The New York Herald Newspaper, September 20, 1874, Page 5

5 | Vibssipteabnent cette tet AN AWKUL DISASTER. Burning of the “Granite” Woollen Mill at Fall River. Four Hundred Girls and Men Shut In by Flames. GREAT SACRIFICE OF LIFE. ed Forty Operatives Crushed and Burned to Death, Eighty Seriously and Fatally Injured. SCENES OF DEATH. Despairing Girls Fling Themselves from the Upper Windows. All Escape Cut Off—Bodies Charred Beyond Recognition. PAL RIVER, Sept. 19, 1874. ‘One of those fearfa! calamities which shooks and saddens @ community beyond the power of ex- pression has visited the industrial city of Fall River to-day. Besides a fre of colossal proportions, involving a heavy loss of valuable property, there is added the terrible record of twenty or more hn- man lives among the sacrifices? ‘wh ive been maimed and injured beyond recovery, others hope. destly crippled for life. ‘he story of the fire and its consequences is a brief and simple one, but the event has cast a mantle of gloom and sorrow over the community which no brief time will ob- literate. It was about seven o’clock this morning when the fire alarm bells indicated that there was & conflagration in the manufacturing section of the city, and, of course, there was more than ordinary excitement among the citizens. It was soon Jearned that the large Granite Mill, No. 1, was in flames, and the wild and painful ramors followed that nearly all of the four hundred operatives em- ployed there were being literally roasted alive, Kverywhere there was the wildest terror and ex- citement, and it seemed as if the whole commu- Bity was paralyzed with grief and insanity. AT THE BURNING MILL, It was buta few moments before the wild stories were circulated in the other mill, and almost simultaneously work was suspended and the fren- nied operatives gathered around the fated factory. It was soon enveloped in flames from one end to the other, and its almost entire and speedy Gestruction was ap once a foregone conclusion. ‘The story, as told by those who were in the room, is to the effect that the fire originated from beat, occasioned by the friction ofsome machin- ery which was not properly oiled. It caught in the fourth story, near a large tower, in the centre of the mammoth building. When first seen some of the help attempted to check it with pails of water ; but the folly of this was early apparent, for in less than three minutes the whole end of the builaing was burning, and forks of fame and clouds of smoke were forcing their way through the doors and windows. The door leading ont on the tower staircase had been closed, in order to prevent a panic and keep the help back; but it ‘was found the fire had gained such headway that 4t_was impossible to subdue the flames. The re- treat of the girl operatives being cut off, the shrieks from the frightened and half-crazed crea- tures at the blazing flames were heartrending. They rushed together inja body for the fire escapes; but volumes of smoke poured into the room, where, to their horror, there were no means of escape; and quite a number in the meantime had fainted away, while others jumped from the win- dows, and were picked up, some with limbs man- gled, others bleeding profusely and dying. HORRIFYING SCENES. The excitement was terrible—men, women and children running through the streets in a half- crazed manner, many being not more than half clad. Not until alter the Names had gained great headway was the alarm sounded. At that time the fames were pouring out of the lower windows. The attic or spool room contained from fifty to seventy-five young giris, and the first thing they knew of the presence of the approaching fire was ® dense, suffocating volume of smoke. Of course this produced a panic, and the girls were almost paralyzed with fright. As the flames were leaping up the staircase there was now no possible means of escape, and the crowd o/ shricking, half-crazed girls fed tothe northern section of the building, huadled together, and realizing that the flames must soon reach them some began praying, others calling for help. One or two heroic nen by means of arope landed several of tnem safely on the ground; others jumped irom the windows to the ground, preferring death in such a manner rather than by burning. Most of those who threw them- selves from the windows were in the sixth upper story, and, of course, were neariy all instantly killed or so badly injured as to live but a short time. The bodies of some were literally dashed to Pieces on the ground, and were only recoguizabie by their clothing. A MARVELLOUS LEAP. Only one person out o! all who leaped from the windows escaped without being killed or terribly bruised, This was a lad avout sixteen years old; . and, incredible as it may seem, he jumped from the upper story and landed on his feet and was Only somewhat jarred by his terrible leap. Be- sides those who were killed by jumping from the windows some were burned vw death, but exactly how many 1s not yet known, as it is impossible to examine the imterior of the ruins at this writing. There were, Indeed, numerous scenes of the most harrowing scription. Mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters Were running hither and thither in wild despair, seeking to learn the fate of their kindred, and the ground around was covered with the dead and ‘wounded, Nearly all were children of tender years, and the piteous moans of the maimed that filled the air were truly agonizing. Miss Smith, a girl who was among the savea, Says that her frst knowledge of impending danger was from some girls at the other end of the room ronning toward her shrieking and crying, many of them so terror stricken that their limbs pecame almost useless, Some of them, she says, were praying, others wildly iamenting, and others, who were 80 paralyzed with fear, atood in mute agony and seemingly almost unconscious of their dan- ger. The hero of the caiamity 1s a young fellow mamed Bosworth, who