, 1861-04-20
TIE ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE CASE.
Trial of Walter r. Chadwick, Attor-
the Rock Island Ka1lFo0d Bridge



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civil engineer ! an acquainted with the railroad
sl,own}, ,7estern Terminus III iowa at Davenport,
and tile eastern on ting Island Of Rock Island;
county Of Rock Jslauds on the MtesfesipTi rfTcr;
lwss engaged Il swlngip4 anf soasttisstins ths
It was worth iu 1892 about sso0eo9 Sannet ct teil
est ri cast Of tho centeF er Is n
1inuts; tile others west In loTa It Is ahoiit hai{
mile across tae s!al4 nna aoSns ionI hunafea uti
est fo IT. IT, t bn1 The bdea
connects the Chicago & Rock Island and Missts.
stppi i Missouri Railroad; the slo4ghh a. hbTf1ge M at
iis eastern e51 Is II tue coanty o. hoSk lsland M S..
spails arc s9 eet n me elear aae ata~ ~ ieet IL
tic clear; acted az civil engineer when IT, Was
c9nteructed: tt'e length o. nftd&G nos 1ns!nalnA
draw 1t il 514 feet or very near those figures the
east sgan T. ny isst N ePs1ni LAe @.sh - H. IL
Gn easa psa 9t fon on hs
Is house for the hIidgc tender; was upon 1 .ae
bridge In JUNE found upon the walk larea
quantity Of sulphur, extending twenty or th1tfT
feet; looked 1t It and emclt Of It; It was On the
Iowa side, third span from che Iowa shore, and
running thence. toward the center Of the bridge;
there were also some bottles an bS1 and eas
there was also some cotton mud oakum; the fluid
smolt like yarnish this was II June, 1859, come
where h between @ ING 12ta nna t1 m q oo me
crossed ts bridge in 1866 the cars Of TIC Chicago
and Rock Island Kailroaa Co. and those ct the
and s ~ oss ana nays
run ACROSS twice each way, and regular freight tho
came. :: =. -es! i.:;s: ~. ~,
c. Ezint. ezams1sd by r. ;etS Gel! ge IN N
itooE island bridge; saw il june, 1850. On the
the second pieE, some PnlveIizsd br.nstono With
m, eepc cotton and bottles, containing: some.
haske ana some m11e y 1s oc9 asr o canianaeg
oar aaf ii se pounds each u upper sc 81 ths
@ o. on sae 11ss leer & aisg
graphing hook about ssq peass onRE 9Rs boa M
their BOOKS. 9na lope lttacu S ~ tph Fest
boat iathc night as vas walking ny iss
ana "a pefs HON r. tne Iowa snore NJ NJ n:5ork
fhse1hnstihes: ri had nj rc,uTncd he de-
noI Wi,ers went for drink Of water: he bands
ss sx ook hs ms,e and hae 5sn and
fuf: lie calt rome vas larger one than that on
he :'pfannljne hdok; lbs materials were on the
@ towa sue ~ aif III ho1y bnt tis tine Tas Iitte
Rs1Jc ht t;,a m arrnuIt Of eoiny for tie water;
nehana ste t o nal X; of ~ Xxx of 1nne. io
SisssS BIZ af7 Vas 81 in bsv*1ssit Il ths tias:. .,,
"a motion was made By the deienso 10 exciuoe
Inc evidence. :------- '----
- III. Examined ~ aleARtst<r. ac.
qualn!ea WIZ tns 9faage Iuug y Was
a hefdna sio1t hxf he time: think have
On eae ne 1srs f soe other .oads those i.
rnni1s on of1agc s"G nc4she1 cr ~ Wov,hsI
oysE ssefy s aay yh1reii 1T jerenily run with iii
yi saoi S f9s,es es:s alf Tsscy vas
Hs1I pncI fai.n8 HciIroad :sI Was~not Immediately
/ 1oEA 1e4@uH H..
nnaer Ms ;a,,;,. eom!n9.: .-,,,,11-Thcfc were tws
,ra;na -mnnino aa.t aeros the bridge
canid ~ IN tEaf: hrfdTs VIII Hout Eofn}
2rsf h9ek c1 nna ornd !. 1Ra
Katlsoaa; ~: aoy aGaSa IS ~ - nr XII Miass.as,
1hs hf1oge eopnP.A' eue a!oe - ~