The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1870-09-29
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The quiet village Of Toms River, which
| is on the railroad below Long Branch, was
startled. as it never was before, on Thurs
day morning last, by an accident that re-
suited in the drowning of at least eight
persons Toms River is village of about
| 2, 500 inhabitants, situated upon the banks
| of the river of that name, -nbout six miles
from its mouth. 1t has become of late
| quite a summer resort. and IL rge hotel
has been built there. 1t is also much fire.
quented by the people Of the neigh
borhood for picknicking purposes
The depot of tho Southern New
Jersey Railroad is on the opposite side of
| the river, and is connected with the village
| by two bridges-one a wagon bridge, and
| the other foot bridge-on t.estles, about
fifteen feet apart. This structure was at
taebed to the depot side of the river by
wood or iron pins 1t is about sixty feet
long, and the water beneath it is at least
ten feet deep. The bridge has been built
about one year, and its safety has never
apparently been doubted. Yesterday
morning, at $50 o'clock, some five hun
dred men, women and children, connected
with the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church, of Long Branch, started on the
cars for a picnic and clam-t Ike at Toms
River. On their arrival at the depot they
began to saunter leisurely across the bridge
in groups. @ t i-t-H ''sf
When but few had actually got over, and
some sixty were upon the treacherous sup
port, the pins on the depot side suddenly
gave way. and the whole affair, with its
Living fl eight, swung over toward the VII
lage. The loosened end sank beneath the
water, while the other remained fast. II
both ends had given way the slaughter
would have been frightful, for-(the in
habitants of the place say tor the frst tim F,
in their neutrality-suspicious. WAS no boat
near. The inclined plane which the floor
of the bridge made lay at such an angle
that about half the endangered people were
enabled to Gle nber up On the village side.
They scrambled up on their hands and
knec J an indiscl badly confused and ter
ritied mass of humanity-some looking
out TOR themselves, without much regard
to others, some pushing down towards the
water to rescue the less helpful
Moanwhllethirty persons were struggling
IL the water, clutching at each other and
at the fragments of the bridge Some were
even under the bridge Those of the null
tltude who were on the deposit side could
only stand there in painful helplessnoss
buooc y lliS Juliet Siio uihHdStu 10 save ILL
but eight persons, as far as kn though
it was susI ted that some We're missing
from the parry who came from Eatonville,
a town mile and half from Lc & Branch.
This suTnise arose from the ct that in
the con asion of the return homeward
some one noticed Eatonville people weep
ing, and heard one say "Oh, if we but
knew where they were"
| Only eight dead bodies were recovered
however, and these were all from Long
Branch. When it was observed that some
of the uncertainties were under the beam
of the bridge, the people On the village
side cut it away with such tools as could
be procured, and let it drop in toe water
Descending upon it then they pulled out
with disadvantages both living and dead
lying beneath it.
AS is usual in such cases, there were
striking instances of heroism. Pc ar How
land, Il carpenter, had already saved his
nephew, boy Of Il, named Worthy, when
he saw Miss F.. Styles struggling in the wa
ter. He. blind to all other sights, needless
of the almost certain death from desperate
clutching hands that awaited him if be
plunged amid that mass of frantic human
ity, he dashed into the water. The sight
OF her there, gasping for breath, was uren-
durable; for she was his hearts delight
she wore his ring upon her hand-he had
been but yesterday looking at her wedding
garments, IN which she was soon to stand
up proudly by his side. "They were beau
tltul IN their lives, and in death not di-
vided;' for he had seized and was bearing
her safely to the shore, when Mrs Sidney
Throckmorton, in her despairing agony,
seized him by tn arm, and so hampered
him that all three sank together, although
he was an excellent swimmer. The bodies
were subsequently recovt red.
Probably not more than quarter of
those who fell into the water were men ;
the rest were women, boys and girls
Many OF those who were rescued had to be
rubbed and treated in the ways usually
adopted In cases OF drowning before they
recovered their breath. One girl OF four
teen, who was raked up from the bottom
of the river, was considered quite dead,
but careful treatment tiually resuscitate ed
her. Fortunately they were physicians in
the party, and others in the village hasten.
ed to the scene of the disaster. Indeed, it
may be said the whole village was there,
each lending hel rug hand. The suffer
ers were mostly ca I'd 10 the hotels until
able to go to the ca 8. Then at 80 the
sad party refunded with their dead
The following are the names of the VIC
TINS:
Mrs. Sidney Throckmorton, aged about
IS; her husband is farmer
Peter Ho1laud, carpenter, aged %.
Mary b. Styles, aged 10.
! Maria Martin, aged is.
| James Martin.
| Altarata Martin.
Helen Lane aged II.
| Ella Mahe, aged II.
SUMMING Up THE CASE "A Georgia
friend, who has laughed over some of the
very extra judicial decisions OF learned
Judges that have found their way into the
Drawer, sends the following as having ac-
tuaily occurred in one of the cities of that
State:
Our friend is full of the dignity of his
office, and entirely convinced that the at
fairs OF the country would come to a full
stop but for his efforts. Not long since q
man was brought before him on q warrant
for vagrancy. A palmer case could not be
presented, and as the evidence was given
IN, the young lawyer who was defending
him thought it hopeless. On arising to
SD N up, while badgering his head what to
say, he happened to notice that his
client was tolerably well dressed,
ard called the attention of the
Count to that fact, claiming that no man
who wore good clothes" could properly be
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