lowered one woman on the end of & rope and then took another in his arms and descended safely with her down the same rope to the ground. had burned the upper end of the rope so that it was no longer available. One man, being com- pletely cut off, made his exit to the roof by means of the scuttle, and, with a rope, lowered himself over the rool to the ground in safety. When he reached terra firma he stated that a companion who was just behind had fallen back suffocated, JULIA COFFER’S STORY, Ayoung girl named Juila Coffee states that she was first alarmed by the cry of “Fire!” and at the time heavy columns of smoke burst through the spool room door. The overscer was surrounded . Ye apy @ crowd of little children, and as soon as the alarm was given he rushed for the staircase, but ‘was forced back by the incoming flames, He then A moment later and the flames | | there is nothing left of the spinning and weaving | | the children in the family. . NEW YOKK HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1874.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. snriexing, terrified operatives. a crowa of the children were placed on the elevator, but when he attempted to send it down it would not work. A number of the children were taken off, but even then tt failed to respond to the belt, A rush was then made for the window, and a number of men in the room began uucolling along rope to ket the terrified crowd to the ground. Quite a number had been passed down in safety, wnen the rope, about twenty-five feet from the ground, was burned in two, The overseer had in the meantime descended the line and reached the ground with but afew injuries. By this time the smoke had become so dense that all who remained were compelled to crowd to the windows for air, many of them plung- ing head foremost to the ground, and their brains were scattered around for several yards. The im- pression of the young girl Coffee seems to be that if an attempt had been made to descend the staircase it would have been successful; but when the help saw the overseer fail to attempt the teat they gave up all hope, and sought safety at the windows at either end of the building. It being in the attic, low windows were on the side. This girl also states that she sat tor several minutes on the window sill of the south end, and by herside was an elderly man, who, when he foand the rope burned in two, started away and disappeared in the smoke. She then grasped the rope and slid down several feet, after which she lost all consciousness and fell to the ground, WHERB WERE THE MEN? A man named Harritigton states that he saw the fire and rushed into the mill. Passing up the first flight of stairs he tried the door of the room, but found it locked. He then hastened to the ground. At this time the upper story was in a biage and the help were jumping !rom the windows, Johanna Healey corroborates the story and nar- rates with thrilling effect the terror of the women. She sprung from the window, and her sister, who did the same thing, had her brains dashed out. Isabella Moorhead, who escaped with a few bruises, gives the same account, adding that the overseer reached the ground long efore many of tne women, Thomas H. O’Brien, ot Providence, saw the breaking out of the fames and tne help jump- ing from the window and a crowd of men attempt- ing tosave cloth. On his order they turned their labors to the saving of life, Before his eyes six women, one boy and four men dropped to the ground and were instantly killed. THE AGONY OF DESPAIR. About one hour after the fire had enveloped the entire story below the attic and had worked its way, preceded by imiiense volumes of smoke, to The spool room, a young girl was seen to present herself at a window of the fifth story, in the south end, and, throwing up her arms in a pitiful, agon- izing way, her lips moving apparently in prayer, fell back in the burning room and disappeared. In other windows the same heartrending sceies were enacted, and the people far beneath, unable to aid the poor, suffering ereatures, looked on in horror. The men and boys were the first to com- mence jumping from the windows in the fourth and fifth stories, but soon after the girls employed in the different rooms began to leap to the ground. Every window was crowded with excited persons, all eager to jump out, but upon stepping on tne window sill they would hesitate @ moment about the distance, and then witha wild shout spring ag far as possible out into the air only to fallto the ground frighfully crushed, Many who had sustained only slight injuries by their fall wonid be rendered almost helpless by some one jumping upon them. THE CRIES OF LITTLE GIRLS in gome of the rooms for assistance were awful. One girl, apparently about nine years of age, was observed to crawl to an unoccupied window in the third story, lay her littie hands on the window sill, and then with a weak cry she fell back ex- hausted. Another girl endeavored to descend on a rope, but ds she was noticed three or four others attempted to lower themselves at the same time, the rope was broken and the young women fell to the ground. The operatives continued jumping from the burning building, and bat few, if any, were rescued by the firemen, as some difMicuity was experienced in getting the ladaers above the second story. One woman was observed running about amoag the killed and wounded, exclaiming in pitiful tones, “Oh, where’s my Nora?’ She had found one of her Go ters, who had been aimost instantly killed by jumping from the building, and at last accounts had not found the other, who is supposed tohave shared a like fate. Aboy, evidently tweive years old, jumped from the building snd was caught on a mattress, being uninjured. He immediately ran into the street and started off in the direction of the City Hall as fast as possible. All the medtcai skill at hand was summoned and commenced ren- dering medical treatment to the wounded. Teams were obtained and the wounded parties conveyed to the tenement houses near by, where they were promptly cared for by surgeons and nurses. Hap- pily the loss of life is not so extensive as at first ‘ted. big BODIES RECOVERED. Up to this evening only sixteen bodies have been recovered and recognised, and these are as follows :— Honora Coffee. Helen J. Hunter. James Turner. Anna J, Smita. Mary Healey. Margaret Murphy. Bridget Murphy. Katie Murphy. Gertrude Gray. Maggie Dillon. Kate Connell. Victoria Warner. James Smith. Thomas Cavanaugh. Frederick Porter. Mary A. Healey. The three Murphy girls were sisters and were ail There are still quite a number missing, and their bodies are probably in the ruins, The charred remains of seven little girls were taken out this evening, but they cannot be recognized. PERSONS DANGEROUSLY INJURED, The following are those who are most danger- ously injured, and many of them will not re- cover:— Mary Rig»y. Johanna Healy. Anna EF, Haley. Anna Daley. Margaret Sullivan. Mary Sullivan, Anna Toonley. Margaret Toonley. Katie Healy. Dela Warner. Hapnan O’Brien, Kate Harrington. Juha Mahoney. Isabella Morehead, Mary Bonner. Nancy Mullins, Arabella Keith, Edin T, Keith, Julia Coffee, Nellie Jones. Hannah Stafford, James Mason. ‘Thomas Gibson. THR LOSS AND INSURANCE. ‘The mill destroyed was one of two owned by the Granite Corporation, and was one of the largest as well us one of the finest woollen factories in Fall River, It had 36,648 spindles, 850 looms, and gave employment to about 450 hands, The card and finishing rooms are not altogether ruined, but rooms, and the whole loss will be upwardof a quarter of a million dollars, on which tnere is an insurance of $450,000, divided as follows :— Manufacturers’, of Boston Arkwright. of Boston. Millowners’, of Boston State of Providence..... Fireman’s, of Providence... 000 Rhode Island, of Providence... 40,000 Manufacturers’, of Providence.. 50.000 Manufacturers’, of Worcester, 40,000 Fall River Mutual... o 50,000 Otner policies..... DO ed sis coidersvenvsvievdesestiseereces eI QURNOND DISCUSSING THE RESPONSIBILITY, The question of the responsibility of this horri- The fire canght from some heated machinery. It does, not appear that tnere were any appliances for such an emergency beyond a few pails of water. If there wus any apparatus it certainly Was not used, There were numerous fire escapes on the sides of the buildings, but none on the ends, where, in tnis instance, they would have been useful, and probably assisted in the escape of everybody. The signal of danger was sounded ali through the mill as early as possible; but a panic ensued, the flame@ Swept on and escape was impossible for many. Even the elevator reiused to work at the critical moment, or many might have been rescued by that source, Another drawback was the imper- fect working of the fire alarm telegraph; for av first the wrong number of strokes were sounded, and the firemen were confused as to the proper location of the fre, and when they did arrive on the spot the saving of the building was an impos- sidility, The management of the fire and the capacity of the chief, as well as the efficiency of the department in generai, 1s also freely criticised. It is probable that an investigation into the cause and responsivility of the lamentable catastrophe will be commenced on Monday,*and the verdict sately filed away witn that rendered by the Min River inquisition last May. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. FALL River, Mass., Sept. 19, 1874. Mills Nos. 1 and 2 of the Granite works had been running about twenty minutes when the operatives in No. 1, which isthe old mill, were startled with a cry of fire and the escape of smoke from the fourth story. In this, next to tho upper floor, which was the mule warp spinning depart- ment, there were nearly 100 girls at work under a male overseer. On the upper Moor, the fifth, about thirty girls were employed spooling an& warping cotton. These were the youngest of the operatives, With the alarm the flames seemed to leap up to this attic, coming trom the windows below, and, to the terror of all, up the great tower im the centre of the building in which were ail the stairs communicating with each story, The fire caught, as stated, in the mule spinning room, in the northwest end of the mill, and, it is stated, from friction ina mule head, at once igniting the oil waste about it, and spreading by means of oil on the floor and about each piece of machinery directly and with great quickness, toward the centre tower, the only source of escape for those in tne fourth and filth stories, besides the four fire escapes, two on the sides of each gableend. As it rushed over the flooring it instantly found sustenance in the woodwork, and once getting into the tower, ran up to apd through the single entrance to the filth Story, then sprifiging to the roof timbers and fll- ing the two great rooms (450x90 feet) with dense black smoke and flame. While the flames were making such terrible neadway, the operatives be- came fairly wild, SAVING THE GIRLS. The overseers at a glance saw that there was no Way possible to check the fire, and gave their sole attention to those they had at work. They called to them to save themselves, ana pointed out ways ofescape. These were principally fire ladders, for the timid creatures dared not run the fire gaunt- let of the tower. The overseer of the spooling room, who himself remained till he was nearly su’ focated in the smoke, States that the scene in his room, and it must have been worse in that next below stairs, cannot be depicted. Children ran about witnout any knowledge of what they were doing, crying and begging piteousty to be saved, yet wrenching themselves away when taken forcibly and carried to the tower, while yet there was some chance, or to the iron ladders to the two scuttle windows of the south end, which opened upon the root balcony at the head of the Twelfth street