The New York Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1860, Page 1

Recess iia css " WHOLE NO. 8528. THE LAWRENCE CATASTROPHE. Full Particulars of the Falling and Burning of the Pemberton Mills. neath the Ruins, Hundred Persons Killed ens and Wounded. Terrible Sufferings of the Unfor- tunate Victims. SCENES OF TERROR AND DESPAIR. NAMES OF THE DEAD AND MUTILATED, @peculations as to the Cause of the feel has already spread tw distant parts of a ] g' & z i on the westerly site by wi: At ll o’clock @ despatch was sent ae and besides this, engines ere present from Methuen and and South Andover, and were employed upon the fire far into the morning. ‘The building destroyed was built six years ago. It was aod ighty feet long and seventy feet wide, forty five by fifty. It was situated on the ‘side of Canal street, and separated from that street oy e canal which supplied the water power of this and r The building was five stories in height and Contained twenty-seven bundred spindles. ‘The machiuery was carried by water, and the building was heated by steam by a boiler situated in an out-building connected with the main on the south end. ‘The theory that the fall of the bullding was caused by the of the bolier, is deemod failacions. In fact, the Wcation of the boiier in relation to the maia building, makes that tmpossible The shock was very sudden and the crash immediate. ‘Thove who are able to give a definite account of the sounds and eoenes of the dreadful moment, unite in this state- ment, John Ward, whom our reporter found bruised and wounded by the side of his wite, who was also seriousiy wjured tells s straight forward story. ‘He was in a cad room, in the second story, with the second overseer, about to light up that room. They heard 2 shght noise, and looking up, he saw some shafts failing cown. He was astounded with what he saw, and seeing the ceiling coming down, while the floor beneath him gave way, he stood terrified. He had no power to move. ‘The next moment he saw the overseer running from tae oom, and he followed him He went towards a window and it fell out. He gave up all hopes of lite, but still pressed on towards that part of the building where his wife worked. A pile of ruins ready fo fail bung over bis head. He was strack on the head a severe blow, and lost all consciousness for a time. When he tinatly came to his senses, he found himself in the ruins, under an immense grindstone, which had shielded him fiom the fatimg ruins. He remem vers of hearing no cries for help, but as he ‘worked his way-out of the building he saw three women Tying dead. He thinks he saw a3 many as fifween persons im the weaving room go down in the general wreck. This man found his wife at the City Hall, seriously but not fa- the emotion alone ex- F ir re) as a sapaiolee tn eemnesing, the scons Bere orea fond com) n. itwenty seven toad had been removed as they died, to on adjoining room Among those were the old feud young; neariy all ting & spectacle of ghastly wounce and bruises, em preg en A few only of the faces were ‘and placid. Tne City ‘Hall was made into a hospital There was acircie of couches ail around the room, 00 each of which laid a suf- [ here had » leg or an arm broken. ooo eee ear eaa poems ee agg spectacle was loathsome, sicken- 2—Michael O'Brien, of Lawrence. 3—Norris Palmer (overseer), of Rochester. 4—Barnard Hoitifield, of Lawrence. §— Jeremiah Ahern, of Lawrence. 6—Lafayette Branch (overseer). 7—Toomas H. Watson. &—Mary McDouald, of Lawrence. 9—Bridget Ryan, of Lawrence. J0—Margaret Sullivan, of Lawrence. V1—Eilen Colbert, of Lawrence. 32—Anna Shee, oi Lawrence. 13—Ruen Rosch, of Lawrence. 14—Ellen Sullivan, of Lawrence. Howard, ‘2t—Joanna Hurley, of Lawrence. Zee Plowing were the wounded taken care of at the — |— Hannah Hennesty, leg broken. 2Kilen Mahoney. n wounds, 8—Pamon bra F. : 4—Coha Stovens, acapala broken and back injured. b—Mary Slaven 2 t Slaven, bruised. 6—Thomas: . Locke, 9—Vary A. Coleman, arm broken. 10—Sarab Doyle, leg-eprained and severely bruised. ® spirit of desperation of the people of Lawrence as is dreadful calamity are hor- haar to horror is intensified to disaster. about ten minutes before five N1—Margaret Hamilton, fracture of pelvic bone. 12—Henry Coli, thigh fractured. 18—Ehbza Urr, comminuted compound fracture of the beg. Se—Robort Hayes, arm broken and injured internally. ‘The last four named will probably die of the wounds. All of those wounded wore severely bruwed, and many of them injureé internally. But thore attended at the City Hall were fo Parison with the woole number taken from dead or wounded, The alarm spread through the town like wildfire, and the whole town rusbed to the soene of the disastor. Lead bodies or wounded persons taken from the ruiws ‘and recognized by their friends, were taken away by them to their own homes. ruins, For the present it 8 aimoest imposrible to ascertain how | many are wounded or cead Outof about six huadred ‘at work im the immediate portion of the buikiumg which fell, few escaped uahurt Witnesses of the ruins, when thoee inside were crying for aid, describe the scene spapelling, Some of those la- cerated aa te failing machivery, with no bope of escape, . Morrie Palmer, one hac long implored aid, tpreatened to do- stro) Mio, and iu his deapair the attempted to cut Bis throat witb bis pocket knife. But it as believed he aied of internal injarks. He was a man highly eswened by bis fellow citizens Warm tributes of reapect aro also paid to Lafayette Branch, another overseer who perished. Jobn F. Chage,iagent of tbe mills, and 8 G. Howe, the treasurer, were passing through the mill when the first Crash .was heard. rashed into the wing of tho ding. In passing ous turough door, Mr. Howo fell, and was trampled on by severa’ before be could rise, He escapes, however, without serious injury. Some exbiditions of heroism and presence of mind ac companied the spectacle of the wild muititude. Miss Olive Bridges, of Calais, Me., who worked in the dfib Btory, seized the howting chain of the elevator, and went safely down five