The daily gazette., 1874-09-22
THE FAIL RIVER HORROR.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
DETAILS AND INCIDENTS OF TIE CATAsrRo-
HE-RESPoNSIBILITY UPON THE MILL
owNERs-EXrENT OF THE CALAMITY
62 PERSONS KILLED AND WOUNDED.

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Funeral corteges have been frequent in
the streets this aft ernoon, and for sever
| al days hence they will be numerous. The
three Murphy girls were all buried to-day,
| and their remains were followed to the
| cemetery by large procession OF mourn
| crs. They were the only support of a
widowed mother, and the shock upon the
old lady was SO severe that she, too, will
follow them to the grave in a few days.
Others of the victims were also buried
this afternoon, and their remains were
followed to their final home by crowds Of
the afflicted operatives. The funeral e1
pensea have generally been borne by the
corporations, and they have also gwen
directions for the employment Of the
best surgical skill for the unfortunate
wounded.
INclDENT5 OF THE FIRE
ar, narrated some Of them being ot the
most heartrending description. During
the height Of the excitement little girl
scarcely in her teens. appeared at one OF
the upper windows gazing upon the hor-
ror-strlckrn people below All eyes were
directed to her in the expectation Of see
ing her follow the example Of others who
had JUMPED from the windows at the risk
of life and limb. Those who were hold
ing beds beneath the windows grasped
them more firmly to receive her, while
scores of voices shouted to her to jump
A. the people gazed she slowly turned
around and disappeared forever from
mortal view. Whether she became insen-
: Sihle from the smoke, OF whether the ter
ror Of the moment had deprived the poor
child Of reason, will never be known. A
little fellow, scarcely dozen years old
Jumped from one OF the upper windows
to the ground. and when the spectators
rushed forward to pick up the mangled
a..lN Ia i'm
spring to his feet. apparently uninJured,
and start on run for his home. Burst
ing into the house in breathlesa haste, he
shuutrd TO his mother
!. THE MILL. Is ALL ON FIRE.
II and then he suddenly dropped to the
floor llfeless, he fearful sixty foot Jump
having resulted in fatal internal injuries
>, which the excitement Of the moment
prevented his feeling. 1t appears that
il many Of the deaths and severe injuries
We're caused by the people striking upon
the ladders which were run up to the
third and fourth stories. one little gir
struck between the rounds in such a
n. manner that her back was instantly
H. broken, and her head hung down sway.
ing back and forth, and while the body
remained in that position a man anc
woman in turn struck against it, bound
y" ing on again to the ground. a rope wa,
thrown out Of the window by somebody
which reached good part Ot the way t
the ground, and quite number slit
be down the rope AS far as possible and thcI
~ dropped the rest Of the way. thus escap
M instant death, though all were more
or less injured Two of the girls-Ahc,
,. stafford and Nancy Mullen, who wer,
lmong those who used the rope-ha(
their hands badly burned by the friction
n and the former had her back injured an,
both ankles dslocated by the fall. Tn
persons who availed themselves of thi
rope would have escaped serious inJur,
l had not the rope caught fire from tn
TO flames bursting out of the windows an
,e. burned of some forty feet from tn
ground.
Matthew Dillon, one of the spinnerS
and the man who first discovered tn
fire, gave reporter this evening hi
version Of
THE BEGINNING AND PROGRESS OF TIL
CoNFLAGRATIoN.
He says that at ten minutes to . o
clock Saturday morning, the help wcr
all on hand and to work. The fir
originated on the back pully of the la,
pair of mules but on in the mort. cnI
about eighteen feet from that cNtrem
Is ty of the mill There We're three watt
N
supply of water would have saved I'll
chronicing of such fearful disaste
N The hose had been attached To the pip,
two or three years, but in that time II
water bad evcIlpassed through them.
feel confident he said, "that no ma
could have passed to the upper stor
j.. after | came from the room on uccoul
of smoke and tlames' This pull
= in ~ IL
get on fire IN a few moments if not I
t. gularly oiled. 1t is of the Sharp pa
tern, and manufactured hy Marvel
Davole, of Fall River, being the onl
e make used in Gcanitc Mill No. l.
e When first saw the flames they We
what should call chip fire, vel
small indeed in dimensions, hut fe
inches: could almost have eXtinguish,
them with my hand. lsprang over II
mule to the one adjoining where Il
fire originated and attempted to quen'
the flames hut | was unable to do s
ua' as the fire in that one moment h
gained strength, and, like lightniu
llv had caught the belts saturated wi
oil, and was whirled like flash aroul
the pully connecting with all the be
"a in that vicinity and communicate
the flames in an impossible BARR
from one side Of the mill to the otht
think could not give expression
the rapidity with which this wall
fire spread itself and seemed 10 dispr
by its power the utmost strength
=, man and all mechanical appliances.
~
ATTEMPTED OJrRAoE IN VIRGINIA.
negro named John Samue.s was arrest
on "Wednesday by a Mr.. Crittend
> charged with the shocking crime Of
tempting To outrage the person OF A VI
known lady who lives in the lower p
ll- of the county. II appears that the ID
had been to Curtis Neck. Va. TO see
ter who was sick. and in returning TO
home had to pass through n piece
rtS woods, where she was assaulted by
ne :ro. lie rushed upon her. seii ed
around the waist, and attempted to TIN
J, - her down. She screamed several tn
and number of boys who were mind
cows in the neighborhood came TO her