The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-20

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We fed the ,olio~lng details Of al .cdent which
OCCURRED en- the l6tp, Lear Media, Cnes,er county,
Pa -
On Mordsy afternoon last about tel minutes past
ore O'CLOCK, as the wor kmen employed Ia the cree
ton OF the bridge over Ridley Greek, on toe West
Chester and POtladslpuia Railroad, near this bo
rough, were ABOUT resumiog work, tbs Temporary
frame work gave ~av, ana toe entire structure fell
to the ground, carrying With 1t and burylDg in the
mass OF timbers five OF the workmen, who had al
ready taken their posi- ion upon the upper cor l.
three Of waom we're killed snt the remaining two
seriously wounded, and it IL supposed mortal'y
we give q lit Of their names: James Russell, Of
Scbadds, Ford, Delaware county, kille,; Joseph
Stllle OF Pola6elpIis, killsd Dixon DOGGY. Of
Biackl,k tOwpship, Indiana county, p killed; and
Jos Sears, OF Pniadepois, aud Theodore Zensoa
OF ReAdir g, serious II jure1.
james Rpssell was instantly killed, and Joseph
Stllls and Dixon Dotey lived about ten minutes at
ter hey were taken from beneath tn, timbers.
Ihs'e were twelve en- empo. cd on the bridge,
eight OF whom were the scsffad,Dg shortly before
u Iell, Go he remaining four had not yet resum.
work. VIM. X. Beard, tne foreman, and David
Jamison Cd the at 1dirg at thu time it gava
way, sbcut twenty five feet T. ON toe pier, and as
quick as they heard 1t crack they started at fuH run
Tor the pier, Which hey reached by Jumping about
fifteen feet, sId cate hing hole OF the edges Of the
pier drew themselves up. Their es ape was indeed
migacul, us. Henry Knight, one of the workmsn,
sbant five minutes before the scsolding fell carried
key Ct Lails oser to the other side, and by this
fortunate circumstances saved his life, the scaf
foldn < fell while 20 was 7sy from 1t.
D,xtn Dnty when hs ss~ the tcaffold ng giving
way attempted to save himself by leaping to the
grouI distance OF ove one hundred feet, and
going down feet fofemos. wien o piece o, tim,sr
struck hun in the SIDE al completely disemboweled
him.
The wouI ded were brought to this borough,
where they received proper medical attention the.
odole ZeusoD, one OF the wou0def, is now able to
wax, and Is considered out OF danger, bu. do 1ots
ae enIertsiLtd n regard to the recovery Of Josepn
SeaIs, whoss head Is cus badly, and is injured in.
teri ally.
Ab irqpest over the dead bodies was held by CO.
rtDer DR.. II. Smith. number OF witnesses
were called 70 testify Ia regard to the conssru ton
II the tcafioioiig and the quality Of the timber
used. The following 10 tne verd CT Of the jary:-
bat 1T dt ceased came 10 their deaths by toe fail
irg Of Q LaSs Of the bricge, about being erected
over R'oity creek, In the township of Upper Provi.
csI CO, Oh roe Pbiadelpha ana West Cae,ter Rail.
load. on which they we,e working; and It u further
the opinion OF tie jury that tie falling If the afore
said broge vas ccas 0ned by toe scsfoding giviag
way, 1t b.n insufficient to tear the we,gai OF tim.
Der on 1t at the time"
The bodies OF those killed we're removed ny their
freDes; trst OF James Russell to ,add's Ford for
buri.l, ard Dixon Doty and James Ssle, In the
morning train tor Philadelphia.
1t )s est mated that The oensge TO the bridge will
amount to about S., 900.