The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-01-25

draw hlm ont, but the cracking OF the
flames around him, and the waning
.p'ce OF An officer, impelled him .e1uc
ntiy TO dessl, and 10y II timely retrea,
10 save his own life. Neither Of the three
persons appeared injured 1T all, and they
must have been literally roasted alive.
1t is related 10y gentleman who was
early on the spot, that al one point OF
the ruins he distinguished female voice
crying in distress, aud soon another voice
answered, is that you, Lizzie Are YOU
hurt Z The reply WAS another groAu,
and an appeal TO Gods mercy in her be
halt. Both these girls were afterwards
! rescued.
A young girl was released jus, before
the flames burst forth, and in answer to
question stated that she WAS unhurt. 1t
afterwards appeared that her right arm
WAS badly broken near the wrist, bu, in
the excitement Of the moment and in the
JOY of deIiverance from dreadful death,
she had not noticed the hurt.
THE CoNFLAGRATION AND us HORRORS.
While tins work of humanity WAS pro.
crossing the alarm of fire Was souudcd.
The tames wer" soon visible. A panic
seized those within the jaws Of death, AS
| It we're, and those without. Up to this
point the hope of saving large numbers
Of the unfortunate victims had been en-
couraging. 1t was now seen that 10
hope was left. The scene now WAS heart
siGkening according 10 every description.
| Conscious Of the torturing death which
awaited the uniortunatcS whose suiftrinus
had not been ended by death, the bystan.
! ders were unable TO afford them anv r.
! lief The groans of the sufferers caused
indescriba bic anguish in the hearts Of all
around, and To them we're added the fran
tic appeals Of some who knew they weIe
gazing on the funeral pyre If relatives
and friends, to whom no succor was pos.
s5'e.
HOW THE TIRE oRIGINATED.
At the time abo' { mentioned a patty
"i SIX or eight persons were discovered At
The East end Of the building, but the
beams and machinery above them preyen.
ted their escape. Thev called loudly Tor
a hght and u lantern WAS low cred 10 them
winch unfortunately broke Hh!e L,iuo
/ passed jowu, AUi, most hou'his 70 rela.a
the lamp, still lighted, tel upor iha nrrr
OF the PIT, upon which was s'rewei loose,
cotton, which, being somen hat impreo
mated with on, was instantly N "A blaze
Another account states that the parties
we're passing coffee To those " ho werc be
meath the RUNS, and that n fluid lamv
within lantern was upset, the content.
OF which took fire ard communicated
with the combustrh!c mass which lay in
every direction. Whatever the origin, il
Was sad and painful addition 20 the al
ready heart rending tragedy.
THE MYIN0 LOoLING FOR THE DEAD.
The CUy Hall was filed with men aul
women, relatives and friends, louk NJ f,r
the dead. The cries Of soms the dee,
m"ufulngS Of others, were affecting in
he extreme. At every turn the ear WAS
greeted by some agonized mourner. One
iranuc nolher rushed past the officers in
charge of the door, and recognizing the
dead and mangled body of a child in the
midst OF the mass. cIaspea it, called i,
10y "ndear,ng names, and wept only as u
mother can Weep. II was touching
scene indeed. All day were the living
hunting Tor the dead. Alas there were
some whom none of the living could rec
ognize-poor human beings, so marred
and bIackened and deformed as to resem
hIe little but mass Of flesh and bone
or heap "f rubbish.
During the same evening a husband
was seen anXiousIy searching the promis.
cuous wreck for his wife The search was
long and untIring. Every little nook was
carctLily examined, and finally the lost
one was, III turning over some of the
roofing, in "A pile Of rubbish, she WAS dis
covered closely imbedded among bricks
iron, spIinters OF wood, &c. 1t required
some considerable time to clear i away
and when once the body was found the
husband took the supposed liieless BODY
IL is only necessary to add lhat ere he
reached home the lady recovered con
sciousness, and, with the exception Of a
few slight injuries, is probably as well as
ever. Numerous exciting scenes were
constantly transpirng during TuesdpV
evening and Yesterday. MANY OF the
wounded were horribly mutllated about
the head and body. presenting in Sc, era
instances conntenances hardly TO he re
cognized by friends.
One person in the ffh story came out
safe. lie was, however, Obliged to per.
form sundry evoIutions, much TO his be
wilderment.
DEAD, WOUNDED AND MISSING.