The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12


Bosroy Jan. IL, 1850
The terrible catastrophe nj Lawrence has spread a
gloom the city the principal subject of conver-
saaion.
Hon David Sears presided over q meeting OF twenty
Gentlemen this afternoon, who subscribed - 900 for the
relief Of the sufferers, and appointed committee So
Dcit further contributions.
Tho several trains 70 Lawrence have been crowded
during the day with passengers, either Interested in
friends there, 10 render assistance from morbid Gu
rosity
ground and the accounts received volumnous but
really afford little add TO the many facts already
given.
STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE OPERATIVES.
John Ward, of the operatives the carding room
in the second story miracuously saved, with his
wife, who works near him In the same He de
| scribes his escape follows
was the cardng room with the second 'overseer
ighng up Eve ten minutes before nve O'Clock
ana had got but few burners lighted when suddenly
heai noise sounded like loud thuudering crash
over my head, and, looking up, saw the shafting
count Tor IT, and therefore termed stood nailed 70
the spot, and did not tohave power move al
though knew the building was coming upon Then
heard the overseer shout, and tried 70 jump
out Of the rubbish; but something struck me,
and was thrown senseless. did not remain
SO long; but when came found mvself buried tn,
rubbish and OH not ex 1ect 70 get out alive all
covered over with blood from wounds In nv face. I
hnay crawed up and got 10 the top, found lot Of
runs banging over me, which came near ending nv life:
but succeeded In getting passed BY dead girl
my way, ana ether mangied botcs before eot
ont. When Was nrst knockea down fell beneath q
large grinding stope which strong enough uphold
the weight above, ana saved my lie When fell
uDoeT fbe stone saw the walls me all falling and
the iioor giving way ali around me.
Mr. Ward found his wife at the City Hall, where she had
been conveyed after being excated Neither much
injured.
The following one among the numerous heartrending
incidents described -
Margaret Hamilton, aged fourteen years This
was her first Gays work in the Pemberton Mills.
She commenced work in the spooing
devoted mother attended her. and when asked what in
jores her daughter had received, said: "Her arm ia
broken and her head broken, and, Oh my Godi (and
here the poor burst into food Of tears), my
poor darling all broken" The unfortunate girl died
today. The name Of the mother is Mrs. Mary Ann
Hamilton. The daughter the main support OF tho
mother ard four younger chiikren. Mrs. Hamilton has
iived IN Lawrence since August last
Miss Olive Bridges, of Calais Me-, who worked the
hb sory sczeo the hosting chain Of the elevator and
safely down five stories to the ground, and escaped
from the building without injury. Through the whole
night she at the City Hall, passing, like angel Of
mercy among the Of the sufferers, anticipating
every want relieving pain far she able to bo so
and breathing Of consolation and comfort TO the
wounded pnd dying.
Before the building caught nre, number Of those I'm
prsoned boneab the ruins be and conversed
with, and drinks and refreshments In Instances
we're passed 70 them. When the fire spread over the
ruLs they found escape hopeless they bid sdeu 70
their ens and in instances gave directions
70 what disposition should be made Of their effects.
In part Of the building hole battered through
The wall, and through could be three young
men, who sad they we're not ali injured One OF them
thrust her Arm through the small aperture that had been
made and begged be drawn through but before the
aperture could be made large enough for the purpose the
flames away the the outside, and tho pri
soEers per khed.
Jury Of inquest has boon summoned, who aftsr re-
viewing tho bodies o( several OF the Dead adjourned I'LL
to.rorrow n "a H. The Jury is follows '-Dr. W. D.
lamb, Coroner; " H. p. Wright, Foreman; Jason h
Dana, Edward Page, Leonard stoddard, LEONARD =.
Cressey and s. p Simmons.
we oouId but forgcs the occasion Of our crowded
streets We should s once conclude that great
for gala day had arisen, but the air Of sadness and al
moss despair % viby depicted on the oountsnauces 0
our citizens and especially those who have been person
ally bereaved, keeps tho dark reality constant
" before our mnds. Every train from every
direction comes In laden 10 ts utmost ca
pac,y with living freight, and when VIC consider tha
no, than hundrcd and ny long passenger car
here today, some rcsIisng idea may bc ar
rived ~ in regard 70 the number of visitors.
But tho railroads did not alone contribute TO
swell our numbers, for every kind Of vehicle was
brought into In many Of the surrounding
towns and cities not another horse 70 bc hired Tho
morning and forenoon busy used in removing the
rubbish, after being sufficiently cooed in order, possi
n b1di known a under
Quite member get out, and strange. as IL may ap
pear two persors were taken out alive.
Early in the morning squad Of canvassers were or
gsbzed and the whole city laid out into small DISTRICTS
and pretty thorough entered into, the