The Fall of the Pemberton Mill List of Dead The Pemberton Mill Crash: January 10, 1860 The following is taken from The Lawrence Calamity John J. Dyer and Co. 1860 Killed and fatally injured (death resulting very soon) were as follows: | | Adolph, William | Hollifield, Bernard | Ahern, Ellen | Hurley, Joanna | Ashworth, Augusta | Hughes, Martin | Bailey, Joseph | Hughes, John | Barrett, Mary | Jewett, Mary | Bannan, Mary Ann, age 10 years | Jordan, William | Branch, Lafayette | Kelly, Bridget | Broder, Bridget | Kelleher, Catharine | Brennan, Owen | Kimball, Elizabeth R. | Burke, Mary age 17 years | Leonard, Dennis | Callahan, Mary | Loughrey, Bridget | Callahan, Peter | Lunney, Richard | Callahan, Hannah | Mahoney, Ellen | Cain, William | Martin, Asenath P. | Clarke, Catherine | McAleer, Margaret | Colbert, Ellen | McCann, Mary | Conner, Ellen | McNabb, John | Conners, Catherine | Metcalf, William | Corcoran, Margaret | Midgeley, Richard | Coleman, Margaret | Molinex, Hannah | Cooney, Catherine | Murphy, Alice | Cronan, Joann | Murphy, Mary | Crosby, Bridget | Nash, Orin C. | Crosby, Irene | Nice, Mary | Cullen, Alice | O'Brien, Michael | Culloten, Mary | O'Connor, Patrick | Dearborne, John C. | O'Hearne, Jeremiah | Dineen, Ellen | Orr, Elizabeth | Donnelly, Margaret | Palmer, Morris E. Overseer, Rochester N.H. | Dunn, Elizabeth | Roach, Ellen | Fallon, Margaret | Roberts, Julia | Flint, Lizzie D. E. Pittsfield, ME | Rolfe, Samuel J. | Foley, Margaret | Ryan, Bridget | Gallan, Bridget | Ryan, Mary | Gilson, Lorinda (?Lucinda) | Ryan, Matthew | Griffin, Mary | Shea, Hannah | Hamilton, Margaret | Smith, Maggie J. | Harty, James | Stevens, Celia A. | Harrigan, Catherine | Sweeney, Catharine | Harold, Dora | Sullivan, Ann | Hannon, Catherine | Sullivan, Margaret | Hickey, Ellen | Thomas, Jane | Hickey, Catherine | Towne, Lizzie | Howard, Mary | Turner, Margaret |
Note: two employees: Maria Hall and August L. Sampson, were crippled for life and received life annuities. Addendum: Hannah Fannasey, (doffing) 13 years and her brother (weaver), age 19 of 87 Valley Street, jumped into the canal and survived. Transcribed by MET January 16, 2006 |