire.
ENGINES PRESENT.
Tie whole department of Lawrence was aided in
6ually extinguishing the fire by enHses from Me
thuen, North Andover South Andoyer, and other
places. At IL O'Clock dispatch was sent 10 Manches
ter n. H., for the new steamer AmesHeag, built by
tire Amoskeag Company of that city.
Ii arrived at about lU O'Clock, by speeielran, and
proved very efficient in quelling the hames. The
Chief Engineer of Lawrence, Capt Luther iadd, was
qntirng in HE efforts and the men all worked faith
fully Still one or two eteam-eugipes, at the break
ing ont of the fire. wonid have been found invaluable,
and might have saved lives.
INCIDENTS.
Among the many painful incidents OF this dreadful
night is the following related by oftbe fire engi-
neers When the fire was beginning to rage, and be-
fore had sted the cres and gfons Oh those IN tue
RUNE, he with others, forced has wey against the
smoke and fame, to try and rescue some OF those
whose voices he could hear.
Suddenly he caught glimpse of three persons, i'm
prisOned by a crumbled partton-twO men and a
woman He even canght one of the men'by the hand,
and hoped TO draw him ont but the cracking of the
flames around him, and the warning voice of an oihcer
imJeed him reluctantly to deslst, and by timely re-
treat TO save his life. Neither OF the three per-
appeared injured at ALL ana tDey must nave lite
rally roasted alive.
As relief TO this saddening narrative may be men-
toned the fortunate escape of OF the female opes
ratives by GOODNESS which did her infinite credit
She was in the fifth story i'll part OF the building
when, having but moments warming OF the fall OF
the buil0ing, she sprang to the elevator.
She easpe1 firmly hold of one Of the hosting ropes
and Sid rapidly and safely down its length, through
five stories emerging from the building Just in
TO escape destruction Her name is Olive Bridges, and
she halls from Calais, Me.
Through the whole night she was at the City Hall,
passing like an angel of mercy among the couches OF
the sufferers, anticipating every want, relieving pain
as far she able TO do 3d. and breathing words OF
consolation and comfort to the wounded and dying.
Among the numerous recorded cases OF suffering,
may not he amss To mention OF different charac-
ter. In one of the boarding houses opposite 70 the
mills family were collected, mourning the loss of a
lady who worked in the mills, when she made her APP
peirance shouting, 81 am alive" She was but
slightly injured. ........
singular relate it currently reported and gen.
orally believed that rescued from the ruins
at ii o'clock this forenoon, only slightly injured Ii
this were So II was most miraculous preservation.
Margaret Hamilton, aged ID years. This was her
first days work in the Pemberton Mills. She COM
menced work in the spooling room. devoted mother
attended her. and when asked what injuries her daugh
ter had received Her arm is broken and her head Is
broken, and oh, my God land here the poor woman
burst into Ia food Of tears) my poor darling i5 all
broken" The unfortunate girl died to-day. the
of Der mother is Mrs. Mary Ann Hamilton. The
daughter the main support of the mother and four
Younger children. Mre. Hamilton has lived In Law
renee since August Hast.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF AN oVERsEER-His RESCUE
AND DEATH.
Among the sufferers in the ruins at the time the free
broke ont was Maurice Palmer of Rochester n. H.,
an overseer. He was much beloved by his friends,
and while the digging was going on hs voice was re-
cOgnized He was nearly reached when the flames
broke out. He mplored his friends to save him quick
w, or he Rbould die.
They struggled to reach him, but the flames swept
around them. He was confined and could not assist
them. AS the heat of the fire began TO be felt, his
horrible death seemed inevitable. He was able TO
move one hand and draw his knife saying he should
commit suicide rather than burn 10 death.
His Tescuers pressed on but his hope of aid gave out
and he drew the knife his throat Soon after
they succeeded in removing him, and his sef-nAicted
wound was found not to be dangerous, but he had
suffered severe internal INJURIES which rendered his
recovery impossible. He was taken TO the City Hail.
and expired shortly after from the effects of the injuries
received by his fan, and his suerings while mmured
within the fallen walls.
Beneath the ruins many sufferers could be seen and
coDversed with and drinks and refreshments in some
instances were passed TO them. When the fire spread
over the runs and they found escape hopeless they
bid adeu TO their friends and in several instances gave
directions to what disposition should be made of
their effects.
In one part of the building hole was battered
through the wall and through it could be seen three
young women who said they were not az all injured.
One of them thrust her through the small aperture
that had been made and begged 10 be drawn through
but before the aperture could be made large enough
for the purpose, the flames drove away the the
outside and the prisoners persisted.
VISITORS TO THE SCENE.
Every train from every direction comes in laden TO
Its utmost capacity with living freight and when we
consider that not less than o. hundred and fifty long
passenger cara have ruin Ia here today some realizing
idea may be arrived at in regard 10 the number of
visitors But the railroads did not alone contribute TO
swell our numbers, for every kind of vehicle was
brought into
In many Of the surrounding towns and cities not an
other horSe TO be hired. The morning and fore
noon were busily used in removing the rubbish
after being sufficiently cooled order if possible, to
get the bodies known to be still under the ruins
Quite number got ont, and, strange as it may
appear, two persons were taken out alive.
RESULT OF cASvAssIsG THE CITY.
Early in the morning squad of canvassers were |
organized and the whole city laid out into small dis
trics and pretty thorough canvass was entered into,
the going from house TO house. thereby ascertain
ing in every family where persons either wound
ed, missing or safe. The summing up shows that l62
persons are missing. This embraces all these known
10 have been killed. and those of which tdngs have
been obtained
1t is admitted by those who have gone into the in
vestigaton that 50 persons yet inundated in the
bricks and mortar. One hundred and thirty dead bod
have been removed to the City Hail. or been deliv-
cred to recognizing friends.
coRoYER's JURY.
Coroner Lamb commenced an investigation Of this
erible catastrophe this morning. The following
,entlemen were sworn in a. Jurors:
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