, 1860-01-12
By TELEGRAPH.
FALL OF THE ptMDERT0N MILLS II
LAWRENCE, MISS.
a.; Some 600 9orsons Buried in tho Ruins
| and 100 to 400 Killed:

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LAWRENCE. bfass, Jac. l0-sr.A.
One Ut the most terrible catastrophies on rec
ord occurred ia this city this afternoon. The
Fcn,brrson Mills fell With sudden crash at
about & o'clock, willie some COO nr 100 opera
tscx were ut work. The mills arc Il complete
wreck.
'S",ne :'l or 500 persons arc supposed to be
*'i'! in til" 1ans. At present il is impossible to
give nnything like correct statement OF the
luss 0! lilc, but from the best auhority it il he
lcved that from loo to 600 nre dead in the ruins.
E,xhtecn dead bodies hare already been taken
out, together with some 25 1nortally wounded,
besides son,e to in different stages Of mutilation.
Mr.. Chnsc, the ngent OF the mills. and Nr.
Howe, tic Treasurer, escaped By running from
tho falling building. 1t is impossible Us yetto
ttlltlo cause OF the disaster.
Our reporter has just como from, the ruins,
and the scenes thero besgar all description.
Some two or more ucrcs Of ground are piled up
with every description Of machinery from the
fallen buildings. Hinge boutires arc burning to
ligh! some two or three thousand persons, who
are working ns if for their own lives, TO rescue
the unfortunate persons, many Of whom are
still crying and begging TO he released from
their torturcs. Every few minutes some poor
wretch is dragged from his prison, and it is
heart.lentling to hear their cries rs they are
drawn out with legs or arms crushed or torn.
One man, shociingly mang1cd and partly under
| the wreck, deliberately cut his own throat to
end his agony.
The whole city seems to be III mourning.
Many ure running through the streets, and with
| frantic cries searching the ruins. Temporary
hospitals have been arranged for their reception
Many stand bv the wreck frisid with despair.
| Another terrible crash, caused by the clearing
away, threatened death to all who may sill be
| ali7e in tie. ruins. Gen, Il. X. Oliver is con-
| spicuous and active in cheering those persons
! WHO are endcavoring to rescue tile victims Of
| the disaster. Gangs Of men, with ropes below,
are constantly dragging out huge pieces Of the
| wreck, which imprison SO many. Some Of the
| rescuers were killed in their humane efforts.
Since We lett the scene Of the disaster, reports
Of more Of tue dead and dying are constantly
coming 10 us. Surgeons are coming in from oil
directions, and everything that can be done at
snch :, ,,aipfnl u,oment il helms. ,lonc FIR III
suacrin.r victims of this fearful cala,n;tv tho
,rs,,,r cf ,rh;,,, ,r;,, ,ov, n +. .1,,,,, ,,n bv
al inquest.
| SECOND DISPATCH.
11:S0.r- a.-At abou: ten suiuutes after five
o'clock this afternoon, our citizens were alnrned
| bF the cry Of fire, which proceeded from the
Pe,nberton Wills, about four-ifths Of whichllal
fallcn, q shapelcss mass, without the slightest
warning 10 nearly 500 human bcings, who were
there at work. The building was not thougLt
to lie safe twas built about seven years ago,
aud was then thought sham. Indeed, before
tho 1nuchncsy was put in, the walls spread to
| such an extent tha. somc tseuty-two tons Of
iron slats were put ia to save it from falling hy
t its own weight. From the best information tha.
can be now gathered, tue building appeayed ia
cEumble aud fall from the eastern coruer or end
| II E.Ii inwards
The ,i,cn,on Mt once ,eoaircd IN the emit In,
there be;u,, nm f;rc ,hov IT orcc ec+ n w,r,
With will tn rc,uay. tho r,,bhi.h They rcr,
s,or r,s.,ad son,o roo,,, 80 ,1,.t a.. aa., ~;
wor,i1o, ,rero +.san ar+ ~ c,st - 80 ~ 49,. a.,,i
he re,cbed Mr. Char1as natcbe,der 1,sinct, rc
morc a,no twe,tr-s;x i, 20, r;o,,e .,,3;,;,,n. !.
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mt tecn fon,d
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! rieL in the ruins. 4 woman lust rescued say1
4hcr, nrn somo trcn4vfv.. more i, .ha ,-;c;,it,
of her vet u'iye.
About half:past .. fire vas discovered. Til
additional horror struck tsrro. to the friend
/ chat l,.co,u Ill s...u