The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-05

0sO01s JUNE " soSs
= Issia oAanbse se csaasrss xspsblisaa
I. !. oft1es.
The d. Louie Chamber Of Commerce,
backed By the Missouri Republican, or per-
haps the Republican backed BY the Cham
Der. have been o. INSCRIPTIONS - they |
have been uncessing in their misrepresen |
sasons not only Of the few accidents o.
curing 81 The Rock Island Bridge, but 81
everything appertainins to that structure,
asy descriptive distortion Of which nigh,
manufacture prejudice against il. We have
been u considerable trouble IL meet ,hesa
BY actual facts. When
J. was charged tina, lives b the score had
eesn lost q this bridge through boats STR.
hing 10 piers. ~ opposed TIE islschood
with the ind,spu,atle fact tina, only one If
Aas been Lost since the erection Of the
bridge BY such accidents. Yci, convicted
Of lie islsehocd, has tbs Republican ever
given the tvwA 70 il. read "a Has the
Chamber of Commerce u any manner, -
Board or through its individual members,
assisted to make the trutn known? When
IL ~as charged that millions OF propert,
have been lost a, this bridge We met the
assertion by facts ard 9 cures ~ indispu,a-
bic 10 truth itself, proving thai aside iron,
I'M destruction Of one boat, {f3r which &C.
sident ], remains 10 be s,,n whether TIE
bride vas In say manner or degree rrspoh.
sibls,) the loss Of property !, the bridge
hiss been too sri0lng for :subjec. Of seri
oas confederation When charged that
aoats are daily meeting sim accidents u
this bridge, and that II is NOR = matter II
!uck than skill for pilo,s 10 ras. ,hei boats
ssfely between the pteu o. fae bridge. w.
have given the figures prosihg thai ou, n
hvs or six hundred passages eais i've of,ia
boats have touched the prts With iorse
enough 10 SPLINTER plank, and not one ma
met with serious ioss Yei Ia she fac
Of these and other importan, facts. the Re-
publican hes continued is SANDERS against
the bridge, and its appeals 10 the passion.
and prejudicss Of community. and espeeisil,
of those Interested in river business. aud
refuses TO publish . word the irsnds of the
bridge have urged in i,s dciense
Noe We charge upon the Republican IND
Chamber Of Commerce that tor wha, GeN
accidents have occurred ~ the bridge. the,
and not the bridge are mos, directly res.
ponsisls. Their falsehosds and passionate
sPpeals have kept alive the feeling Of preju.
dice among steamboat men. which but TOR
shis would long since have died away, from
the hnowledge their own taper ence has
given them. that the bridge i no real. se-
nous e6ssructisn TO navigation. They have
had the effect 10 make steamboat men fee
thaa when through any caretcssness or igno.
ran g IN accident occurs a, this bridge, the,
ore suffering martyrs entitled to all h,
sympathy In The lower OF ~. Louis to eA
tend An actual indirect reward has bee
offered for accidents AZ the Rock Islana
! dee. The men meeting with accidents
here have been shielded BY tears OF avn.
pathy aad studied words Of defence. instead
Of being rebaked - they deserved for en-.
sssgerins lives and property when there
VS. no cause. But the miscellaneous u
the Republican and Chamber u Commerce
have made some piloss, not altogether 50
veil acquainted ~ thes should be with the
real condition Of things at the bridge. be.
heve that the current Of the river strike.
these paers and runs through The draw In
such manner as 10 require great precau
ton 10 avoid certain kiud vi accident
The public has been told r.aratsdly, tha,
thr current srker the draw per d!sgonall,
thea 10 swept In . revere. direction 20 u
. y thrown back against Or strongly 10
ward The foo, Of the Island pier In several
essss where hesls have touched the pi.rs,
the manner of striking illustrated that the
piIo's were navigating the draw precisel,
. II they believed every sosd OF this.
Some who have MT examined The subier,
Tor Themselves. doubtless believe .u this a.
meet With scciden,s. Nov ~ fact il, III.
d. Louis statements have nlts.d hese men.
and the Republican and Cl.neber may H.
considered directly rsspons,b Il Tor the scsi
d-nts which have followed The current
dses not strike The piers Al st., such anvl,
- the saeniiss oil this brlJge nave asserted,
And The curfsn, runs stra.yat through tie
draw instesd VI in q d,sgonal direction
This any man can see Tor hims.lf .ho viii
take the trouble 10 s,si, the SPOT, aud watch
The current and things botre IN ito surface.
In this connection. We my stale III,
oAss OF the o0cers 81 steamboat ~
Asse last week. 10 illaatssi. tie efFor,s b..
Ing made in the Chamber u Com merce q,
D. LOUIS 70 create prejudice sea.ns, ,h,.
bridge by misrepresentation The steamet
4. was from the ONO riset hound ,ot The
Upper Mississippi. on her f,e up. On III.
Ohio her o9eers heard stot.ss sbout iii.
bridge. which led them II believe ii III,
could pass u oil, the adventure would be
aads q great peril. A. 81 Louis and IL
shs rooms of the Chamber ii Commerce.
ehey were told there was lasl Of four feet
- tAs current psssing thsough this draw
wAsch rendered II almost impossible for
eos0 70 90 UP. while the cntrsn, took sueh
diagonal sweep tina, boa,s an remarhatl.
sts1s II coming down. Tn a. came M.
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