The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-13
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seconds the building fell In the building al seu 4, n
ge'neri saw steam escaping from the boiler which e
si'uaeo IN sonthwesterly direction from the mill IN
separate building witness testified that be had dent
ned number Of bodies Of persons who were epoved in
the puiding The book containing the names Of the
poyes OF the mill was destroyed by Are in the mill
locked up my own and also the room OF the
ONCE and the books therein were destroyed heard Mr.
Frank Robinson and others state that they were near the
place where the fire originated do not know bow the are
orig...s..r,::,
10 Juror-The pay roll ending January was lying
on the deck when the building fell in there also
paying roll ending In November which was lying the
desk, and also destroyed; In tho safe there
pay roll ending IN September, which viii probably give
idea Of the OF the persons employed .. that
time but nothing Of those employed at the me
Of the disaster have heard OF the foundation OF
the mill settling, did experience much Of the ost
ling in this mill In others did not hear any noise pre-.
vous 70 that which thought resemblcd fire; did not
lock up the books lying about as did not apprehend
IRE.
Henry L. Newhall, clerk, tssiaed:--FYrst heard
noisc paid no attention to IT. in few moments heard
crash and rushing nose as Of wind seeing the building
falling, spoke - Mr. Clarke and made rush for the win
dow; before reached the window the building fell in
Jesse Glover, overseer Of repair shop, Pemberton
Manufacturing Company, testiaed-A tho time Of tho 90
cdent about i've rods from the MILL on the railroad
track in the yard between the Warrington and Bay State
Mills; looking towards the Pemberton Nnl first saw
the lower end Of the building towards the river settling
down quite rapidly; the bricks the side
Of the building on which ! was standing
mostly fell nwards; II was followed Immediately
by a tornado sound, caused by the building falling;
ofx ha ctoa tls
ing from q broken pipe connected with an engine OF
twenty-five thirty horse power the steam appeared
to be coming from the boiler room; Immediately went
to the shop in which worked and from thence the
ruins, with my men, to assist in getting persons
To Juror have at times cracks in the walls Of
the building, but nothing that considered serious; have
strengthened the walls OF the building with
work, but have heard that Twas 30 strengthened;
the shaftng in the building had at times settled
three eishths of an inch, which is frequent in
all buildings using 90 much machinery; ! saw
q crack in the building at the southwest corner
Of the mill; thought the building weak and that
the walls were weak, but unprecedented trouble; the
windows in the walls were very large have never
strengthened the foundation OF the buildings heard
one time that pillar had settled to such to
require REPAIRS always regarded the building as weak
the crack that in the southwest Of the build
ing not very large; there crack the corner
Of the building running all the way up and down,
the chimney should think that the crack at the top the
building was half an inch wde and quarter Of inch
at the bottom; the crack between the building and
the chimney which were constructed Independents Of
another; that day four I'VE heavy fly frames had
been moved, and should think they would weigh 1000
pounds EACH think hemen that moved the frames were
saved; don't know OF any water pipes about the build
ing bursting since have been there to any serious
injury; think that the walls between the windows were
eighteen inches think; the windows being large only
. small space was Len between them; thel building
seemed 70 settle on from the crack; don't think
the building was as strong as such buildings
usullay are; have heard that the tmbers were not
bolted 10 the walls iron trusses had been put
into the building before went to work there Of
them were the largest crack the roof Of dng
when 1t fell In came as fast az man would run; the
boiler appeared TO be perfectly sound and situated
in building between the mill and the coal house, have
examined the building since the accident.
Mr.. Chase testified that he has been agent Of the
company since tie mills started-abou six years. at the
time Of the accident the spinning room, the
wall in company with the treasurer. Mr.. Howe; was
talking 70 him in the third story calling his attention
some machinery at the time, when / saw the
other end Of the building, about forty feet from me- fall
in; turned TO Mr.. Howe, and we escaped together;
heard no noise before the falling think the building fell
at the bottom and did not at tho top; first
escaped into the cloth ROOM and Afterwards heard
the crash there less weight at the end Of the build
ing which fell than at the other; the building i've
stories high; four fly frames In the fourth story
moved that day from that part Of the building which
fell TO another places the frames should think, weighed
ton and half each; when got into the cloth room the
people there had not got out think not than three
or four persons got out when did, there probably
eight hundred persons in The building that fell;
we have given notice Tor all the hands to
call At the Essex mill Counting room, and we may then
find out the number and names Of the employees;
present when the fire broke out standing the railroad
track the building Lit with gas at the time Of the acct
dent with the eaepton Of the cardng room Mr. Pndar,
the Superintendent Of the Washington MILL told that
he was aware the fire originated do not know what
caused the fire; the mill commenced in 1853 and
finished in '54 the Essex Company built the MILL do not
know how constructed there cracks in tho
building each side Of the chimney caused by the sway
ing Of the chimney The chimney had broken away from
the building, and iron had been placed around 1t 10
strengthen it, but because there any fear Of tho
>Suiding itself; all through the building the flooring
settled somewhat when We put in the machinery;
russes at put in and we considered the build
Ing better Than before; the trusses pat in
ooant Of The settling Of the beams; the pillars remained
mere nave Deen no new CIdCkb near chimney
for We last years. don't know Of any other cracks
in the building think that the tmbers put the
building in the usual manner the building 2sA feet
long and "a feet wide attached TO this there was
that did not fall and also she'd there was less motion
in this building than the others, and considered safe,
especially had stood ak years. the Of the
mill was done by frm in Lowell, Of which Mr. John
futile was q member. Tho woodwork was done
by M. Knowles; the Hsex Company have pos
session Of the contract for the building Of the MILL don't
know Of any settling OF the wa the crack At the
ner; the stone and gearing Of ono end Of the mill
standing up to the third story have heard OF
pairs having been made TO the foundation, but not
present. the flooring that settled when put in the
chinery between the pillars the settling Of the floors
in DO way affected the foundation aoors settled
than Others part OF the second story was standing
before the fire broke out, but then IL fell In.
John Patterson, IN tho weaving room IN the