Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-01-14

persons who are endeavorinS to rescue the
victims OF the calamity, reports of more of
the killed and wounded are constantly com.
ing to US. Surgeons are constantly arriving
from all directions, and everything that can
he doae at such painful moment, is being
done for the suffering victims Of this dread
full calamity, the mystery Of which will have
to be cleared up by an Inquest.
LATER.-At about ten minutes after 5
O'Clock this p. m, our citizens were startled
by the cry Of fire, which proceeded from
the ruins Of the Pemberton mills, about
four fif'hs Of which had fallen shapeless
mass, without the slightest warning to
nearly 800 human beings who were then
at work. The building was never consid-
cred rs staunch as it ought to be. It
fell inwards. The fire department at once
repaired to the spot, but there being, ap-
parently no fire they at once set to work
with will to remove the rubbish. They
soon made room for the dead and wounded
as fast as they could be recovered.
MIR. Beckelder helped to remove some 26
in various conditions, some still living. The
City Hall has been thrown into temporary
Hospital for the dead and wounded. Mr..
Palmer was burning in the ruins all the
time, and thinking there was no prospect oil
being extricated, cut his own throat to end
his suffering. Still he was taken out and
lived sometime. Ono woman in the part Of
the mill still standing became frightened and
threw herself out of the third story and
broke one arm and injuring herself 50 that
she cannot recover. Mr.. Branch, an over
seer, has not been :ound. The laboring force
Of the mill is about $50 and it is supposed
that 700 persons We're actually buried in the
ruins.
A woman has just been recovered, and she
says there are some twenty more in the vi
cinity Of her yet alive This additional re-
port struck terror to the hearts that had be-
fore been hopeful Of saving more lives-still
the work of removal went ON, the force pump
and engine on the ground were at once rot
to work and have been pouring torrents oil
water on SO that at half past eleven the fire
does not seem to gain, and hopes are enter.
tanned that it will be saved, those near the
breaking out Of the fire were almost on the
point Of extricating woman not much hurt,
but the flames drove them back, and the wo-
man probably persisted.
Tie Mayor has te)egraphed for the Low
ga AASuSuS WIN Will arrive dDOut O'CLOCK.
Calamity succeeds calamity. In ten min.
utes the whole mass of ruins had become one
sheet Of fame. The screams and meanings
Of the poor burned creatures can be distinctly
heard, but no power on earth can save them.
Half past one A. NJ, the Pe,nberton mills
arc now black and smoking mass Of brick,
mortar and human bodies promiscuously
mingled. a....,.. ...,..s-..
Probably not less than 200 beings have
persisted in the flames.
The Washington mill was in great ieop.
|ardy, the wind blowing towards where the
counting room is opposite the Pemberton.
Through the almost superhuman exer-
tions of the iremen the Washington mills
arc now considered out Of danger. OF the
Duck mill the prospect is not SO good, every
thing that can be done is being done. Fire
companies are there from oil the neighborins
towns. Between 40 or SO physicians are in
attendance at the City Hall and other places
wherever the injured need their Services
The ruins having buried up it will be many
days before true knowledge of the killed
and wounded can be arrived at. The fire
caught, without doubt, from lantern Of
burning fluid which was accidently dropped.
The firemen dropped dead in the street.
The streets are filled with n,ass Of human
beings every one eager to see and hear Of
friends who before the fire were between
hope and fear are now settling down into
hopeless despair.