The New York herald., 1863-08-19
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lFTom tue Troy Iifnes, Auguft ~, lSO3.
The mil destroyed was .hoddy mill Ave stories high,
owned and by Richard HURT. Tho c,gght tho
lower story outside the picker boxcs high WIND vS
prevailing tho Time and tho nrc upwards with
sstcss fury not only making hl Efforts 10 tho bald
ng and contents ruitcss, but also causing borrid alarm
for tbs safety Of hovc at work IN the building These wero
by aimost ,upcrbuman cnor,s the mos, x those were
saved alive Five only are known 10 be killed number
OF others nre more or loss Injured.
The neehboring factories 81 Mr.. Egbert were tor .
time 70 great danger Of obstruction bot We are glad TO
csvcs and windows We cnnld only IN our hurry learn
the names Of two Of tho vicsmsAss Downing and Miss
Lynn
We could get lht of those injured.
Mr.. Horst values his stock In min at ~ coo.
$4,000; total SAT 900 insurance on all sio, 800 Iss
over insurance SO 800 This property insured by
hr Edward Babcock, Of this city, and = Distributed 70
longing with the mill, and Insured for 81 800, Injured
70 The amount probably. Of 81 500 wc dh not learn
The calamity sad and terrible opc, hp, s,i tcrr
sgreat thankfulncss that the lows a proporty
aud me also not much greater than proved to be
IL with energy and conquered. 90 may say,
on the very threshold Of much terrible csaDiiy.
To sfrces tho village are this Afternoon crowded
nth ~one and ,hou.snJ, ~ s,rri.tors ya,Is, s-,~na
the ~ the tre and ~ its
lokng upon tho deselas wills and giving srpres.on TO
ovcry variety Of opinion In refsfonce - the oocasSn
Tho widest numbers Ia reference 10 tbe killed frceiy
crcuisted and with an utter absence ~ foundsthn in
story had been sat aoat with lninetr
that young hsd been hernmsd In by the flames
and burned TO crisp In wight o hsr brother, upcu wbn
fhR ytiny called III" rOntraf,ttOn af
furnished BY the giri herself who artoaod 10 her
proper pcrsoo those who skcptloa
subject. that abe not des1. Amonx tbs operatives
the other factories, especially there was the uost Intense
feeling.
The people Of the village manifest the greais,l sympa
thy for the sufferers every thing p<~elble viii IN
dole mitigate tho sarsrnss of The injured aud allie
vIAte the agonies ~ the b~rcsv.d In the n-isbbhod
q the ore dwellings ~ofe thrown ofen and every facility
Afforded for tho treatment " those who burt tr
whole community seems 10 feel ilc dret cscs q tia
blow upon ~
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sturdy, go-sbead FBgisbfnsD-eyid.ntly ooe ~ tbuso
re.outs, indomtAbIe pcrsoss who make Their upsn
lie rnarses.. .bs unar, prosesss isnr or IN, nlser.
m his operatives; butIso FAR his keSes
cesDed. does not seem ono Whit e0t down by them is
fell square npon bis feet aud wn 10 sirasht ahead
cossons He thn sometimes bring 90, assst PORTS
Of human ehAfAcse One man. When Mss l,osnior
burning uIon the ladder, Dashed ino tie flames ,h the
dstsrm nation ~ rescsug nes and dfssp out too
wind blew tho Gre another way, badly burDsf abo4t Tho
face and bands hs eyebrows o. ana tho hair neary ali
4 pow soman. 10 jumping fror, the third sory frss
twd her leg BABY teb~ the knee wb.l. beng
moved she inquired sftsr 'rsnd ~iso worked her
and told that sbs hsd been bursd b. death. "0b'
said she, ~ wist Wary bad got 20 ard u tb.t
burned, becsass there may aeTsDdins us.n
Mary
Tue death of MIS- Do~pnr ~ ss.eribsd A. huvlnr ~.
scented met terrible sisctAsle. rhs Jnrspse from
~indow and In foins her .iyshins ,ni ulon
ladder ~ the sane instant stsei ~ Ore hurst from
the burning bnlldEg and ense1Iei hsr M arnss. She
hung EU.p<ndsd fer nosncr b~iefs TIE bafnlng rsr
msnts gave uay, and then fell - tho sroa0d. rrob,by
sLe wss dcAt At isast Nersssss befove shing
u ms torrId tragedy Witnessed by efoxds ~ g@s.
sans vho could Eot III fnFu " rrr.ertH h0rg
gfonp~d and syerei thsfGc frgri tho ffk@aak SEQ.
lace womsn ehriss~d sna sev.rAl ~ them sstes
m Lsshsst crc11ums arc bs~tuw~f epln thc gneefw
and refpbsfn - Rankin ssup@ay fer th-u aasst
snca. Pct ~ ihr aarAry tho bsidngs9 n ~ lst~st
nils vhSb thteaissed Soald pssns.ly bsvs te~a
destroyed Alderman Eshsi sn1 Chisf esArbsss a.
e0sntAnlod TIE sssrncr toys. wl0 treated ffys
dinner BY ~ the buiaa.
The fel1wihg Tsfsoas n hays t~sa iyurusa
20 death ANA hysn, hAsgs bosntpg And ksis In
pciy
rks following ser. ,saiy nlarsa May ps--.y E.,.
P,rDobd, saiy giy1n, ti1xs taaSse, xfr uAysan Ana
Edssi sc!@fmont
lFfom the Troy Pres SAG ~
sis bod - have t~nN recovered sltfvetfes fsg
~ lfnb~ chafged and tiscxere3. b4sn t.a ia 81
rs~ ere started ~. FTo9na As,r o. tha D4dBE. To
flames syrs~i ~ith fessfai yAl3sty shaft tlinq
~ raan. ef su~s ~as cu, 81. IN tLs ssats 4 sts
bsisirg l~rge ELEVATOR ssieafng 10 t~ts 10
Tia f01rtn rfssy Tts fEirsw sstasftsa By ans ssyA
tes ~ers In~,snty COMMONWEALTH ~ every scos aae s
ogT wsy y ~srsf1 ~ss ihst1gh tbs risea~a
fts isw fo4g'h .s1sy ystF.nsA ts tns s.x.
1rsd a. tLe 4Stanss mrs ihr csl~f rsfs lrase-a
" gDe rrpWnd, ~aesfihg ~'ih brafeu Hnb#, he
The Aeef~ a. ibH tifn3 rUffeNaasNf MpgaAlfg 4hm
f'asnds ~ tbs a. ~ fssa oa a. ytsssNs
y~itag snf rlssiaR " ssf 10.
shanrs "a ts~ saa seats r@vsd TIE t4tavt ghktng
MIS-
To miI whes : sssAisa ~ tts 80 ~ - Nfsas
MI Hb. ~ss iNEr ie.f sysy bSse4 ~ hllag Il faVs
frcSywe.i ~ stastf forty gsft@na. Tha suB&ayes
mostly AZ sn.sssr.
fhe ferse~ ~sss n.4yiy a. ste.sra % 80 fo4th
-o'y ana issf. = a. -, 90 "s,ss.s AZ srass -.
eaf 20 sb~y fsressct ~ tho f-y Ehfsnn a. Aaa ~
fos AsT~tAgsss i&fe~ nfmkefx gs1ssf fsooi ~ -
So-s aDf rod. oaly 20 psat ast@ni ss4A - its 80
sas.