The New York herald., 1874-09-20

found IL locked. He then nAStened to the ground.
At this time the upper story was in blaze and the
help were jumping from the windows.
Johanna Healey corroborates the story and mar.
rates with thrilling effect the terror Of the women.
She sprung from the window, and her sister, who
did the same thing, had her brains dashed out.
Isabella Moorhead. who escaped with few bruises,
gives the same account, adding that the overseer
reached the ground long before many Of the
women. Thomas Ii. OBr1en, OF Providence, saw
the breaking out OF the flames and the help jump.
ing from the window and crowd OF men attempt
ing to save CLOTH On his order they turned their
labors to the saving OF life. Before his eyes Six
women, one boy and four men dropped to the
ground and were instantly killed.
THE AGONY OF DESPAIR.
About one hour after the fire had enveloped the
entire story below the attic and had worked its
way, preceded BY immense volumes OF smoke, to
the spool room. young girl was seen to present
herself at window of the fifth story. In the south
end and. throwing up her arms in pttiful, agon.
izng way, her lips moving apparently in prayer,
fell back in the burning room and disappeared. In
other windows the same heartrending scenes
were enacted. and the people far beneath, unable
to aid the poor, suffering creatures, looked on in
horror. The men and boys were the first to COM
mence jumping from the windows IN the fourth
and fifth stories, but soon after the girls employed
in the different rooms began TO leap to the ground
Every window was crowded with excited persons
all eager to jump out but upon stepping
ON the window sill they would hesitate
a moment about the distance, and then with
wild shout spring as far as possible out into the
air only to tall to the ground frighuny crushed.
Many who had sustained only slight injuries by
their fall wonld be rendered almost helpless by
some one jumping upon them.
THE CRIES OF LITTLE GIRLS
in some of the rooms for assistance were awful.
One girl, apparently about nine years Of age, was
observed to crawl to an unoccupied window in the
third story, lay her little hands on the window
sill and then with weak cry she fell back ex-
hausted. Another girl endeavored to descend on
a rope but as she was noticed three or four others
attempted to lower themselves at the same time,
the rope was broken and the young women fell to
the ground. The operatives continued jumping
from the burning building, and but few, II any,
were rescued by the fremen, as some dimculty
was experienced in getting the ladders above
the second story One woman was observed
running about amoag the killed and wounded,
exclaimingt in piiiful tones, "Oh, where's my
NoraYr She had found one OF her - 'ters
who had been almost instantly killed by jumping
from the building, and at last accounts had not
found the other. who Is supposed to have sh ared
a like fate. A boy. evidently tweive years DID,
Jumped from the building and was caught on
mattress, being uninjured. He Immediately ran
into the street and started OF IN the direction OF
the City Hall fast as possible. All the medical
skill at hand was summoned and commenced rem
dering medical treatment to the wounded. Teams
were obtained and the wounded par ties conveyed
to the tenement houses near by, where they were
promptly cared for by surgeons and nurses. Hap
PLY the loss OF life is not so extensive as at first
reported. "
I1p to this evening only sixteen bodies have
been recovered and recognized, and these are as
iollows:-
Honora Coffee.
Helen j. Hunter
James Turner.
Anna J. Smith.
Mary Healey.
Margaret Murphy.
Bridget Murphy.
Katie Murphy.
Gertrude Gray.
Maggie Dillon.
Kate Connel.
Victoria warner
James Smith,
Thomas Cavanaugh.
Frederick Porter.
Mary A. Healey.
The three Murphy girls were sisters and were all
the children In the family. There are still quite
number missing, and their bodies are probably in
the ruins. The charred remains OF seven little
girls were taken out this evening, but they cannot
be recognized.
PERSONS DANGEROUSLY INJURED
The following are those who are most danger.
ously injured, and many Of them will not re-.
covert
Mary Rigoy.
Johanna Healy.
Anna f. Haley.
Anna Daley.
Margaret sullivan.
Mary Sullivan.
Anna Tooney.
Margaret Toonley.
Katie Healy.
Della Warner.
Hannah O'Brlen.
Kate Harrington.
Juha MahOney.
Isabella Morehead.
Mary Bonner.
Nancy Mullins.
Arabella Keith.
Edin T. Keith.
Julia Coffee.
Nellie Jones.
Hannah STAFFORD.
James Mason.
Thomas GlDS0n.
THE LOSS AND INSURANCE
The mill DESTROYED was one OF two owned by the
Granite Corporation, and was one Of the largest as
well as one Of the finest woollen factories in Fall
River. It had 3eeis spindles, $50 looms, and gave
employment to about $50 hands. The card and
finishing rooms are not altogether ruined, but
there is nothing LETT Of the spinning and weaving
rooms, and the whole loss viii be upward OF a
quarter OF million dollars, on which there Is an
insurance of $45O, ,o00 divided as follows:-
Manufacturers, OF Boston. $50, 900
Arkwrght. OF Boston. On.................... SO, 900
Mi,lowners', OF Boston. 10000
State OF Providence. Observation-Disclosures. 900
Freman's of Providence. ce.................. so 900
Rhode Island, or Providence ............... 200
Manufacturers Of Providence. ............ $4,000
Manufacturers, OF Worcester. 10000
Fall River Mutual. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $4,000
Otner policies s.............. ........... 81 900
Total. .$4sO, 900
DISCUSSING THE RESPONSIBILITY.