Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-01-20
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""N'"N" Nio"u " HiolHeTs, Husband
wives, brothers or sisters, would rush to@
spit whore the body could be best seen w.
1t the spectator in the outer circle h.a'
but general wall and hmen,ation, he sn'
the body was not recognized. The shrI
of the Irish wife or mother, on the OH
hand, TOO plainly told that one heart,
least, had felt its deepest bitterness, n
soon the body and the waiting mourner n
hind were seen vending their way n n
City Hall. The rest of the crowd Won
remain, fearful to look upon each fresh !,
moval, and but half relieved that as.
their worst fears had not been realized.
One poor girl, alive and fully consci@
was dragged from The east end of the GDl
mass, with her left arm torn from the So
ct, and her body and legs awfully manelN
She was :aken by her friends, but ca
not have survived long. In one place
bodies Of three girls were found locked
each others arms, but quite dead IL.
could not be removed without maner,
the bodies, and being abandoned for a lin
the flames broke out before another atteu,
was made.
Affecting Scenes at the City Hall.
Some Of the most heart-rending seen.
have occurred in the room where the Dc,
were brought for recognition.
A Husband Finds Ills wife.
Thomas Nice recognized his wife by
ring she wore on her finger. He had scar
ed anxiously for Ter body, as she was fou'
in the list of missing. A charred and M
shapen mass brought into the room of q
dead, he examined, as he examined 4
Upon bone of the clasped skeleton Of 4
hand, he found ring. Upon il was q
graved his own name. II had been pr,
scented by him TO his wife on their ham.
bridal day. When he found this sure Il
ken, his sad consolation triumphed for
moment over his burning sorrow. 4
waved his hands aloft and cried for i
When he looked again upon the blacken
corpse, his loss fell as it seemed with
deadening weight upon his soul, and all '.
changed, lie fell upon his attendants, vs
ing the widest grief. Nothing could cs
mand his attention beside, and he was bon
from the room raving wild as maniac,
hibiting a feeling as strong as could be ID
tured BY the most extravaganza masinali
A Mother Find. Her Daughter.
Mrs. Barrett, wife Of James Barrel
Lawrence, had lost child She, too, v
frequent visitor at the dead-house. s
urday afternoon she came, accompanied
younger daughter, bringing a miniat,
likeness of the lost. The miniature rep.
sented the features Of young lady Of U
usual personal attractions. A lively bear
danced in her youthful fresh and rosy fac
an expression of nature almost anse
beamed in her eyes. With this the mott
and sister came seeking the original amc
the dead. The lost one was found but 4
fair face was burned away, the 1.-THE a
graceful form was now shapeless trun
which was recognized only by the fabric
the dress she wore, small part of wh
was not destroyed. The mother threw BE-
self on the remains; she aroused hers
and gazed upon the miniature, and fra
that her eyes again wandered to the rema
of her child. She tainted, and was bon
away. Those present turned away bes
sick. Those who had stood firm tbrous
all until now, melted until their sympat
awakened tears that fell like summer "a
Sister Finds Her Brother.
Among the missing first reported g.
James Harry. He came from Nevs Svi
nearly year ago, accompanied by his or
sister-his only relative in America. Tha
had long lived for each other alo.e. 81
form below the head, was found to be d
feet in death, only the flesh was litera
roasted by the fierce heat. His body W.
recognized by a key and portemonnaie Il
his pocket; added to this evidence, his Do
was pulled off, and upon his stocking W.
found his initial letter, which had be-
threaded there by his dear sister, who No
sought him, and thus found him in her de
pair. The trunk Of the deceased was tax
10 the City Hall, and the key found in
pocket fitted the lock. To add to the gr
OF the sister. while it proved again that d
y'lest depravity can exist among the M
awful scenes, the trunk was broken on
by some villain while it remained at d
City Hall, and all that was practically vi
liable, as well as all that was highly prhe
as sacred mementos, was stolen from it.
An incident is related ola young ANDES
tifui girl employed in one of the upper 81
ries of the mill, who, when the crash can
was thrown PROSTATE upon the floor By
piece of shafting which fell across her nee
preventing her rising. The coupling WI
connected the shaft prevented the laii
from strangling her; and in her compa
tive ease, and confident of speedy deiF
ry, she calmly watched the efforts made
the rescuers to extricate her. She wCs
have been saved had tie fire been stay
but for few minutes. But the fan
swept over the spot, claiming and obtain
its victim.
A little daughter of Mr.. Bannol was
ployed in the mill, and near the place wbs
she was occupied most of the time, was
other about her own age. The next y
"wednesday was payday, and TIE 81
had received their time-biil bu, little sh
before the disaster by which they ws,e
buried very deep among the ruins. Nef
. o'clock on Tuesday evening, and just 8.
the fire was breaking out in several place
these girls were discovered. The fam
gradually approached, and caught in y
clothing of the first named little girl; %
asked if she could not be released, but
answer came, as those at work had The
time and thoughts too much occupied u
other girl was reached, and then Miss Ba