The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-01-14

TERRxnI.E CALAMrrr.
10, PERSONS BURIED BY THE FALLING
OF A COTTON MILL.

Il OF A c0rToN MILL.
" 400 supposed 60 - Klllea.
Lawrence, Mass. jan 10.
One OF the most terrible catassro5hes an "a
csfd occurred 10 this city this r n. The Penn
beison Mills fell with sudden crass, at abaut !
n oeock, while some 600 Or 700 operatives were
- work. Some 200 or 300 persons are sup
posed y he sill in the ruins At present il i
impossible TO give anything like correct state.
nie It OF the loss of life, but from the best a,
aorty is believed that at least 200 are dead Ia
the runs; IL dead bodies have ALREADY been
taken cut, together with some % persons mor.
tally wounded, besides so in different stage
{ 81 matiIatlon. Mr.. Chase the agent Of tie
Nils, ana Ar. Howe. the Treasurer, escaped by
running n. from the failing building. It is impoe-
slnie as yet to tell the cause Of the disaster -
onr reporter has just come from the ruins and
.iie scenes there beggar all description; some
LOO acres of ground are piled up with every de-
scaplton OF machinery from the falling building.
Huge bonfires are burning to light some 900 Or
500 persons, who are working as if for their
ewa ises TO rescue the unfortunate persons, many
o. whom are still crying and begging to be re-
leased from their fortunes Every few minutes
some poor wretch is dragged from his prison, and
" Is heart-rendng to hear their cries as they are
dra''n ont with legs and arms crushed or torn.-
Une man, shockingiy mangled and partly under
the wreck, deliberately cut his own throat to end
his agony. The whole city seems to be in mourn
ms Many are running through the streets and
with frantic cries searching the ruins Temporal
| ~ hospitals have been arranged for their reeen
tea. Another terrible crash, caused by the
clearing away, threatened death to all who mar
still be alive in the ruins. Gen. II. n Oliver is
conspicuous and active in cheering those persons
who are cndeavoring to rescue the victims Of the
disaster Gangs of men, with ropes below, are
constantly dragging out huge pieces of the wreck
| which impGison so many. Some Of the rescners
wert killed in their humane efforts. Since We
lett the scene of the disaster reports of more Of
the dead and dying are constantly coming in from
all directions, and everything that be done is
being done for the suffering victims of this fear
fui calamity, the mystery Of which win be |
cleared by an inquest
[Second Dispatch
ll.30 p.m.--At about ten minutes after five /
O'clock this pm, our citizens were warned by
the cry of fire, which proceeded from the Penn
berfon Mill, about four ifths Of which had fallen
| shapeless mass, without the slightest warning
to nearly 500 human beings, who were there al
work. The building was not thought TO be safe
II was built abont seven years ago, and was then
thought mere she'll JUDGED, before the ma
cmnery was put in. the walls spread to such an
extent, thet some % tons of iron Stats were put
IN to save it from falling bv its own weight
from tae last information that could be gath
cred, the building appeared to crumblc and fall
IRON the Eastern corner end-it fell inwards-
Inc hremen at once repaired to the spot, but
there being nc fire. they at once set to work
with will to remove the rubbish. They very
soon reached some rooms SO that the dead and
wounded were taken out as fast as they cauld be |
reached. Mr.. Charles Botchelden helped remove
some rs in various conditions, some still living
Mr. Branch, an overseer has not been found
The City Hall has been converted into a tempo
far Tho a LII.
recognized. NJ. Palmer was buried in the ruins
all the time, and thinking there was no prospect
OF being extrieated, cut his throat to end his |
suffering; still lie was taken out alive One wo-
man, in the part Of the Mill still standing, be- {
came frightened, and threw herself out of the !
hfth story window, breaking and injur- !
