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Pemberton Mill
The Pemberton Mill was a large factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which collapsed without warning on January 10, 1860 in what is likely "the worst industrial accident in Massachusetts history"〔(Pemberton Mill Collapse, 1860 )〕 and "one of the worst industrial calamities in American history".〔(Disaster in Lawrence: The Fall of the Pemberton Mill, by Alvin F. Oickle )〕 An estimated 145 workers were killed and 166 injured.
==Description==
The Pemberton Mill, built in 1853, was a five story building 280 feet long and 84 feet wide.〔 Its chief engineer was Charles H. Bigelow and its construction was financed by John A. Lowell and his brother-in-law J. Pickering Putnam at a cost of $850,000, "a fortune for those times".〔(The Pemberton Mill Disaster of 1860 )〕〔(THE DISASTER AT LAWRENCE. Additional Testimony-Further Subscriptions -Progress in Relieving the Sufferers ) ''New York Times'', January 21, 1860〕
During a financial panic in 1857, Lowell and Putnam sold the mill to George Howe and David Nevins, Sr. for a $350,000 loss. The new owners jammed more machinery into their factory attempting to boost its profits. The mill ran with great success, earning $1,500,000 per year, and had 2,700 spindles and 700 looms in operation at the time of the disaster.〔〔(THE WORKING LADIES OF LOWELL ) American Heritage Magazine〕〔(Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts ), William Richard Cutter, Lewis historical publishing company, 1908〕
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