The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-20
12O Dead Bodies Recovered, and 162
Persons Still Missing.


TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CORONER.
LAWRENCE, Mass. Jun. 12-At the in
quest to-day, Jesse Glover, overseer of the
repair shop of the Pemberton manufacturing
company, testified that he at times had seen
cracks in the walls, but nothing that he con-
sidered serious. He had never strengthened
the walls with iron works, but had heard it
was so strengthened. He thought the build
ing was weak, but apprehendsd no danger;
did not think it as strong as such buildings
usually are had heard that the timbers
were not bolted to the walls iron trusses
were put in to the building before he went
to work there; the boiler appeared perfectly
sound it was in separate building b
examined the building since the accident.
MIR. Chase, agent of the mill, testified as
to his escape. He said there was less
weight at the end that fell, than at the other;
four fly frames in the fourth story, were
moved that day, from the part which fell to
another place they weighed ton and a
half there were probably 800 persons in
the building be did not know how the fire
caught; the Essex company built the mill
he did not know how it was constructed
there were cracks each side of the chimney,
in the building, which were caused by the
swaying of the chimney the chimney had
broken away from the building, and iron had
been placed around it to strengthen it, but
not from any fear Of the building itself
there have been no new cracks near the
chimney for two years. know of no other
crack in the building wass less motion in
the building than in others he considered
it safe, as it had stood six years.
John Patterson Overseer in the weaving
room, in the basement, testified as to his
escape had heard q statement that the
building was unsafe, but never noticed any
thing about it to make him think so. Mr..
Corliss, who put in the shafing had told
him, he did not consider the building safe.
He also understood be said two upright
shafts whould in time shake the end of the
building out. [ don't think over thirty
persons employed in my room were killed !;
there were 3O4 employed there last Monday.
John Pinter, wOolen manufacturer, in the
Washington mill testified, he with others,
helped what they could we got the roof
OFT and took out the machinery, wood and
bodies, there were some men near me wit lam
terms, and as they we're doing no good, said:
for Gods sake, take care of those lanterns.
There is cotton all around here" | saw
our men all going to a hole with two lam
terms and shortly after saw them come out
with only one lantern. In moment after
he saw the flames. The men ran in to
the crowd and he after them, but did not
catch them. The lanterns wereguardeA ones
and think they were filled with oil. The
fire took from loose cotton hanging about
the card machine.
Richard A. Plummer testified that vari~
ous men went to work to clear away with
axes and bars, and two men had lanterns to
see to work by; by some accident one Ian
tern broke or fell, and when the flames struck
the cutton the fire at once sprung up.
The inquest will last several days.
BosToN, Jan. 12.-Mayor Sanders dispatch
says that he sees no reason to change his
opinion as to the number dead and missing.
Many of the dead have been claimed by
friends, but many, past identification, have
been inferred.