, 1874-09-22
THE FALL RIVER DISASTER

AcFtcsv OF the Cntnstrophc-Who mr.,
10 nlnn1e-1so1acf for tho Sufferers.
Spte1a! Dttpatch 10 The Chicago tribune,
BOSTON. Sept. 21.-A calm rcviov OF th,
mournfua mill tragedy on Saturday morning ant
Its numerous1y attendant Incidents, leads only t,
tho bollef TINT grcnt deal Of blanc rc1nainI
| 70 DO attached to somo ono. Tho lat
3oang, Who forgot to oil tho fatn
muie-hono, must bear hia portion
lao aetion OF tho various ovorBoern In thoi,
rooms on discovering tho danger, WAS not, oi
coufso, cEiminal1Y wicked, but. to shy tho least
'1s Taa brutally caroleas. Tho machinery waa al.
ana lfom the very confusion Of fnoiso
prevented tho situation from being understood
a. glance. Thoro were four independent IRE
escapes running up to tho fifth story, but tho
vsded: Thore Was flre-alarm, but Il could not
% reached. There wore ample hrrangomouts for
e1tingutshang fire on ovory story, but they wero
uso'ess, because tho operatives had not boon iu-
Fire Department camo to tho scene in such a
bnngliog way that IL seomed as II they hid boon
keept moro Tor ornament than for use, Their
management aud wording after assembling
con- npHa 2 ,st aSroas St ertician and
mat must come, like M auathoma, to tho cor
poratlon for allowing girls OF suoh taSder arc,
~: :many we're, Who are now among the dend, to
son;s wo1k IN The tue mill True thoy say they did not
es9er sps or mother, and siater OF mothor drew an
addlsional salary for such steady help It is aia-
ceroly hoped that tho Lesson Of this dlsnstnr
nay, nay oe hsedod as It gives new and unpleasant
8roat danger there is Of lis ronotition.
and whoro ls tho remedy? Not in inside stair.
cases, say tho 6uporintendents at Fall River. bmt
IN outside balcony cacapes in tho form Of stair
~aSs. Al q the gtEa who wero spoken to Oh tho
tnAk Ha faf4f Ia Fn++ - n..
IL almost usolese. oven ii it can DO reached, TEo
excitement in the City Of spindles is suddon1y
abatfng, IS ali known distress was rolioyed, To-,
gay arrangements wero still further perfected
mittee OF citzons is to corporate with tho coro-
eat1n "a @ II H caring for tho wounded and tho families
Tho following card has boon Issued by tho
soddene1 beyond expression by reason Of the dis
casualties attending tho burning Of she No.
mill On Saturday, tho losh inst, Tho oilccrs Of tho
desire to e1proas IN this publio man.
cnds et Of do9B sBs s9a hssse. synrahy for s
INJURED and suffering. and to assurs t!,sn thst al
nat Ies ~ their power vii b done to alay and .s-
sgp theF 6e 4a Thy dss1s n fo
nanc and untirdng efforts On this occasion,
Communications woro received from noar1v |
very other corporation, containing assurance !
nat !a they would furnish employment, to their |
w tLAQoV H4Q AAfG uC6Q 30 Buu- l
[enly thrown out or work by the disaster,
nd committee was appointed to soe
very :, poreon employed in Granito
tin !, IL, n, No: l., .and procure employment for
he pecupiary aasis tanco required. "'''' ''
One moie death Is rcportod-Arabella Keith,
who had her ribs brokop
Iwo more blackoncd, charred. and uurecog-
lzable bodies Tero found in the north end Of
h9 lower Bplnning-room to-day.
IhG tOrOuotb ]urY mot thiH fnranoor NJ }ha !
ourt-Houso, at 10 O'clock elected Job u. Fronoh
oroulan, and. after = few proliminaries, ID
burned m to meet IN T. largo committee-room in
'ss'on Several witnesses gare their tosti-
ony. among them 6upt. McCreory, uhoso |
atoment was substantially the ZANE as hereto-
70 published. The Jury adjourned at 6 p. N.
~ meet again as 3:so P. q; At tho evening ses-
~ ~ Tue testimony was very yoluminoua,
u in substance ts merely . repetition
100 statements which hayo already appeared
print Samuel J. Young, . bao-boy, W6o Was
ennis Aeary oil tho mulo which subsequently
Ok fire; also saw Leary throw water On tho
9, "hlch ho had obtained from . sink two
i1as a r. 1i Tho length Of tho room from tho dse.
cond QyerHeor Of the attic. testified al great
18TH, Ho stated that II any one had come 10
0 ATTIC, aa McCrceFy Gays he did, and entered !
spooling-room, be could not holp hearing
81 eoroochlng OF tho women and girls in that {
~ name, and ont1eat him to save them,
Tho impression prevails generally that tho re-
ts OF tho investigation will be very unBatis-
tory. {
The Mutual insurance Companies. 1hieh had
ioies on the Granite Hill, have ADEQUATE \
ans to pay all lossos. The Compan|es' 3D. .
'tcfs Wl4 at once commence the work Of ar Il
'g'ng the ,loas, 30 that tha work Of recon-
octton can bo commenced Immediately. =
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