The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-11
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Tie sssrn,nheeler kesces,. from the
Ohie river, Aesvily ladet. Attempted 70
psss tArssgh tie draw Of the bridge sester-
iay sftsrnooa, whea The wind va. slowing
spsssyss g65r Shc stemmed The current
sAsswesn he piers sers Nsli. and had Just
passed simcet eallrels through sha draw,
When saasil Of wind sraek hsF, shd threw
Asr s,arbaArd sSe against the Rock island
- .p,er. The current assaea het bead
areaaa, aad she thus is,d syesds IL across
the end 81 the pier, the esrFent saseening
her scme what, and her bow iacaalas dow a
s,e..sa anSer The sgsSos. ao' ef&e Her
sessm whistle a. unce sounded ioad alarm
and clsixeas By the hnndred thronsed 70 the
bridge, expecting to witness is destruction
~ FIRE again. The Jerry boa, Wiisos at
once started to the rescue, having aamssr
Of citiseas on board. When nearing me
bridge she Vas advised 10 e. up the draw
ssd pull At the stern OF the boat, o0' '0e
psrsrn in charge followed iae ads'ee o.
otAers ~ HE own judgment, and rent TO
the bow, under the bridge, to cave psssen'
ssfe We learn from citizen on the ferry
heaa that the greatest csniusion existed on
the Rescae y hea they arrived. and no one
apparently appeared = take any lead. The
fsrp,ees were crSmmsa Nth fuel and doors
elssed, threatening an explosion: the boats
sAsmAeys we're sesr Tie bridge, and work.
/. ing still nearer, threatening Dire; the passeh-
ssrs maae no astemp, 10 get on ire ferry
Aos., while the deck hands were Juggling
hsreaee about in confusion. Thsre wss no
sae to direct course OF action. rhere sp-
scared u ~ IN indlGerence 70 the result
snoas those xho should have been most
isferss,sa-she slScess OF the Soe, Finally
Kse was tasesssd 70 ahe bow o. ,as Res
ese. and she vas swung srcaat uader the
bsiAse. TIE beams ksosksd down her
SAfnaeys AID pslo, house with terrible
erssA. asd slight,y i.jsred her hurricane
del She Aoa,ed out. when the ferry boat
ssa, 70 her proposing assistance This was
refused. perhaps rsaei, So The persona
On the ferry ~srs told ,bsy had already IN.
jured the boss enough without doing any
tAinx a ore The Rescse made her ssy TO
he islssd. where sbs ~. lying yesterday
evening" We give these facts Is they were
sOsd ~ BY . reliable citizen
A passenger jumped overheard when the
seas ira struck, and hoatee ds~a tas river.
Several skia. ps, after him. snd ne was
Asally picked up in The last sags Of s1.
Aanstion.
A. the Rescue il a ssernwheeisI and Was
heavily laden se eannet iAink tas ofhee'
Of The beat were doing Their entire duty to
tAcse interested in the safety q The craft
ana cargo, BY attempting 10 pas he bridge
shils the wind sss blowing 50 .er,ousiy as
it did yesterday sfiernooE, More careful
commanders have laid their bosis Up days
., this point, De tore me bridge AS euil',
rather Than riss The RsPias ssose during
hist = inds. This week tao steamers laid up
a asy rather thar risk the bridge during Z
mach sentler breeze than blew yesterday.
Whether they would have lsid p ior the
RAHps ct the presen, stage Of me river we
do net knoa When certain steam ooatnen
declare the nssigs.ion Of this bridge Is not
safe arg time, sn6 then attempt . pass II
during heavy gale, they prove ether ihat
they dc not believe what they themselves
ssy, OF ,hs, they sre te9 rash ans reckless
10 be intrasgsd 3ith liyes sue galushie
property