The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-09-25
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Granite g1--sa .H-. a- T.. River,
Ma. We tad, the following account
Of Tire fearful -c-u- from riI- E,st,"
Jsylari.
llE -"ups.NI.=- oF TFFE l.i--lErPHE-
,I.n. -.. aa# a r's- ssr.Ilr-
h.r.- ... a... r4....- about 5a MY
mluu-.-. w.l-u the operative ia 10.
were startled with tie cry g. fire. and
ri.s escape .l -uDA= from lh- fourth
story L. ti,i- :eAt 10 f.a- upper ...-
was tire mule warp -l:nI.ny department.
AND ri.-r. were nearly one hundred -iri-
81 work under male ovrr-r"r- ON the
upper floor. or fifth story. abou. thirty
yir,- ~,r- employed -PoOliug and warp
ing cotton. The-e were the youngest Of
tie oyr.f.tlge-. With rhr alarm the
H.Iu4- seemed 10 leap 70 tbs attic. com
Ing from IN" windows briOw.aud up the
-raaf tower IL iIl. center OF the build
ing. iu which were all the stair cOmmu-
nira-irr with each story. The fire
caught 10 thc mule spinning room in the
uo.rl.-y.-. end of the miii from friction
10 the mule heads. and spreading by
means O.! Dii DT rar floor and about the
machinery. with great ViickI--~ rushed
toward IL" center tower, the only means
Of escape from the fourth and fifth
stories beside four fire escapes. two on
each sr4F.ir end Once .,4-fI.t.r iufa rlp
tower ili" lisiheo ran up L" hi!d through
Tie single entrance I" tie NTH story,
then spfinging 10 the rooi ilmbers filed
TWO great rooms, i"o Dy >" iee'' with
dense b!aoh SMOKE ana names
,.Az!u WITH FRIGHT
" ".ii' 'i.' Ii''iii'.- ".i" i'.''s''i'- SUCH
.'.'''i' l','''l a.. '''' 'l'si"''''- ''ie
i'i''! WIZ / ii' DN'',''i 'ii7re "iS
10 wa! P'S>i'i" /" 'li''h "a" hi''' an"
I.'e sIi-iF 7'ie az v'',i'Il q" I'io5e Wii"ih
i"'! li''L III "piA- i''': c"i'' "a 10 mem
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W. '' 81, mp PiI'''' - ii'e l.l"-
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ed. states that tie scene in his room
and II llu.t have been ,r0g,- IN ne room
Hrfsw-cau NOT ht depicted.
Children ran aaout crying and beg
.sru., Dit.oU-Iv 10 be saved. vet wrench
iu.s tIe,;,spIv,-. away when f:kru (orci-
blv 30 the tower; while vet there was
some chance. OF TO the iro. ladders that
reached Gro,. tie two scurtle windows
or the son. n es.G. opening uyon the roof
balcony AT ti.r lead Of Ile Twelfth
street iir,. ladders. II wa, iupo~sibIe To
a.r even the great majority 10 take this
method to save their lives. Some want
ed clothing. others wanted something
else. As Tie fi-,. frightened them away
from these ladders. they rushed 70 the
windows at the south cable end. nearly
sixty feet from the ground. but dared
not iump down. Cotton ronrs were nut
out for them TO slide down by. but no
sooner would Il rome b.. loWrr-c,, than
there was a rush lUri! from the story be-
low. Too many would TAX. hold when
it would break. and all c-ingiug TO il
would come down in a bunch.
Similar scenes were going on in the
mule sninniug-roolu.
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J. IN ~ 'i-'H
he haine- had assembled rapidly to
1ii' ehJEdiic" o. iH' tower on TIE fourth
but the operatives had two ladders on
TIE south gable before them, and were
urged by the overseers and citizens be
low 10 take them. Some did, but oth-
ers rushed headiong upon the balcony
ana dropped, or threw tiicmse!ve-, from
TIE guards. There was ample time for
everyone 10 be saved had the girls taken
the course directed. The Superlntend- |
eht, as soon as the alarm was given,
rus'.ed to t:.e upper story. and, with the |
oEerseerr, did all lie could possible to !
save iiie.
When t!le means provided Tor escape |
ia H." !ui.l were rendered unavailable by |
heat. iiaineS and smoke, the people pro |
cured beds and mattresses for the poor |
uHs"r,uHai"S 10 jump upon. and many |
d.a throw themselves from windows TO, |
IN u.3..s-E very case, receive fatal or |