The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-21

therefore. expected that the insurance
will, cover all the loss. 1t is reported,
however, that the walls will have 10 be
taken down. as the granite Of which the
building was constructed, is cracked by
the heat. Work in the other mills was
suspended that the operatives might as
! sist in the rescue of their co-laborers
! Two and three members of one family
are now among the incomplete lists of
killed wounded and missing.
BosToN, September l9--Julia Coffey
states 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 Oyersecr,
and with him they rushed for the stair
! case, but they were forced back by the
flames. Then all made for the elevator,
but it would not work. At this juncture
leaping from the windows commenced.
a number of men in the room began un-
coiling long rope to let the operatives to
| the ground. Several were landed in
safety, when it was burned of TWENTY-FIVE
feet from the ground. The smoke had
become so dense that those who remained
crowded the windows for air. Some
leaping hcadlOng, were killed; others
suffocated fell back and persisted in the
flames
Tclegrams have been received from
Governor Talbot and the mayors
Of Boston, Lawrence and other
points, offering assistance. A cor
oner's jury has been summoned to
thoroughly investigate the sad catastro-
phe. They will meet on Monday.
The Granite Mills were incorporated
in 1868 with capital of -, 100000 and
employed about $50 males and females.
In the 'No. |" mill the insurance was
S450,OO0, distributed among Boston,
Providence and other insurance cOmpa-
nies. The insurance agents estimate the
loss at sixty per cent. of the amount in
sured, and value the portion OF the mill
not burned at $4,000.
List Of Killed and Wounded.
FALL RIVER September 20.-The fol-
lowing list of the Killed at the mill
disaster yesterdays verified by the police
and mill records;
killed-Honora Coffee, Catharine
Conncll and Margaret Deelon, nineteen
years old; Albert Fcrnly, Gertrude
Gray, Mary Healy and Margaret Har-
rington, fifteen ycrrS old; Margaret
Hraly, ten years old; Ellen j. Hunter
Thomas Keaveny, Mary Lasonda, Brid-
get Murphy, Kate Murphy, Margaret
Murphy and James Newton, ten years
old; Frederick Poater, twelve years old;
Anna Smith and James Smith, nine
years cid; James Turner, elevator tender
fifty years old; Victoria Warner. Total
killed, 20.
Reported missing by the police
Michael Dcvinc, Catherine Healy and
Ellen Hcaly. Total, 3. These names
are not on the mill bOOks.)
Wounded Mary Borden, will recover;
Julia Coffee, recovery doubtful; Mary
Bean, will recover; Anna Daley, recovery
doubtful; Thomas Gibson and Annie
Haley, recovery doubtful; Ellen Danley,
recovery doubtful; Kate Harrington, will
recover; Jonah Hcaly, recovery doubtful
Arabella Keith, recovery doubtful; Ellen
Jonas, recovery probable; Edison Keith,
will recover; Bridget Lanegsn, will
recover; Julia Mahony, fatal spinal
injuries; Sames Mason, recovery doubt
ful; Isabella Moorehead, will recover;
Nancy Miller, will recover; Annie
OBrien, recovery probable; Della Porter,
recovery probable Joseph Psinsbottom,
will recover; Mary RIglcy, head injured,
will recover; Katie Smith, will recover;
Hannah Stafford, will recover; Annie
sullivan, will recover; Katie Sullivan,
will recover; Margaret Sullivan, recovery
doubtful; Han nah Towncy, fatal internal
injuries; Margaret Towmcy, will recover;
Bertha Woodcl will recover; William
Vincent, will recover. Other than mill
hands-A. J. Biddescomb and \. Cably
while assistingthc mill hands. injured in
the head, will recover The following
ffrcmen were injured: William Clarke,
will recover; George X. Reed, will re-
cover; .Ino. Grc"nquinn and William
Brocklchurst. Total number wounded,
thirty-sX; fatally. two; doubtful, thirteen
will recover, twcnty-one.
The opening session of the coroncro
jury will BE- held in the court house, at
. o'clock tomorrow morning, in charge
of coroner \. VI. White.