Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-14

niSbt The fire broke out about 9:49 P. NJ
Neighbors rushed to the building and saw the
operatives at the windows on the tnlra ana
f6u-th floors. They called 90 the girls not TO
inmp. as ladder would be brought, but sew
eral If the girls sprang from the win
So~,a The shrieks of the people in
tbe bnildipg where escape was cut
off were heartrendiag. Most of them jumped
"a tba sidewalks and few escaped BY the
elevator rome. Il Is believed that one-half Of
those injured will die. At least twenty per
SONS vera injured. One girl is reported killed
ontriGLt by striking on the steps. Some
onsrstIyes are thought to be buried in the
ruins. The fire is supposed to have origina-
ted from sparks from the electric light, firing
a lot Of material on tie second floor.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
PHILADELPHIA, October 13Eh.-Following
are the injured: Mary tloss, fractured leg /;
George Dougherty and Joseph Reynolds,
both legs broken Joseph T. Burns, breast
hurs-injuriss fatal Ovid Lapham. tract
ured skull Michael LarkiDs. fractured leg ;
Fred Kreyer, injured internally; Matte
Conlin, spine injured; Harry Armstrong.
legs broken aud internally hurt-jumped
from fourth floor; Thomas A. Edwards.
shoulder blade broken; Lizzie Franks, Mary
Brady, Samuel. Laugh2ne, Annie Muller,
Matilda Schultz, Kate Schas fer, George
Laphsm, David Hilton, Anna Ssaub. Mary
Kelly. TIE victims were carried of In all
dirac.ions-some to their homes, some to
houses close by, and others to the vari-
Gus HOSPITALS. The exact number can
not vet be stated. Physicians say the
wounds of nearly every one admitted to st.
Mary's Hospital will result fatally. Inc
total number of deaths probably exceed
twenty, there being ten bodies In the runs rs
Had the fire occurred in daylight July 4Uo
people would have been compelled to tight
for life. Within an hour the flames were
brought under control, leaving the walls
standing, but thu inside quite Some WorS
men attribute tie FIRE to sparks from the
electric lights falling among waste, and others
aseribe the sudden spread Of the flames to the
Influence Of the overheated wires. The same
mill was buried in 1872. Two bodies have
been recovered from the ruins, one Is Lizzie
Marks, of Philadelphia, and the other Is sup
posed to be John Weeks, Of Ulster county,
New York.
PHILADELPHIA, October 13h.-The fire al
Lauderbergers mill, which was SO disastrous
to life and p. jerty originated in the finish.
ing-r5om on the second floor. and spread
through tLe building with amazing rspidity.
About forty.fiye hands, twelve OF whom were
girl, wers at work on this floor. but the ma.
jority were engaged il the spinning and weav-
ing departments on the upper hooEs. The
wooden stairwsys at either end of the build
ing were soon ablaze. The bridge connecting
the building with another mill was shut OH
from approach By hreproof doors, and Ia the
absence of any fire escape, panic instantly
er susd among the men and women confined
within the building. They rushed to the win
dows calling frantieally to the crowd below
to save them. Ii was proposed to the
crowd to form squares in the street and catch
the men and girls as they leapei out, but
before anything could be done young
woman leaped from the fifth story. 1t
seemed that every bone in her body was
broken, and she never breathed alter striking
the pavement. After this the imprisoned peo-
pie appeared to become freuzied. Although
the crowd outside sought to encourage them
by shouting that help would shortly be there,
they began jumping from the windows like
sheep. When the tiremen we're able to enter
the building they found on the third floor the
boiies Of two females burned almost to
crisp, and man badly seorched and dead;
but before they could search further
the fourth floor, with its heavy machin-
cry, came crashing through, and they
barely escaped with their lives. The hremen
were compelled to deaist from their labors.
because the floors had gone through TO the
ground aud the machinery, charred wood and
whas remained of the unfortunate operatives
10 or 12-were mingled together in an IN
recognizable mauner, which vas seething and
sending out columns Of steam as the cold
water was poured upon it. Following is list
of the victims, as far as can be ascertained: now
dead Anuie Brady, Helen Kelly, Henry
Morgan, an unknown girl who died at the
hosuitsl, two unknown girls, aged about Is
and IS. respectively, and an unknown Ger
man, dead at the Morgus.