ing herself. She cannot recover The labor
ing force of the Min is about $50, and it is sup
posed that about 700 human being were actually
buried in ruins. woman, just rescued, saws
there are some % more in the vicinity of her vet
aiiVo. About haifpast nine, fire WIS discover q
cd. This additional horror struck terror to the 5
friends that had been hopeful of saving more {
lives; still the Work Of removal went on. The ]
force-pamp and engines on the ground were ut
once got to work, and have been pouring tor /
rents on, 50 that at the present time the fire ID
does not seem to gain, and hopes are entertain |
ed that it vii. he stayed. Those near the break
ug out oi the fire, the point of extrica- a
ting a woman not much hurt, but the flames
drove them back and the woman is supposed to
have persisted. The Mayor has telegrap pied to !
the Luwell ffemen, who win arrive about ten )
o'clonk G
IL MISUNDERSTANDING succeeds calamity
In 10 minutes the whole mass of luins has be,
come one sheet of flames. The screams and
moas of the poor buried creatures can be dis 9
tmetly heard, but no power can save them.
1870 A. M-The Pemberton Mills are now a !
black smoking mass of brick and mortar and hui !
man bones pronliscuously mingled Probably :
not less than 200 beings persisted in the flames.
The Washington Mill was in great jeopardy. The J
wind blowing towards the Duck Mills, whose :
counting room touches the Pemberton Mills
Third Despatch.
. o'clock, A. NJ. i
Through the almost superhuman exertons of :
the tiremen, the Washington Mills are now con i
sldercd to b. out OF danger. Of the Duck Mills
the prospect isnot so good, everything that can
be done is being DONE Fire Companys are pres ]
eat from all the uegholng towns; Forty or
mtg piiysts iai1S are in attendance a. the CITY 4
Hall, and Other places, wherever the injured need
their services. =
The ruins having burned down, it will be many | I
days before true knowledge of the killed and
wounded can be arrived at. The fire which
fin,ils sacrificed the buried human beings caught +
without doubt from lantern of burning fluid g
wiicl, was accidentally dropped
Que OF the firemen dropped down dead in the q
street.
The streets filled with mass of human
beings every one eager to see, and hear friends
who before the fire were alternating between /
hope and fear. ere now settling down into hope i
less despair.
Lawrence, Jan. IL. g
\ portion of the operatives had left for sup /
per previous to the falling OF the building about q
600 remaining. The building was five stories /
high 200 feet long by 20 wide, with wing on a
the west side - feet square, shaped like the let
ter l.. It ran 1900 spindles; 900 operatives /,
were employed. &
The following is list of the killed as far as
can be recognized this morning. 7
Maurice Bulwer, John Dearborn, May Me- I
Donald, Bridget Ryan, Mary Sullivan, Michael
o'Brien Ellen Colburn, Barnard Hollified, Han
nah Shaw, Ellen Roam, Ellen Sullivan, Margaret .
Fulton, Bridget Laugherty, Jeremiah Aern, Mrs. )
Anna Maifan, Joanna Cronan, Bridget Loughey, d
Mary Howard, Lafayette Branch, joyerseerb /
Thos. W. Watson and Johanna Harley, all of /
Lawrence.
Among the wounded are Eliza Dorr, fatally, !,
Bridget Baldley, fatally, Kate Hargbee, thigh q
fractured, Geo. Carcalfer, Henry Cali and Mar {
garet Hamilton, both fatally, D. +. Heron, Ce-
celia Stevens, Mary and Margaret Slaven, Mary
Kennedy Hannah Hennesey, Ellen Mahony, Ma '
y SJoh, AoJs. hayes Ira ~ LOGAN, mary a. /
Coleman Sarah Doyle, John and Elizabeth /
Ward, and Thos. Conner.
Among the Physicians present is DR.. Isaac /
Farsar Of Brooklyn. /
Three persons konwn to have been literal
ly roasted alive. Eliza Dorr has since died, and
others are dying II
TIE fire is subtlued, only two bodies have been .
taken out since the confagraton. Il
Coroner Lamb commences an inquest to-day.
Tie building uninsured.
Second Despatch.
r. M.--We have very little additional in re-
gard to the dreadful catastrophe. A large por
ton of the killed yonng girls, many of them
being main supports of their parents.
The fire was confined to the ruins of the Penn.
berton Mills. TIE loss of property is estimated
at 100000 dollars.
The Mayor has issued the following notice:
LAWRENCE JAN, ll.-Terrible as our calamity
his been, think it is much over estimated in