The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-23

MORNING EDITlON-MON
sad and heartrendng To day visited the Of thc
lste Pembeton Nils, and although possessed Of what
think good moral and physical courage yet forced
10 succumb 10 my mpaherc feelings when gszed u,on
the sepnchM rpibs that Isaw. Ny attention was patca
lary attracted TO The large number OF fema&
habtsuept Of mourning who vie~ing the iustra
mentally by which they had been summariy robbed Of
tbose si!ves and friends who, days before were
In the eno, ment Of health and strength Others wers
present who although they had karoei any things Of
their missing relatives, yet haa made up their minds
that their bodks totally destroyed amid the burning
runs The on this occasion indeed sorrowfu
az the widow would offer up sigh ior the loss Of hus
band the orphan would drop tear for the departed
mother.
The ruins have been thoroughly searched In order
possible to discover the remains OF the mss:ng All the
wooden dc brs has been removed md nothing Indicative
Of the disaster remains but the fragments Of massive
chnery and the towering chmneys OF the late mills Az
the workmen were progressing in digging among tho
ruins il was Observable that they very in
their researches. Now they would discover tooth Of
victim; then fragments Of melted silver, evidently from
the pocket o unfortunate, and again hood shawl
make the hearted the uncertainty OF human e
and the insecurity OF when wealthy m0neyed corpora
no,bSS ei.e Yes, Iswrence Is q CIV s io mdar"Ds% a.
straDge contrast to what few weeks ago, when
nothing heard but the busy hum Of the
Of s inhabitants and the pleasant rattle Of the looms
Hut this fancied secuYty-fcr was nothing eke-has
beenss.ipated BY the falling Of the PembertOn Mis
Nov that We have learned the worst Of this unfortunate
calamity public attention Ia curious to know re-
suit or verdict will be Of the Investigation now progressing
before The oosooers Jury On III. point Mere much
erscnne of that body and ths 5usness connection Of
several members with the manufacturing interests.
mp.. Ssrdc p''s0 DO no. ss ms.a for % ns nosns sas
Aad ] am positive the Ha.AlD would not
sn psis any BIZ. ss S..
influences 70 he brought TO bear by those whose future
actions may be somewhat restrained BY verdict censur-
trap send you ihe Of the Jury with their occu-
pat'ons, which may throw Efmmer or nghs upon the
direct o. indirect connection ihat exists in the business
mopsyed corporations Of this city
The first s william H. p Wright, wealthy lawyer.
Jason Dana, unemlth He Ia principally and extensive
engaged In manufacturing snware for all the factories
Leonard ssodd.rd, formerly one Of the Deputy sAsras
Edvsrd Page, iron bolt maker. His principal trade Is
- Greasy, Oi lowell He has mo direct dealings with
s. P. Simmons, stone mason. Has extensive business
Dr. wm d. Lamb, the foreman Of the jury, IN whose
Judgment people appear place the fullest confidence
Amer leaving the sepulchral ruins proceeded 70 The
Icners inquest now being held. On tho steps Of Tho
BUILDING were seen groups OF poor people, most Of whom
with the others at Their unsnviabls stuAuo0. On en-
terDg the spacious hall leading TO the several corporate
Offices the aIst thing Observable was fragments Of tho
the jury In the process of their investigation It required
no great sseacy OF knowledge Of iron founders Art
in arriving at the CONCLUSION that they totally In
adequate in strength material for the purposes in
which they were used. Passing further TO the right
doorway passipg through was in the room where
the wearing apparel gathered om the ruins stored,
placed there for oenuhcaon BY the relatives OF the
dead u missing. In one corner Of the room stood
t~ounus cd collins IN another large number
Of bo',e Of which, containing chemicals brought
there for the purpose o preventing decomposition Of the
human remains Of the victims until they could be dent
Geo. and otberD containing medicines brought there h
The fret Instance for The rehsf Of .he wounded Pss
IN the entrance to tho room Of the comInittse
under whose direction the mosey and clothing CON
| tr butco by the charitable are distributed among
The sunsreJs The committee have divided the city
six districts. each Of which 10 under the direction Of
ton Of the money and clothing Up 70 this ime about
$1,000 have been contributed through the hands Of
Mayor Saunders. This amount h up OF donations
Of from twenty Eve cents 70 thousand dollars. But
Individual donation amounting TO the latter has
Yet been made, and that was BY gentleman Of Boston
The smallest contribution from the hands Of two little
lris who gave TO Mayor saunders two postage stamps
towards detay the postage expense Of that gentleman
in his muarious correspondence from parts Of
the county making inquiries &C. The average number
OF letters received by the Mayor Of lawrence about my
per Gay AS most OF bese letters contain inquiries,
easy thsk 10 correspondence In this however,
MAY or SaunoeIs has been assisted by Mayor Oliver
between these two gentlemen the work continues to be
Mayor Saunders thinks that $50 600 were raised II
would be sufficient to relieve the destitute operatives aud
render comfortable the sick and wounded and place the
WIDOWS and orphans by the calamity beyond
the reach Of poverty expected that New York city
Will make noble response to this call for charity, and
that ut be raised by her for this noble pur-
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persons from collecting fun0s Mayor Saunders proposes
that subscrp'cn lists, attended by proper persons be
kept IN all the metropolitan newspaper Offices, and that
each Gay receipts be Acknowledged D the columns Of the
papers OF the metropolis giving the initials Of the
contributors by this means Is thought the above
mentioned can be raised
Among the contributions received were 1922 from the
Butchers and s,ahoders of Washington Market, n Y;
Naumkesg Mills Salem, Mass, 81 900 the Forest River
Lead Company, Of Saem $500; Peter Smith, OF Andover,
Mass, $780, Mrs Theodore Chase of Boston, $50: Wilton
street, Phlladerhia, sso r. Gordon Plymouth, Mass
$40; c. f. AldIch Co., Boston $50; from The or
pssss and family Nav Of Dsva1 College, s
Bytrs Apdover, Mass, $40: B. Converse Boston, S6
employees in the gas metre factory Of Messrs. Code.
$780, Capt, John rercva, o. g. A., $685. Mrs. Benjamin.
Nashua S. Second Universaist Society, Manchester,
m oS
tribu,icns $40 So; operatives Of Maryland woolen MIL
Apdover sco The mill for the manufacture Of sail duck,
adjoining the site Of the late Pemberton MIL II at present
nearly quite imperative, from the fact that in
the manufacture Of this peculiar goods very heavy
thereby has given the pubic the impression that
is hazardous TO work in Il. The operatives, acting
ths cpih have, therefore, deserted IT, How ar any
ground for such behef exiets will be made clear In
lew days. examination Of tho structure
be made by sciniinc The building in question
s four s,cries in height and from superficial view ap-
pears perfectly safe AZ regaros the safety OF the other
mills in 1Awrence-the Bay State, Washington, Atlantic
and facifc-no ans Afforded 70 ascertain no
person Permitted 70 visit them but those directly
ployed in TIER operation. This excluevene@ the part
Of The directors AID agents does not speak volumes in
favor ot the safety Of these huge edifoss.
tpreeeDttwo hundred and fsy pe-eons dependent
on the relief fund; about hundroo 10 the
number Of their killed, and about two hundred and nifty
mcIe or kte injured
Many of tc grocs and storekcepcrs Of lawrence lost
money from The indebtedness 70 thsm by many Of the
kiled, wounded destitute operatives. The aggregate
loes by this means n estimated At SS roo.
The PeDteIten Mills doubt destroyed by their
imperfect aro unscseut,nc construction.
OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.