Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-23
Scenes at Lawrence

Our Massachusetts exchanges contain many
very affecting incidents connected with the
late terrible calamity at Lawrence. We find
the following in the Boston Journal:
Thomas Nice recognized the body Of his wife
by ring she wore on her finger. He had
searched anxiOusly for her body, as she was
found in the list of the missing charred
and mlsshapen mass brought into the room of
the dead, he examined. as he examined ali
Upon bone in the clasped skeleton of the
hand, he found ring. Upon it was engraved
his own name. 1t had been presented by him
to his wife on their happy bridal day When
he found this sure token, his sad consolation
trlumphed for moment over his burning sor-
row. He waved his hand alOft and cried for
joy. When he looked again upon the blacken-
ed corpse, his loss feel as it seemed with dead
ellDg weight upon his soul and all was changed
lie fell upon his attendants, venting the widest
grief. Nothing could command his attention
besides, and he was borne from the room raw
ing wild as maniac, exhibiting a feeling strong
rs could be pictured by the most extravagant
Imagination.
Mrs. Barrett, wife Of James Barrett. of Law
renee, had lost child. She, too was a fire.
quent visitor at the dead house. Saturday az
ternoon she came, accompanied by younger
daughter, bringing a miniature likeness of the
lost. The miniature represented the features
OF young lady of unusual personal attractions
fresh and rosy face; an expression Of nature
almost angelic beamed in her eyes With this
the mother and sister came seeking the origi-
nal among the dead. The lost one was found
but the fair face was burned away; the 1.-THE
and graceful form was a shapeless trunk,
which was recognized only by the fabrics of the
dress she wore. small part Of which was not
destroyed. The mother threw herself on the
remains; she aroused herself and gazed upon
the miniature, and from that her eyes again
wandered to the remains of her child She
tainted and was borne away. Those present
turned away heart-sick. Those who had stood
firm through all until now melted until their
sympathy awakened tears that fell like sum-
mer rain.
Among the missing first reported was James
Harry. He came from New York nearly
year ago, accompanied by his only sister-his
only relative in America They had long lived
for each other alone His form below the
head was found to be perfect in death, only
the flesh was literally roasted by the fierce
heat. His body was recognized by key and
pOrtmonnaie in his pocket; added to this evil
dence his boot was pulled off, and, upon his
stocking, was found his initial letters, which
had been carefully threaded there by his dear
sister, who now sought him, and thus found
him in her despair. The trunk of the deceased
was taken to the City Hail. and the key found
in his pocket fitted the lock- To add to the
grief of the sister, while it proved again that
the vllest depravity can exist among the most
awful scenes, the trunk was broken open by
some villain while it remained at the CITY
Hall, and all that was practically valuable, as
well as all that was highly priced as sacred
mementOes, was stolen from it.
An incident is related of a young and beau
tiful girl employed in one of the upper stories
OF the mill, who, when the crash came, was
thrown PROSTATE upon the floor by piece of
shafting which fell across her neck, preventing
her rising. The coupling which connected the
shaft prevented the latter from strangling her;
and In her comparative ease, and confident of
q speedy delivery, she calmly watched the sf-
forts made by the rescuers to extricate her.
She would have boen saved had the FIRE been
stayed but for few minutes. But the flames
swept over the spot claiming and obtaining its
victim.