The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-01-20

There aro now parts of fvo bodies ut tho
City Hail. Two nro unuttcrly unrocoeniza'
bic and tho other thrco can only ho recog-
nzed by shrods Of clothing. Ono of tho
latter is tho whole trunk OF a woman.
On tho night of tho accident a littlo
daughter Of Jas Dannan, 10 years old, was
pinned fast in tho ruins when the flames
broke out, and seeing that thoro was no
escape for her, she took her duo bill from
hor pocket and handed it to another girl
near her, and sad-"YUu will be saved
will you give this to my poor. dear father
and bid him good bye for inc !"
Tho most complete list of dead and miss
ing that has appeared, is contained in tho
Lawrence Sentinel, and figures up as fol-
lows dead 80 missing l07 1t makes tho
number badly wounded 100; abG those
slightly wounded l99.
LAWRENCE, January l5, p. NJ.
The body of l. f. Branch was found to-
day, and four. olhor bodies previously re.
covered were identified as lhoso of Margaret
Catharino Harnongcr, Ellen Hern and l.
Thomas. SurvicGs appropriate to the occa-
sion were held in all the churches in this
city this merning. Tho work on tho ruins
is suspended tonight.
Tho Mayor of Lawrence has issued tho
following I'm view Of tho great calamity
which has fallen from cloudloss sky like D
thunderboit, crushing it with weight of
misery which no earthly power can raise,
shrouding it with cloud of anguish which
no human hand can dispol, binding it 10
chains of woo which despair cannot break.
| recommend aud earnestly bcseoch that
on Tuesday all tho residents of Lawrence
abstain from their avocatiOns end labor
that thoy set apart that day as one OF pray or,
and that they get in their respective places
OF worship to join in those religious cere
monies which tho occasion demands, and
,here publicly ask Of God that he would
temper our afilicton with mercy, that he
would restore to health those now anguish
ing in pain and suffering. that no would
provide with fathers care for tho orphan
and widow, that he comfort and support
those bereft of husband wife, parents and
children, that ho wonld so order this signal
destruction of life and property as that good
may come out of our great evil and that oul
experience may teach wisdom throughout
| the land.
(Signod) B. SAUNDERS, JR Mayor.
Tho Duck Mills, locaten near tho ruins oi
tho Pomborton, has stopped work, the oper.
rativos refusing to continue labor until the
building has been thoroughly examined as
to its safety.
LAWRENCE Mass, Jan. l6--9 p. NJ.
John CrawfUrd's testimony showed that
tho fire was caused by the breaking of Ian.
tern, with which be was hunting for his
daughter who was in the ruins. He alsC
testified to tho fact that there had been
largo crack in ono of tho walls ever since
the building was erected.
This crack ran up the whole end of The
building, also to tho settling of tho Sd stor,
OF the building, and to various cxpodiontt
resorted to for Strengthening it, general,
on Sundays. Io considered tho building
unsafe, especially when tho mill was il
motion.
Benz. Harding. carpenter employed b,
tho Co, testified to the fact of the rafter
used in tho building having boon original,
cut too short. 80 that many rested only
threo inches in tho wall lie considered
tho building altogether too weak for tn,
weight of machinery put into it. Had ex
amined tho ruins but saw no sign of settling
of tho foundation.
Adj. till Wednesday.