4 Scw York Farmer in Luck.
WARSAW IN. ", October 13th.-Volney
Warren was informed tonight by special
messenger that Jonathsn White, of Ctlifor-
mia, had died iltest4tc leaving an estate
valued at 500, coo, Of which his share would
be oue.sixth, and that he should take the
usual legal action TO seeUrs said estate. There
are tweEty-four heirs. Warren's avocasion
has been that of farming on shares and horse
tracing His deceased uncle was 80 years
old, and amasied his fortune By washing gold
dust from creeks.
Taulnany aud Che Democratic Ticket.
New York, October 135h.-A reporter in
terviewed john Kelly, and asked him point
blank if Tammauy would support the Demo
cratic ticket. He replied, THAT is some
thing that we have not YET formally consid-
cred, and therefore il would be premature TO
discuss the probabilities We were asked
before we went Co the Convention what we
would do in certain contingencies, and we
replied that we could not make reply to a
suggestions case"
iowa Election 9eiurns.
DEL MONIES, October 13th.-Ssventy-e sht
counties give Sherman So 600 net majority
over Kline, and sustains the previous esti
mate OF 5000 msjority. There IS no change
in the figures regarding the Legislature.
Successful EobbcrIes IN Illinois.
CHICAGO, October 13lh.-Early last even.
ins the farmhouse Of Ezekiel Perrin, neat
Girard, Ill, was invaded By three masked
robbers. The inmates were tiea and gagged
and IS, 900 ia gold secured. A similar affaiI
occurred at Wheaton, where 5000 in cash wa.
obtained.
New York Democratic State Convention
ALBANY, October 1SEh.-The Democratic
State Convention organized with Daniel
Manning, of Albany, as Chairman. Elk.
Mayor Cooper, of New York, was chosen
Chairman of ths Executive Committee. The
headquarters of the committee for the cam
paign will be at Albany.
A Californian in Trouble nj the East.
NEW YoRk, October 13th-James Foster,
claiming to be of California, was arrested ii
Jersey City to-day while attempting to sell 6
coupis Of alleged gold bricks, which he SAID
he had stolen fcom the Government.
Counterreiiers in Custody.
Louisville Ky J. October 13th.-Detect
i've Bauer. of the United States Detective
Service. arrived in this city to-day with VIM
l. Tsyler, of Humphreys county, Tennessee
Newton H McRse, of Benton, and j. ID.
Laffse, of Humphreys county, charged with
ceuuterfeiting coins. Bauer and his assist.
ants have been long at work on the case.
Dist,lIers' Conyention-ohicers Elected.
CHICAGO, October 13sh.-At the evening
session OF the Distillers' Convention, officers
were elected as follows: II. Ii. Shufelt, Of
Chica 20, President; Jos, pA Sennoth, of Phil
adelphia, Vice president; +. l. FELTON,, Of
Boston, second Vice-Prssident; d. J. Rush,
of Chicago. Secretary; Ell. Stephens, Of Gin.
cinnati, Treasurer.
Death OF Prominent New Yorker.
AUBURN, October 18Th Colonel Edwin
p. B. Morgan died a. his home in Aurora
to-day. He was one OF the stockholders in
the New York Ttmes, one Of the originstors
of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Company,
and was elected to Congress three times.
Arrival OF the German Delegates TO York.
TOM.
New York. October 1Ssh.-The steam.
ship Hs7dsr, of the Hanburg-American iae,
arriv ID off quarantine at o'clock this morn
ing, and anchored there during tie night.
On board were the descendants of Baron
Vop Stanhan xrho pana IN tatn mart in the