stories to the ground, and escaped from the Bulldog wihout injury, ‘Through the whole night she was a! the City Hall, passing like an ange! of mercy among tbe couches of the su }, antwipating every want, relieving pain, and ant dog of Combet and 35 consolation to the wounded and dying, Atan fe Baad in the evening despatches wore sent to the neighboring citiesand towns for physicians, and rally hberal response, were made immoeyiately. enty two came from Lowell, ten from Haverhill, six from Manchester, two from Bradford, two from Methuen; and one g¢ man from Derry, N. H.. and one from Brooklyn, N. Y. WK ougbedd anger in the curs, stopped and volunteered their services, were untiring io their exe 8. ‘The physicians from the towns named were as follows, besides those resident in Lawrence, every one of whom were found wherever their skill or kindness could do auy From Lowel—Drs. J, Whitman, J. Spaulding, J. C. Ayer, Rider, Danton, Adams, H. H. Buroham, Burn- Ira L’ Moore, J. W. Pearson, Dyer, Harwoou;H. A. Pils- bury, Kimball and Bradley, Parker, G. Pago, Thayer, Han- age. Sear Kidder. Haverhil!—Drs. A. R. Bullard, Lovejoy, Chase, Carroll, Gamble, K. Fuint, J. N. Smith. From Me . "Hubbard, Eljot, Tebbeta, Wheet and Patterson. From Mahven—Dre. Lougee and Grosvenor. a ford—Dre. George Cogswell and Wm. Cogs- well. WN. Y.—Dr. Issac Farrar. From , N. H—Dr. Crombie. ‘The entrance to the City Hall was besiged by an anxious crowd during the night. Nono were admitied except such as came to seek for their lost friends—the last hope—and those selected to co service to the wounded. Among those who remained through the night were many of the first citizens of the place. Mayor Saunders devoted his ‘whole time to the many duties which called for his atten- tion, witbin and without. “ Dr Wm. D. Lamb, Coroner, has charge of the bodies left at the City Hail, and he will summon ajury and hold ‘an inquest as soon as possible, probably tw-day. a oe LATHE Ancounre. jew recitals dreadful scene continually augmeat the sum of horrors. 4 ciuzen, who risked his own life MM an attempt to save the operatives from the burning pile, worked his way mto an inner apart ¥ jook- ing through a hole in the wall, saw two men aod a woman ‘walking to and fro, He throu partition. A ring where he stood. A flood of water peared no te blinded him, and he rushed from the place, warned by the engineer, and narrowly escaping with his life Tt is feared that many who had escaped the bruising blows of the falling mass were reserved cnly tor the more terrible death by fire. Various stories are circulated in regard to the building, and there are of course plenty who always knew it was Bot safe. Une man, A mason, said he had long believed the ,buil’ing unsafe. Another learns that the builtmg was pronounced unsafe by the architect, and that after- ‘wards additional windows had been mede in the wails, fecggrecnin weakening them. pad er mompe sd the building unsafe, and now piace im the class other factories in Lawrence. It i8 un- deretood that the inquest will be 1! and searching, and it is to be hoped that at #0 fearful an expenso a ya- "ill we, poows, stock ‘and inachinery goods, stock an¢ is destroyed with the mill, and even the books were not saved, such was the —— of the alarm, and the excitement it occa- stoned. At the first dawn this morning the people collected again at the ecene of desolation aud death. Many had not thovgbt of retiring to rest, and many more bad pot slept awick, Faces heavy with watching were clouded with a tenfold gloom. The morning belis, which haye of late be- jeheaet a returning prosperity, rang out ke deat soiemn nelis. A large number of strangers are arriving in town. Among them is Mayor Huntington, of ester, and many others from Manchester ana Lowell ‘The people flocked to the City Halt, anxiously inquiring for their friends and relatives. Every chance of bope ‘was eagerly seized upon, untii the inquirers found thoso po ges in the list of the dead, or failed to fiad them at ail. AS I write the wails and shrieks of those who seck in vain for their friends ring through the hail. Women faint in the corridors, and are borne away. The anguish of those who do not find their frends far excoeds that of the few who Snd only their unsightly remains. One woman, Enza Orr, reported as dangerous when I made up my List, bassince died But two bodies have been taken from the ruins since the fire got under way. At the time of the present writing (10 AM) the engines are stiil playing upon the ruins, but Do fire appears on the surface. Latest estimates of the number of lives lost rather in- crease than diminish the number given above—toree hundred. Dr. William D. Lamb, Coroner, summoned a jury this morning, and adjourned the inquest to nine o'clock to- morrow mnerning. NUMBER OF DEAD AND MISSING _115—woUNDED 165. The following despatch is irom D. Saunders, Jr., Mayor of Lawrence:— Lawrence, Jao. 11, 1860. Terrible as our calamity is, } think it is much over esti- mated$in the number of killed. As near as I have beca abe to ascertain this morning, I find dead ana Fh equivalent to dead) 115, and 165 wounded. wounded will die, but very much the largest number will survive. MAYOR SAUNDERS’ STATEMENT, ‘Lawaaxcs, Jan. 11-12 . The statement of Mayor Saunders to tho Associated Press was made up ‘rom facts obtained by thoroughiy canvassing the city, for which purpose the whoie patrol force of the police department was detailed this morning. ‘The statement ig more r-hable than any other male, not withstanding @ strong opinion at the present time that the former estimate is too small. THE BUILDING. ‘The main building was of brick, five stories high, with Plank floors, and the beams and rafvers exposed anu paint- ed. Perforated iron pipes ron at right angles through each room. Suspended from the floor |, steam pipe run in the same manner. The water pipes connected with the hydrants of the city water works aod with five force pumps, which were located in the Picker house, which was. im the rear of the main building. There was a stationary bose and