, 1866-09-18
THE YOUNGSTOWN CASUALTY.

THE JoINsIVWN CASUALTY;
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A Bridge. Containing u Thousand
1SPeople' Gives Away.
n1en, Women and children Precspiea.
e.. ted Distance Or Thirty Feet. =:
From ,ho New York neiatd.1
5onss1ow1, ra., September H.
At Johustown, VeFy large coucoursc Of
people awaited tho trn!n bearing the Prcsi-
aenI ena on,s' om5 begun The NET
- TEAltyu1. ACCIDENT.
suddenly 81 short, and tha wv WhRoio hRai'9 9plsse %
converted Into = house Of mourning by ono
befel community. Tho Fnllroad 1t this
place runs on tho north bank Of tho old
canal {uow dry},' about thlrty act from lis
channel. The canal was brldged over for
several rods Ia front Of whcro tlv train stop
ped, md was used as platform for business. |
two raised sEdewalks wero in,provlse1. Ia |
consequence Of being slightly elevated nbuvo !
tho ground between tho bank Of tic canal |
and tho cars, tho audience could obtain !
tolerahly fair Wow OF the rcar platform OF
the train on which tue President and Others |
werc standing, and, therefore, crowded on II |
In q mass 30 dense that there WIS no standius
rnE BK1poE GIVES WAT.
Just as the train was about 10 move away,
and those on the bridge aud around the de-
pot were rcnding the alt with cheers for
johnson, Grant and Fauagut, IN awful crash
rose above the roar Of the huzzas that
startled ,all within hearing, and sl!enced
many yoices for ever. The timbcrs in the
Gentle Of the bridge, fully foot square, sud-
dnn(C EnHT1th1 n twain Y1rprt nit al
soul on It to the bottom Of the eansls a. dis
tance Of at least fifteen feet. The bal
ance Of the sidewalks and platforms
over the canal came down With the
bridge, and filled the bottom Of the.canal
with tin1bers, planks, and the struggling
mass Of men, women and children, all hurled
together In an inextricable confusion. Those
on the bank. between the now yawning gulf
md the railroad track Were frightened into
stampede, and added to the confusion by
into the mud In their frantic efforts to cs-
cape.s 4 more frightened scene WAS scarcely
ever Witnessed. a few moments sufaccd to
| reveal what lad actually tEauspired. Men,
women, children, fathers, mothers, husbands,
| wives, sons aad daughters were now rushing.
in every direction, seeking relatives aud
| friends, md crying aloud with grief and
terror.
| EFFonIs TO SAVE AID as11EvE.
As soon as the sinking, falling debris had
l E@AeASA W A1A[ AIkAV1Alt AuuEG Al LAE uQV1-
hood sprang TO the bed Of the canal by scores
and commenced assisting those least hurt to
! extricate themselves, and to pull away the
rubbish and timber that had covered aud
| confined the others. As the bridge broke in
the centre its two halves formed aud inclined
plane, along which all were slid with light
ming speed and pitched on top Of those who
stood in the middle and went down first
Probably not less than four hundred persons
were on the main bridge and one thousand
on tue whole structure.
The Killed werc mainly crushed 10 death BY
those who fell upon them; but few were
hurt By the timbeTs o. planks. Sp}inters
darkened the air In every direction, and
caused large proportion Of the flesh cuts
and contus1onE.
\ From the manner IN which The mass ol
people was precfpitated, struggling, clutch
ing and grasping, to the ground beneath. Q
| great many arms and legs were broken. Tht
women generally fell head foremost, owing
to their Inflated style Of clothing; and theii
face anS~ SHOULDERS. One renarkablc fac1
was that no inias.& Or small children vert
known to be hurt In tES e1ishtcstr although
many infants in arms were among th-ae T:alt
fell to the Bottom, and still larger number
Of both sexes, ranging from six to ten year:
of age.
As soon as partial order could be restored
| lines were formed to protect the sufferer
from the outside pressure Of the crowd, anc
to extricate them from the wreck Of thu
| bridge and platform. One man WAS founG
dead, with q huge beam resting. across III:
neck, and his eyes protrlding from thci
sockets.
SCENES AD INCIDENTS AFTER TIE clrAs
-. -.cPnT-
MIR. Mcatzger, Irop1ivior Of the Mansion
| House, was among the fi-st taken dead from
the ruins. Miss Lctitia Cannon WAS ut frs
supposed to be slightly stunned, but ncve
recovered from the shock, and expired i'm
mediately- She was young lady Of rat
/ PROMISE, graceful md accomplished il
! mind and n1unners; had graduated within
! belle Of the place. The sight that met th
: eye as the injured we're taken out VAS ho.
rilying even tom war correspondent.
An Irish widow was carried away, suffer
+ ing from pain and laneutfng the condition
, her unfortunate family Of four little one
would now be IN on account Of her disability
A young fellow io the first flush OF manhoot
, | scrambled ont Of the rubbish and nanagct
, to hobbae away few rods, when he fell iron
, rain and exhaustion, and On examinat1o
ed. The tears rolled down his checks, au
! when asked how he WIS hurt replied tina
his leg was ruined for HE. A little girl VII
t went down on the top Of the trowd scramble
G out and stood stirring with fright q
i one petzilcd, and could not be arou!
! ed for several minutes, when she burst int
: tears ard begged to be taken to her mothc
n A young miss extricated herself and too
Q flight nj; ;one fleeing from destruction, IN
q never s1ackened her speed until ont Of sigh
n The young wife Of q Haan who had d IL
Il. broken was sitting By Ills side on, the Sroun
: weeping freely, but on being -questIout
l. smiled through her tears and eafd. she ",
q | only crying for for that she had found hi
: alive nnd< hurt no worse. The news SOC
: spEead through the village, and those VT
remained away at first were soon congreEate
a around the depot, wild with excitement ar
4 searching everywhere for relatives 81
d | friends whom they feared were among I'll
: Killed or wounded. Planks were at ar
o taken away from the broken bridge to carr
) away the living, and the dead, and mattrese
G we're soon brought into requlsit1on from Y
i neishboriDg houses for the purpose. e
THE MOST. PROMINENT PHYSICIANS OF II
FLACE INJURED. -
T. 4 The most nnfottunatc feature'of the affa
d was that both the prominent physician Of Il
II place were among the severely injured, a
il. the community was deprived OF their &c
+, vices In the hour Of their. greatest need. :
q MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TELEGRAPHED FOR.
vi The agent Of the railroad telcgraphed Ell
s. way along the line, urging forward MI aasis
a ! ance, and in less than two h0urs about tive
i ty physicians arrived By regular and spee1
j. trims. Few calamitics Of this Kind ha
,f been so widespread, or carried deso1ation al
nj mourning into SO many different hmi1lt
N Il Half the households In Johnstowu were
al mourning tonight, and the list Of casuAltl
IN has probably been swelled from the one hu
ne drcd and nyc uames reported to ct least y