, 1874-09-29
THE FALL RIVER DISASTER.


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Ae's't"ons "i*"n MoIoro the ooroner's
'mry'
FALL RIVER, Maas., 8cpt. 28.-Ths irnuost on
tue Granite Mills disaster MAS ronuuod to-1.y'
8omo further tosti1nony naa tatan. vbon III
inv .;onrnoa tn ,nanoct thu two nr.n,t t, 1'
1,aso .".ia..,. Iii, r.,oron"o ~ .a a.l.s.
moro Particularly Win foierooeo 10 tho "ator
appliances for tho e1tingutshmont Of llrcs. A
thorough inspection Of tho engino, boiler and
ria srcirner ta.o,,ar .,,th hfr s,,ox, rrosa
1u' ous'noot' 1oRotner VIII oi.' ono'o' 1foaa-
nto', sho"od tho 1afymen tlas II vas impossible
FOR tho engine to Till without pumping Whtor
sbov, atated lint tho t,rru confa;nod N o1o
p,1ona o,n,, .nI .,.t H.. ,,,.,,, ,t,ro,. ~, N
ss1,on sseno oaon' nna tnat tno Potnp tn'o" up !"
5;nan s;nnon7 por minnto. Theao tanks nuppned
'oS 70 v,,to,' nt.s'f'onsoa o throughout tho rooms
u.nelant u'. II, muio alleyways. and TINT
suoLoioro tne pipes could not possibly have boon
..;a ma.er On tne mofntng Of tllo ire. rho
rooaos , a. tne now mill was vialtcd IT being
pra EpIeo.aey aim.!nf room to thit OF MIL No. I.
~ i,,it IRE no "aons n sho Bldcs OF t's room.
tne nght coming through akyllght, and no fire.
esuapss son mcao provided: No holp was Killed Or
rnon Il "a onHsRng ntG, tne neih "oraang IN TINS
steep. mIp ,u
,;iia n9 Ju.H eompieseo tnc1r examination OF tho
mahS Tt,a ~ 1oous oio, naVnE peen Aaaistnu bo tho
~ ,dAauut "nd eupolansondohs ID tcir inquiries
% tn' % ann lrnishod with Whatever
aaa lhe juicy roasaombled at 7:l6 Tor tho ovcning
sessson; ssIo h.. .
LILO nf81 "isnoss.
~ ~. HAI4Ah ". AAnn1SdToh,
Nos and Ing ta 81 9aamin dnS arsmo Ms
r. mohs tn 70 Inc nslt a. TUG usual tmo 60 o'eoels)
a. tea minutes to got through otng. Soon
nin, hSaha two or sa three voices hnowIng The bal
oao sonS ea thS n m Ill., s9soph o.so
,a,nn;n nau 9une H. 20 M ofgsktast Pump No. was then
ttunil.ng tunna N no. mill. did not 60 into tho
foron y. No' oniy once 10 tho course Of tho
tosonon. tonr% ~ oIo not notice any water In the
am oart.}n th"ro VIVA va .useoo tf1m tne pump.
,.a.a s at.uto ~ oo oenpI"lso a1tor tho ongnos
IT, Wa.o r,saase 4satset hnolo Tns no outlet for
nino ~ ra"t ~ H. w "ouia nave to burst the
which oa nh s.,nc % sIu,ioe3e sr,no @ WIN .ne pump
onon VI III an9 ena Twice wne tue valve vas
ts iIpu' ,,~a nna sneao was no ontiet. vent into
cu5 s,,Ssn, ~ . ~ 10y yasa OF tlo mill,
H. fro hsd ~ pIo1on' II Mas o.okeh after
foro ria jovon tH ta s;rS Was ~ iot to aay 20"
Too randi atarn" sod ssea ee '1so y Ts
not lmnr who tEaa MoIa ~ Ca. eaaaa 10 nfeak' 20
III ~ n.',,1 W. tIeu 70 stars " up Ihose who
iha 10 ,,sr "9uu @ n1s 70 helY g te Have no doubt
insdo nf thc iarre tarts ~ to ts .n !soner . sa"
hoy lad not boen ccnrod to nv ~ sle a, tn
thoms " u s,,nnnao !. o u 10, .g dutng TO- 10 With
chinat ~ ,nnE opor - t;n tmo osY oi the nossna-
godin,ont mi1ht coact -, In ns .i!lh .t soto
Of iour pnriods Thc - n,nca 's 4t a. ~ up eefse
ta1y nav rot aoe eoIant tnto 1"s son, ran nof1zon
A' '"' s'' es9 w1I91.a1 nuu'lenr nr-I nnso 'hom'
,red ~ anc,o 11, ar at t1,a ~ npan.s 1;u
Eif1cd M fn1fov. Wos ~, ,t. ~ !u.i. ~; No l.. toa-
of the fire.. Va wont tn a % 4c ,,,i1i iii .ao morning
O'clock. C,ot thora IN M smni, nni u na!l-peas
starting. Started m ~ I,p'' thp ennno aho tot
;:10: oliod up tic anrno MI ,ronnd Sno MStas a.
throt,Fh rot mi into gho r. 1rsmnna a LATER & gos
iroman aa,d to M t1at ths 1atn. -. a1o.u' mo
- ~ I,o;nra ~ H., 11 lo "atcf W1s low IN ono
,o;inr that wo, ,o,1 VIZ tsou ioI" On 70 tho
.oo arair and 1"ood .ro,J uayI nso tio engine
hiue WA al rirbt Want ont t,,ros.',, ~.
:oom and sat down omtsiio t,o i9o5r ~ Notiae1
n INSANE thn sccion of ho;7era o ~ au. IT, Noseed
ToEa oonn.. end ~. u H.. tisas, ~ hoo thoy
~ t,,ron ;,,o.a Ao a IaM .nas @ 'oy ha. Eanea TWO
nora t,n twn ~ ti,r,o v ,s;,,,,,o Duu ns.ns doSn
,omo hova r',nnino ncroaa Iea tha rn,1 m'.Jn 81"
,ort nido NJ liz Mil no,ino sn,t o,,t ~ tn1
oven r,no"5 IN a. +,,a a.u a,.,, ~ u'inu.os 20
Nv amoi,o co,,;,,s a" ~ ~ - @ " t1!o mil ana
onr,h stn-s stn.,e1 n -, 1 ~ "t:uo"s III tho
,damont wi.homt nv 'iu nrs taoa my own
H. rovlnr S 1"vo ','y ~, ins1tncs1ona wnaevor
H. IL, ~ iI5ius @ Fly Easo a4g instruction to start it
nnrobor t'n, ,,, "os ,,a o,s has o!ae17' cont re-
nna th,t ~ ~ ~ o o!o epuAo 10 M; AFTER hnu
drvo S no'o no faet s.esn' a,eo no: s!ze pump
aaw ,,n. t,,;,mn 10 Gou1a, "hoh
rdors that rasannehor WIZ. tson, ,fs ~ no
- ~ 1 snss aen'o"1pcr, from Mr. hlcCfeory
. ~, =. nay ouo. "ent TO she pump-llouso
- -. 1870 ia 49, 49, ~" Pt1'li-noubo onon.
i H. r' TO- .ne pnR E ionna IL was ala'blod 1t wes
= 'SLn ~ 49, ti'a ~ "as tuIee n1lhutoa
s!s5 Mno1 nv m Eot 1HlGnfa a TINS tAat llayo
lFe ofaote a1oht tAo stopping OF the engine,