fire apparatus in each room. GREAT NUMBERS GOIXG TO THE SCENE OF THE DIS- ASTER. At the Maine tm this city, for balf an hour previ- pat pp ‘ubuse jn knows earvestly conversing acer Use tcribis comms ah Lawrence, consantiy arriving, some to learn the news by the latest train, and others anxious t leave omer Sw) ng Personal friends employed in the destroyed building, wheee countenances indicated the [ciency anxety pares Sg being fearful shat his e Or friend . NOTICES OF THE EVENT. ‘The New England for the Promotion of Manu- factores and the Mechanic Arts, who were to have par- taken of their annual Ginner at the Parker House this afternoon, bave portponed their dinner ou account of the terrible disaster at Lawrence. FULL LIST OF INSURANCE. The following is believed to be a fuil list of the ineu- rauce on the building:— Boston Manufacturers’ Mutual Foaton Peopie’s do, Fire & Marine, do. Continental, 4o, com: | Hartiord, of Hartford, Goon... Royal, of Loudon... .....c ee Springfield Fire and Marine, ot Springtleld Mechanics’ Mutual, of Worcester ‘The msurapce, it ip said, wi | The general impreamon is that (he insurance companies Will not be obliged to pay avy more than will cover the | Value of the ruins as they lay before the fire commenced. | Htie Btated that since tho butiding bas been io the pos- | Feseion of ite present Owners it has been doing a very | proeperous busmess, aod rumor says has cleared for ite Ownere $150,000 (From the Boston Transcript, Jan. 11) Lawaance, Jau. 11—10 A. M. Nearly all employment is suspended here to day, ox- | Cept that of attesding to the wants of the wounded, pre- | paring for burial the dead already found, or searching for ‘urther victims in the vast #mouldering hecawmb which DOW Covers the Rite Where stood the Pemberton Mill ‘The streets are thronged with citizens aud straogers, and crowdr of surround the rums and besiege the dvora of the City Hail to learn the fate ot frievda or exa- Mine the ry it out tor recognition. At the Hall about twenty of the wounded lie OD mattresses placed upon the fuor, and are attended by their relatives. The unlortupaes present a most pitiadle spectacle. ‘Most of them hover between life and death, and are 90 badly brauwed by the falling masa, or biistered by the }, that recognition 1s very difficult Uthers escaped ) With ubmutilates features, and leea serious Druises, All who retain consciournrss exhibit remarkable fortitade m their distress, and but f-w expressions of pain are heard Ss rates, op Ml ein * rom ining lari Beventeen bodies be stretcbed uyon tbe hoor. Their livid, black ened and bbetered faces present a prowre of unutterable horror, The hospital of Scutari nor the bloody teld of Solferiuo could have exhibited a more frightful scene. Bending over several of the lifeless furms were their fe male relatives, Bemoabing their joes with a low wailing, Which melted the stouiert heart ‘The view atthe City Hall is but one tnetance of the many scenes of suflering and death, At the boarding houses and other bomes of the operatives the sad spec: tacle is repeated. The number of dead bodies taken from the rains thus far ig about seventy. It is pot yet ascertained how mauy are still buried in tho wreck, as no report has yet been made of the pumber returned alive. There were be- tween seven and eigbt hundred operatives in the Dbuild- ing at the time of ite fall, and no est mate made bere places the number now covered by the ruins at less than ove hundrea. Before the fre broke out among the ruins, tho voicrs cf many persons were heard, who were apparently con- fined in open spaces formed by the material of the build. ing as it fell, ana who appeared two be not much injured. The progress of the cor flagration soon brought these im- prigoned victms to a moet terribie death. ‘The citizens of Lawrence, as well as the officers of the city shave been untiring in their labore slvoe tue accident, in bebaif of the suffering and bereaved. Aid trom the sur- Tounding towns is aleo at hand, aud the victims of the catastrophe are receiving all the belp which mortal powor can bestow. ‘When tbe disaster oesurred nearly all the mills were immediately sto] The Pacific mills, however, were kept running until the usual bour for clvsing, in couse quence, it it said, of the absence of the chief overseer, a8 Do ‘bne Was present who bad authority to order the stop ping of the engines; ana thus the operatives were kept for some time in painful suspense. There is much epeculation as to the cause of the seci- dent. The iatest report im that it arose from insecure foundations. Tbe true cause will not probably be known ‘Unt! an investigation takes place. ‘The trains on all the ratiroads centreing at Lawrence were filled with pessengers this morning, and many of them were much deiayed ip consequence. ‘The books of the concern, with a few exceptions, were destroyed by the Ore. The pay roll was also consumed. Itis supposed thas there were about 700 operatives em ployed in the main building, 160 in the wing, which did not fall at tho commencement. The number of kiljed it 1 impoerible to ascertain. A committee of twenty-five are canvassing the boarding houses of the city w determiue this fact, if pormible At latest accounts deai bodies were being continually taken from the smoking ruins. We wil) not distress our readers with # description of the ap: pearanes of these corpees—gome of them nothiog but neve trunks, others with the limbs burnt wo a ciuder, and all frightful to bebold. ‘The following hat of wounded, handed us by Dr. Moore, givee the number of injured of which notice had been re- ceived at the City Hal! at eleven o’ciock:—Mwss McGovern, Owen Braman, Jobn Weitch, Ellen McCarty, Mary Calla. hep, Barret com py Joho Harrigan, Jesse Leach, James Kenbey, Michael McCurruck, Sarab ‘Doylo, Elion’ Mabo ney, Bilis Burne, Ellis Ryn, Jeremiah Sullivan, Wil Wiam Child, Cutharme Vane, James Davide, Catoa- rive Dolan, Robert. Hayes, Kate O'Brien, — fyan, e Mcallen, Killen Kane, omas Brviget Sampson, Moran, Samuel Martin, Robert Seavey, Thomas H. Wat- son, Yat. O'Dopabue, Augusta