New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-13


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Mr.. Benjamin G.. Adams, ope of the oyereers, while
stiemping To escape, was caught between donD'e
door and beam. Through some crack he saw man
passing and calling HIM, sent him for saw. Tie soon
returned ~ith one, aud BY the aid Of the Jaw and an
"a Mr.. Adsms " as enabled to cut ~ d saw his wey
ont. He was but slightly injured. "a.
In ore part of The ruins 40 seen man engages ~
psseI water down to his daughter, who was Ineloeu
hy nhtn and machinery. He heldhls 10. 'n.sr r3
tie had spread TO that portion but WAS finally ,oceu
10 leave hir daughter TO her rad fate.
THE RELIEF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Mr. ]. Wiley Edmsnds, Treasurer oi the racine
Mills gave 5000 TO Mayor Saunders Yesterday alter
nooD to be expended Tor the rehei Oh NloSe re-
The 81 COO sub, cribed by twenty gentlemen at an
informal meeting in Boston, w"S increased during
", dnesday 10 $40 coo.
Mnuestnp OF The New-England Society for the
ptonoiion OF manufactures and the mechanic arts,
Mr d. NJ Beebe spoke OF The auspices under when
they had met, and briefly alluded 20 tne recent appa
ing calamity a. Lawrence, aud in concluding his re-
marks offered the following resolutions, wnlch were
unanimously adOIted
Hhees Abe MT Of this socey having heard OF the
Cit oTesys and being DESTROYS Of recording ONE express
zion Of pahy at tnis time and OF contributing .nossne
s eyso The terrible suffering ocessoned ~ this avn
calamity -.
dsy and appropriate the TO have been expended to
IL. ,be unortuns'e md beressed Ut Lswrence:
so,s saons nentcf 10 collect .nbscpon from thu
NIT
viet all clhnsbe bodies aud all benevolent persons to co.
oPeTse with tm In relieving the distress caned th s
ysliDg disss,sr. -,
lie I,toluiion was unanimously adopted, and the
following gentlemen were appointed Committee 70
collect subscriptions: Nathan Appleton, Francis Z.
Lowell A. A. Lawrence j. w. Paige, h. II. Eidridge,
j. W. EdmOnds, j. Ill. Naleoli, D. H. Eastoufi te9'
b. Upton, TS Ter Balchelder, j Al. Beebe, D. ID. w.
JOY, T. Jefferson Coolidge, Nathan Frye, Charles ..
Roger, n. A. Thompson, John Revere, Joseph N.
DOwe, Samuel T. Dana, Abbott Laurence.
Mr.. james Lawrence stated 10 the Society that an
informal H., eDg VI enty gentlemen was held al the
fCCnS OF The Massschus.tls Life Insurance Company
TO day, NJ which it Was recommended that confer
eIce lie lad with ths Society III gard to the raslng
OF cubs ad for the benefit OF the sufferers by the
cslsmi'y at Lawrence. The proposition was agreed to
by tie Society.
The Ir, eO.nt stated that The subscription let was
DOW O,tn for hOse who desired to contribute 10 The
fuud in aid Ofthe Lawrence sufferers and some 81, OOO
or IS eco was INN. datey tnoscrbed. There beng no
furiL.r BURNERS before the Society the meeting Ma
tlen dissolved.
In this connection he would state that the Melodeon
MuhtTels have made a,rang emeDte TO devote the ell
tire procse vi the entertainment ON Saturday evening
eat 10 the same charitable OBJECT.
DlhCRIIIICN BY SUFFERERS AND EYE-WiTNESSEs.
One Young eoD,an, 20 years of age, who WA at
work in tie secOnd story, beard the crash of port!oo
of de building, AID raw PORTIONS Of tnnbling down
Size imn edately started IN nm opposite dIecnOp ba'
before sle reached this poiDjthe waswere cruDbiug
and threatened nstalt death. Almost panlc-st;icsen
khe usl ed 10 Fdc door, hh0 was Jntt eEtFRG W 1ns
eptry when that was crushed ill., She recolected
Io,hIEg more than getting through WINDOW and leap
ng to the ground, wbeIe she was unconscious and
much wounded. She taken TO her boarding house,
as VISA supposed in dying condition.. This happily
prov. mistake. IL WAS psrOxy SUI OF fright. She
recovered during the evening, and yesterday was sum-
GENTLY well 10 stsnd in the doorway OF her boarding
house.
