The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-01-19
THF LAWRENCE CATASTROPHE.
Further Particulars.
LAWRENCE, Mass. Jan. IL.

there we're QUO operatives in Inc putolus
The factory employed $50 operatives, bot
portion bad gone to supper. The tu'i
ding vas FIVE stories high. $50 feet long
aud seventy feet wide, with wing 40
feet square Containing ~ 600 spindles.
The dead and missing number 10, a
large proportion of Uhom were young
girls, many of them being the main sup
port Of their ia Il lilies. The FIRE was con
frned to the ruins Of the PeDberton
Mills. The surrounding property Is un-
injured The dead number 10. and the
wounded l65 Some of the latter Will
die, but by far the larger part may eur
vive tbrir injuries. The loss is estimated
at S6oO.OGU.
Before the building caught fire, those
imprisoued beneath the ruins could be
seen and conversed with. Drinks and
refresh On ents were in sowe Instances pas
Led to them.
When the fire spread over the ruins
aud they found escape hopeless, they bid
lieu to their friends, and 10 several ca
ses gave directions as to the disposition
of their bodies lD one part of the built
ing a hole wa. battered through the wal,
and through it could be seen three young
women, who saic they were not at all in-
jured. One of them thrust her arm
through the small aperture aud begged
to be drawn through it; but before the
hole could be made large enough. the
flames drove the men away. and the pris-
oners perrhed in the flames
A hundred apd fifty long passenger
cars, crowded to excess. arrived here to-
day. But the railroads did not alone
contribute to the number of our visitors.
Every kind of vehicle in the surrounding
towns was brought into use During the
forenoon. large force were busily en-
gagged in removing the rubbish. Quite a
number of bodies we're got out, and two
persons we're taken out alive.
A strong force Of canvassers went from
house to house, thereby ascertaining OF
every family what persons were wounded,
missing or safe. This sun ming up -hows
1 62 persons missing. 1t embraces all
known as killed. and those of whom no
tidings have been obtained by those who
IN ade the investigaton.
Fifty two persons are yet im molsted IN
the brick, mortar, &c, and hundred ana
thirty dead bodies have been removed to
the City Hall, or delivered to their
friends.
BREAKING OUT OF THE FIRE.
About 9 O'Clock fir broke out from
the en.ine room at the South end Of the
building. and soon spread over the whole
ruin. The scene now vas beart-sicken.
ng. Conscious of the torturiDg death
which awaited the unfortunate whose suf
ferinss had not heen ended by death. the
bystauders were unable to afford them
any relief A few more bodies were goi
out, but only few, after the flames had
be,.un to rage. The groans Of sufferers
caused indescribable anguish ia the hearts
OF all arouGd, and to them we're added
the frautic appeals cfsome who knew they
we're gazing on the funeral pile of rels
tives and friends, to wholn 10 suocor was
possible. An alarm was soInded, the
6remen promptly manned the machines
.nd made every effort to extinguisn the
flames. But the copious streams Of wa
ter dashed over the kissing ruing could
only prolong the miseries of those beneath
On my last visit to the place (3 clock
the FIRE had not been entirely extiDgui-b-
ed, though the work of excavation had
b, en- resumed.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF AN OvERsEER
Anon. the sufferers in the ruins at TIE
time the fire broke out wac Maurice Pal
uer. an overseer He was much beloved
by his friends, and while the digging va:
.oiug on his voice was recognized. He
xas nearly reached when the flames broke
ou, He impIored bis friends to save h'n
quickly or be should die. They struggled
10 reach him, but the fame swept around
rheu. He was confined and could TO
resist them. As the heat of the fire be
an to be felt his horrible death seemed
inevitable He VS. able to move one
hand and drew bis knife, saying he shoulc
commit suicide rather than burn to death
His rescuers pressed on, tut his hope o
aid gave out. and be drew the knife q
cross bis throat Soon after they sucsee
ded in removing him. aud his self iDf1ic
ted wound was found not to be danger
ous, but be bad suffered severe eterna
injuries which rendered bis recovery i'm
possible. He expired shortly after from
the Elects of the injuries received by BIZ
fall, and his suferings while immuree
within the fallen walls.
/ THE SCENE AT THE CITY HALL.
The hall of the city gosernment bull
ding was used as a hospital for such o
the wounded as it was deemed Decessr,
to convey tbither Mattresses lined th,
ball on three of its sides, and on then
were stretched mangled bodies and 9th
ers not dangerously injured but sufferin.
from painful wounds. A large numbe
of physicians were ia attendance. Som'
OF the sufferers were groaning in agony
some were wild with delirium in the La
moment, others quietly breathed their la.
or bore their sufferlDgs in silence. Eve
. re- oua ~ tho uanndod hora bod To-, n