fire ladders. It was impossible to get a great majority to take even this method in order to save their ives. Some wanted clothing and some this or that thing, they knew not what. As the fire frightened them away from their deliberation at the foot of the roof ladders ‘they rushed to the windows at the south gable end, but they were nearly sixty feet trom the ground and dared not jump down. Cotton ropes were put out for them to slide down by and some took this means, but in the effort several met with death or injury, for no sooner would a rope be lowered before there was a rush for it ‘rom the story below. Too many would take hold of the rope, which would part, and all clinging to it would come down ina bunch. While such scenes were being enacted here similar ones were going on in THE MULE SPINNING ROOM. The flames had ascended with the quickness of thought to the entrance of the toweron the fourth floor, thereby cutting off this means of escape; but the operatives had the fire ladders of the south gable directly before them, and were urged by the overseers and citizens velow to take them. Some did, but others, as if they were mad, Tushed upon the balcony and dropped or threw themselves from the guards, hardly looking at the iron ladders, There was ample time for every one to have been saved had the right course been pursued, and it was not for want of direction that the giris lost their lives. The superintendent, as soon as the alarm was given, rushed to the upper story, and, with the overseers, did all that was possible to save life, and when the means pro- vided for escape in the construction of the mill were rendered unavailable by the heat, flames and smoke, the people onfthe ground procured beds and mattresses for the poor unfortunates to jump upon, and many did throw them- selves from the windows, !n almost every case to receive fatal or terrible injuries, for the distance was nearly filty feet. The greatest con- sternation was felt by the people on the streets, who had assembled tn immense nombers, and vheir cries and acts did not help greatly to com- pose the mill hands, but the disciplined firemen and policemen, as soon as they arrived in sufi- cient numbers, worked with a will and to advan- tage. The firemen in every way worked to stop the spread of the fire, and especially to keep it out of the south end, whitber the operatives had fled. Ladders as long as they had at command wero used in this and in the efforts to rescue the giris. Some very brave acts were performed, and it is saia that several firemen—the number ts given as four—gave their lives in this humane endeavor. A BRAVE ACT ‘Was that of the superintendent and other officers of the corporation, who went to the upper stories and by word and example told the people how to save themselves, but a braver one is related of a fireman, who was lowered from the roof by brother firemen into the building, and remained so long trying to drive the last ones forth that he had to be let go by those who had hold of his rope. They had held his line as long as they could stay, and, nearly suffocated, were driven down, way to escape was by & window at the gable end, but he doubtless had worked so long in the thick smoke for others he could not aid nimseit, Morgnes and hospitals were speedily improvised ; the Mission chapel near by was taken for one of the latter, and as fast as one could be picked from under the windows of the mill, strewhers were ready to carry her to either the chapel or the Cen- tral station, At this latter place TWENTY-PIVE BODIES were cold in deatn, and other unfortunates had been taken to other stations or to their homes. | were those whose sufferings were intense. In & number of instances the bodies were not recognized, partly from the fact that they were 80 disfigured, begrimed and dirt covere!, and espe- cially from the fact that their friends or relatives were looking elsewhere. In the Mission chapel The injuries were various, but of course largely to the iimbs of the individuals. Every doctor in the city Was summoned at the earliest moment, and all exhivited the greatest solicitude for the suffer- ers, Some remained at the church, others accom- panied the ambulances to this or that place, while others worked without cessation at she chapel. So much of suffering has not previousiv been known in these parts, and every one is moved to do all that lies tn his power, THR KILLED AND WOUNDED ESTIMATED, It {8 not too high to place the number killed at forty ana the injured at twice that number. The extent of the fire is not so great as might, under the circumstances, have been expected. Pushed for the elevator, still surrounded hy the > bie calami*~ is everywhere discugead this avenue. | The fire was nndar cantrol gbortls before balf-past His only | eight o’clock. Then the entire roof had not fallen in, nor had the walis crumbled much below the eaves of the north side. The fire, as alluded to, was kept almost wholly out of that part of the building soutn of the tower, and so a portion of the fourth and fi/th foors was left, North of the tower the destruction was greater. The roof in that section fell in and took with it the tops of the gable end wall, and carrying away a portion of the filth floor with it, crumbled some of the side walls and crashed through to the third story, thus leaving sound the caraing and the two weay- ing floors. THE GRANITE MILLS have been for some time running on full time, and turn out5,000 pieces of print cloth per week, and it is supposed that a considerable amount of stock 1s ruined, either by fire or water and smoke. A large amount Of machinery is also rendered use- less, principally, however, that in the two upper stories, The most expensive is still good and the engines and boilers are uninjured, The insurance, it 1g therefore expected, will cover all the loss to property. When the fire was seen and understood by the manager of the Merchants’ Mill orders were issued