The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-14
THE LAWRENCE CALAMITY.
The Coroner's Inquest--Sympathy for Il
Sufferers.

TENDER, which will probably give some idea of the
names OF the persons employed at that time, but
nothing accurate of those employed at the time of
the disasters have never heard of the foundation
of the mill settling, did / experience as
much of the jOstling in this mill as in some
others; did not hear any noise previous to that
which thought resembed fire; | did not lock
up the books lying about, as did not apprehend
| fire.
Jesse Glover, overseer Of the repair shop of the
Pemberton Manufacturing Company, testified that
he had, at times, cracks in the walls of the
building, but nothing that he considered as serious
! He had never strengthened the walls with iron
work; he had heard that it had been strength
ened; he thought the building was weak, but ap-
! pretended no trouble; did not think it was so
strong as such buildings usually are; had heard
that the timbers were not boted to the walls; iron
trusses put into the building before he went
to work there; the boiler appeared perfectly sound
| it was in a separate building; have examined the
building since the accident.
Mr.. Chase, agent of the mill, testified as to his
escape. He said there was less weight at the end
which fell than the other; four ly-frames in the
fourth story were moved on that day from the part
which fell to another place; they weighed a ton
and half; there were probably eight hundred per-
in the building; he did not know how the fire
caught; the Essex Company built the mill; he did
not know how it was constructed; there cracks
on each side the chimney in the building caused
! by the swayng of the chimney; the chimney had
| broken away from the building iron had been
! placed around it to strengthen it, but not from any
fear ot the building itself: there have been no new
cracks near the chimney for two years; knew of no
other cracks in the building; there less motion
IN the building than in others, and he had consid-
cred it safe, especially it had stood for six years
John Patterson, oyerseer in the weaving-ro room
testified as to his escape; he had heard statements
that the building was unsafe, but never noticed
| anything about the building to make him think
so Mr.. Coriiss, who put in the shafting had told
Mr.. VIM, an overseer, that he did not consider
the building safe; he also understood that he said
| that two upright shafts would, in time shake the
huIl1inr mt. 1nn'f ;oB F,nt
| persons employed in his room killed. there
| were 304 persons employed there on last Monday.
| John Pindar, a woolen manufacturer in the
Washington Mill, testified that he with Others had
! helped what they could. We got the roof off and
! took out the machinery, wood and bodies; there
| were some men near me with lanterns, and as they
were not doing any good, he said, ''For Gods sake
| take care OF those lanterns! There is cotton all
| around here" Saw four men going into hole
with two lanterns; and shortly afterwards saw
| them come out with only one lantern. moment
after ne saw the flames The men ran into the
| crowd, and he after them, but he could not catch
| them. The lanterns were guarded ones, and he
| thinks they were filled with oil. The fire took
from the loose cotton hanging about the carding-
| machine.
Richard H Plummer testified that various men
| went to work to clear away with axes and bars
and two men held lanterns to throw light on the
| work. BY some accident one of the lanterns broke
or fell, and when the flames struck the cotton the
| fire at once sprung up.
The inquest here adjourned, it is expected to last
several days.
THE DEAD.
Mayor Saunders, of Lawrence, sends despatch
saying he sees no reason to change his opinion as
| TO the number OF the dead and missing.
Many of the dead have been claimed by their
friends but many are far past Identification that
1t Is found absolutely necessary to have them in
| TERED.
Arrangements will soon be made for public
funeral of the dead.
THE INSURANCE.
