Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-13
Coolidge, Benz. Hodgman, E. B. Herrick, John
Tattersall, +. e. Clarke.


4. E. Clarke.-l was paymaster on the cor
poration; l was in the general office, and start
ed to GO into the paymaster's Office, when
was stunned by sensation like an earth
quake; the door from the main mill, the Carl
ing room, was broken out by the hands Their
went out, and when got out and stood on I'll e
railroad track, the end wall OF the mil fell
down. The names of the dead were then read
to the witness, and large portion OF them he
recognized as persons in the employ OF the
corporation, while the others he didn't recol-
Iectl Ihave not list of all those employed;
there was one in the counting room. but 1t was
destroyed by fire; after the accident was en-
gagged in the rear of the building, relieving
those from within, until just before the fire got
under way; after going away for a snort time
l returned and found that 1t was too late 10
save the list Frank Robbins told me ne was
near by when the fire commenced IN the safe
there is no perfect list of the hands employed;
it was left out of the safe, as the clerk was
using it at the time the pay roll to be pro-
duced is made up to the last Saturday IN Sep
TENDER there is no means OF knowing no"
much is due to each OF the hands, excepting
that due bills were given to all the hands ex-
cept in the weaving room, up to the last oat-
urday in December; never knew OF any set
ling of the mill before.
HENRY L. NEwHALL's TESTIMONY.
Henry l.. NephaH-I was in the employ OF
the Pemberton Manufacturing Co as clerk
first l heard was slight crash which didn't
notice much; then sound as OF wind, and
then the building felto pieces; went to the out
side window and jumped out; before reach
ed the ground the building was in the RUNS;
there was no more than two or three SECONDS
between the first and second nolse got out
on the north side of the building. Never
heard any one say the building was dangerous
/ hofn f.,lk in |
should say that no more than four came out of
the room on the level Of the Office the second
| hand came out just ahead of me, and went
| down there were somewhere between 9OU
and $50 operatives in the employ of the corpo
ration; should think there were about seven
hundred i'll that which fell can form no idea
of how many came out without assistance;
saw one jump from the upper story to the
ground didn't look towards the mill when
heard the crash took my hat and left;
had in my possession the last pay roll; | was
writing pay envelopes, and left the pay roll
in the desk.
JESSE GLovER's TESTIMONY.
Jesse GLoUer-I was overseer of the repair
shop l was about five rods from the mill, be-
tween our building and the Washington Mills,
on the track that goes through the yard.
was looking at the building think l saw the
building settle at the lower end before heard
aiy noiee' snSh .neie was SUM Vi WI"
l1snlnS, anu Jug ny ilig Vi iiiollai
Gu DIV tlle iower emu 10 setue, anu lan lisii'
along the building as fast as man could run;
saw no bricks thrown into the air, nor timber;
think the sound of wind was occasoned by
the fall of the building. He testified that there
was no trouble WIN lle ooiler W eause 'lie az
I'uen. h9u seen sunni NIUE claoAo a1ou' 'no
uuiiuiiis' pu' hot,iii'S SERIOUS : ne'9i uio any
.n!hS 70 strengthen Ihe vans IninA sone-
Iuilig OIL tilat KIM mas Deeh oone nave peen
enployeu mere Iliree years anu nan nave
peeh calleo upon sometimes 10 leVel up me
machinery, as is frequently necessary IN all
mus never ieVeied up more thah mar an
iii:h never nave Deeh calieu upon " uo any
thlng TO support the foundation when went
tnere hearu Oh one Oh the pillars setting III tle
cenar; my impression mas Deen the waiis were
| ign1' heard OF some troupie 10 the oulluihg
before gol there, witness theh poihteo out
pan OF the Dulidlhg where ne haa hoticeo
crack Ill tre Drick WORK. On the corner next
70 the Shop tiere was crack e4tenuing De'
tween the building ana the chimney tne wiole
height At the Top tiils crack was nan an men
vice, ana one-fourth OF an lnch wide at the
potion inns was on the southeast corner.
never nave known the walls TO give way
since l nave been there. have moved some
lour ny frames, SO that they came near To-
| gether lhey weighed about ton apiece.
Inc men VINO were at work on theln were
saved. Ihlnk they were not moving them al
tne time. lOne OF the jurors SAD sley were'l
lhInk between the windows the walls were 10
Inches thlcK. Inc windows were very large.
rave UNDERSTOOD that the tmDers were not
oolteo 10 the walls
JOHN E. cHAsEs TESTIMONY.
John Il. CHASE am agent OF the company
nave oeeil agent ever since tne ml started
was III the center OF the spinning room, IN the
tlird story, at lhe ume OF the accident. Mr.
MOVIE, treasurer OF the company, was with
me stopped MN 10 call ms attention TO
some machinery; we then saw aboutforty feet
OF the Dullulng, south END, 1alhng, ana before
got Mf' Rowe around the crash mad come
nan way OF the mn thlnk saw TINS before l
neara NOISE all saw was the center OF the
mn raining. we escaped out INTO wing.
coulo near tne wlnd ana 1eei the spllnters, as
though lIe tlhioerS were lalnng. Notliing ien
vi me- liners was less weight ABOVE al tlat
emu tnan az otner parts OF the building. Inc
hrse .oor was t,le weaving room inc second,
spinning, uie Inra, caealng; tne lourth' card
ing ana spinning the NTH, dressing, spoolng
ana hnlshlng' There had been change OF
lour ny frames that DAY, from the end winch
!ell' 10 tne west sue. belore that, they were
III the southwest corner. Don thlnK many
got out the way l ala went below ana found
tne saie open locked IL ana went out can give
no idea OF now many were saved we nave CIV
en- notlce TO nave all hands now alive to call and
registerthelr names at the Essex countngroom;
az me tlme OF the. accident the gas was lighted
III al tne rooms except the earning room
Inc mlll was Duilt by contract, Inc Essex
company puiit the mill cont know now
the tniil was constructed. 1here were cracks
at each sue Oh tne CHIMNEY, caused by the
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