to suspend work, and the hands thus released were marshalled by the overseers and went to do what good they could to the unfortu- Nate girls in the Granite Mills, and their services were appreciated, It is reported that the walls of mill No.1 will have to.come down, as the heat was so great that the granite, of which the builaing was constructed, bad cracked and become soit. PARTIAL LIST OP CASUALTTES, The following are the dead and wounded as far a8 ascertained :— KILLED, Thomas Keaveney. Catherine Connell, Annie Smith, James Smith, child, limbs burned to a crisp. Kate Murpny. Margaret Murphy. Ephraim Keith. Robert Smith. James Newton. James McDonald, Mary Healy, brains dashed out. MISSING. Julia Murphy. Maggie Dillon. Catherine Healy and two sisters. Michael Devine. Honora Coffee. WOUNDED. Kate Smith, cut tn the head, hip and back, Julia Coffee, badly hurt Joseph Ramsbottom, ankle sprained, Nannah Twombly, fatally wounded. Maggie Twombly, her sister, badly hurt about legs and head. Isabella Moorehead,, arm and side badly hurt. Hannah O’Brien, spine hurt; jumped from thtrd story window. She came down the rope to the third story window with two other girls and then dropped to the ground. Albert Nichols, nearly suffocated. A young lad named Porter ts fatally injured. His sister ts also injured, but will recover, FRIGHTFUL FACTORY ACCIDENT IN NEW- ARK Between eleven and twelve o’clock yesterday John Campbell, a boy of fourteen, a son of the night watchman of the place, met a horrible death in Clarke’s thread factory. It appears that, while cleaning and oiling a machine known as a “spin- ning mule,” nis head became entangled in the machinery, and, with the neck, was crushed so that he died instantly. The remains presented @ most horruying spectacle, and were removed to the residence of the poor lad’s parents, tn Harri- son, across the river. The factory authorities state that tt 1s against the rules of the place to clean machinery while in motion. Whether anybody is blamabie or not, the County Physician has decided not to bother with an inquest. DESTRUCTIVE PIBE IN TRENTON, N. J. Seven Poor Families Rendered Home= less. About two o’clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered issuing from the residence of Joseph Consoly, situate in Clinson street, Chambersburg, on the bordera of ti ity of Trenton, N.J. The flames soon assumed gigantic proportions, and notwithstanding the prompt arrival of the Fire Department on the scene, who used every effort to check the progress of the devouring element, seven frame houses were laid in ruins, and an equal number of poor families rendered homeless. The loss 18 estimated at $10,000, whico is partially cov- ered by an insurance of $800 oneacn of the houses in the Mercer County Mutuai Insurance Company. ‘The fire, it is said, originated by the explosion of acoal oil lampin the hands of Joseph Consoly, who wasin a state of intoxication from Jersey fire-water at the time. THE NATIONAL GAME. The Championship Arena. The rain of the past four or five days has mate. rtally interfered with the progress of tne profes. sional championship contests, and, as the time is drawing near for the close of the season, all such requisite number of matches constituting the full series of games to be piayed. This far 165 games have been played, as follows :— Games. + 3 August... 43 September... + Tota@l........00.0... 165 The full record of these games, showing which clubs played them and how many each have won and lost to date, 18 as fol Boston. Mutual Athieti Chicag | atlantic. Baltimore Total lost. Asummary of the above record shows the rela- wowoul eo reel wee | wwmcwan Bl ereral! oy | rs | wma Bi -leansan| es each has to play :— | Games Won. Lost, Yet to Play. | Boston 82 10 28 wv 2a 13 33 26 20 | 20 aT | 2B & 81 86 An analysis of the games played by the Boston, Mutual and Athletic clubs with each other shows the Boston occupying & decidedly leading iaies with the Mutuals a good second and the Athletics third, Adding the mes these three clubs have played with the next two ea cotien nines in the | arena over the Chicago and PI ainsetyet it will | be found that the Boston still leads, the Mutuals also vanes en and the Athletios third, while the aoe jas occupy a fourth position instead of a fifth, Unquestionably the Boston nine have shown themselves to be superior over all their competi- tors, not only in the record of total gamea won— by which the pennant is to be rdaed—but also taking the character of the contests tn which pe have been most successful. ‘This coming week, if the weather is favorabie, will be a busy one in the professional aren: NARRAGANSETT PARK RACES, PROVIDENCE, R. 1, Sept. 19, 1874, to next Monday and Tuesday. LEXINGTON RACES, p Lexinoton, Ky., Sept. 19, 1874, closed,to-day. There was a large attendance, most of the time during the races, which made the track quite heavy. ‘The first race was for the Consolation Purse, for which there was only one entry. ‘The second race Was @ mile dash for a purse of $250, The following ts a summary :— Swigert’s ch. c. Egypt... Scully's br. g. Nol Williams & Owing’s b. c. Fairplay. eveves 3 Astora, Astral and Judge Pryor were not placed. Time, 1:49, The third race was a thi of $750, The following Stone’s b. c. Col. Mulligal ‘Thomas’ c, Hazem. Grinsteed’s b. Cc. AMadio.. : Nellie Grim and Bonnie Meer were not placed. Time, 5 :58%, The trotting races begin September 20 and con- | nue five days, with three races cacn day. delays will lessen the chance of completing the | tive position each club occupies and the number | The fall meeting of the Kentucky Association | | brick; when the of PROBABLE MURDER. The Proprietor of a Chatham Street Concert Saloon Fatally Stabbed by a Sallor—Ante-Mortem Statement of the Wounded Man, On Friday night a dranken party of seamen and others created @ disturbance in the drinking and dance hall No, 192 Chatham square, kept by one Charies Maronde. While endeavoring to