The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-06

DIXON, May 5.-When the bridge gave way
most of the people were gathered at either end.
A large number were near the centre, and some
of the latter remained where they were after
the crash, and were taken off in boats. Sever
al persons jumped from their precarious resting
place and were drawn ashore. Two horses at
tached to buggy were on the middle span
when the crash came and remain there still, as
there is no way of getting them off.
Every house in the city is in mourning. Mrs.
p NJ. Alexander and Mrs vaun died this
morning from the effects of their injuries.
The derricks for raising the fallen spans of
the bridge were got into place shortly before
noon to-day, and the work of recovering the
bodies of the unfortunates under the bridge
was commenced. The following are those re-
covered to-day: Mrs. G. M. Kintress, Mrs. E.
Hope, Robert Dixie, Frank Hamilton and Miss
Nellie Hill. Forty bodies altogether have been
recovered. So far it is believed that the num-
Der on the bridge at the time of the accident
did not exceed 100. The wounded arc nearly
all doing well.
CINCTNNATI, May 5.-Despatches from Dix
on, Ill, after giving particulars of the disaster
which are substantially. the same as already
telegraphed, says that the bridge is torn and
broken, hangs from its piers and is an appalling
sight in itself. At each end men, women and
children were crushed into the river while at
the north end where the loss of life was the
greatest, the bodies were held firmly to the
bottom of the river in net work of iron.-
IntFo were several DuSgicS on UIle Drldge, but
strange to say no one in the vehicles were in
jured, and the horses also escaped. Wm S. III.
Hillock's horse and wagon are still on the
bridge, and food for the horse has to he carried
to it, Jacob Armstrong, Jr, went down in the
crash and was compelled to crawl on the bot
tom of the river under the sidewalk of the
bridge, but being an athletic young man saved
himself and helped rescue several. Charles
Mcbride also saved several lives Col HIN
Noble made narrow escape. He held Mrs
Smiths little child and went down with it,
came up and saved the little girl and barely
saved himself. Mrs. Noble was several feet
from her husband, but he could not reach her
In the fall because there was mass of human
beings between them. Tony Brant, a boy of
eight years, chung to plank and was picked
up safe half mile below Edward Patrick
leaped into the river and saved several lives
VIM. Daley with noble energy saved MANY
lives Among them were three woman on a
plank, which he pushed ashore He then took
off his coat and boots and swan to Dr. Hoff-
man, who was on q bar half way to the rail-
saved many lives. Fred L. Shaw saved some
five or six persons from drowning. Henry
Woodcott swan boldly into deep water and
rescued many. There were several bodies TAX
en- out even as far down as below the railroad
bridge. All those reported missing are proba.
bly, in the network of the bridge at the bottom
of the river, after the nights work under the
superintendent of G. A. Jacobs of the Illinois
Central Railroad, who rendered much ASSIST
ance. A derrick was erected and 1T is hoped
this morning the iron work will be lifted so
that the bodies will be released and recovered
1t is feared that the extent of the calamity is
not learned for there may have been many on
the bridge from the country whose names have
not heen obtained