The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12


good, nanufariured were Principally ,lcks jenim,,
sup. and fancy cottoDs, and have always tsksn tns
hrhes rank for superiority worth. The orders for
,oods rave frequently sdeh supply The go,ds
we're 'l in this city by David Nevins Co mostly from
samples and ordered from the mil IN the qIanutss de
sired They have recently produced several fancy
donh, aud cottonses and were taking orders for
spring deliveries.
[yrom the Boston Herald, Jan Ill
The dreadful calamity which yesterday afternoon cast
gloom over h~ city OF Lawrence has already been de-
tailed ~ith mach iulDess hut the following fuller account
gathered lat night by our own reporters the spot, will
be read with bbtense interest.
The mill, sheh long brick bading 300 feet long
~ tghy issI leef wide, yesterday Ia to operation
when, at very sw minutes afr dve O'Clock in the af
iernoon, yu with sudden crash and without hardly
The na-s Of mar h,nery used at The ni ami w,sh
hr mats Of snl,n run, aud mingled with tbs beams aud
trck Of The ei,fes H., NJ msngled and CORY layers the
IONS of over four buudr-o human beings.
AZ soon 40 fho~e n the n.'gnDcr nooc could
from the horr'Bed asinpshment into which they
ibf"wh BY the disaster. the 5re alarm at Oacs
serpaed. ANA tho department the SCOT
1h'if SERVICES were not however required extpgusn
any o. me, ior at this time no nrs had broken
Without the horsos Of fire, however, the
friPhiful b~l,no detcry tion. The ruins lay
fused bear, covering Of about two acres ami piled
Up bsi&ht OF about thirty feet
From pea'y efsry hole aud iu this pile,
from the top from the sides ana ip fact from every ds
sure IRON whence voice from the inside could make It's
way can't rhks for help, eroans Of anguish prayets
sufferers ccrc be distinctly seen, talked 70, ana even
bChed by tn~ behd non The outside. Many thus
rrsnncd serc encouraged sustained by Of
safety, aha In many eases cups Of coffee could be- ana
we're, rasrsd dowu IN those below, Who aas after al
away vDt at last, the f;shtfui cry or rr, and ths
greedy hcrng Of the flames a they approached with
fearful yapdiy, cracking aud hssing a over the
on the ground told them too plainly that all hope Of is
was gone The ell OF the buidng place jast the
mil, was being nghted up ana outside, Of course, all
To obvsae this dicnlty huge fires were made 10 tho
kewnd Of he RUNS, and the Fight thus made lighted up
the hor'ihs scene With inexpress,ols gran eur
THs A4ymPF AT RESCUE
gathered about the spos and by tho hgh Of the fires
more caring top, crawling under thu ruins fixing
within. he oas.s, shss ess we're quite I successful %
About seventy nve 2crsms, men, women aud children
or leo wounded, we're taken oat and ,ecognzd,
hao been ocsverted-ibo tempsravy nosyAl After the
hrss hour, however, the work bec,rb~s much
ger nus W Sssson Of the fall Of ub~vs a. dspaosens
again IN 6sneer OF yesh, ens0mDDcpt We do not
esrn heDrvsr, that any s.rous accsiens has befsrsn
sun the Sdaserr o. the sts4Bw desevrcu many from
repderaeany help except by stsncine q distances and
.c,esnlna tbs mssvss bsa,ss N ssvios savce or dire,
lion 10 The more daring sUAos who Weso h0s at work.
vat WOMAN BbaOTsx
Al ossnt when : ruc bWs been dxed 10 projecting
hmber acsl was msfe o The crowd 70 Jake hold and
ger The sttempt for Tho beam IN failing nigh. engulph
all near ns-sos few minutes se cay the ca was On
beeOfo - u0u0ooTcu ou0 dfe0 Oac8-y0ey ,Wou0
risk mnc 70 these below but fe was sweet and the
rspger gtkat A. Tins crttra Jnnctnre woman rushed
nom sn1s the crowd, and daring the sectators 70 fol
low, aizm she rope and attempted tho pile OF
snouldesDa RUNS 70 clear away wi,h her hands The
example was reSarb; not word was SAIL but strong
hack hsnds the rope the beam was drawn out ano
a, tast Two ssfefcrs released from the opeuing thus
mAde
Besides sAcee thrs saved a,ge number OF operatives
mostly lnabs, who 10 the weaving room which is
IN the loser story, managed 10 by crawling up
were nos cbptucsed The ~ aving room WAS partially
saved by heavy nco, Of the story above, and
many il shs department were thus saved
HOW THEY WE'RE BRcUGHT 0UT-HORRID SIGHTS.
