American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-01-19
Accident at Lawrence
..... Massac lESetts.
Falling of the Pemberton Mills, Contain.
ing 100 operatives---sO0 Dead in the
RUFUS.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 10.

record occurred IN thlS CITY thlS afternoon. |
The Pemterton mills eIl with a sudden
crash about FIVE O'Clock. while some six or
seven hundred operatives were at work.
The mills are complete wreck. Some
two or thr g hundred persons are suppo-
sei TO be- still in the ruins. A present,
it is mpos,ille 10 give any ything Ike cora
rect abatement OF the loss OF life. but from
the best authority it is believed that about
TWO undred are dead in the ruins. Eight
zen dead bodies have been already taken
~ together with some twenty-five per.
sons mortaly wounded. besides some fifty
in different stages Of mntilation. Mr..
Chase. + Q agent Of the mills. and Mr..
How. the treasu er, escaped by running
from ths lalliug building. Itis impossible
as yet TO tell the cause Of the dis sister,
Our reporter has just come from tina ruins
and the scenes there beggar all descri plion.
Some two or more acres Of ground arppil4t
up with every description Of machinery
aud the fallen building. Huge bonGros are
burning to lightsome two-or three thous
and persons, who are working as II Tor
their own lives TO rescue the unfortunate
persons. many OF whom are still crying and
hegg!ng to he released from their tortures.
Every few minutes some poor wretch is
dragged from his OF her prison. and 1t is
heart rending to hear their cries as III y
are drawn out, with legs and arms crush
ed or torn. One man shocSingly mangled
and partly under the bricks, deliberately
cut his throat to end his agony. The
whole city seems in nourdlhg. Many are
running Though the streets and with fran
ito cries searching the ruins. Temporary
hospitals have been arranged for those
arranged for those rescued. Many stand
by the wreck frigid with despair. Often a
terrible crash caused by the clearing away
threatens death to those who m4y still be
alive IN tie ruins. Gen. H. X. Oliver is
conspicuous aud active in directing those
persons who are endAavoring 10 rescue the
victims OF the disaster. Gangs Of men
with ropes below ate constant y dragging
out huge pieces Of the wreck which i'm
prison SO many So ofth rescuers are
killed in Their hum ne efforts. Since We
left the scene Of disaster, reports OF more
Of the dead and dying are constantly
coming to us. Surgeons are coming in
from all directions. and everything that
ran he done at such painful moment, is
being done for the suffering victims OF the
fearful calamity, the mystery Of which will
have to be cleated up by an inquest.
SECOND DISPATCH.
LAWRENCE, Jan l0-li P. NJ.
Ahou, ten minutes OF five O'Clock this
afternoon, our clt,Seus were alarmed by a
cry oi FIRE. which proceeded tom the
Penn terton n ills, about four 6fths of which
had i,ilen, shapeess mass. without the
slightest warning to the near eight huns
drrd umsn beDge who were then at work
The I uilning was never considered as
slannch a. it ought to have b"en. IL was
huil abou, s-ven yeats since and was then
thought a sham | deed before the ma
ch'nsry was put ini the wall spread to
such degree that some twenty two tons o
. hon states were put in to save it from lall
ing by its own weight. From the btst in
formation that can now be gathered, ;l'
buldi,g appeared 10 crumhte and al
from the eastern end or roIner toward
the Duck Mil. 1t I'll inwards. as if pow
erfully drawn that way. The fire compa
nips At once repaired to the spot, hut thrr
being no. five, they at Onre set to work will
: a.will to remove tie rubbish. They yer,
soon reached some Of the rooms, 80 tha
: the dead and wounded we're taken out a
n fast as they couli be reached Mr.. Charle
Batchelder helped to remove some twenty y
y six 10 various conditions. some still liV
r ing, others dead and terribly muiilsted'-
MessIs. Chase. Clark. Patterson, for Tat
: tersou, Melvin and VIM. overspets Ar
!. clerks, are safe Mr.. Branch. an oversee
= has not been found. The City Hall hA
!. bten converted INTO temporary hospitP
: for the dead and wounded, to remain ther
!, until recognized NY their friends, a'thoug
r. scores were recognized and taken al onr
Is to their homes. Mr. Palmer was burIe
y in the ruins and thinking there was n
= prospect Of being extricsted, cut his Ihro'
n to end his sufferings. Sill he was extr
y Gated and lived for some time after reacl
,r ing the Hall, .a ...-....
e- One woman in tina. part Of the mill sti
'e standing 'ecame frightened, and thre
le her bonnet nd shawl out Of nth sor
l. door and jumped out herself. breaking HI
Pr arm, and injuring herself 80 that she Cal
l not recover, The hboring force Of Il
ut mill was about nine hundred and sixt
'g and it is supposed that about seven hui
e. dred hnmau beings were actually buri'
< in the ruins.
~ A woman has Just now been rescue
OF who says there are some twenty-five mo
" in the vicinity Of her yet alive.
n Aboar haH past hine ERE was discovt
ne cd. This additional horror al,houI
o. somewhat apprehended, struck terror
IN the hearts that had before been hopeful
ol saving more liv,s. Still the work Of
We moval went bIiskly on. The force pun
g. and al the engines which were on /
. gronnd al once got streams Of water c
o. and have been pouring on torrents, 60 u
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