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

ion that the valls were strong enough for the ser
vice Of that Fall for thousand years TIE ioondsn'n
and t0or sb ouid no, give ont.
QuettVn-ls it your opinion that the mill ae |
whole, yShent was completed, was cafe aod secure lor
the buiress OF a mil Answer hao some oojyaV.
tons 60 the pillars being hurried by Mr.. movies, s
car en,er for the pillars made requisi:ion upon CsP@
B;eeIow and some pillars were sent from Bosom ny
.be owners; they were not aocor ting to our p@l',
which was like those with clasps, such as are ~ w ~.
other mills the first load that came discovered ~ uo
made of poor iron, and made complaint to Mr.. D6e
low who said he would write about 1t 70 MI. ru'.a
Mr. Putnam can explain where tho pillars VIZ 49,. ~. -
and who furnished them witness exp'anee va. ~
cracks in the wood were caused oy the swsy,ng o ue
wind this was proved by the mortar ma h;,na -
tom showing 30 crack; the cracks IN we Sah ~ Ia
from che top down, till they disappeared, mr. pIsenw
said that TO fssep the chimney w0md snAc tho nsi
90 Il ronid sySipsy at anv rate be letit SWING that
corner 0f the Il was e course ny % sIVnS - y
would baye been If tho Chimney hsd hos crleseu
away; she building as we S ;non S,Srs baripo Az
sruca rre except perhsY the iron piars; having as
covered the defect in one OF them, was somewhat
os,;;ors 81 tbem has anticipated ouch result
~ .a q mar from the ruins was here brought
IN and. Sn exsmiRation, it was found extremely de-
WETeesI always felt uneasy about the iron pillars
from, tAe first and when the mill fell, attributed II ~
nrrs 10 defects in the pillars the wheel PIT ls thirty
feet from the Pemberton mill; mechanics ana olhefS
spoke to me more than fifty times about the water run
mig through the foundation OF the MILL bnt pao no
from n meet anics and workmen about mill are very
fond of critioisng everybodys work except their own
and very impatient Of criticism of their own long
since got in the habit of paying no attention whaever
10 masops: il viii be seen intelligent eXamna-
ton of the foundation, whether there was any seug
| Of il. ,,-u e
| Qpestim-What in yeur opinion caused the 1al OF
| the mill Answer-I Judge from what nave hearo
from the testimony here and reliable statements out
side that Il was owing TO pillar breaking near the
center of the MILL TO break pillar would have I'M
supported an area of 80 by ~ feet and the noor TIM
hers were abutted together at that the great strength
of the floors would tend TO destroy the walls when the
support gave way, and also 10 break on the pillars
VIXEN once started IL said that at frst there was
succession ofcrscsing noises which ran into generai
rosr and have no doubt that the building fell IN this
way the mill lie of great width, and each pillar oears
two psIts of the weight ard each wall enc part; tue
floor went down in one mass, and was not broken az
ALL after The first lot of pillars came received every
pillar as they ame did not rap them all over with
hammer: Ierhaps il was my duty TO cause some person
to do IT. il was impossible for me 10 do III gave more
examination TO the pillars than wonld II they nad
been made b. our own contractor.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN P. PUTNAM.
John p Putnam sworn--Wtnees resides in Boston;
| owned l0C shares in the Pemberton mll-one eighth
! part; the mill contracted for with the Essex
| Company small mill was contracted for by mr.
John A. i Dwell, IN which was TO take a smaller
share: i. was aerward decided 10 build larger and
admjtnev parties; Mr. Lowell owned 200 shares, aud
was largely interested in it's success the Essex Som
five wears; the iron pillars were made by Mr. d. Z.
Woodg, who was reputed to be good founder;
was proposed to have wooden pillars, put
| preferred iron, and learning that Woods Roul1 cast
them cheaper than the Lawrence machine-shop, he
was Employed; Capt Bigelow furnished a plan for
the pillars and have no doubt they were cast ac-
cordup 10 bis plan the pillars in the first story were
six inches in diameter and diminished quarter OF an
inch; did not consider that was responsible for the
soundness of the pillars they were put In; Mr. B'ge'
low said that pillars six inches in diameter and dlmm
| Ne a
| suacient support; witness felt uneaslness about
ANYTHING connected with the mill except the water IN
the foundation, and the excavation IN the wneeIP,t,
Mr. Lowell gave express instructions to spare no
expense, to stop not at mere safety, but 10 make
assurance dOuby sure in the constructions the org
nal plan 10 build 1t live stores; plans OF each
foor were drawn al nv request on which was marked
with accuracy the place of every part OF the machnery
and the machinery all contracted for before the
foundation laid; we felt of vital Importance 10
us that the mill should be perfectly safe; was not
aware of any weakness in the wall placed great con-
J fdence in Captain Bigelow; did not know That
the wall at the stairway was only one 1oot
| thick until this investigation; the trusses were
| put under the floors TO prevent vibration; the
mill was the steadest ever knew; we had no appre-
henson in regard 10 the cracks in the chimney; the
sides and ends of the mills had been 80 camped to-
cether with strong iron that we thought there
danger from that cause; think the machinery was
packed rather closely than usual in this mill the
mill disposed of, two years ago. TO Mesers David
Nevns and George Howe; have learned that there has
been no additional weight Of machinery; the IRON Pill
lars about twice much a, wooden ones; no OBJ
iectioDs made by the Essex Company against our
| procuring iron pillars; Capt Bigeow wrote ID me
that had better get them of Woods and nclosed me
plan; he furnished them at an &c. ID. cheaper
than the proposal of the Lawrence Company; do not
remember Mr.. Tuttle speaking to me about the walls
| being too thin he may have said 80; we complained
that The bricks very uneven; asked him they
less strong and he said no; they were stronger
| because they were harder remember the screw-Jack
being put on when of the pillars broseni that
was the only defect in the Mill that was ever made
| aware Of
At4 O'Clock the inquest was adjourned till o'clock
on Saturday morning.
| HOW THE FIRE ORIGINATED.
From information communicated TO by gentleman
who arrived from Boston on Friday morning, it
would seem that the fatal burning of the wrecked build
ing was another " Camphene Acctdent." The history
of the disaster by the fire. accepted at Lawrence,
IT, that man Jealous TO relieve suffering and save life,
endeavored pass hot coffee through an aperture
into space where several men and women, unhai med
by the crash were yet imprisoned between the wall and
the beams To find his way safely in for his pitcher he
first introduced his lantern. 1t met with some hard
resisting substance and was knocked from his hand
II broke as it fell and the campheHe with which was
charged of course, gnited while it was scattered
The loose cotton took fire immediately and the terrible
consequences are now history.
| ASSISTANCE FOR LAWRENCE.
PHILADELPHIA, Friday, Jan. 10, 1860
George G. Evans, book publisher, of this city, has
contributed 81 600 to the Lawrence relief fund. Mr
Evans began life as a Lawrence factory boy. Other
contributions are coming in.
BosroS, Friday, Jan. Is, 1860.
CbarlAs r. Greene editor of The Post, RENTED