The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-01-19

1870 A. M.-The Pemberton Mills are
now black, smoking mass of bricks,
mortar and human bones Probably not
less than two hundred beings perished
in the flames.
The Washington Mill was in great
jeopardy-the wind blowing towards the
Duck Mills, whose counting room touch
es the Pemberton Mills.
A. M.-Through the almost super
human exertions of the fremen, the
Washington Mills are now considered to
be out of danger. Of the Duck Mill the
prospect is as good. Everything that
can be done is being done. Fire COM
panies are present from all neighboring
towns. Between 40 and so physicians
are in attendance at the City Hall and
other places, wherever the injured need
their services. The ruins having burned
down, it will be many days before a true
knowledge of the killed and wounded can
be arrived at. The fire which finally
sacrificed the buried human beings.
caught, without doubt, from a lantern of
burning fluid which was accidentally
dropped. One OF the firemen dropped
dead in the street. The streets are filled
with mass of human beings-every one
eager to see and hear of friends who, be-
fore the fire, were alternating between
hope and fear, but are now settling down
into hopeless despair.
A portion of the operatives had left
for supper previous to the falling of the
building, about six hundred remaining.
The building was five stories high,
$50 feet long. by 20 wide, with wing
on the west as feet square. shaped like
the letter L. 1t ran 2,7OO spindles. 900
operatives were employed.
LAWRENCE. Mass, Jan. Ill
II O'Clock p. NJ.
II we could but forget the occasion of
our crowded streets we should at once
conclude that some great occasion or ga
la day had arrived, but the air of sad
ness and almost despair SO vividly de.
picted on the countenances Of our citi-
zens keep the dark reality constantly be-
fore our minds.
Every train from every direction comes
in loaded to its utmost capacity with liv-
ing friends. When we consider that no
less than so long passenger cars have
been in here to day some realizing idea
may be arrived at in regard to the num-
ber of our visitors.
The morning and forenoon were used
in removing the rubbish, after being suf-
fciently cooled, in order if possible, to
get the bodies known to be still under
the ruins. Quite a number were 90,
out. Two persons were taken out alive
early this morning. A squad of canvas
sers were organized, and the whole city
laid out into small districts, and pretty
thorough canvass entered into, the men
going to every house, thereby ascertain
ing in every family where persons were
either wounded, missing or safe. The
suming up shows that 162 persons are
missing. This embraces all those known
to have been killed, and those of which
no tidings have been obtained.
1t is admitted by those who have gone
into the investigation that SO persons are
yet inundated in the bricks and mortar.
l3o dead bodies have been removed to
the City Hall or been delivered to recog.
nizing friends.
The following is list Of the dead and
missing;
John and Mary Mcdonnell. j. Dear
born, Bridget Ryan. Margaret Sullivan.
Morris Palmer, overseer Ellen Colbert.
Ellen Roach. Hannah Shy, Bridget
Laughlin, Marg. Farley. Barnard Hat
field, Bridget Sullivan, Catharine Gallag-
han. Anna Shay, Eliza Orr, M. and Pc
ter 0 Brien, Peter Collaghan. Mrs. ].
Jewet, Dennis Leonard. Mary Hamilton.
Hannah Millinax, Johanna Crarar, Mar
tha s., Martin and J. Hughes, Ann Man.
ming, VIM. Keith. Mary McCann, Marc.
Fosley. Richard McEdgly. Hanna Nc.
kee, NJ. Seveuy, Marg. Fallang. Julia
Roberts, Owen Nash, Matthew c.. Dora.
and Mary Ryan, Bridge, Ronlier. Bridy.
ct Ryley. Kitty Clark, Alice Murphy.
VIM. Metcalf, Thos. Neil, Sam. Ralff. J.
o SEWN, J. McNab, G. Sweeny, Catba.
rine Conners. Ellen Hickett, A. p. Mar.
tin, Mary Jewett, Mary Smith. Bridget
Doherty. Augustus Aghworth, Sampson
and Abby Pottle, Harvey Zouk. Mary
Ryan. Mary Griffin, Bridget. Ruben. Ka-
", Sathoi ihc anu SOuHOfS IllckY Alice
Cutting, L. F. Brough. Elizabeth Kim
ball. Patrick and Ellen Connor, VIM.
Cram, Ira G. Lack. John H. Allen.
Bridget Kelly. Larinda Crimson. Mr..
Packard John and Martin Huse.
Previous to the fire two sisters were
together and comparatively unhurt they
would have been rescued. Hearing the
roar Of the flames they exclaimed, "Oh.
God We have got to die -
One woman shrieked out piteously that
the fire was burning her hair, but the
flames soon after silenced 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 shoull re.
sort to the same means to escape the tor.
lures of the fire. He was persuaded 10
desist and was fortunately rescued.
The awful death that some died by the
| fire was fearfully attested bv THAR hakad