, 1873-02-17

5seon1lnB sonaiiysd; N Nov % tasy y l6vorsd 5oat
irom tho railroad bridge, which whom 1t reached
before It was allowed to drift to tic loroio man.
Again and again llo attempted to got into tho
boat, but failed, and at this tlno tho excitement
on aioro was 80 intonso TINT It Wits with dlltl-
Guilty Homc could bc restrained from making tho
to swim TO him. A disntoreatotl gentleman oil
the Richmond sido at this iunnsuro cricl out
:" FIVE hundred dollars to anybody who will res:
cue that man. Hut, though many woro willing,
none nom n, wotp permitted to mako tho attempt a
lhah BY thu Bhoer forro. Of desperation, tho nihn
guceeoded In getting into tho boat| but now hia
danger became gronter than evur.. II ho out
looso tho ropo by which ho WAS lashed to tho
stmbora, and tho boat swamped, he was lost, and
every effort to otthor ralse Ii out Of tho river or
Il tha Tine, n nesry si two hours snoo tho gpi1
foll, tho crowd H&to lin up for lost, and nti1n-
bera Of Women had fallen on their hneos nravic.
aoraa 1or aim %a'n n suec0r es from snotho2
tho fatal sp.n had fallon, and y dint ito Of great
exortton throw rope to tho 1aehed man Il tho
boat. This hd was aoDn to 6oizo and with an
qnaannted bravery and coolnesa that cliclted the
'a q Tug epef@tstog @ r l sa 4 f
Sess S psa En- e. %oh G5iIas pIisa 1 fioa nss liz
boat ho whs swopt down tho atroam with torriblo
velocity, and for q time disappeared from
n' shSsy 4ha yth,o5 thH rope wss hauled n nna
breath ho Was drawn to tho pier, md in mo-
mont or two more he was on tho pior, nearly
lifeless, but aaved. Thon for tho first time loud
md hearty ohcore wont up from both sides Of the
body 'thanked. God that ono man was aavod.
=: Ten Of the workmen went down with tho span |;
throo Of these nosor voro couis 10 rine again and
sre supposed to haye beon crushed BY tho falling
tho river and aoon sunk forever, Which fills tho
III Thels as:t! nanos are ss follows;
David Hnntey, Of Media, Pa.
John Harrison, Of Clover Hillt Va.
J. G. Haddon, ,of Dinwiddle, Va,
n. r. Cook, of New Hampahlree, had his arm
hrokea and tight log badly Injured, which Was
y jesse @ ess oofsode Of philadelphia, was swept
both olinging to pfeco Of timber. When they
reached Mayo's BRIDGE ropes were thrown to
them, one OF which Qottrode seized, and, though
nearly ben1mbod, he was pulled Up I distance Of
| was rescued BY = boat. Two others were picked
| up near the Dauyillo Rai]road bridge, by boats,
while two others, including tho woundod man,
we're swept three-qunrters OF q mile down the
river. and wore rescued at Captain Babcock'a ice
depot BY somo Of his employees.
! George P. Ltpsoomb 10 the name Of tho brave
man who was rescued at tho acene Of tho disas'
] ter. >.
Upon Investigation dnd Tho calamity cannot
he altogether attributed to the earelessnoss OF
the builders; cofrodc d Co., Of phileaolph1a
Tho Workmen were engaged upon the fifteenth
| span Of the bridge, which is within three spans
/ Of its terminus At this side. The treat1e work
WAS In; and the .entiro span would have been
! completed In q few hours moro had tho work.
men boon enabled to put in .the connecting
pieces, or top cord, which would have thrown
the weight Of the bridge on tho piers inatead Of
the treatle work. Before this could be effected
tho terrible force Of the currents treahet be-
| over sixty feet to tho uile-tho trestle-worl,
rostng on uneven rocks in the bed Of the river.
past II, the span foil with terrific crash, and
the workmen we're plunged into the roaring and
| turbulent water.