Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-16
PROM LAWRENCE.
INQUEST CONTINUED.
LAwRKNcR, Mas

LAwRsNcR, Mass. Jan. l3
Stephen Wallace mason who worked on the mill,
confirmed the story about water running through the
foundation Of the mill; thOnght it true that the found
alton might be inundated BY water; thought the walls
too thin; the mortar used guOd; the bricks
hard butRpugb.
Maurice Kuoyles a carpenter who worked on the
Pembsrton Mil did not know that be had ever worked
in mill with walls thin these; the caps on the
pillastOrs too small; thought he had never
mill much cut up with windows; thosO would weaken
the wall; didn't think the crooks by the chimneys
weakened the bnilding materially could not give de-
ciled opinion 10 the cause OF the fall but thought
from present Appearances that the pillars gave first.
benjamin. Coolidge, assistant engineer Of Essex Co.
at the time OF the building OF the Pemb0rton mill
states that the soil remarkably solid, sandy l1am
Under that the boulder foundation extending three
Or four feet, composed Of stones from 5OO pounds
weight down to the size Of q mans head and under
this lies what is called in lawrence pudding, some
times SO solid that it breaks out 10 Jumps when dry
and when wet, in Psmbert0u MILL little mud leaks
out Of It. Uader that Is peculiar quick sand. We
only touched tbs In the excavation Of the wheOhOuse
building which Is not the same building. There never
was foundation wall laid in Lawrence equal 10 that in
s0dity and strength. It was made with stone long
enough to go way think the foundation will
be found solid now.
Three more bodies we're taken from the ruins to day
They all badly nutilaed two Of them aie so much
50 that they cannot be recognized The third dis
covered by fragments Of clothing TO be that Of Mrs
Augusta Ann AshWOrth. She was Is years Of age and
was married in March last Her husband Is shoe
maker and works at North Salsm. Her body nearly
consumed.
This body taken out last night has been identified IS
that OF Ms. Margaret Turner.
Mr. Coolidge thought Il was intended In the original
plan that pilasters carried up three stairs don't know
why the plans were altered. considered projections
which the timbsr rested in the upper Stories strong
and safe enough. II the hOOrs fell in, walls could
resist them, had they been feet thick The work
was dune In & thorough manner; the walls were
banded between the timbers, caps and ss My opinion
Is that the walls were strong enough TO stand thou
sand years. II this walls and h0Or should not give out
The arst load that came poor iron. Made com
plant BigeloW who said he would write about 1t 10
Mr. Putnam. To fasten the chimney would shake the
mill a. il would swing at any rate. The mill Of course
was not as strong It would have been if the chin
uey had not been cracked away from the building As
ing discovered defect in one OF then was somewhat
suspieous Of them, but anticipated such results
rs has happened.
nj ea Of niliar from the ruins was brought in and,
on examination found extremely defective. Witness
always felt uneasy about ths iron pillars. When the
mill fell he attributed IL Atonee 10 defects In the pill
lars.
what had been learned from testimony here and rsa
Bile statsrnents outside that It owing 10 pillar
breaking near the centre Of the mill To break pill
lar wsuld leave unsupported an area OF s. by 20 feet
Great strength Of hOOr would tend 20 destroy walls
when the support gave way, and also to break OF the
Waa q succession Of cracking noisea which into
general roar. Have doubt the building fell IN that
Way The mill ls Of great width, and each pillar bears
/ two pats Of weight, and each wall one part.
J. r Putnam tsshed as to the building OF the mill
said was the steadiest he knew had appre-
we're 90 campsd together with iron that had no ap-
proheuson from that He testified further, bul
his syidesco not important Inquest adlOurned
/ I'LL tomorrow, the l4th.