eject them Maronde was stabbed in the abdomen, and his death being yesterday imminent Dr. Karty of the Park Hospital notified Coroner Kessier, who took his dying statement as follows. He said :— It was about half-past twelve o'clock this morning when a runner of a boarding house with two sailors was standing at the bar in my place; they had been drink. ing to excess, and now and then ‘ove of the party would leave the bar and go co one of the tables to see one of his friends who was sitting there singing : then they would tako men up to thebar who generally had to treat them ; theyalso took a nan named “Anton,” who arrivedionly a few days ago trom a fisting trip to the nd made him treat them: he charged “Anton” and his party with im- josing ob him, and whispered into my ears, “Charley. it is a bad crowd—they are doing that to everyhody. id When @ young man. a stranger, caine in, whose first name ts Eddy, they seized him by the coat and told him, “You are justin time to pay for these drinks?” but he retused to treat and withdrew. ‘The drinks had been called for by the “runner,” and when the bartender had asked Bim tor payment he abused him, but finally aid. He and hiscomrades then left the place in anger, at returued in half an hour, when they met two other “runners,” along with a boatman, standing at the bar; the “runner” Charley caught hold of the boatman by the coat collar and tore it What his reason was I don't Know. | The man demanded payment for the damage to hiscoat, Hard words followed. The boatman seized Char- Jey’s umbreila for the Gamaxe done to his coat Anton reconciled them and made the boatinan give up the um. brella; thea Charley turned avon Anton, and tearing that a general row would ensue I took the latter under my protection and put him beside me behind the bar; Charley tried to drag him trom the chair, but in the at: 4 ell; I sent for @ policeman and 6 crowd to leave my place; unmediately at- ter that one of the seamen came to me as it he wanted to say something; I ordered him away ina ily manner; he then ran up to and stabbed me once in the abdomen; he ran out on the sidewalk, down the street and wade his escape; an officer then came in and, my wound feeling painful, I was taken to the Sixth recinct station house, bleeding treety, and thence here; know the man who cut me, but not his name. The jury summoned, as usual in such cases, to hear the statement, rendered a verdict against the unknown nan, His description the police have received very fully from the dying man. Charles E. ke, 8 sailor, WhO Was present at the time of the row, was arrested while leaving the place in great haste. Later in the day he was taken before the wounded man, who identified him as the person who stabbed hit. When brought to the Tombs and asked wnat he had to say to the charge against him he answered through bis counsel that he was present at the fight, and seeing that things were getting des- perate he ran ous of the saioon and was arrested at the head of the stairs by an officer. He had no knife and could U3] have stabbed the proprietor even af he so desire THE FLUSHING MURDER. Conclusion of the Coroner’s Inquest.— Vincenzo Inamorato Held. The inquest in the case of Roco Frederico, the murdered Italian, reconvened at the Town Hall Jast evening at seven o’clock. OMcer Schmidt, who arrested the prisoner, Vincenzo Inamorato, on the night of the murder, was sworn, and testi- fied wo entering the boarding house with the crowd; while there his attention was called to @ man creeping im at the back door; cleared the crowd out and asked the foreman if there had been any difficulty between the de- ceased and any of the workmen; the foreman told him of the dispute between deceased and pris- oner ; officer and the foreman proceeded to Inamorato’s room, where the prisoner was found with a pair of overalls in his hand, and appearing about to put them on; arrested the accused and locked him up. At this stage the officer was sent for a witness who had made the asser- tion that he saw the deceased fall, The foreman of the gang testified in regard to the interview between Omcer Schmidt, himself and prisoner at the time of the arrest; that accused was perfectly willing to submit to an examination; no blood stains were found on his hands. Justice Lever testitied to seeing the foreman pick up the file near the body; examined the file, bus found it perfectly dry. District Attorney Downing stated that the fle had been subjected to & microscopic examination and globules of human blood iound upon it, Vincenzo Inamorato, the prisoner, sworn :—Am fifty-two years of age; have been six or seven months tn the country; Knew deceased in Italy; related the dispute, at’ noon, on Thursday, in re- ard to the kniie; told Frederico if the Knife was 18 he should have told me before; Frederico told me he would x me at night; went home an hour earlier than the rest of the men; saw Frederico pass twice im the hail white cookin; my supper; while lighting a plece paper was’ struck on the head wttn a stone ; it was dark and I could not see who threw it; the stone came through the door; I went up stairs and bandaged my head; went out of the rear door and in at the front; did not have a struggle, as stated by the boys examined the other night; was mad when I went out; @d not know of the murder until I was arrested; had no knife after Frederico threw itt away; nad no ile; did not strike deceased on the night of the murder; told my companions if I hi the biade of the knite ander my bed I would have hurt Rocco; alterwards denied the statement. ‘The jury retired at a late hour, and after about twenty minutes’ deliberation rendered a verdict to the effect that deceased met bis death at the hands of the prisoner, Vincenzo Inamorato. he is accordingly held to await the action of the Grand Jury. THE JERSEY POLICE OUTRAGE, ee Bagley at the Point of Death—His Dy- ing Deposition—Three Police Officers Arrested and Committed Without