Sampeon—tujury of syiue, i mbes paralyzed, Abby Pottle, J. M Sweet, B. Spread, Mre Kearney, Mrs Doyle, H. Hickey, N. D. Ro- busop, Richard Lubg—dead, M. Harley—-five calf wounts, D. ¥ Ham, Cena Stevens—io; ‘and sboulcers, Roscoe Henry Mary Aun Hickey, Halen Mice: ey—wrist distocated, Robert Hayes, Or. J. A. Moore, N D Robmson, Mary Hoven, Havuab Hay+s, Eliaba Orr— dead, Hanvab Fines+y, Elen Maboney, Margaret Haail ton, Ellen Hapnon, Catharine Saunders. Woben the alarm from this disaster was drt given in Lawrence, it was suppored to be caused by tho ¢xposion of @ boiler at the mil}, then that the structure was ip flames After the tru caure became koown, thy alarm which before existed was intensifie! into @ panic foartal to contemplate. Eye witnesses of tho scene say that ti would be Dard 0 conceive ite parallel. To-day genera gloom appears to bave seitied over the community. Une Of the largest schools in the city, numbering several hun. dred ecbolare, wax conveved this morning, but aismistet, ag haif of the usual number of pupils were not in attea- Gance. ‘The falling of the walis of the buiiding commenced at the southeast corner, where a portion of the brick work. fittecen fect bigh, wan seen by Dystanders to fore ntselh outwardly. Ib less than a minute thercafter, the walls of the milis, with tLe exception of the chief wing, were pre- Cipitated into @ hideous mars of ruins. The noise pro: duce by the awful event was suid by some to resemble that of a terrible suow slide—a sharp, quick rattle, giving premonition of the occurrence of an’ awful catastrophe, The eound was beard quite a distance, and was regarded by many iud videuis as the shook of an earthquake ‘the most appalling feature in the caiamity was the Dorning to death of scores of iudividuals jv the wings of the building. Though confiued within solid brick walis, assistauce Lad nearly reached them wheu the fre broke out. P Toone case one ef these persons wat helpel to a glass of water by parties who were endeavoring wo extricate her, She said that near her, separated ouly by 4 single beam, were six men ubinjured. Alas, they were all con- fumed in the flames, whieh spread with great rapicity. How many were thus burt there is uo date for eauma ting. A pergon who was atthe fire from its beginning became cognizent of three parties of individualA—trom four to six in nomber—who thus perished ‘Sipgular to relate, it wag curreutiy reported and gene- rally beheved, that a man was rescued from the ruins at eleven o'clock this forenoon only slightly injured. It this ‘were #0, it Was @ most miraculous preservation. ‘fhe vicinity of the mills looks very much like a vast charnel house, ag Iitters, having on thom corpses, are covstantly @ through the streets in tbat quarter, Amopg Dumercus recorded caser of suffering, it may not be amies to mention one of a different character In one of the boarding heures cpepaie to the mils family were collected, mourning the losa of a lady who worked the mill*, when she made her BnOe, shovtin, Tem alive.” She was but slightly jared. There are various reports as to the cause of the Gisaster. It is said that the building was so flmsily Duilt that it vibrated under the ordwary running of the macbivery. ‘The wing that was left standing had little heavy machi Bery ip it, aud mapy imagiue that the moving of such machinery in a part of the building bad something w do with tbe fad catastrophe. ‘To read & simpie narration of the terribie particalars of this ead event is enough to chill the biood, and furnish the magination with picuures of the awful sufferings of the victims, the anxiety and anguish of thove baving trepes in the building, and the wide spread desolauon this disaster hag occasioned. The calamity 18 a novel one, ‘an it is the firet of the kind we remember whore there ha’ deen any loas of life. Some years ago a portion of ove of the mills at Lowell fell into the river on scoount uf defects ip the foundation, but no one was injured. We learn frum persons Vig dirs the — pred calamity through the night, guage utterly ” convey an adequate dea of the melanch oly mpectacts the ruins presented; conversations were carried on with mavy of the victims, and refrerbment were © dome of them by their anxious friends, hoping that they would survive until they could be extricated. It ia thought ‘vat Gre was communicated to the cotton materials by partics removing the hght from their lanterns, an’ holding it at arms length in the ruins, in searching for miseing frwnd* and relatives. ‘There are various covjectores among factory managers in regard to the cause of the frigutful accident. Some Pereeps suppose that the foundation was undermined by ‘Whe water dui the recent cold term. The sandy pa ture of the soil is one reason for thix belief. While the mili Was regarded af a fine one, 18 strength was called th Qarstion some Years ago, ai jroo tronaeR wore placed throughout ibe Duilawng, whieb i was thought would rea- der it Recure. Tue Pemberton Mill was chartered in 1883, and the factory war erected soon afterwards. Jonm A. Lowell and Semmuri Lawrenoe were the leading owners. Tta.stae may be inferred from the fact that it contained 60 looms anc 30,000 spmales. 1s was three huudred fect lng bY eighty-four feet wide. The ail was invoived tu the failure of Lawrence, Stone & Co., and itwas sold by auc tion late in 1667, It was purchased by Messrs. David Nevins and George Howe for $300, The original vont wan $860,000, present owners have rup it about two years. Mr. J. E. Chase, the agent, who so narrowly escaped with nis lite, has filled tbat office with great ability since the mill was erected. ‘The main butiding was in the form of a paraucloaresss and immediately adjacent to the storehouges of the Wash. ington mills, I built of brick, five stories high, aad bas etwaye beev.