, 1873-05-06

crash; ho jumped oloar on tho bridge INTO THO
waior; simultaneous with tho craah Was horrl-
bio yoll, which bo novar oxpootH to forgot;
woman c1asritg baby to hor bosom, slid OF
plank and was lost; no swan, out and saved tho
child IN inuto or two before tho crash llc onrd
que boy ask mother ,, wnat @ lo would ,3 de 10 Il tue
doubts Of tho ability Of tho bridge to
bear tho lont, ard tloy woro coil
aG on b. sSTs' oraSrse say TeP 10 Mr. e scnanS Now M
! como ashore, aud wo'll watch tho thing, for !
don't think It Ia: sato." Mr.. schomblin wont
with him, and tlloy reached torra frma a fow
minutoa before tao accident. About tho unmo
| time Miss Ella Mc11only, moved by sonlo for
! tunnto impulae, ordered lior driver to tako tho
carriage on tho bridge, a.'d ho drove OF just In
| t1mo.
said l1o waa prccpitatod from tho bridgointo tho
| wator, whom solno ONO caught him by tho foot,
| but nlnking desperate effort, ho got loose and
ntrack out for the ,ehoro, which lie reached In
asfoty, except fow bruach Of no consequence.
! air. r. F. F1EIiLER
| found himself in tho sa'llo prolicanont. oxcopt
Tint ho was caught In tho iron, from which ho
frood hnaolf hy horcnIean clCort, coming out
bruised but alive. -..
| WndBwortll, Of. Dloomint;ton yaa with llor
grandmother on tho bridge. lIor grandmother
was lost, but nho 1oated OF, sustained by her
RBpt IAlullIE Will uAAu5
and foet until sho was roscucd by non,o boys.
| 1t wns found noceusary to saw tho leg OF ono
Of tho female bodios TO froe it from tho debris.
Two women vent down to together, tho iron
| hom1ning them III like Vise. Their nccks md
| bodies woro securely bound.
AT depth Of BLK inchoB below tho surface Of
tho wator, tho hands md fncos Of poasons could
be fclt as thoy lay embraced In tho debris.
4 acino WAS stretched below the wrock, 40 that
| II my Of tho bodies got looao aud 1oatod down,
| they might DO caught.
Ii was rumored hero to-dny TINT bodies Ind
boon picked up ut Rock Falls somo twolvo miloB
from hore' but poraons from Sterling heard
Eustace Shaw, young man Of amphibious
bridge. Ho took to tho river, got aahore, and
bringing sovoral to shore. Ho is q son Of Nj.
Dou. Shaw, editor Of tho Dixon Telegraph. His
brother WAS alao in tho Wator. oboth tho boys
| lad narrow escapes.
The Telegraph and Sun issued several o1tras,
to satsfy tho public craving for tho latest nfor-
| nation.
Tho Telegraph wires have boon loaded all day
with dispatches from all partB Of the country,
inquiring after friends.
Daptisms havo generally tnkon place ut tho
aouth end Of tho bridge, whore the water is moro
shallow. Tho location was changed some timo
ago. Had tho accident occurred at that spot, it
Is not at all probable tho loss Of lifo would have
Ono man sank twice mud rose tho third tinao,
when vain effort was msdo to grasp him. As
lo waa going down ho was heard to exclaim
49, the BaptiHts." With tho curse on
his lips he eank forever.
Wien tho bridge foil tho horses behaved with
wonderful oquan1mity, and were allowed to awim
ashore. But ono horse was drowned.
Mr.: Lilly, tho Lnthoran clergyman, and his
G down. 1 rhss ss o fs% Soy 1ho os Tss e short fa
tancc behind them, wont down with tho crowd,
but fel close to tho rivor bank. A. young man
named Ed Patrick, OF whom honorable mention
was made in tho dispatches in yesterdays Tn1n-
aoizol tho boy and brought him in safety to lis
parents. This is but one Of the many livos saved
from tho wreck by Mr. Patrick
Henry Wooayatt yoaas nan Of remarkable a,Sl M
sons unaidcd, ind assisted in the roscuo Of many
othera.
4 little boy named Tony Drantigan, hon Of q
hotol~koepor, was in tho thickost Of tho crowd
whom tho bridge fol-. He reached tho water
without injury from falling timbers or iron,
willie many around him we're drowned and
crushed. and succeeded in getting 7oloar Of tho
wreck on plank.
dron, wore soatod III buggy When the disastor
occurred. Thoy woro thrown from the vehicle
into The rivor, without sustaining injury, and
wore takon out by persons from tho bank.
Every hat, cap, bonnet, ribbon, flower, or othor
article OF dress or adornment that was picked up
| iu the river, was takon to the bridge houae ind
loft for tho inspection Of friends Of missing per-
sons. The little room is constantly crowded,
and the roles whom identified arc carried away.
Col. Noble and Ills vito, and n little girl, were
talking together on the bridge whom it gave way,
but In tho full they became widely separated.
The Colonial who was unllurt, managed to roach
tho girl and save her, hut Ills wife waB too far
away for him to ronder any assistance to her.
and she was drowned before lis eyos. Ills watcll
stopped ut preoisoly Il milutes past i,
which must hayo been within q fow seconds OF
tho tinlo of the accident.
THE MunDERouH INSTRUMENT.
Tho bridge, wlich was the causo OF this great
loss Of lfe waH builtin 1868, at cost Of s83O00
j The supor-strlcturo, which is now worthless
dell double truss. There WAS considerable feol
: ing at tho timo TINT style Of architecture was
choaen, and not fow citizons aro willing tt
state that the choice. WAS influenced by con
aderatio9s that IN c99agEsas5 would take tht
affirmed that the vote stood to q in the Coun
Gil, being bare majority. Col. Demont opposeI
the patent wholesale drowning maclino, takinl
strong ground against 1t, because he bolovod i
would be noither sato nor permanent, but tht
Council overrulod Lis judgment and tho judg
mont Of other prominent citizons. 1t iH strange
that the daughter Of ono Of the Aldermen
BY whom tho a5ticle was forced O,
chosen, however, and it WAS built. Tho pooplt
were ratlaor pleased with it at first, just as 1
J child is tickloa with q new toy. It waa neat
light and airy, very becoming to the river-l
sort Of fashionable, stylish bridge, that looked
very we'll, but woro very badly. 1t waf
, finished and inauguratcd With Homo pomr
, and ceremony. It was tested. How wai
1t tosted9 Ono Of tho c3.Aldernon aaid the,
got all tho people they could crowd upon it, ane
. It did not sucou,nb to the pressure. But sup
poso it had succumbed would not tho loss o1
life have boon far moro serious tLRu tho loss OF
Sunday7 Al an additional tost, tile bridge wat
cleared, and q horse, famous Iii these parta fol
. his trotting ability was run acroas it al hard at
| and was fondiy supposed to IL
I aocuro for all timo. Thoro did not saom to bt
any anchorage to either abutment and the endi
] Of the bridge only extended fiye feet over thu
platform OF tho abntments It WIS top-henyy
Tho heavy trlHHoH we're too much for the rathe
, light foundation. This is abunlantly proved b,
| tho way III which tho trlsses loan over, and tht
oase With which they. gave way to. q pressure
TINT would not layo budgod an ortlinary ant
: ugly wooden bridge OF the oldon school
, | Tho bridge had Two apan8, each about 100 foe
/ | In width, making q total lonpth Of ahnuL Col