The sight and scenes at THE the
frebtiui One poor aTi, alive ana tuy conscious,
drseg~d from the esss end OF the n mass, with her
left from the socket her body and legs aW
iuly usDgied she was taken BY Der fienis but could
no, have rsvved long In one place the bies OF three
Rk wye found locked IN each othsrs arms, bat quit
dead they couia be re- move. wtbost uanelpe IA
bcditf aud being abandoned for time, the amta brok
ou, before another mpt was maie ana all three pc
ri.bed
One Irishman taken out qci;e nnhnrt and bis first
sc was 10 feel IN pocket from whence he drew forth
sooty "du deeD" and SEEING brand the nre b.
III bis pipe ana went hrs way
Next from the the dead body Of lad, and
io'lowDe m was borne sir with one of her ankles
taesn two beams and only by the exartion wa
sLe recovered. She also TAX home by her frends
young girl wa re.a ased jus b-fo the flames burst
orb, spo in answer 10 question stated thai she
hurt 1t afterwards sppearca mat her right arm vas
badly broken the wrist out the of tue
mept ana iD the JOY of ieiiverauce from dreadful
d-s,b, she bad not noticed the hurt
Ore wom,n was found with her head jammed between
two heavy b. ans and press that not thicker
Il al The thickness Of Q hand II WAS a sckenirg sight
One young giri, whose name have but DO not pub
s confined IN narrow hole surrounded by broken
machinery ami ragged TIMBER and boar1s, IN
CrUati cut into the open air, but When emerged
from the ruins she had scarcely article Of clothing
her rsoI
Perhaps one Of the eadoeet episodes of the whole ca
smty the fate Of Mr.. Maurice Pslmer who Vas an
ovcretT n tn mill In The fall be was 81 embedded in
the that he coulo not be exicatd before the fire.
and seeing the drt adful element approaching him. 10
bis agouy aud despair, determined to be TO
death. and so drew br pocket knife and bis throat
He was, however, taken out alive, and would have
vived but for the self inflicted injury. Who, however
can udge the anguish ano agony which induced the fear
Ous reporter is told by gcp.lemau who xas early on
the SPOT, at ut point OF the rnins ne distinguished
f male voice crying distress, aod soon another voice
wered, " Is that you, LzzeY Are you nurt? The
ply smohered groaD and appeal " Coos mercy
in her behalf Both these grs were after wards rescued
SCENES AT THE CRY HALL-THE DEAD AND WOUND
ED-AGOSIZISG SPECTACLE
Immediately after the urea ful the City Hall
was thrown open by order Of the Mayor, rs hospital
ior The wounded ana receptacle for the dead
At seven O'Clock tois morning, the stair ways were
tbson9ed by multitude Of peorie every apparently
agonizng state of suspense 10 ascertain whether
a,her husband, wife child bad been inundated the
awful funeral pyre
struggle for our reporter TO obtain an entrance
Ia ,le main ball. bu, by the AID of the city officials he
nay succeeded and the eight fearful Stretched
mattresses around the hail were men, and chill
dr,p, AL iest injured-sone drcaofuly manged
Or the rRht OF the entrance small ante room, we're
stretched the corgscs of thirty SIX persons Of both sexes
od ard young The bodies close together that
difficult 10 pass pet~cep without ueadiDs upon man
gled LIMB. Feet were crrened--sbouiders, arms legs,
~ nea ~ S anS @ Se os intimate ~ n
trends ~ recognise the bodies BY the countenances In
be micst e shasty thfons vas 70 b. seen minister
Of God carefully scanning each oounenauce and coad
drOV nom bis than ono or tn0