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