Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-08

~ hurt lie doing we'll. Jennie Cory is
better. Addison Gurnsey is not bad
ly hurt. Mr.. Cook is not dangerously
hurt. Mrs. VIM. Vaun is not expected
to live. Mrs. Marsh is better this
morning. s
There was several bugsies on the
bridge, and strange to say no one Id
them were injured, and the hosres al
SO escaped. DR.. G. j. Reynolds and
j. b. Pomeroy, Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler
Johnny Eustace, George Morris and
VIM. Shillock were in buggies on the
bridge. The latter's horse and wagon
Ia still on one of the bents of the
bridge, where Its owner must carry. its
feed. :.
There is report that several bodies
of children were found at Sterling and
Rock Falls, though this is hardly pos
sible. - 7
Jacob Armstrong, jr., went down in
the crash and was compelled to, crawl
upon the bottom Of the river and from
under the sidewalk of the bridge, but
being an athletic strong man, saved
himself and then helped save several
others. s Va s9s1fq
Charles Mcbride deserves great
praise for saving many lives.
Col. I'll. Noble made narrow es-'
cape; he held Mrs. DIR. Smiths little
child, and went down with it and 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 falls, for there was mass of hui
man beings between him and her.
Tony Brantigan, little boy Of eight
years, chung to plank and was picked
up safe half o mile below.
Ed. Patrick leaped into the water
and saved several lives. W.5sa,as a
Will Daily took hold with o noble
energy and saved many lives, and al
go pushed on plank to the shore three
women, then pulling off his coat and
boots swan back and rescued DIR. Huff
man, who was ON the bar about halt
way to the Railroad bridge.
VIM. Daunther saved several lives.
Fred. L. Shaw saved five or six.
Ed Patrick saved several. "a
Henry WOodzett swan boldly out
into the deep water and recued many.
Will Schiller, Joe Haden and Isaac
Shaw, narrowly escaped by swimming
to the shore after extricating them
selves from the iron work on leaping
from the bridge into the river.
There were several bodies taken out
of the river as far down as the rail.
road bridge.
The body of Fred Hope, German
baker, was found floating on the water
near mile down the river.
This morning we learned that al
those reported missing are probably
in the networks Of the bridge, at tn,
bottom Of the river. 5lfi
After nights work, under the sup
erintendence Of John @. Jacobs, OF thu
Illinois Central, who kindly render
ed much assistance, there was der
rick erected last night, and it is hoped
this morning that the iron work may
be lifted so that the bodies will be, re
leased and recovered. s;1 "a
1t is feared that we have not We
learned the extent of the calamity, Al
there may have been many on tn
bridge from the country, whose name
we have not been able to get.
Arthur Blacksome's face is severely
cut Mrs. S. Edgerton is severely burt
but it is hoped that she will coon b.
we'll. Mrs. Wilcox is alive, and it il
hoped that she will soon recover.
G. Barth, p. O'Neil, VIM. Sussmich
Joseph Hayden, Thos. McMartin, Mrs
r. Brantigan, VIM. Stevens, F. F. Dix
on. Margaret Maggie, James McMahan
and A. Blaxam arc injured.
| Jennie and George Laing, had |
narrow escape; Georges foot wa
caught in the ircn. ec