Another Young woman, slso about 70, whom we con-
yeItco wh al Ter bedsoe narrowly escaped an awfni
DEATH ULapprsed of the fall Of the building, until The
terrible catastrophe se came upon oer she was VI
" ORR il The third story She only knowstha hc whole
flooring above her precpitiied upon thai on winch
she riUOd accompanied by Il terrific noise. She WAS
eru,led lsneath machinery, near which she was
at work her bead being pressed against be7m seem
ing "a she described IT, II her head would split IN
Nv @ at every mOneDt." Her limbs were forced 10 one
dir eCtiOI her i'll another. But one arm could be
us.d st all. Every second the heavy weight appeared
] 10 be settlng cvser and closer upon her. She saw
rOlbing but death awaiting her. Her feelings were
bOee OF the asonizuG manner. She said that che
play I'd God that she might be delivered from mpend.
ing deuth Hardly had she ceased utterDg tis aver
ben the falling OF wall IN distant portion of the
mill released Der fro m the imminent pe'l about her
With presence Of mBd that exhibited genuine hero
iem she struggled amid danger and death, and IN tine
rec ebsd poiit Of safety. This was after being in
the runs Or upo AID Of an hour. She Eas, however,
ore Injured than wae 81 b 81 supposed, az s evil
dent from her inability ld only not 10 leave her beJ,
but hardly turn Der body. Her physician apprehends
some internal luJPs of serious nature. She con-
vereeo with difficulty. Her condition was pjtiabe.
Size wGs Intelligent, and mort interestiI &, and
presses tbankiulness for being saved frcm terrible
a death in manner that ID truly touching.
A NOurg man " no was tab eb from tie ruins amer
cOpln. of tive hours, says bis fe,ogs were
of the most painful and indes IUnbe uature. The
gronDs OF onnded and d ing met his AZ every
moment. The shouts Of tho people without mingled
with the terrible rounds within. When released, such
had been the pressure upo1 his person, that he
pesIly UNCONSCIOUS. He never expected 10 get out
alive: and IL Is % miracle that be did.
I-,a A lt1st aid
fused account Of her eecape from death. She on
tie ,, cOnd floor when the wall at the sde crumbled
away. A. paIled with fright, she 70 the opposite
rice Of The room, hen she was struck by the descend
ing flooring above her, aud thrust against the gearing
of rome machinery which caug her dress and threat
eued al aw ful death. The machine, however stopped
tuoCeuly Just then, when The flooring buried her be-
meath tie RUNE, where she was saved and subsequently
Tetcued. She much bruised.
a maiden lady, about 3S who worked in tho upper
ldIefeiI ToOm pIeciptaled 10 the ruins Tor with
tbeml below and Sustained particular injury. Her
escape is luOst eAtraO binary. She came among TIM
berr pftols of q root, bricks, machinery &c. but
wss unhsrmed. IL war one Of the most wonderful Of
all tie estaIes of tbis terrible tragedy.
Sane Of the eceneh, while rescuing the victims Of
the calamity were heroic in the extreme. Al point,
when "A rOEe bad BEEN hAed 10 projecting timber,
call war made the erOwd 10 take holi and pull with
viii; but for few minutes such the danger of the
attempt for tie beam in falling might engulph all near
~, that the call wss unhesded. Men shuddered and
dew back; they would risk much ~ aid those
below. but HE sweet and the danger
great. Al this critical junclure woman rushed
from among the crowd SDd, daring the spectators
follow, seized the pope, and attempted 10 mount the
pile Of tmOlderng runs 10 clesr away with her hands.
Tie example war eDOuRb not word was said, bnt
strong hands Ut the female back, and then
there was hack Of hands ~ the rope The beam
drawn out and Of least two sufferers released
from Tie opening thus made.
1t is IelaIed by gentleman who was carly the
epo that al one point Of The ruins ho distinguished