The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-01-18

The shocking tragedy at Lawrence, Mass.
is still the sad theme of every tongue. The
more the terrible calamity isspondered the
p,ore light that is thrown upon it and its
ca'.e--tly lgofhrEder 10 the grief that it
eAcitts. AS we have be fore stated it stands
wi'eou. parallel in horror, cruelty and
doras.ation. Its story is one of CHASTITY tor
turn, of human being sent without warning,
to one of the most excruciating of deaths
meu, women and children swallowed in a
yawning gulf of pitiful destruction. We
gather the following additional particulars
from the Bos.0n Atlas:
The Crowds still con,e The Excitement.
The anxiety of the community has abated
but little. The fated city was visited on FRI
day by thousands of persons, eager to view
tho ruins and gather the freshest intelli-
geocs of the over shadowing calamity. AS
story atter skpry-some true and some false
vas SUCCESSFULLY told of bodies found in the
ruins and brought to light, populace and
stranger would rush here and there in wild
confusion. Up thes treets and downtown
at the dismal ruins, and now at city hall
the throngs surged as 1t were, and as it may
be said 10 have been, case of life and death.
iGOSc w Nv udNc ICldtlNtS anu Sllll
missing-and there are many such-are
searching for them with an air of concern
approaching agony. Fathers and moth
er3 are yet looking for chidren-husband
for wives and wives for Observation-Disclosures
fcr sisters and sisters for brothefs-triends
toI iriends-each and all still hoping and
dc Lifting whether the craved Blessing will
be youchsated them. AMI so the mourners,
with grief go up and down, blank and dreary
in gn1 the cd tonhlic
" lich never sees or knows enough of sorrow,
rrsh hitler and thither, feeding its insatiate
IA, nctite ever on some new dish of horror.
noe Rodies Found and Ertricated- GhasRy
Spectacies
The excitement ran high at Lawrence on
Friday, as reports Of the discovery of more
b dies beneath .the ruins was announced
Inc iabOrers employed for the purpose, in
t. prosecution of their task came upon the
b dies, which We're, as may naturally be
5, pposed, burned, defaced, mutilated, and
'esented the most sad and shocking oil spec
Is clas.
Sinco Thursday there have teen five mDre
aodles taKen from the ruins. Two of these
have been identified. The remains of Mrs. Au.
lista Ashworth were taken out on Thursday
NJ GIT. There was not much left of the upper
part ofthe body except the bones still ner
hlsband was positive in his decision, for he
I'd portion OF her dress which WAS not en-
tto'y Consumed, to SATISFY himself. Another
one was the remains OF Margaret TuTner-it
Nas NEST horribly burned, nothing being
loft but the trunk. Notwithstanding the dis
Ii .urement it was identified by the sister of the
deceased. The other three were so completely
Gaarred that it will be impossible to trace cut
tie original-one OF tlloiA being reduced to
loat 2i1 feet in length, nothing being left but
part of the trunk. The sight was almost
enough to overcome a'person OF ordinary nerve,
Iaough in the case OF the latter body any enc
p4Z ng upon =. would scarcely realize that il
vaa.any portion of a human being. There was
4 large crowd constantly at the door Of the desd
iaom, anxious 10 get view of those horribly
inuti!ated remains.