Bail. The unfortanate young man Bagley who was shot during a méice with policemen in Jersey City last night a week ago, ison the point of death, Watson, the attenaant physictan, notified Chief of Police Champney, who called upon Justice Keese, and both ofMcials proceeded to the City Hos- pital. Bagley could scarcely speak, and it waa with great difficulty the lollowing statement was elicited. It is given as he delivered it, withous aby grammatical or other correction :— Ilive on the Bergen Point plank road, at the same house where Kelly Iived; Kelly that was arrested was coming toward the Junction with « brick in his hand. he was under the influence of liquor; I took the bric! away from bim and bad a towle with him, Martin Kelly, the police officer, was with tne; me and Martin was going toward the railroad bridge; OMcar Duncan arreswa me; Martin Kelly and I was good friend that night; I ran away from Duncan because wasn’t going to'be pulled in for such an offence as that, trying tw reteh a drunken man home; Iwas sober; { do not know what young Kelly wanted to do with the joer took hold of me he said, I will take you in anyhow: 1 didn't pull away from hin riewt away; I stood there and talked to him; Martin Kelly and ‘Dunean didn’t any words that I +L ran away up Bramball avenue; I Knocked senseless a8 soon as I was hit; when I took tho brick away from young Kelly he bawled like @ ball, and Officer Duncan ‘came up and arrested mo; I have don't know who shot me; I thought it was the one who took me to the station house, for he was the first one onto me after I fell, I heard four shots fired. When the Chiefof Police returned to headquar- ters he had warrants issued against Uficers Dun- can, Lott and Kelly, and they were arrested and committed without ball. The officer indicated py Bagley in his statement as the one who shot him | ie Lott. Umicer Martin Kelly was very anxious to make @ statement, but he was dissuaded by his | Jellow prisoners. A MILLIONNAIRE’S WILL, The witi of the late Charles G. Sisson, the great railroad magnate of New Jersey, was admitted to probate in Jersey City yester He takes the | niece Lucy A. Jones, @ similar sum annually, The races at Narragansett Park dre postponed precaution to direct that his executors—Lansing Zabriskie, Augustus A. Hardenberg and Jo&n Hall Browning—shall defray the funeral expenses and see that his body be Interred in the family vault at Tenafly. He directs the executors to hoid in trust $1,000,000, to be divided equally between eacn of his four children, Elias H. Sisson, Kva B., wife of John Hull Brown- | ing, Charles G. Sisson and Elizabeth B. Sisson. To his sister Esther Lewis and her husband he be- queaths the sum of $260 annually, and to his brother Guibert, his sister Lucy A. Biiven and au hs daughters, Eva and Elizabeth, are to occupy his late residence in Jersey City as long as they choose. Each of the executors is allowed $500 be- sides travelling expenses. The will is dated February 12, 1874, an | Zabriskie and Thomas P. Gibson. Quite’S heavy rain fell during the morning and | PREAK OF AN INSANE MAN, Early yesterday morning a man totally devotd of ail clothing save a tattered pair of pantaloons wat found at the corner of Sixteenth street and Irving place by Officer McKenna, of the Eighteenth Pre- cinct, Kneeling tn front of a lamp praying with all his might. The policeman suggested that he dis- continue devotion, but the man, who was hope- lessly ineane, kept on praying at the top of his voice. Efforts to remove him to the station house met With stout and vigorous resistance, as the un- tortanate man seemed to make up in brute strength what he lacked in reason, An ambu- lance finally summoned, and the unfortunate and pitiable man was conveyed to Bellevue Hos- ital, where nis ferocity became so unmanageable hi} it was found necessary to put him in a ight jacket. Later in the day a friend of the insane man came to the hospital and stated that his hame was Frederick Omincini, an Italian by birth. and that he resided at No. 16 Thurd avenue. the witnesses are Augustus | 5 SHOOTING AT CREEDMOOR, Spirited Contest for the Remington Diamond Badge. The Irish Riflemen on the Ground—Prospects of the International Match—The Score. Propitious weather and good scoring characters ized the fifth contest forthe Remington diamond badge at the grounds of the National Rifle Asso-/ Clation yesterday, Indeed, the elements have noti been more favorable for rifle shooting at any pre- vious match at Creedmoor this season, and the re~ sult Was most gratfying in every respect. Addi- tional interest was lent to the occasion by the Presence of several of the members of the famous‘ Irish team Who are to contest tor the champion- sbip on the 26th inet Having been elected hono- rary mempers of the National Association, they were accorded the privilege of par- ticipating tm the match. But their scores, as given below, should not be takem as acriterton of their well known skill as marks- men, since they used weapons to which they were, of course, entirely unaccustomed, and which, byt the way, had never been used before. On'y breecty loaders were allowed, the rifles veing furnished for the occasion by the Amateur Rifle Club. THE IRISH TEAM, therefore, labored under serious Msadvantages; but since their object in taking part in the con« test was more for amusement, coupled with a feel+ ing of curiosity \o try the American riffle, the ree sult of their efforts was regarded as rather success« ful. They al! expressed themselves highly ae- lighted with the range, and considered 1t among the best they had ever seen. The four Irish mfemen who took part in the struggle yesterday were Messrs. Doyle, Milnerg Wilson and Captain Walker, The secretary of their association, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Waterhouse, another of the members, also participated. 