New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-22
NISCELLANEOrS.
The Fall River Disaster

The Fall River Disaster.
NEW YORK. September 2l.-A Fall River
dispatch says: 1.-The feeling of Indignation
a: the way the fire was managed is growing
very bitter Chief Engineer Gurfee is cen
sured for incapacity by any. and accused
of losing all control over himself and his
men,"
The mill company is blamed for made
quate means OF escape from the building
There are two hook and ladder companies.
provided with ladders thirty-five feet long,
the upper stories. the highest OF which .s
sixty-three feet from the ground.
No attempt was made during the fire 10
splice them and save the women in the top
story. Many declare that this could have
been done and would, had not the fremen,
and their chief been paralyzed with fear.
The chief says that box No. -, over .
quarter of mile from the fire, was the first
struck. After that there was interference
between the alarm from box Nc. - and the
box in the mill, so that it was impossible 10
count.
He believed the disaster is iue to the
cowardice Of the workmeL IN the fifth story
who knew they were to blame for not
having the MACHINERY oiled, and though: to
put out the fire without. an alarm and save
themselves from censure.
They mus. have waited at least fifteen
minutes before sounding the alarm: he was
sure OF this. for he noticed that all the
barrels Of water had been emptied.
The foreman of one company declared that
the cause OF the loss OF fife was the keeping
OF operatives ON the sixth floor shut up toe
long.
The story was told from the first, and was
corrobOrated by the dying statement Of tho
coffee girl this morning. who declared tha:
she begged and prayed to have the door
opened. but it was refused.
These statements are somewhat at va.
rance with those made by the agent Of the
Granite Mills, who said there was no lock
or means of fastening the doors, and 20
attempt made to shut them up.
Fires.
CINCINNATI. September 2l.-Privatc aI.
vices report the burning OF the Marietta
and Cincinnati railway machine shops a;
Parkersburg. West Virginia, yesterday. to-
and the blacksmith shop. The loss is no.
| less than $4,000. The fire was the work o
an incendiary.
CARRoIL7oN. Ky. September 2i.-Haif
Of the most valuable block in this city
burned to-day.
P1TTsEuRG. September ol.--The fire in
West Pittsburg this morning destroyed five
frame and two oric,, buildings and three
spans Of the Panhandle railroad bridge
across Sawm;ll run. The loss to the rail.
road company is estimated at $4,000. 70
insurance. Entire loss about $4,000: in.
surance on the building. $1,000. The Pan.
handle trains are going via the Cleveland
ana Piytsburg road 70 MingO Junction, aud
axe running w!:hou: detention.
PHILADELPHIA. September :l.--W'iii.a,n
=. Hacker, formerly merchant, anG at one
time presi iden. OF the common council, died
this morning.
Dr.. Washington Atlee Hoffman, ;,o::
physician. died yesterday.
.1emphis Matters.
MESrH,s. September .l.--A negro named
Steve Anderson. arrested last evening while
in the &C. Of committing a rape on a whl.f
woman. mad a hearing to-day. and was sen.
to Jail IN default OF $4,000 bail.
William Brinkley. the colOred preache: o.
Washington Street Baptist Church, was az
rested 20 day on charge Of bigamy.
Pretsyman. PiOus Postmaster. Pecuiafe..
ATLANTA. September 2,.--Rev. sHes.ey
PYettynan. Of tG. Methodist Epis:opa.
Church. pcstmasterfa: Marietta, Georgia.
has been arrested and brought to Atlanta
for elnbeZzement and penal violations oi
the postotfice law. Bond was fixed at 5000
by Judge E:skine.
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows.
The annual convention Of the GRAND
Ledge of the United States, /. q. y. r.. -
being held in this city. The session began
| this morning at nine O'Clock. The order III
| Atlanta and vicinity turned out IN large
| numbers to receive the Grand Lodge. which
| was escorted to the Capitol, where an ads
! G,e.. Ui welcome wa; delivered bJ Pass
Grand Miller, 20 which Deputy Grand Sirs
NJ. J. Durham replied.
/ The business during the session To-day
has been only of a routine nature. There
vii! be but little final legislation W.dnes.
day There are many prominent members
| of .he organization present at the session.
| including Governors OF States, mayors OF
cities, Judges of courts, and merchants and
! bankers from all the principal cities. During
| the session several grand entertainments
| will be given in honor Of the Grand Lodge
The reports of the grand officers show tbs.
| Order of Odd Fellows to be in a flourishin,.
condition throughout the general .iurisdics
| ton including the British Dominion. Sand.
| wIch Islands, Australia. Germany and
| South America.
Sending them Home.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 2l.-.JudgG.
| Field. OF the United States Supreme Court
| to-day, in the Chinese wOmans habeas
| corpus case, decided that the State law
, under which it Wa attempted to send them
| back to China Is Constitutional. Judge
Sawyer, of the Circuit Court, dissented
District Judge Hoffman concurred
After the Arkansas Outlaws.
LITTLE Rock, September 2l.-The fol
lowing was received tonight:
| HoT SPRINGS, September 2l.-One of tn
party in pursuit Of the stage robbers re
turned for reinfOrcements, last night, re
porting that the pursuit became 30 hot th,
robbers took to the mountains, forty mile
from this place, where they were thex
Parties who saw them just before thev lei
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