-cousicered one of the fest mills io Law. rence. It bad @ flat roof, like the Pacific mills, with au ornate coving. The exterior was of handsome appear tories. Two !ong lines of boarding houses, now go sudd?niy de- ere situated Om the opposite side of the capal, ia nerted, frent of the mill, and rhe Operatives were obliged Ww cross 8 narrow bridge in gotug and retarning from work. The operatives were mostly girls; a great many of thom were Of Sertch origin, and were regarded as the most skilful 4nd faithful operatives in Lalerence. ‘The spinning rooms were high row, without partiuons, wud ci dded, tong and nar: ded with looms. It is i ance, with very large windows extending through two fupposed the strength of ‘he been severely & iit has > enim, ou ipe® apd fancy cottons, abd have always taken ¢h> big best rank for superiony avd wo The orders for . & have frequently «ac eded tne sopply. The goods Jo in this city by David Nevins & Go, mostly from ples, abd ordered from the mill in the quantes do ed. "They have recent'y produced several vew fancy doubie and twist cottonaies, aud were taking orders for spring dehvenes. m the Boston Herald, Jan. 11.) The dreadfui calamity which yesterday afternoon cast a gloom over the city of Lawrence bas already been de- tailed with mach fullness, but the following fuller account, thered last night by our own reporters on the spot, will e Dead wil ube Interest The will, @bich was a long brick building 300 feet tony by eighty fouy feet wide, was yesteraay io Cull operation when, ate fem mpuuies afusr dive o'clock iu the af. ternoon, it (gi) with sudden crash, aud witbout haraly a moment's oO ground, burying im its ruins the vart mar bmery used at will, and with thir mass of ane ren, and wea with Lb beams aad brick of the @ditive, lay iu mangled and gory layers the tors of over four buudres human beings. At coon ap thowe in the neigndorncod could recover from the harmed astonishment into which they were thrown by the disaster, the Ore alarm was at once scupded, aud the department were soon on the spot ‘Their Rervices Were Dot, However, required to extuwguish ny fe me, for at this time no dre had broken out. ithout the horror of fire, however, the sone war frightful beyuns dererijtion, The ruins’ lay in oue con fused beap, covering a0 area of about two acres, and piled Up to a Deigbt of abuut thirty feet. From nearly every bole aud crevice in this vast pile, from the top, from the sides, and in fact from every fis sure trom whence @ voce from the inside coukd make its way, came shrieks for help, groans of anguish, prayers and moaniygs, and in many, vory many cases, the poor sufferers could be distinctly’ seen, talked wo, and even reached by the band from the outside, Many thus im Prisnned ere encouraged and sustained by assurances of rafety, ana ip many cases cups of coffee conid be, and were, pasted dywu to those , Who, aiaa! ater a) this pear roach t safety, saw bour after hour pass awey, uptil, at last, the frightful ery of fire, and the go hel of the flames a8 they approasned with fearful ri , crackling aud hissing all over the remsion on the ground, told them too plataly that all hope of iife was gone ‘ail of the batkimg took mi} was belag lighted up, ané outsice, dark. Ke obra this » isicalty Ry ges were made to tho war Li ane it (bus wade Ligmtled the horrible scene wah inexpresmble gran our. ? ‘THe ATTEMPT AT RESCUE. At this .time— ex o’clock—fiftvem hundred p ~ igen Bathered about the spot, and by the hght of the the ore curieg were ou top, crawling r the rains, Oxing “‘solmg a) in weir por WO extritate those lace Just as the Course, all was mostly i the miory from tha room through ® coupie of low windows which were not cbetructed §=The weaving room was partially raved by @ heavy stove floorof the gtory above, and many in this deparrment were thus saved. HOW THEY WERE BROUGET OUT—HORRID SIGHTS. ‘The #1 and scenes at thie perio of the disaster were frighttul One poor giri, alive and tully conscious, was dragged from the eset end of the fallen mass, with her Jeft a:m torn trom the socket, and her body aud legs aw tuty mangled. She was taken by ber fica‘, Dut could eve muryived In one piace the botox of three girls found oekee in eagh others arms, bat quit» aved. 'y couk! pot be remove without a bodier, aud being abandoned for a time, the flames brow, nee vad anctber attempt was made, and all three pe- Tiebes ‘One Jrisbman was taken out quite nnhort, and bis firet ect was to feel in bis pocket, from wheace ‘he drew forth a sooty “du deen”? and seizing a brand from the fire, bo lit bis pipe and went bis way Next from the ruins we eaw the dead body of a lad, and following bim was boroe @ girl with one of her aakles burottoacrsp. Ste had been contined by one foot be- tween two beums and only by the utmost exertion the recovere’, She was alto taken bome by ber trien ‘A young girl wae released juat Defore the flames burst forth, and ID answer to @ question stated that she was un- bort Tt aiterwares appeare. that her right arm was bacly broken bear the wrist, Dot m the eacitement of the Tm ment ane in the joy of deliverauce from a dreadful death, the bad not poticed the hurt Ore women was found with her head jammed between two beavy beams, and press d go that it was uot thicker than the ibickness of a baud It was a sickening sight. Une young gir!, whose bame we have but do not pub- Jeb war confined in a uarrow hole surrounded by broken Machinery and ragged timber and doarce, snoceeded in crushing Out into the open air, bat when’ rhe emerged from Ube rume the had scarcely an article of clothing on her po reo Perbape one of the saddest episodes of the whole ca- lamity was the fate of Mr. Maurice Valmer, who was an overteer m the mili. In the fall be was 80 embedded in the roms that he could noi be extricated before the fire, aud seeing the dreadful element approachiug him, be, io bis agovy aud despair, determived aot to be rousted to death, and so drew bie pocket Knife and cut bis toroas, He was, however, taken out alive, and would have sur vive’ but for the self inflicted injury, Who, however, ean juc fe the anguish anc agopy which induced the fear- ful dee ‘Our reporter is told by a gontleman who was early on the spot, that at one point of the rnios he distinguiehed a female voies crying in