1! was not to be expected that they could do much’ with the NEW WEAPONS, but their style of shooting and steadiness when tm position elicited general admiration, It was notice able that they took position with great promptt: tade and occupied but little time in sending tha ballets to their destination. THE REMINGTON BADGE. ‘This handsome trophy is the gift of Mr. Reming+ ton, and must be won three times before it be- comes the property of any of the members. It hag already been contested for five times, dut nobod: has yet succeeded in winning it twice. It wi carried off on the last occasion by Mr. A. V. Can< field, Jr., of the Twenty-second regiment, by a score of 73, out of a possible score of 84. Yester- day, however, it was wrested from him by Mr. L. L, Hepbourn, who made score of 78, while Mr. Canfiéid nimseif exceeded his previous score, Under all the circumstances, several of the members of tha Amateur Rifle Club had mucn reagon’to be proud of shooting yesterday. 1t was a vast improvey ment on preceding exhibitions, and, what with hard practice next week, they will certainly maka atleast a good show on the day of the internax tional match. Four of the American eight, how< ever, were absent, as tuere Was @ probability of the match not coming of. THE TERMS required that the rifle used should be any breech+ loader not more than ten pounds wetght, dis< tances 500, 800 and 1,000 yards, seven shots at eachi distance, with the privilege of two sighting shots., ‘The.twenty highest scores at 500 alone to beer at 800 yards, and theytwelve highest at that dis. tance to compete at 1,000 yards. ‘The party left Hunter's Point by the ten e’clocid train, arriving on the ground shorty beford eleven, when preparations were at once made for the commencement of * THE MATCH, ‘he recent rain gave quite a refreshing appear< ance to the surrounding scenery. There were, t all, twenty-one entries at 500 yards. There w some excellent shooting at this distance, Mr. Trageser carrying off the honors by a Cel score of 28, He was enbsequently unfortunate 11 the shooting at 800 yards, having made a bull’s eye at the target. Messrs. Canfiela and Col made 27 each. Messrs. Hepdarn, Waterhouse, Walsh an cvonlin’ scored 26'each, while Mr. Doyle, of the Irish team, was credited with 25. The other scores Were very fair. All were admitted to com~ pete at 800 yards except Mr. Skiddy, who scored Dut 15. Aiter lunch the match was resumed, the shooting A? EIGHT HUNDRED YARDS between seven or eight of the competitors, wha were reckoned among the probable winners, prov. ing quite an interesting contest, ensued. Mr. He} burn and Lieutenant Colonel Gildersleeve m: Zl each out of a probable 28. Messrs. Colims. Conlin, Canfleld and Lieutenant Fulton made each, 26, and Mr. Walsh 25, These were the best scores, made at 800 yards, Mr. Millner, after nis fifth shot, retired. AT ONE THOUSAND YARDS. Only twelve of the best shots at 800 yards were: allowed to enter the contest at 1,000 yards, Out) of @ possible 28, the higbest scores made wer: 25 each by Mr. Hepburn and Mr. Walsh. Lieuten: ant Colonel Gildersleeve made 2, Mr. Canfield 22 and Mr. Collins 21, All the others were below 20, + Dr. Hamilton and Mr. Waterhouse were the only’, members of the Irish Rifle Association that par-_ ticipated during this part of the contest. Al. though there was some rather wild shooting oc-' the magnificent | casionally, the Mr., Hepburn, a8 ih the fine total of 18, the highest score yest obtained in any contest for the Diamond Badge., ‘The next in order of merit was Mr. D, Walsh and) Mr. Canfield, Jr., . ie SIX Of the com- petitors mentioned below made altogether re- markably good scores. The match was thor- oughly enjoyed by those who witnessed it Mr. Hoe ete was finally declared the winner of the badge and Mr. Walsh the winner of the Whitworth gun, the second prize, which ia held on the same condition as the first. At the conclusion of th match Lieutenant Colonel Gildersieeve presen the badge to Mr. Hepburn 80 appropriate, speech and took occasion to congratulate th members of the Irtsh t who had participate! on the skill they had displayed, taking into ac< count the disadvantages under which they hag labored. He hoped, however, that they would ba | onty second in the forthcoming international match. Mr. Hepburn briefly revarned thanks and the party adjourned. The following is ZUB SCORE, i 6. Name. Ye Fore i er er" yee | “500 34 iy 4+ L. L, Hepburn... mo «eta =z {7a 100 4 438 4 4 wy 444336 D. Walsh. 800 fio 43 Egle 443363 m Lteaga sae A. Y. Canfield, Jr... ; 4334 4 @ 6-26)75 | 432234 ¢0 43334 4 3-2 Ut Cob Gitdersteeve. | $4444 3 48h te XK 344423 3m 443664 6-77 J.B, B. Collins, 4 $434 Salt t 06843 4 32 | 344333 mu Lieutenant Pulton.... 433408 6 fea wo 68 03 4 3 8 8H | m) 44335 4 4 OH 4.8. Contin... sued eo 444334 Fates | 100 «033 BS S18 (30 843 ra) | BH. Sanford.........) 60 8443 43 $-23'60 | Yio 0 34233 OH i B oii cela ese 4 1,3 00043 3 s—I3f | 2809s Sele We eigen oseeesee sf 8M phases EB 0 | Dr, Hamilton, Irish 246033 @1 Wilkam Waterhouse, oe Ass. 33443 6 3% Trish Rite ia} Sse gs Sule ye SEE aS Sebi mm 089448 27h wo ssa 348 rent a aE MeEROa te = | | Sad, Lote io 60 8 8 8 ny saat | Captain Waiker, Irish} SD ¢ 4 43 $80. Loe a ane = Tlde Ansoolaton..». | 900 $9333 .¢ oinl® Se tcmeia | Tttt tome er, “pie Assocation. 18 £908 ¢ dread}? | 1S SET eRis - W 003838 4 215-15 | _ The regular practice of the two teams will com- ; Mence on Tuesday and be continued the rollowin; Bo while the members of the Nation: Guard will continue their rifle practice on Monday and Wednesday, The Irish team will visit Fleet wood Park to-morrow, | | THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN, | The sub-committee of the Common Counci) ap Pointed to submit a report of arrangements for, the entertainment of the Lord Mayor of Dublin and his friends met yesterday at the oMice of Alderman Van Schaick, in Broad street. The sab-committee adjourned without coming to any positive | Cision, and agreed to meet again at the City : OR Monday nexs. at one P, Me