Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-14

egress. This door, which 1t had been the prac-
tice Of keeping fastened, was opened by boy
just as Mr. Chase and his companions reached il,
and the party had just time to get half dozen
feet from the wall when it fell.
Shortly after this, little girl appeared in the
window Of the northwest corner Of the build ny
which was Standing, and jumped out. She was
caught by some gentlemen, and sustained no In
jury -
A brother and SISTER, ebert and Mary Moore
employed In the weave-room, were buried in the
falling mass. They say the whole affair passed
Oft so quickly that they hardly knew what hap
pened. The first intimation that they had of IL
was crash overhead, and then trembling of the
building. fnstinctively they both laid fat upon
the floor, and both came ont of the ruins safe and
sound.
At about the same time the body of a woman
was taken out by her friends. She was niue b
crushed by bricks and machinery, and when taken
outat last wasSupPosed 70 be dead. Her husband
carried her to his home in his arms where a large
number Of friends and relatives Were awaiting the
result. lust as they came in sight. the woman
revived and suddenly cried out, - I'm safe, Pm
had risen from the dead
At the time Of the fire two three baggage
cars filled with cotton, were standing upon the
track near the end of the building The wall fell
upon them when 1t fell. and the cotton took fire
IL continued to shoulder until Yesterday after
| noon, when the rubbish cleared away, the
cotton picked over, and the FIRE put out.
One man was rescued from the ruins about
O'Clock in the morning, and strange to say, he
was little injured that me was able TO walk to his
house. He was between two bales Of cotton, at 4
place where plentiful supply of water was
poured on at the commencement of the fire. His
escape was almost miraculous
In the afternoon another man was discovered
alive In one OF the chimneys that remained stand
ing. There was n small hole in the chimney from
which voice was heard by some persons at work
upon the ruins In the vicinity, and he taken
out alive.
Among those engaged in the humane work of
fescuing the entombed victims was a young man,
named Wentworth, who most unfortunately fell
from ladder and broke one of his arms. Young
Wentworth lost his father about three weeks
since, and his mother is now lying in the last
stages Of consumption His case excites universal
sympathy.
w hen the fire was accidentally set to the ruins
man was passing coffee TO some women buried
among the timbcrs. and encouraging them to
hope that they would sCoa be extricated; but the
fatal canphene or fluid lamp was dropped and
broken near them Immediately afterward, and
when the water was applied they were heard
ShrleklnS "Oh, you are drowning us we are dy-
ing"
BopY FOUND.
Another body was found Thursday afternoon
w nile two or three men were engaged in re.
removing some of the loose rubbish. a person
pointed out the place where he had heard a wo-
man scream on the night Of the accident They
after digging down about five feet, their hbors
We're rewarded bv the discovery of the body Ii
was taken to the dead room at the CITY Hall and
was recognized as that Of Catherine Coonev, one
Of the operatives. Her lead and breast were burnt
TO cnder. and the left arm entirely burnt Of
leaving the bones
FUNERALS.
Nine funerals took place on Thursday after
noon. and several were to occur on Friday. Eight
have been buried by the CITY.