The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-22

vi tue uloIe lcITlDlc paTl, tue sHCllnCc OF
human lives in their employ is to them a
severe and crushing blow, for while the
mill can be replaced, mothers, sisters,
daughters and friends cannot be, and moth
ing but time can assuagc the grief which
has been brought 50 suddenly and fearfully
into several Of our homes. and which has
thrown pail OF gloom over our whole
community.
VICTIMS ALL IDENTIFIED.
The remains having all been identified.
they were taken to their different homes,
with the exception Of those of Mrs. Gould
and Miss Minnie Hurley, who will he kept
ut the residence of Mr.. Bradford until to-
morrow. No time has yet been appointed
for the
FUNERAL SERVICES
of any, except those Of Miss Augusta Buss,
which will be held at the residence of her
father on Broad street tomorrow at 1920
a. m.
STATEMENT or ME. BRADFORD.
Mr. Bradford. the senior partner IN the
firm, in conversation with your reporter
this afternoon, said, that when he built the
mill he supposed that it was 50 construct
ed that in case of fire all of the help could
escape, aud expressed himself that he knew
no reason why he should not, and would in
all probability, build again.
The members of the firm are untiring in
their efforts to give consolation and relief
to the afflicted families, and no pains or
expense will be spared in caring for those
who have escaped with their lives, al
though injured.
INCIDENTS or THE FIRE.
The escape of some of the inmates of the
scanning room are almost miraculous. Miss
Carrie Northrop fell through into the base
mcnt, from which she escaped through "A
window.
Mary Rutld, who was killed. escaped by
jumping from window in the scanning
ROOM Many others can be narrated, but
time will not allow.
THE INQUEST.
As soon a. the last body had been taken
out and conveyed to the residence Of Mr..
Bradford, an inquest was commenced be-
| fore Hon. Thomas White, Justice of the
Peace, acting as coroner, TO determine il
though the cause, as given in my dispatch
last night is generally considered to be the
correct one. Quite number of witnesses
were examined.
The following is an abstract of their tes
tmony
WALTER MEYERS
was .ne i'iS' o"i'eo' Am Oh ea'o VI "s0
was in the employ of Bradford & Co hat
vac" '' 80 W.. 40 90" '. "
wool in the basement under the seamnG
room smelt gas about 3 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. and was going to examine the
burners over the bench in the southeast
corner of the scanning room, but before
reached the place the explosion occurred
The force of the explosion threw me down
after getting up looked around and saw thu
west end of the building and the roo
falling in and the centre appeared to be al
in flames hal known Of gas escaping be
fore had never found leal; only as
found a burner open there was no fire il
scanning room boiler room was "A scparat
wing built of brick before ] could get on
the south side of the building had fallen i
and all was on fire had made no repair
on ras works that dav ; had occasional
found burners open Had occasionally pr
steam into the ras machine. The last tim
I did SD WAS "A week ago he rot throur
a door into thc knitting room from there I
fine card room from which he cscapel i
mis- opinion the explosion was caused b
vas leokinr
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