Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-01-28
NUMBER 27.

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The following intelligence 10 from =
telsgrphic despatch to the New York
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| Lawrence, Mass., Jan. l0--9 P. N.
| One Of the most terrible catastrophcs on
record occurred IN this city this afternoon.
The Pember,on Mills fell with sudden
crash, about i've o'clock, while soms six
OF seven hundred operatives we're At work.
The Mills ars complete wreck. Some
| t~o or three bsW6tsd pesso.s ase sappos.
! ed 10 be still in the ruins. At present Il
j. impossible to give an, thing like cor.
rect statement OF the loss Of life, tut
from the best authority it is believed that
At least two hundred are dead in the
ruins.
Eighteen dead bodies have been already
taken out. together with some twenty Eve
persons mortally wounded, besides some
fifteen in different stages Of mu'ilation.-
Mr.. Chase, the agent Of .he mills, and Mr.
How, the Treasurer. escaped by running
ir.m tho falling building 1t is impossi-
ble. as yet, TO tell the cause Of the disas-
ter. Our reporter has just Come from the
ruins, and the scenes there btggar all des-
criptiaD. Some two or more acres Of
ground are piled up with every descrip-
lion Of machinery and the falling build.
ing Huge bonfres are burning. to light
some two or three thousand persons, who
are working, ss if for their own lives, to
rescue the unfortunate persons, many Of
whom are still crying and begging t" be
released from their toriurea. Every min
ute some poor wretch is dragged from his
ur her prison, and it is heart. .rending to
hear their cries rs they are drawn out,
man. shockingly mangled and partly uu.
der the bricks, deliberately cut his own
throat TO end his agonies.
The whole city seems in mourning
Many are running through the streets, and
with frantic cries searching the ruiLs.-
Temporary hospitals have been arranged
for the rescued Many stand BY the
wreck. frigid with despair. Often terri.
BILE crash, caused by the cleaning away,
threatens death to those who may still be
alive in the ruins. Gen. II. X. Oliver is
conepicious and active in directing those
persons who are endeavoring to rescue The
victims OF the disaster. Gangs Of men,
with ropes below, are constantly dragging
out huge pieces Of the wreck which i'm.
prisons - many. Some Of the reseuers
are killed in their humane Efforts. -..
Sioce we lett the scene Of disaster, re-
ports Of more OF the dead and dying are
constantly coming % us. Surgeons ars
coming in from all directions. ~nd every
thing that can be at such IL painful mo-
menr, is being done fnr the suffering VIC
tins Of the disaster. the mystery Of which
wall have to be cleared up by an inquest.
SECOND DESPATCH.
lP. M-We have very little additional
in rega I'd 10 the dreadful catastrophe. A
large portion of the killed are young girls.
mauy OF them main supports OF their
parents.
TIE fire was confined to the ruins Of the
Pcmberton Mills The loss OF property is
estimated at SoO0,00O.
The Mayor has issued the followins
notice:
| Lawrence, Mass, Jan. llth.
Terrible as our calamity has been. I
think it is much over estimated IN the
number killed. As near rs have been
able to ascertain this morning ! find the
dead and missing. which is equivalent to
dead, ll5, and loo wounded. Some of the
wounded will die, but very much the lar.
ger number will survive. Signed.
N. SAUNDERS, Jr, Mayor.