New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-14

The guilt of the Lawrence massacre woulc seem
10 be fixed where it belongs. In the course u to
Coroner's inquest, on Thursday, Mr.. John b. Tut
lie Of Lowell, brick macon OF thrtyfour yesrs OK
periepce. by whom the Pemberton MiIl was erect
ed, testified that the work was done according :"
the directions Of Charles II. Bigelow, Engineer oil
he Company, and Benjamin Cooledge. We quote
in full the evidence Of this witness:
The contract made with Charles H. Biselo~ Knsnees
of the CorpOrston bad nothing do with the ieundsnen
think the foundation above Eve feet deep o. tho ks o
while we building the MILL got water % onoS noe
The foot of the foundation wall Ii good wstsr
the time from hecsns but have had some
about since. 10 about two month. there was crown ana
water dried up II constantly running through the s'onss
,bc foundation the lower end Of the MIL The psH'
In the fourth story projected ou' eight inches sna ~
second story they dropped to four incneS A
rae from Mr. Bigeow to dispense with the pusse
the tber for the upper stories came they were 700
-, a e were ordered put projections upon the WALL 70
real the tbers upon Teprfsssd opinion at f< "~< des
manu- times aJtrto0rd ard hare Hsrer eh0"2ed A"e' w
raj. tceye too lcedk for sueh building '"a NV D'S
s ,,e,, bydfaoa TOD Mr.. Putnam one Of ths onns's'
- !, Po,,on told rcsy Others me same thing DO s's
kno Of any other large mill NTH da' 90 ~eak az me Pe"0e
ton and nerr hear Of one The BUILDING was muoo
cut M with windows which weakened we nad ofdes e,y
day from Capt Bieeow and Bep Coolidge the Engineer
bay. generally built mills twenty eight inches including 'pso"
of four inches the first story dropping 70 sixteen ncneS 100
ton Witness expressed doub. shout finding our rom INC
sprearance Of the foundation II should be cleared Inc
usual width of mills Ia There we've irons on the ends O.
the floor TIMBER turned up but they did not connect with Toe
outer wall Il would have added strength 10 the building ns@
they been through TO the croswD The steam chimney
formed one corner Of the building and that chimney swsJea
of 40 as 10 make from bottom 20 top, wosd ~-akss
that part Of the building very much. In opinion, steam
chimney ought be connected with bulldog Inc qua
y Of the brick used IN tie building indeed W.T.
ness several times 10 Capt Bgeow Of tbs poor quail
v Of the brick The rnsns freely In the toardsoa
wills for two months We could hesy running through the
stones We dug out small place. about as low IS the bottom Of
the wall inside from TO drink W,Se-s conndeeed
that water running the bottom OF foundation wall In this wy
would be dangerous inssmuch might undermine the wall
Witness explained that where the upper floor tmbers were P
in upon the projections thrown out Of the inner wall the whole
wall was made solid about IS inches Below, tire tmbe wers
40 short that they entered but little way into the wall and
rested mainly upon the brick projections When the tmoe
brought and discovered to be short the wal had been
carried 30 heh that necessary to tear down IN those
plsces where the mbers rest and build In the pote
tons" -
Unless the parties here indicated can set as'ds
the force of this testimony, public opinion will hold
them responsible for this most dreadful and heart
rending destruction Of human life. 1t remains to
be seen whether the law Of Massachusetts, Will hold
them responsible also.