, 1863-08-21
Qbica9d Qribn,1e.
FRIDAY, AUGUST q, 1868.
THE CO10Es CALAMITY.


Terrible Incidents Of tho conhaera-
tfon.
'lFrom the Troy Times Of Monday Erening.1
The mill destroyed WIS shoddy mill, five
stories high, owned and run By Richard Hurst.
The fire canpht in the lower story, outside
the picker boxes. 4 high wind was prevail.
ing at the time, aud the fire rose upward with
1esistless fury, not only making ali efforts to
eaye the building md contents fruitless, bus
also causing hor1id alarm for the safety of
mostly women.
By almost superhuman efforts, the most of
these wire sayed alive. Five only 4re known
to be killed; q number Of Others are more or
less Injured.
The nelehboring factories Of Mr.. Egbert
we're, for time, In great Danger Of destruc-
tioD, but We nre glad to be able to SAY they
Were saved With slight damage to tbs ewes
and windows. We could only, In our hurry.
learn the names Of the victims, Hiss Downing
and kies Lynn.
MI. Hurst values hisstock In mill at s.. 600.
machinery in mill 5000; shaIting, belting
ance on alf, x1e'5oo' Loss over % insu1ance rance
go, 500. This property was insured BY Nj
Edward Babcock, Of this city, and is distrib-
utcd IN four companies. Four dwellings, and
%At N4AIes AA C14NA61u6 WILL AuH mll1, anu H.
sured for s., 500, we're injured to the amount,
probably. Of s., 500. We did not 1earn The
Office in which they were insured.
Inc calamity was sad and terrible one, but
still there il great cause for thankfolness that
the loss Of property, and life also, was not
much greater than it proved to be. TWAS
met With energy a9d conquered al we may
FAY, on the very threshold Of much mora
terrible calamity.
The streets Of the villsgo are this afternoon
crowded With people. and thousands of spec
OF Its trsgic accomplishments, looking upon
the dcsolate walls, and giving expression to
every variety of opinion IN reference to the oc-
casion. The widest numbers In reference to
the Killed are circulated. and with IN utter
absence Ct foundation. In one case, s:ory
had been set at1oat, with grcat minute, TINT q
young woman had been hemmed in BY the
fanes, and burned to crisp, In sight Of her
brother. upon whom eho yain1y called for
help. The contradiction Of this story was
furnished By the girl herself, who appeared In
her proper person, to convince those who arc
eleptical on the subject, that she was not
dead. Among the operatives In tho other fac-
tories, especially, there was the most Intense
feeling,
Tbe people Of the village manifest the
greatest sympathy for the sufferers. ard eYc
rythirg possible will be done to mitigate the
euhsrings of the Injured ard alleviate the ag~
Of the fire, dwellings were thrown open, and
every facility afforded for the treatment ct
those who were hurt. The whole community
seems to feel the direct effects Of the blow
upon It,
Mr.. Hurst, the proprietor Of the mill de-
stroyed, is sturdy, o-ahead Engllshman-.
perEors who make their mark upon the face
Of affairs wherever they may happen to be
put. BE maniftsts the most profound feeling
for the m1series Of Lis operatives, but SO far
as his own losses are concerned, does not
Eeem enc whit cast down by them He fell
square upon his feet, and will 60 straight
ahead again.
Occasions like this sometimes brings out
the finest paints Of human character. One
man, when Mits Downing was burning upon
the ladder, dasEed into the flames with the
determination Of Iescning her: and Has
drawn on: as the wind blew the fire nnother
way, badly burned shout the face and hands,
bis eyebrows of, and the hair nearly all singed
from his lead.
4 poor woman in jumping from the third
fto1y, fractured her leg badly below tie knee
While being removed she inquired after i
friend who worked ne:r her aad was told th1t |
she lad been burned to de1th. "0h," said |
The. II vish Mary bad got of and It was mo |
tlat IVES burned. because there arc 50 many
upon Mary
The death cf Miss Downing is described as |
having presented 4 most terrible spectacle. |
She jumped from a window, md in 80 doin. |
her clothes were caught upon ladder. Al \
the same instant, sheet Of fire burst from the |
burning building and enve1oped her In flames. |
Size hung suspended for l moment before the |
burning garments gave way, and then fell to |
the ground Probably she Was. If not dead,
nt ,Id lsast % %sensslesf, before reaching it: This
persons, Who could rot lift finger to pre- |
vent 1t. Strong men Eroaned and ayerted |
their faces from the sIckentSg spectacle: |
women thriekcd and several of them fainted. |
The highest encomfums are bestowed upon
the officers and members Of tbs Rankin com
pany for thlir assistance But for this auxlli- |
arr, the buildings Of the Eg5crt mills, which !
were threatened. would probab1y have been |
destroyed. Ex-A1derm1n Rankin and Chief |
startuck accompanied the steamer boys, who |
were treated TO q fine dinner by one Of the |
hotels.
The following persons are known to have
been burnt 10 death: Anna R5an, Magsie !
Dow ming ard Kate Donneuy.
The following were badly injured Mary
Rooney, Kate Redmond, Katy Flynn, Lizzie |
Clarke, Ars. Hayden and Bridget McDer-
From the Troy Pfees, Of Monday eyeainz.1
Six bodies have been recovered altogether.
number Of limbs, charred and blackened
have been picked up.
TIE 1ire started In the ground floor Of the |
building. The flames spread with fearful "a
pidi'y, ard, IN short time all aeans Of cgreas
Was cut of In the centre Of the building Was !
4 large elevator extending from the cellar to |
The fourth story. Tie flames conducted by |
this elevator, we're instantly communicated to |
every floor, aId the Only way to escape WAS
through The windows.
The women In the fourth story ret1ea.ed to |
The rocf-afraid Of the distance Those Ia the |
other floors jumped to the ground escaping
it'll broken limbs, &c.
Tic ecene at this time is represented as ap- |
1alling. The friends Of the victims we1e 10 |
be eee on the sidewalks yelling md running
to and fro.
The mill, which Is s:tuated at the foot of !!
lie Sl1org MILL I'LL, WAS large four story !
brick building. It gave emp1oymcntto to about
forty persons. Tho employees were mostly
I'll fema}cg.
TIE females were nearly all engaged In the |
faurtA btc1y, and there bling but one en-
trance, all escape was cnt of They retreated |
to the 1oof, ehlieking and calling for assist
ance. Large numbers jumped from the win |
doHe and 1ocf. cn1J to meet instant death on
The sidewalk.