The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-22

rapidly 10 the entrance Of thu tower on the
fourth fioor cutting OF this means or escape, but
gable directly before them, and were urged by
tho overseers and citizens below to take them
some did, but Others
RUSHED HEADLoNa
upon the balcony and dropped or threw them
selves from the guards. There was ample time
for every one to have been saved had the girls
taken the course directed. The superintendent,
as soon as the alarm was given, rushed TO the
upper story. and, with the overseers, did all he
could possible to save lite. When the means
provnae lab Tor escape IN the m were RENDERED
MATTRESSES for the poor unfort9nsses 10
| nom the windows 10, in almost every case, re-
ceive fatal or terrible iDjuri's The hreInen
| worked TO keep the flames out OF the south end,
whittier many OF the operatives had fed. Lad,
ders long as were at command were used to res
cue the girls, and il is said tour hremen lost
their lives while thus engaged One fireman
| was lowered from the roof by brother nremen
into the building, and remained so long trying
let go by those who held his rope,
being drivep away D. the smoke and
| ~ improvised. the mission ch pei being taken
for the latter s AID as fast as the girls could be
stretchers were ready to carry them either TO the
chapel or the central station. At the latter
place 25 dead bodies Were soon lying and other
| TO their homes In number of instances they
cou not be recognized, they were so disfgured,
begrimmed and dirt-covered. In mission chap
moned at the earl est moment. 1t is
a0d 'Go ga 70 al sc hs sha TS az
was under control shortly before $50. Then tbs
nae not e se HsT had the the xs
side the flames had been kept almost wholly
out OF the building south of the tower, and so a
portion of the fourth and nth floors was left.
The ROOF north OF the tower fell in and took wi h
j. the top OF the gable end wall, q portion OF the
nth floor and some side walls, crashing through
TO the third story. The eording and
two weaving floors remained intact.
some time running on full time, and turn out
900 pieces OF print cloth per week, and it is sup
ruined either by fire the water smoke. A
large amount OF machinery Is also ndered' use
less, principally that In the upper two stories.
| and boilers are uninjured. he insurance, 1t is
therefore expected. viii cover all
However, that ts PSai: win have pe be
| taken down as the granite of which The building
the other mills wassuspeDd. that the operatives
might assist in the rescue of their co-laboTers
Two anu three members Of one family are in sew.
eral instances among the low incomplete lists
of killed. wounded and missing.
Julia Coffey states that when shs first heard
the alarm OF IRE heavy columns OF smoke burst
through the spool-room door. crowd of little
children surrounded the overseer, and with him
orced back by the sme Then ! ali ran fol
the elevator but Ii would not work. AT this
iuncture leaping from windows CONNIE nced. A
number of men in the room began uncoiling q
| long rope 10 let the operatives TO the ground
several were landed in safety when Ii was
burned of twenty-five feet from the
| ground. The smoke had become SO
dense that ose who remained crowded the
/ windows Tor air Some cap ng head foremost
were killed, others sufoc ated. fell back and per-
tslIed in the flames. kilograms have
been rect ived fOm Gov. Talbot and the
mayors OF Boston, Lawrence, end other points
| offering assistance. A oneI's jury has been
| summoned to thoroughly investigate the sad
cata tropae. They viii meet Monday. The
Granite mills were incorporated In 1873,
| with capital Of si,oOopOo, and en-
pioyed about $50 males and females
in this mo. u mill. The insurance was SI5O.COO
| distributed among Boston, Providence, and
other Eastern companies. The insurance agents
estimate the loss at ~ per cent. OF that amount,
and that the value Of the portion Of the mill
| not bur mt Is sl57,00O.