Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-01-20

sands Of fe were resigned and displayed rcpose and
valor almost sublime OF the noble stamp we're two or
three
An ante.room leading from the hall was used de-
pository for the dead bodies which brought rom tho
OF the calamity discovered during the
forenoon the floor literally covered with corpses OF
the young, the middle aged, and few past the latter
period II most shocking spectacle Some OF the
bodies burned TO backness but little flesh remained
and entirely beyond recognition. Some bent with hands
cnched indicative Of the horrible agony Of their deaths
Some frghtfuy mutated, with heads crushed in,
the charred brains being exposed to view The limbs OF
others gone-burned of in case, and torn on in
others. Thus the floor paved with human oorpses,
CHASTITY, repusive horrible to look upon. Il told more
emphatically than all else the irightfu calamity.
LrvISo LooKIso PoR THB DEAD.
The City Hall was filled with men and women, rela-
tves and friends looking for the dead The cries Of
some, The deep MORNINGS Of others, affecting in the
extreme; At every turn the ear was greeted by some
agonized mourner One frantic mother rushed past the
officers in charge Of the door, and recognizing the dead
and mansed body Of a child, in the midst Of the
clasped it, called 1t by endearing names, aud wept as
only mother can weep. IL was touching scene in
deed. An day the living hunting for the dead.
Alas there were some whom none Of the living could
cognise-poor human beings so marred and blackened
and deormed 10 resemble little but Of flesh
and bone, heap n rubbish.
The guilt Of the Lawrence massacre would
seem to be fixed where it belongs. In the
course of the Coroner's inquest, on Thursday.
Mr.. John b. futile of Lowell, brick mason
of thirty -four years experience. by whom the
Pemberton Mill was erected testified that the
work was done according to the directions Of
Charles II. Bigelow, Engineer of the Com
pany, and Benjamin Coolidge. We quote in
full the evidence Of this witness
"1he contract made with Charles II. Bigelow
Engineer Of the Cooperation had nothing 20 do with III,
foundation should think the foundation was above fv,
feet deep the East side while were building th'
mill, got water drink from the foot Of the foun
dauon wall II was good wateri thought at the tint
the water from the canal but have bad doubts
about II since In about two months there was droutf
and thswater dried np. 1t was constantly running ihro
the stones Of the foundation toward the lower end u the
mill. The piasters ia the fourth story projected
out eight inches and the second story they drop
ped TO four inches Orders then came from Mr. Bivoow
to dispense with the piasters altogether. When the
nbers for the upper stories came thew we're too short
and ordered 70 put projections upon the walls
rest the tmbcrs upon erBresscd mn Opilioa a fhs
time and many times affcrcHd and hare nerer changed
a. that The rails too weat for such building
told Mr Bigeoc SO when building a. 7 told
NJ Putnam, one u the oirHcrs, IN Boston. foia
many others the thing do kaotc Of am Other
large mill oih oais So ocak the PeB,berfOn and
Herer caHf 70 hear Of one. The building much cut
up with windows, which weakened II. We had orders
every day from Capt Bgeow aud Benz Coolidge. the
Engineer. We have generally built mills twenty eight
inches including space Of fodrinches IN the first story
dropping sixteen inches the top Witness express.
ed some doubt about finding out from the appearance Of
the foundation il il should be cleared The usual
width II mills Is As feet There irons the ends
Of the floor umbers, turned up but they did
with the wall II would have added strength the
building had they been screwed through TO the vail
The steam chimney formed corner q the building.
and If that chimney swaycd off a make crack
from bottom 90 top, it would weaken that part Of the
building very much In my opinion. a steam chimney
ought never 20 be connected with building The quail
ity Of the brick used in the building very poor
deed. Witness complained several times 10 Capt Bige-
low Of the poor quality 0f the brick The
ming freely ia the foundation walls for two months We
could hear running through the stones We dug
small place, abouh low the bottom Of the wall in
side, 90 dip Waterfront 20 drink. Witness considered
to water ruqping - tho hofnsi 81 f.i-tiass ii Co.
hi' way would De dangerous inasmuch 30 might un-
defmine the wall. Witness explained that where the
upper hoot umbcrs were pat n upon tho projections
thrown out Of the inner walt the whole wall made
solid about is inches. Below the tmbers were so short
that they entered but little way into the WALL and rest
ed mainly upon the brick projections. When the TIM
bers were brought and discovered be too short the
wall had been carried high that il was necessary to
tear it down in those places where the mbcrs were 10
rest, and build in the projections
Unless the parties here indicated can set
aside the force Of this testimony. public opin-
ion will hold them responsible Tor this most
dreadful and heart-rending destruction of hui
man life. 1t remains to be seen whether the
law of Massachusetts, will hold them respon-
sble also.
The following figures represent the sum
total of the latest Investigations, as to the
dead wounded and missing