Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-19
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
MILL FIRE AT FALL RIVER,
Fearful Loss OF Life.

FALL RIVER, MASS, September 19.-Granite
Mill No. /, in this place, was burned this morn
ing just after the operatives had commenced
work. Ii is said there was fearful loss of life
TEE GRANITE MILL A TOTAL LOSS.
NEw YORK, September ia dispatch from
Fall River, timed 1915 a. M, says The fire i,
is total loss. The property is insured fol
100000. The fire is still burning, but is under
control. The hands went 10 work as usual, wher
shortly afterwards the fire burst forth with
lightning quickness, cutting OFF the fire. alarm
and egress from the building, which contained
some
sEvEN HUNDRED MEN. WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Many persisted in the flames; others jumped
from the upper " .ndows and were killed in
stantly. The cries of the women and children
are hesrt-rendiDg- 1t is impossible to get the
number killed"
One Hundred Lives LostI
BOSTON, September ia special dispatch
to the TrdUelIer from Fall River, says: "At
O'Clock this q. m. a fire broke out In granite
mill No. in this city and spread with great ra-
pidity. The operatives had just commenced
work and there was great panic among them.
Many persCus escaped by jumping from win
dows others were killed or injured in attempts
to escape in this mann T; others were burned
in the building, being unable to escape by any
means. Many lives have been lost in attempt
ing to jump from the roofs of the burning houses.
The loss of life already is estimated at from rs
to 100, but the excitement is so intense that it is
almost impossible to obtain any information at
this writing.
BOSTON, September BIN response to an
offer to send aid to Fail River by the superin-
tendent of the Fall River railroad, in this city,
the following dispatch has been received:
"FALL RIVER, September 10.
j. Kendrick, Superintendent:
No help required. Fire is under control
Pohably eight or ten lives lost, mostly by jump
ing from nth story.
[Signed1 j. IL. JORDAN,
Agent o. e. X. r."
RIGHTREN cHARRED BoDIRs RECOVERED.
ont nhar a ora, frny,
Fall River, timed 1880 p. m, says:-Eighteen
charred bodies of the killed and wounded have
been recovered thus far.
Later from the Scene of the Fire.
FALL RIVER, September 19.-Granite mill
No. l was burned this morning. The loss is a
bait million. Most all OF the operatives in the
spoolipg room in the fifth story were pautc
stricken, and jumped from the windows or were
suffocated. About thirty persons were killed
and injured, and the dying number as many
more.
twenty-five Charred Bodies!
PRovIDENCB, September 19.-The Journal
has received dispatch from Fall River, saying
some twenty-fv biackened and cbarred dead
bodies have thus far been recovered from the
ruins of the granite mill. Many OF them are
unrecognizable. James Turner is among the
killed. The body of Ellen Jane Hunter was
identified by fragment of her dress. The
head was burned off.
THR ASSURANCES
in Providence on the granite mill are as fol-
lows - Firemen's, $4,000; Manufacturers,
$4,000: Rhode Island, $4,000; State, 10000;
Blackstone, $50 600.
Latest Details.
BOSTON, September l9.-The Herald has the
following special dispatch from Fall River:
About I O'Clock this morning an alarm OF fire
was sounded, but from causes as yet unex-
planned the location could not be properly un-
derstood. Consequently the fremen did not
reach the vicinity OF granite mill No. /, located
on 18th and Bedford streets, until the flames
had made fearful hesdway. Finding themselves
unable TO cope with the flames, second alarm
was struck, and the balance OF the departm mt
was brought to the spot, but in the meantime
the results had been heartrending in the extreme.