The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-21

remained intact. The Granite Mills have
for some time been running full time, and
turn out 5000 pieces OF print cloth pei
week, and 1t Ia supposed that q considera'
bic amount of stock Ia ruined, either by
fire, or water, or smoke. A large amount
oi machinery is also rendered useless,
principally that In tho two upper stories
The most expensive Is still good, and the
engines and boilers arc uniDjured. The
insurance, It Is therefore expected, will
cover all loss 10 property. Il Is reported,
however, that the walls will have 10 be
taken down, as the granite Of which the
building was constructed Is cracked by
heat. Work In other mills was suspend
cd that the operatives might assist 10 the
rescue Of their colaborers
Two and three members Of one family
are in several instances among the now
incomplete lists Of killed, wounded and
missing.
Julia Coffee states that when she first
heard the alarm Of fire, heavy columns Of
smoke burst through the spool room door.
A crowd Of little children surrounded the
overseer and with HIM rushed for the
stair case, but they were forced back by
the flames Then all ran for the elevator,
but 1t would not work. At this juncture
leaping from the windows commenced.
a number OF men in the room began un-
colling q long rope 10 let the operatives 10
the ground. Several were landed In
saiety, wnen 1t was burned OIL twenty.
leet from the ground. The smoke had be:
come so dense that those who remained
crowded the window for air; some, leap
ing head foremost, were killed, others
snliocated fell back, and perished in the
names.
Ielegrams have been received from
governor Talbot and tho Mayors OF Bos-
ton' Lawrence and other points, Offering
assistance.
a coroners Jury has been summoned
10 10 thoroughly investigate the catastrophe.
lhey VIII meet on Monday.
THE LOSS OF PROPERTY.
Tie Granite Mills were incorporated in
1868, with a capital Of 100000, and
employed about 450 males and females.
In this (No. y mill the insurance is 1850.
900, distributed among Boston, Provi-
dence and other Eastern companies. 10.
surance agents estimate the loss at sixty
per cent of that amount, and that the
value OF the portion Of the mill not
burned is $4,000.
list M K1r1pn AVN vorvnpD
fail, R,vep MISS 90 sent % On OWTbo ,o,.
lowing list oT Killed and wonndod az The M
mill disaster vea,eTdav Ia veriSsJ bv The
nolice and mill recorSS. ~ y W
Killed-Honora Coffee Catherine Con.
nell Msrparet DaeIon 10 usoro oId. Al.
bert Fcrn1v Gortrn5e GrSv N"rv TeoIv
7 wears oIa. MarSsret HARRINGTON Il
vesrs old. MsrgaTef Hsaiv IN ysSrs @ ola.
Ellen !. Hnnte9 Thomas Kcsyenv MaTv
Lssonda Rridoet Mnrnhv Kate Hnrnhy
Marraret Mn7nhv lanes Nswton IA
years old. Frederirk Pnrter 10 veSrs old.
Anna Smith. lanes Smith q yesrs 0id.
James Tnrner elevator lander In veara
old, and Victoria WarnerItots, On
Renorted missing hv tho nolicc-Mi.
chael Devine Cather;ne Hes,1 and Ellen
Hcalv-totaI 2 These name: @ sre G not ~ on
the min hooks o DN' "'0 NV oD
WonndeGMMsrv Rorden vi,, rscover.
Julia Coffee recoverv dnrhtini. Nary
Bnrns will rccovcr. Anna Haiov recHv,
cry doublfuI. Thomas Gibeon 1rcovcrv
d6ubtInI. Annie Haley recoverv donhtInI.
Ellen Dsnlev rpcoyarv donS,IrI. Kate
Harrincton Viii recover. TonsS HaaIv
recovery do,ibtinl. Ellen Joncs rccovrTv
nrobahIe. ArabeiIa Keii% recoUerv Sonht,