Hhn foil thp, Al,
Mills:
Boston Manufacturers Mutual Office, $40, OOO;
American. $4,000; National, $4,000; Boyston
Sl5,OOO Neptune, $4,000, Prescott $4,000; Eliot,
$4,000; City, $4,000; Metropolitan, of New York,
$4,000; Home, Sl5,000 North American, $40, OOO;
Humboldt. $4,000; Fulton, $4,000; Peoples,
$4,000; New York Fire and Marine Insurance
COMPANY, $4,000; Continental of Providence,
| SlO,OOO Rhode Island Mutual, ST., 800; Firemens,
Sl7, $780, Manufacturers Mutual, S17,5OO; Wash
| ington, of Providence, 1000; Commercial,
Sl5,COO; Merchants, 1000; American, SIS, 900;
| Gaspee, $4,000 Hartford, of Hartford Conn,
$4,000; Royal, of London, SIPS 1000; Springfield
Fire and Marine, of Springfield, $40, 900; Mechan-
les Mutual of Worcester, $4,000. Total, S4l5,-
600
EXECUTION OF PATRICK MAUDE-In obedience to
an lnexorahie law Patrick Maude forfeited his life
| Thursday on the gall0ws, between the hours of IL
and II clock, in the county Jail, in the CITY of
Newark, New Jersey. Maude was convicted of the
murder OF bis sister, NJ airy Turbett on the evening
VI VIC Zolh OF May, lco9, IN the city OF Newark
The murder was the most cool and deliberate that
| ever took place in the State of New jersey. There
| is no doubt but the deed premeditated from the
act that Maude had long evinced bitter feeling of
| revenge towards his sister. The cause, however,
is known only to the husband of the unfortunate
woman, who still resides in Newark.
On the gallows he denounced the priests, attribu-
ing his death to them and to wtchcralt. He said:
! The priests. lawyers and doctors had been the
cause OF bringing about his death by witchcraft-
| Let US see how they accomplished it. Who are
| they and what are they, who do the like? We
VII see; When came to America, there was
Bishop Hughes, Henry Ward Beecher, both at the
head OF churches. And what are these churches Z?
Both hospitals of witchcraft. Henry Ward Beech
| er came with his Uncle Toms Cabin, and what was
the cause? He tried to steal niggers and run them
away. Then come on, We O'Neals, and execute me;
yes, execute me. The priest is the worst of all;
they had been the runation of him. The doctor is
next, he commits portions &c The LAWYERS drive
you to the State prisons, &c.
He then made the following prayer:
~ Lord Almighty and Merciful God, look upon
the misery have suffered. o! give vengeance
upon my tormentors and my family.
''On my sister, may the curse of God Almighty
rest upon her SOUL o! Jesus Christ, who was cru
Gifted upon earth, cry for vengeance on Father
Cullan CORTLAND Parker; they robbed me of my
property, and curse them!'
The SOLDIERS IN UrAH-SEvERE PUN1sumRNr.-
We find in the Philadelphia Ledger of Yesterday,
the following letter from the Army in Utah. and il
the story it tells is to be credited it certainly show
that the Army officers in that region are given to
infiicting '''cruel and unusual punishment and
| should receive the attention of the superior au-
thorties
CAMP FLOYD UTAH TERRITORY
| December 18th, 1859.
Editors Of Public Ledger We wish to give the
public some hints through the medium of the
| Ledger, that may enlighten them upon the subject
| OF army expenses in this Territory, and suggest a
remedy for one single item, which. ofitself, amounts
to quite large sum:
There are twenty-five six men here now who
have been fouEd guilty of slight offences, and con-
demned by court martial, to wear the ball and
chain during the remainder of their services for
| two, three and four years. The most of these are
for trihing offences One poor fellow was sentenced
Tor three years and ten months for telling a SER
geant he would kick him sky-high
There is no work for these men bv which thew
| might earn portion even of the enormous expense
| they are to the Government. Although we live
| frugaly, yet the Government pays actually larger
sum tor each mans support now than it would cost
| at first class hotel in the cities The blacksmith
charges round sum for fixing the ball and chain
to their ankles. Add to this two three six mule
| teams to haul wood and water for their use and
their provisions coming from the States at an enor.
nous expense, make altogether pretty large sum,
and all this, so far as is apparent to u.s. of bene-
| bit to the soldiers or to the Government
The remedy we would propose, so far as these
persons are concerned. would be to discharge them
at once unsuied to the service, or on conviction
| drum them out of camp, and thus end the expense
and relieve the service of its unworthy members
(Signed) Prisoners of U. S. A. in District Mill
tary Prison, more appropriately named ''Hard
Scrabble"
FRENCH VIEWS OF THE HU NGARIAN TRoU-
BLES.
Troublesome times are again Swallowed forth
for Europe in the political difficulties now existing