The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-14
THE LAWRENCE CATASTROPHE.
CONDITION OF THE RUINS
Corrected Lists of the KILLED
and Wounded.
THE coRoNER's INVESTIGATION.
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS,
Ia, &C., 10.
from the Boston Advert

from the Boston Advertiser, Jan. II
The excitement in Lawrence has In great measure
subsidized The streets not hronged as they were on
Wednesday and the crowd at the ruins is not 80 large
II them there is but little hope of finding any
person alive under the wreck. The Mayor Wednesday
night gave The runs up 10 the proprietors the mills
they have good force at work 70 clear out the
rubbish There have been some expressions Of surprise
that progress has not been made in clearing the
rubbish away but must DO evident any person who
has the mixture OF heavy machinery shafts looms,
and nnumcrable rods and pipes interviewer and
mixed ny that would require than manual strength
remove even comparatively small piece of machinery,
that the work Of clearing the ground cannot be done at
once During yesterday two large derricks erect ID
aud 10 day four i've will be put up with which
the heavy machinery can be lifted out.
At the time Mayor Saunders delivered the ruins 10 the
poprieors he offered them the services of fifty men, in
ADDITION TO their own force 1t almost impossible TO
III any considerable number OF men in the city who
could be OF much service, as all who able had
pieely exhausted themselves in their exertions
the night of the disaster and the day follow
ing; and 1t rs not natural that there should be that
when there chance OF saving life. Then every
hand was ready and willing to render all possible aid.
brought from Lowell, and to-day the force will be
greatly increased 1t Is thought that by to night
or the ne morning the greater part OF the remaining bo
dies Will be recovered
is still impossible to ascertain the exact number of
suf rers by the catastrophe but will taken
which viii give very near approximation 10 the exact
number
The following pacard has been posted streets
which will probably be OF great service in making up
PENBERToN oPERATrvEs-TARE PARTICULAR NOTICE
Every pei saved from the ruins OF the Pemberon Mills
Who ployed there requested have his her
Aso know ing of mi sing DEAD wound
ei, will confer great favor by leaving The pane.
+. +. CLARK, Paymasler.
The city authorities have made every exertion 10
the sufferers and still doing all in their power TO
aid the opetors in recovering any bodies that may
roman unCer the ruins
The number Of men nov employed by the Mayor
ce-ds hundred, and the whole force to-day will be
several hupored.
about four O'Clock yesterday afternoon, while two
three men were digging amongst the rubbish, n man
up told them that ri the time of the fire he
hear am from certain part Of the building,
going 10 the spot from which came be young
girl damned between two shafts STOPPING position
ana he thought that her body might be found If they
would Gig n the spot he pointed The complied
with his request and after digging about two Feet they
founG her described. Her burned a crisp
ara both arms burned OFF 10 the elbow, while her
the lower part OF her body were apparently
crmjurcd she recognized by her clothiug aud
articles of ewelry, 10 DC Irish girl named Catherine
cooney, who had thy arrived in this country he
BODY taken TO the City Hall TO be taken of by
her Iriencs. This was the only body that found
furipe the afternoon.
rails several Catholic We could not learn the num-
bersoi the latter. Nothing more OF special interest
gurrod dnrig the afternoon. We trust that by to
Deht the riencs of the missing Will be relieved from
their Ianlul suspense