The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-20
keep the dark reality constantly before our

keep the dark reality constantly before our
minds.
Every train from every direction comes
IN laden to its utmost capacity with living
friends. When we consider that not less
than $50 long passenger cars have been here
to-day, some realizing idea may be arrived
at in reference to the number of our visi-
tors.
The morning and forenoon were used in
removing the rubbish, after being sufficient
ly cooled, in order, if possible, to get the
bodies still under the ruins. Quite mum.
Der were got out. Two persons were taken
out early in the morning.
A squad of canvassers was organized, and
the whole city laid out into small districts,
and pretty thorough canvass was entered
into, the men going from house to house,
thereby ascertaining in every family where
persons were either missing, wounded or
safe.
The summing up shows that 1872 persons
are missing. This embraces all those known
to have been killed, and those of which no
tidings have been obtained.
Is is admitted by those who have gone
into the investigation, that SO persons are
yet inundated in the brick and mortar 13O
bodies have been removed to the City Hall,
and been delivered to recognizing friends.
One woman shrieked out piteously that
the fire was burning her hair, but the flames
soon after slenced her cry.
1t has already been stated that one man
cut his throat lest he should be burned
alive.
Mr. Branch told his friends who were
digging for him, that he should cut his
throat to escape the tortures of the fire. He
was persuaded to desist, and was fortunately
rescued.
The awful death that some died of by
the fire was fearfully attested by their baked
and backened forms, when taken out not in
any respect resembling human beings.
BosToN, Jan. 11-9 P. M.-The Law
renee catastrophe casts gloom over the
city. Hon. David Sears presided at a meet.
ing of twenty gentlemen to-day, who SUBJ
scribed $4,000 for the relief of the sufferers,
and appointed committee to solicit further
contributions.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 1.-THE Boston
Herald correspondent, to night, from Law
renee, says that but one dead body was taken
from the ruins, apparently about 25 years
old, but was so shockingly mutilated that
even the eyes of the nearest relative could
not possibly recognize any familiar Inca
ments. Her face was charred and burned
to the depth of about half an inch, and the
back part of her head and all the way be-
hind her ears was burnt to the bone. Other
wise the flames did not appear to reach her.
Her bosom and the lower part of her body
is uninjured. She had probably laid in a
place where her head alone was exposed to
the flames, and had burned her hands in
striving to protect it.
Nothing remains standing at the scene of
the disaster except two immense chimneys,
through which ran the shafting which carried
On the works in the various rooms. The
wood and timber work has pretty much all
been removed from the spot, and nothing
now remains but crushed and mingled mass
of bricks, mortar and broken machinery:
The Pemberton corporation has the ruins
in charge, and employ about so men in
clearing away the rubbish. Their progress,
however, owing to the storm and difficulties
of the job, was but slight. The volunteers
who had worked there with almost super
human efforts for twenty.four honrs, were
worn out with fatigue, and it was impossl-
BILE this A. NJ, to hire laborers to prosecute
the task of exhuming those who yet lie
buried in the rubbish. The smoke is still
ascending from the black heaps, and a stream
from the fire engines from Manchester was
kepted on the heated mass.
Besides the sums of money already for
warded, the Mayor of Lawrence has receiv-
ed number of donations from various
parties, many of whom did not send their
names. Among the presents was box
containing 125 linen sheets, the gift of the
owners of the steamer MEMERIoN SANFORD.
A kind lady from Charlestown also for
warded large lot of carefully prepared
bandages.
LAWRENCE, Jan. 13-The Coroner's
Jury assembled at 9 o'clock this A. M.
The testimony during the forenoon mainly
related to the construction of the building,
but nothing new was elected.
Three more bodies were taken from the
ruins to-day. They were all badly mutt
lated. Two of whom could not be recog.
nized. The third was discovered, by frag
ments of clothing, to be that of Mrs.
Augusta Ann Ashworth. She was Is
years of age, and was married in March
last. Her husband is a shoemaker, and
works at North Salem. Her body was
nearly consumed.
The body taken out last night has been
identified as that of Mrs. Margaret Turner.
THE PATENT OFFICE The record of the
operations of the Patent Office during the
past year, furnishes, as usual, most salts
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