, 1860-01-14
BYT1EIElG,5!R'XI1IIPBjH, R'XI1IIPBjH
h.. ~: =. III : II = ~
The, EAWRENCE CALAMITY.


-. 49, -. Llwtxscs, Ms,. Jsa. u ,s5o
Dctora lie Coroner inqu ST, William Barber
testified tlsat The foundation Of the pcmbertou
Mills was insufficient. The stone was good, hut
shallow, especially ut tic south end, where the
ground is quick sand aud spon~y soil. He
also thought the walls tao thin for 80 large
building.
William Sullivan testified that he did tue ex-
cavation for the foundations and considered it
deep enough, aud more solid than others.
John Tutt1e testified that he was one Of the
firm that put up the brick work; said the walls
w're too weak aud the quality Of brick poor.
W:tcr had been running in The foundation Of
the walls for two months. Such things he con-
s'aered dangerous. and might undermine ahe
aoor I1moefs we're put IN on projections thrown
on1 oi tne inner Will, Inc "ho'e "a1l "as SOLID.
3aoout eighteen Of the 'imbars were so short
1has they entered but little distance into the
wall, md rested mainly Gu the brick projections.
Investigation adjourned I'LL Tomorrow:
The boston Htrdd correspondent tonight
frcm Lawrence. says that but one dead body
years o'o' out was 80 shocklng'y mua'a'ea mat
even the eyes Of TIC nearess relative could not
possibly recognize anyiamiiar llneaments' Acr
lace was clarred and burned 10 tue depth OF
aooa1 ha1 IN aneh' ano inc back part OF her
neaa ana all 1he way oea1nd hef ears were also
burned 10 inc Done. .othe1"lse Inc nan1es DID
not aPPsai ~ leacn Aet:! 41eF oosoa1 anu inc
pfooa"'S sa1a IN pace "hese her head alone
was exposed 70 Tue names' aaa had burned her
hands IN striving to protect it.
Aothmg remains standing At the scene Of the
disaster exceptt"o immense ch'mneys, through
"h'cn RI" .ue sna'''hg WHICH easf'ea Oh 'ne
VOTES ID ,ue 'af'ous foonis' 4ne "oou 'ti1
t'moer "oFk mas pte''y mucn I'LL peen removed
from Tue spot anu no'ntng now fema'na oot r
crushed anu m'ng1eo n'ass ol o'less' mortar
anu esoHca mach'nery"
Inc fe'hoefton eorpo'a''on nave tne runs
IN ehaFse' anu aoop' "!ty men gre employed III
clearing AWAY Tue '"oo'sn' 1ne1e rrogfe
no"e'eF' owing 10 .ne stotm anu onhcu1tfes o.
Inc 1oo' "as Jul slgn1. Tue volunteers VINO
hao worked Win almost snpef-human efforts Tor
fwea1s''oaf hours we're worn out with fatigue,
ana IL was 'mposs'o1e' ms morning. to hire
laooFefs 10 prosecute inc task OF exhum'ng
1aose VINO Se1 Ae out'ea III Tue ronolsh" ofno1e
IS SILL ascending from tne Fuins' ana s'feam
from the ire engine from Manchester was Kept
on the heatea mass
Besides the sums OF money already forward"
ed the hayor OF Lawrence has recelFed n num-
bcr oi EQUATIONS from various parties, many ot
whom d'a not SEND tnetr names' Among them
was box containing l"6 linen sheets, tile gift
Of tue owners o' the steamer Aeninon Sanford
| a klnu lad from eua11esto"n also ior"aroeda
large Lot OF Carefully prepared baudascs.
LATER DISPATCH.
LAWRENCE, Jan. l:.-The Coronet's jury re-
assembled at 0 o'clock this morning. The tcs
timuny during the forenoon mainly related tt
the construction OF tle building, but nothing
ncw was elected.
Three more bodies were taken from tho ruin
to~iay. They were all badly muti1ated; two O
whom could not be recognized. The third WI
discovered By fragments Of clothing to be tha
Of Mrs. Augusta Ann Ashworth. She Was !
years Of age, and was married in March lasi
Her husband is shoemaker, and works a
Nort1. Salem. Her body was nearly consumed
The body taken out last n'gGt has been identj
fed as tl,at Of Mrs. Margaret Turner.
Stephen Walluce, d mason who worked O
the mill, confirmed The story about water ru1
ming through the foundation of the mil
Thought it true that the foundation might b
undermined by water. Thought the walls to