distress, soon wovther voice aurwered, © Is that you, Lizzie? ply Was a smothered groan, and an appeal w God's mercy in ber behalf, Both toese girs were afterwards reacuod. SCENES ATTHE CIYY HALL—THE DEAD AND WOUND- ED— AGONIZING SPECTACLE. Immediately after the drea ful occurreuce the City Rall was thrown open, by order of the Mayor, 2$ a hospital tor the wounded, ava a receptacie for the dead, At reven O'clock tois morning, the Ftairways were tbronged by @ muititude of peopie, every one apparently th a agonizing #tate of suspense LO apcertain whether @ ‘ether, husband, wife or child bad been immolated in the awful funeral pyre. Ti was a struggie for our reporter to obtain an entrance to the main bail, but by the aid of the city officials, he finaity rucceeded—and the eight was fearful. Stretched on Mattresses around the hall were men, women and chil- Gren, ail more or lene injured—some dreadfully mangled. On the right of the entrance, in a small ante room, were stretched the corpres of thirt; persons of both sexes, oid and young. The bodies were 80 close together that it was difficult to pass b-tecen without treading upon amen eed bmp, Feet wore cresned—sboulders, arms, 5 todies, all terribly garbed and washed. Faces eo dis- figured that ft would be dificult for the most intimate iriends to recegnise the bodies by the countenances, In the micat of the ghastiy throng was tobe seen @ minister of God carefully scanning cach countenance, and we could prea tear drop from bis eyes upon more than ope of tha ghartly dead. Our reporter aitempted the duty of ascer- jawing te 6 Of the poor victims from the little labela pipred ep their garments. By bad proceeded a4 far as writing the names of McDowald, Beard Holland, Michael O'Brien, Margaret Fal- jon, Catharine keilahor, ‘Bricget Ryan, Margaret Foley end Jobn Dearborn, when ® franie mother rushed past the cflicersim charge of tie door, and recognising the ica apd mangied body of @ child, in the midst or the mage, clasped it, lod it by endearing uames and | wept—as heres weep at such dreadful momente. Our reporter attempted to pursue tis tack, sud probably his gense of dnty would bave evercome hie senso of commiseration, Rad note Crowd at the samo juncture entered and utterly juded the poseibiitty of his porsving hm task at that time. The officers in stendance wore kind and indulgent to all who sought (or their and a6 uames Of whom were conveyed to the residence Lamb had not completed the List of the dead already re- covered at the tirae we ciuge thik portion of our report. Puseing from this shocking + we ure piaced an- der the guidance of Alderman White, who exhibite to us, stretebed at length on a matiress to the right, the form of daughter of William Cale- head badly cot. Miss ning room, and the uck her prior to the ¢raah wag, she or whieh she kuew nothing mpl that ctr ing fil,” und! her rascue. Sarah Doyle. aged 17. Hoe po parenta. Resides with Mis. Briiget Waleou. Mise Doyle severely injured io the left foot, She was resoved trom beneath a large beam prior tothe tire. She worked im the lower card room, and her frst knowlodgs of the disamter was, abe “feta sudden shock. “ Elizabeth Ward, peed 22. Severely injured across the bipe. Worked in the card room. John Ward, husvand of the above, severely injured at + seme time. Naney Connelly, daugl eaet Patrick Connelly, severely but Dot dangerous) yewound Mi. Briiget Doy ic, sleo daughter of Patrick Connelly. Sot re ub. Patrick Conneily, elightly injured. aeons About «quarter to five, when about lighting up, br oroething overhead. Looked up and saw the rooms and everyting coming down upon hm. He mstantly ran for the ¢ide of (he buuding, aud gave bameelf upto die. Sud- deply be saw daylight through tho ruing, and made his Y ‘out without ase itance, Ellen Maboney, aged 19. Has lived in Lawrence abont six weeks Thigh and foot badly injured, Worked tbe cardmg room. Heard somo alarm—saw people run ping—thought the building had been struck by # thun der bolt, Thomas Conver, aged 22. Has tived in Lawrenos eight mothe, Badly injured across the lower part of domen and legs. Saw the builaing begin to fall, «de avored to run out, bu’ was prostrate? beneath the tal! ing mass, and was providentally reecued without mortal njury, Bridget Bradley, ap intelligent looking young girl, 17 years of age. Badly injured in back and shoulders; als lerribty cuton the bead. Miss Bradley was standing bo tween her looms in the weaving room when the roof fell. she lay insensible some time, and when she recovered Der tepees she began to scream. Her cries attyacted the attention of the rexcuers, wbo, by sawing off the timbers that were above, and by the aid of ropes succeeded 0 bauling her from the jruius, She remained beneath the mere upwards of ap hour and a half. Kate Harrijy, agod 15. A deplorable case, as the poor creature bes a leg apd an arm broken, apd is terri Diy cot im the face and eyes. Has no parents. Hor bs | relauve is a sister. Has lived in Lawrence six years, jenry Bakeman, 86 years old. Born im Hanover. Cannot speak Englith. Both legs crushed. Has vo rela- tives bere, but is cared for by some German friend. George Kradelfer, a native of Switzerland. Shoulder broken and severo injuries in head and hands. Worked iy the dressing room. In tenderly cared for by his friends. Hevry Koebler, a native of Germany. Has been in this country four or five years, and bas no relatives here. Bis severest injuries are in he head and in parts of nis “— Has not spoken @ word kinoe his rescue, lary York, @ native of Brighton, Me., whore abe has relatives. Deen in Lawrence a year aud sight months, and bas ‘goed friends here,” as her attentive worse observed. She ia oadly bruised and cut in the head, and ope of ber ancles is probably broken. Robert Hayet, of Belfart, Ireland. Right urm broken, and head aud arms bedly brvised. A bad looking case, ‘Dnt the poor feliow ie in goud beert. Hahas been a resi dent ip Lawrence seven or tyears. Has a wife aud child and a sister resicing in ton. Ho worked in th» dressing room. He says the crash was like a shot from a gun, end he hed no time to ‘take one step from the other.’) Remained insepsiblo anti! he found himself on the mattress m the City Hail. fact that Mr. Hayes had an arm and a leg broken once while serving as a eailor on board the echooner Mary B. Smrth, of Beverly, Maxx, Mary Kennedy, aged 16. A distressing case. The poor creature has a ieg Dreken, and her head and face 10 y red that ebe can scarcely articulate. As well as could be ascertained from what she said, she is a native of Intrim, in Ireland, where she has friends; but she “‘dia’pt want to distress them by having her milsfortune put into the papers? It will, bowaver, be a consolati»n to the poor girl’s friends to know that in her sat mishap ebe br moet affectionately and tenderly cared for. Tra D, Locke, of Derry, N. H., hasan ancle broken, and bie body ie badly burnt.’ He was in the rains six hours, aud saya he “suffered much from cold,’ and the flames were Diazing around him. He also eays thathe bas a wife out West; but bis nurses say his mind is wandering. He in well taken care ot by attentive nurses. The above does not incla:e the names of all those res- cued alive, for apumber were carried to their homes b; ey enero thus did not come under the reporter's no The injured have an abundance of medical attendance from the local , a8 well as those from Lowell, Manchester, Haverhill and other places. Coroner Lamb summoned ap inquest this morning, but without taking sction, the examination was postponed until to-morrow (Thursday) at 9 A. M. THE LATEST PARTICULARS. It is a somewhet singular Boston, Jan. 11, 1860. The terrible catastrophe at Lawrence has spread a gloom over the city. It is the principal subject of conver- sation. Hon David Sears presided over a meeting of twenty gentlemen this afternoon, who subseribed $2,000 for the relief of the sufferers, and appointed @ committee to s0- ett further contributions. ‘Tho several trains to Lawrence have been crowded d@uriog the day with passengers, either interested in friends there, to render assistance, or from morbid cu riosity. A strong force of reporters for the press are on the ground, and the accounts received are voluminous, but really afford little to add to the many facts already given, STATEMENT OF ONE OF THE OPERATIVES. Jobn Ward, one of the operatives in the carding room, in the second story, was miraculously saved, with his ‘wile, who worked pear him in the same room. He de seribcs his eecape as follows:— Iwas in the carding room with the scoond ‘overseer, Jigbung vp. It wae five or ten minutes before five o’clock , und we had got but few burners lighted, when, sudden'y, Thea:d a noise. It sounded like # loud thuade: rash over my head, and, lookiog up, | saw the ing coming down upon us all over the room. I could not-ac: count for it, and war fore terrified. Istood nailed to the spot, apd did not seem tojhave power to move, al- thongh I knew the building was coming upon mo. Then I heard the overseer shout, aud I teed to jump out of the rubbish; but’ something struck © me, and I was thrown senseless. I did not remain 80 bees but when J came w I found mveself buried in the rubbieh, and did not exvect to get out alive. I was all covered over with blood from wounds tn my face. 1 ually crawled up and got to the ty, and found a lot of ruink banging over mo, which came near eading my life; but T succeeded in getting out. I passed by a dead girl ov my Way, and two other manglod bodies before I got out. When I was firet knockea down I fell beneath « large grinding stepe, which was strong enough to uphold the weight above, abd thus saved my life. Whea I fell uncer fhe stone 1'saw tbe wails over me all falling, and the floor giving way al! around me. Mr. Ward found his wife at the City Hali, where she had been conveyed after being extricated. Neither were much injured. The following is one among the numerous heartrending incidents deecribed :— Margaret Hamilton, aged fourteen years. This was ber first aay’s work in the Pemberton Mills. she commenced work in the spooling room. A devoted mother attended her, and when asked what in- Jories her danghter had received, said: “Her arm ia broken and her head is broken, aud, Oh, my God! (and here the poor woman burst into a flood of tears), my poor darling is all broken.”’ The unfortunate girl died to-dey. The name of the mother is Mrs. Mary Ann Hamitton. Tre daughter was the main support of tho motber and four younger chilkren. Mrs. Hamilton has aived tp Lawrence since August last. Mise Olive Bridges, of Calaia, Me., who worked in the fifth story, ecized the hoisting chain of the elevator and went rafely down five stories to the ground, and escaped from the building without injury. Through the whole night she was at the City Hall, passing, like an angel of mercy, among the couches of the sufferers, anticipating every want, relieving pain as far as ehe was able to bo so, and breathing words of consolation and comfort to the wounded pnd dying. Before the building caught fre, a number of those !m- prisoned boneath the ruins could be seen and conversed witb, and drinks and refreebments In some instances were passed to them. When the fire spread over the ruins, and they found escape hopeless, they bid adieu to to their frien'is, and in some instances gave directions as to what dispostton should be made of their effects. In one part of the building a hole was battered through the wall, and through it could be seen three young wo- men, Who said they were not all iojured. One of them ‘Ubruet her Arm through the small aperture that had been made and begged to be drawn through it, but before the aperture could be made large enough for the purpose, the flames drove away the men on the outside, and tho pri- boners perished. ‘A jury of inquest bas been summoned, who after ro- ‘viewing the bodies of several of the dead, adjourned till to-morrow at 9 A.M. The jury is aa follows -—Dr. W. D. Lamb, Coroner; W. H. P. Wright, Foreman; Jason H. Dave, Edward Page, Leonard Stoddard, Loonard F. Creasey and 8. P, Simmons. » Lawnanos, Jan. 1i—P. M. If we