New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-11
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
FILLING OF THE PEMBERTON MILLS.
SEVEN HukDatD OPERATIVES m THE BUILDING.
Two Hundred Dead in the Ruins.

One Of re most terrible catastrophes on record
occurred in this city this afternoon. The Pember-
ton Mills f. with ssudden crash about five O'Clock,
while some six or seven hundred operatives were at
work. Tie mills are complete wreck. Some
two or three hundred persons a.p supposed to be
st,n in the ruins. At present it 10 impossible to
give anything like correct stateme II of the loss Of
life but from the best authority it liz believed that
at least two hundred are dead in the uiDs
Eighteen dead bodies have been all gady taken
out, together with some twenty five pers ons mortal
ly wounded, beside some fifty in different stages o
mutilatOn. Dir. Chase, the agent Of the Losls, and
Mr.. How, the Treasurer, escaped by running from
tie failing building. 1t is impossible as yet, to TED
TIE cause of the disaster. Our reporter is JUS
come from the ruins and the scenes there beeya
| all description. Some two or more acre
Of ground are piled up with every description O
machinery ard the fallen building. Huge bonfres
| ave burning, to light some two or three thousand
persons, who are working, if for their own lives,
| to rescue the unfortunate persons, many of whom
are still crying and begging to be released from
their fortunes. Every few minutes some poor
wretch is dragged from bis her prison, and it is
beartrendine to hear their ca as they are drawn
| out with legs and arms crushed or torn One man,
shOckiDgly mangled and partly under the bricks,
deliberately cut his throat to end bis agonies
The whole city seems 10 mourning. Many
are running through the streets, and with frantic
cries searching the ruins. Temporary hospitals
have been arranged for the rescued Many stand
by the wreck, frisd with dspair. Often terrible
crash, caused by the cleaning away, threatens
death to those who may still be alive in the ruins.
Gen. IL X. Oliver is conspicuous and active in d.
recting those persons who endeavoring to rescue
the victims of the disaster. Gangs of men, with
ropes below are constantly dragging out huge pieces
of the wreck which imprisons 80 many Some OF
the rescuers are killed in their humane efforts.
Since We left the scene of disaster, reports Of
more Of the dead and dying are constantly coming
to us. Surgeons coming in from all directions
and everything that can be done at such painful
moment is being done for the suffering victims Of
the fearful calamity, the mystery of which will have
to be cleared up by an inquest.
SECOND DISPATCH.
LAWRENCE, Tuesday, Jan. 10--11 p. m.
At about ten minutes of five o'clock this after
noon citizens were alarmed by the cry Of fro,
which proceeded from the PembertOn Mills, about |
foul ifihs of which had falen-a shapeless mass,
without the sghtesr warning to the near 800 hui
man beings who were then at work. The building
was never considered to be staunch as it ought
to have been 1t was built about years since,
| and was then thought sham. Indeed, before the
machinery was put in the walls spread to such
degree that some twenty-five tuns of iron states
were put in to save it from falling in by its own
weight.
From the best information that can be now gath
cred, the building appeared to crumble and fall
| from the eastern corner or end toward the Duck
MILL It fell inwards, as if powerfully drawn that
way. The fire companies at once repaired to the
| spot, but there being no fire they quickly set to
! work with will 10 remove the rubbish. They
very soon reached some of the rooms, so that the
| dead and wounded were taken out as fast as they
| could be reached.
| Mr.. Charles Batchelder helped to remove some
twenty. six in various conditons-some still living,
others dead and terribly mutilated. Messrs. Chase,
Clark, Patterson (or Taiterson), Melvin and VIM,
oyerseers and clerks, are safe.
Mr. Branch, an overseer, has not been found.
The City Hall has been converted into temporary
bospitsl for the dead and wounded TO remain there
until recognized by their friends although scores
we're recognized and taken at once to their homes.
The following wounded are now at the Hall:
| MARY ANN COLEMAN, GEORGE HEADALPHA,
| ELLEN CLARY Mrs. FRIDLEa,
| SARAH DOLE ROBERT HAYS,
| ELIZA WARD, COURTNEY,
| ELLEN MAHONY, MARY YORK,
| TuoN,s CONNER. MARGARET HAMILTON,
| RRIpGET BRADLEY. MARG'T HANNEYKILL,
| KATE HARyKER, MARY KENNEDY,
| JOANNA CONNEERY, ELIZA fAw,
| MORRIS PALMER.
There are twenty two corpses, only the following
of which bave. been recognized;
| MARY MCDONALD JOHN DEARBORN,
| BRIDGET RYAN. MIKE " bhitN,
| MARGARET SULLIVAN, Mrs. PALMER.
Mr. PALMER was deeply buried in the ruins at
the time, and thinking there was no prospect OF
being extrcated cut his throat to end his suffering
Still be was extricated, and lived some time after
arriving at the Hall.
One woman in that part of the mill still standing
| became frightened, and threw her bonnet and
shawl out of a fifth story door and jumped out
| bersef breaking her arm and iniuting herself so
that sbe canno. recover Tue lsboring force of the
mill was about nire hundred and sixty, and it is
supposed that about seven hundred human beings
were actually buried in the ruins.
| A woman has just been rescued, who gays there
are some twenty five more in the vicinity OF her yet
alive.
About half.past 9 lire was discovered. This ad.
| ditional horror, although somewhat apprehended,
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