The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-01-16

sent a picture of unutterable horror. the
hospital of Scutari nor the bloody held OF
Solferino could haveexhibition more fright
full scene. Bending over the llfeless forms
were female relatives bemoaning their loss
with low waiing, which melted the stout
est hearts.
The view of the City Hall is but one IN
stance of the many scenes o. suffering and
death. At the boarding houses and other
houses of the operatives the sad spectacle Is
repeated.
Facts and Incidents.
The following is among many of the nu-
merous heartrending incidents described
Margaret Hamilton, aged IA years. This
was her first days work in the Pemberton
Mills She commenced work in the spool
ing room. A devoted mother attended her,
and when asked what injuries her daughter
had received, she said, "Her arm is broken
and her head is broken and oh ! my God,
(and here the poor woman burst into flood
of tears, my poor darling is all broken."-
The unfortunate girl died on Wednesday,
The name of her mother is Mrs. Mary Ann
Hamilton. The daughter was the main sup
port of the mother and four younger chill
dren.
worked in the fifth story, seized the hoist
ing chain of the elevator and went safely
down FIVE stories to the ground, and escaped
from the building without injury. Through
the whole night she was at the City Hall,
passing like an angel of mercy to the couch
es of the sufferers, anticipating every want,
relieving pain as far as she was able to do SO,
and breathing words of consolation and
comfort to the wednded and dying.
Before the building caught fire number
of those imprisoned beneath its ruins could
ha saen and copvarsa0 with. and drinks and
refreshments in some instances were passed
to them. When the fire spread over the
ruins and they found escape hopeless, they
bid adieu to their friends, and in several in
stances gave directions as to what DISPOSE
tion should be made of their effects.
In one part of the building hole was bat
tered through the wall, and through it could
be seen three young women, who said they
were not at all injured. One of them thrust
her arm through the small aperture that had
been made, and begged to be drawn through
it, but before the aperture could be made
large enough for the purpose, the fam es
drove away the men on the outside and the
prisoners persisted.
Mr.. Adams, the overseer, being in the
basement, was overtaken by the falling trag-
msnts, while attempting to escape, and was
wedged between the timbers. A saw was
passed to him through the ruins, and he
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any further. An axe was then handed to
him, and he got himself cut not very serious
lY injured.
A boy in the factory was in the upper sto-
| ry when the crash came. He went to the
| bottom of the ruins with the falling mass,
and walked out unhurt.
A girl working in the upper room felt the
| giving way OF the walls, and held to her
| loom. She was carried to the basement, her
clothes nearly all torn of, and yet she es-
capped unhurt. The instances OF these mirac-
| ulous escapes are numerous and almost in
credible. 1t seems wonderful that five or
six hundred were not buried alive.
Mr.. Burredgn, of engine company No. 4,
took out young girl from the ruins in per-
fectly nude state, yet, strange to say, with
hardly scratch upon her person. He wrap
ped her in his overcoat and carried her
home, when, with great presence OF mind :,
she besought him to return 20 the sufferers
in the ruins.
Previous to the fire, two sisters were to-
gether, and comparatively unhurt. They
would have been rescued. Hearing the roar
of the flames they exclaimed, "Oh, God, we
have got to die" Another women sarieked
out piteously that the fire was consuming
her brain, but the flames soon after silenced
her cries.
The awful death which some died by the
fire was fearfdlly attested by their baked
and blackened forms when taken out-not
in anything like those of human beings.
Attempted Suicide of an OUerseer-His Res
cue and Death.
Among the sufferers ia the ruins at the
time the fire broke out was Maurice Palmer,
of Rochester, N. H., an overseer. He was
much beloved by his friends, and while the
digging was going on his voice was recog-
nized. He was nearly reached when the
flames broke out. He implored his friends
to save him quickly, or he should die. They
struggled to reach him, but the flames swept
around them. He was confined and they
could not him. As the heat of the fire be-
gan to be felt, his horrible death seemed in
evitable. He was able to move one hand
and draw his knife, saying he should commit
suicide rather than burn to death. His res
cuers pressed ON, but his hope of aid give
out, and he drew the knife across his throat
Soon after they succeeded in reaching him,
and his self-infcted wound was found not
be dangerous, but he had suffered severe in
ternal injnries, which rendered his recovery
impossible. He was taken to the City Hall,
and expired shortly after from the effects
of the injuries received by his fail, and his
sufferings while immured within the fallen
walls.
The Killed ssand Wounded.
While the sacrifice of life proves to have
been loss than was reported in the first in
stance, the circumstances lose none of their
tragic character. The mayor of Lawrence
has published notice stating that the num-
Der of dead and missing is ll5, and of woun-
ded l65. Of the latter some will undoub-
teddy die, but much the larger part, it is
thought, will survive. Other accounts say
that I62 persons are among the killed and
missing, and that $50 dead bodies have been
recovered. Many bodies are yet beneath the
ruins.
The following are the names OF the killed
and missing as far as knowl:
John Mcdonnell, Mary Mcdonnell, Jno.
Dearborn, Bridget Ryan, Margaret sullivan,
Morris Palmer, (overseer,) Ellen Culbert,
Ellen Roach, Hannah Shay, Bridget Tough
ley, Margaret Foley, Bernard Hallfeld,