could but forget the occasion of our crowded streets, we should at once couclude that some great occa for a gala day had arisen, but the alr of sadness and al- most despair so visibly depicted on the oountenances of our citizens, and especially those who have been person: ally Ddereaved, keeps tho dark reality constant- ly before our minds, Every train from every direction comes in laden to its utmost ca pacity with living freight, and when we consider tha pot leas than one hucdred and fifty long passenger car have run in here to-day, some realising idea may be ar- rived at in regard to the number of our visiters. Bot the railroads did not alono contribute to swell our numbers, for every kind of vehiclo was vrought ipto use. In many of the surrounding towns and cities pot another horse was to be hired. Tho morning and forenoon were busily used in removing the rubbish, after being sufficiently cooled, in order, if possi- bie, to get the bodies known to be still under the ruins, Quite a uember were get out, and, strange, as it may ap- ear, two persons were taken out alive. Early in the morning a squad of canvaseers were or. gupized, apd the whole city, laid-out into small districts, and a pretty thorough canvaes wes entered into, the men going from boves to louse, thereby ascertaining in every family where persons wero e':her wounded, missing or * ‘n+ sammining ap shows that one hundred and sixty two persons were missing. This embraced, allthors known to have heen killed and those of which holdigs bave been obtaimed, It f# admitted by those who bave gone into the investigation that fifty-two per- sons are yet imojated ip the brick and motar. One bun- dred aud thirty dead bodies bave been removed to the City Hall, or been delivered to recognizing trienas, LIST OF THR NAMES OF THE WOUNDED, ‘The following is a list of the wounded.— 3—Fiiza Ryan. 2—Jeremiah 8—Wm Obiia 4—Catherine Vane, b—James Davie 6—Catberipe Dolan. 7—Rorert Hayes, 8—N. D. Robinson, @—Haupah Hayes, 10—Henry Haller, V—Patrick Riley, 12—Rosanns’ F.ynch, 18—Mary Armetrong. ° 14— Ellen McKenna, 15—Ellen Morphy, 1¢—Kate O'Brien. 17—Ry an Motean. 18—Ellen Kane. 19—Bri'get Simpson, 2¢—Thewas Moran. ‘2'—Semvel Martin, 22—Jra Mather. 22—Robert are, 24.—Thomar H. Wateon. °$—Pet ick O'Dopnell. 26—Richara feweeg. £ 27—augeeta Simpson, spine badty injured, of Abby Pottle, contusion of rid JH Jewett 3¢—Prudence Spread, face injured. 3)—Mra. Kearney, 2°—Mre. Doyle, 33—H Hickey. 24—Mie. MoGivern. 86-—Owen Branron. 8¢—Jchu Welch (a boy). 27—Ellen Carty ae ——— Daly, 80—Mary Callahan. 40— Margaret Bayden. 4\—Catharine Car: pilivan, 45—Sarab Doyle. 46—Filen Mahoney, thigh badly fractared, 47—Fiizabeth Wared, hip dislocated, 48—Bjizabeth Burn, arm so Lunoy (ince dead), $0 —Jowett, contusion pai Prange 62—Mary Hurley, five scalp wounds, but dcing well. t8—Ira P Locke, burned. ae 84—Mary Kennedy, 85—Mary York. 6A—Margarct Hamilton. 67—Benrg Kull. 68—Henry Poakbam. 6f—Kate K arney. 6C—Bridget Brad) 61—Thomas Coun. ¢2—Jebu Ward. 3—Mary A. Coleman, €4—Damon F. Ham. 65—Celia Stevens. 6*—Mary Siavin. 61—Eliza Orr (since dead). 68—Hannah Hennesey, fracture of femor. 69—Ellen Maboncy, severe flesh wounds, 70— Margaret ‘y. 71—Filep Hannon. 72—Catherine Landers. 73—Rera Kenney, tracture of elbow. 74— Mary Avn Hickey, clavicle fractured, 76—Hiten Hickey, wrist disiocated. NAMES OF THE DEAD AND MISSING, ‘The following is the list of the dead and missing:< 1—Jobn McDonnell. 2—Mary McDonnell, 3—Jobp Dearborn, 4—Bridget Ryan. 5—Margaret Sullivan. 6—Morris Palmer, overseer 7—Ellen Colbert. 8—Ellen Roach. 9—Hannah Shay. 10—Bridget Lougbley. Ti—Margaret Foy. 12—Bernard Hallfeld. 18—Bridget Sullivan. 14—Catherine Caliaghan, 15—Apnie Sbay. 16—EFliza Orr. 17—Michael O’Brien, 18—Heter Calloghan. 1s—Urs. Job Jewett, ‘20—Dennia Leonard. ‘21—Margarrt Hamilton, 22—Hannab Muvenax. 23—Joanva Crovan. 24—Martba Hughes, 26—Aon Manni. g. 26—Wm. Keith. 27—Patrick Callaghan. “8—Mary McCann. 20—Margarct Fosley. 80—Ricbard Miedgly. 81—Hanpah McKee, 32—Michael Tweeney, 53—Margaret Fullacd, 34—Juhe Roberts. 36—Owen Nash. ‘36—Matthew C. Ryan. 87—Bridget Render. 38—bridget Riley. 39—Kitty Clark. 40—Aitce Murphy. 42—Thomas Nicel. 43—Saml. Rolf. 4—Jeremiab O'Herm, 45—John McNabb, 46— Martin Hughes, 4i—Jobp Hughes. 48—Garret Sweeny. 49—Catbe rine Connors. 60—Ellen Hackett, bi—Dora Ryan. 62—A. P. Martin. 53—Mary Jewett. 54—Kate Maroney. 656—Mary Smith. 56—Bridget Dougherty, 67—eAugusts Aghwor: 58— —— Sampson. 69—Abby Pottle. 60—Harry York. 61—Margarct Fearlase, 62—Wm. Jordan. €3—Margaret Coleman. 64—Mary Ryan. 66—Mary Griffin. 66—Bridget Rufin, 067—Katy Hickey. 68—Ellen A. Ham. 69—Lizzie Town. 70—Alice Cutting. T1—L. F. Brough. 72—Flizabeth Kimball. 76—Ira G. Locke. 7i—John H. Allen. 78—Bridget Kevey. 79—Lorinda Gimson, 80—Mr. Packard, 81—Jobn Huse. 82—Martiv Huse. 83—Catherine Conors, 84—Cora Hickes. Previous to the fire, two sisters were together and com- paratively unhurt, They would have been rescued. Bearing the roar of the Games, they exclaimed “ Ob, God! we have got to die.” Te has already been stated previously that one man cut his throat leet he should be burned alive. Mr. Branch told his friends who were digging for him that be should resort to the name means to escape the tortares of the fire. He was persuaded to desist, and fortanately, wae folly attest by thetr baked and blackened forms whem taken out—not in anything like thove of haman bemgs. A SKETCH OF THE CITY OF ‘Lippincott’s Gazctteer. LAWRENCE. os Lawrence elt. twenty atx mile, {rw mpehiro, (the a mes.) toe prise manouiactur} iT influence of which a tract, almost ee ees into @ populous city. In} con! tho Frecx the Merrimack river at twenty-eight feet in the been obtamed, The worl More than & milo long, 1 sixty feet at the foot, and fourteen conducts the water The town is iaid i of its population hewmg reac! ‘prescribed the Jaws of Mazeachuscti for a city organisation LJ city ane granted and io aad Hon. @har! Storrow, was Gret ’s ‘The city war named in bonor of the Lawrence of a: and haa pow, (1854,) a population 15,000.