The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-15
Details of the Dixon Horror.
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DIXON. ILL.,, May
Yesterday afternoon, about fifteen min
utes after one O'Clock, as the Rev. Mr..
Pratt was passing a convert for baptism
the bridge, on the north side, there being
large crowd c. men, women and chill
dren witnessing the ceremony from the
bridge, the iron work gave way, and
without moments warning fifty or sixty
souls were launched into eternity. Words
cannot describe the horrible panic that
then seized the vast crowd upon the banks
of the river, and, of course, this spread
through our city, for mothers came to the
river bank anxiously inquiring for their
children, fathers for wives and children,
and all was horror and excitement.
The bridge was torn and broken, and
hung from the pier, an appalling sight in
itself. The bents at each end were crushed
into the river. That at the north end held
firmly to the bottom of the river in its net
work of iron, the children, relatives and
friends of our people, many of them
women and children.
We give below list of the killed:
Mrs. Peter Corney, Miss Melissie (of Nachusa),
Miss Katy Sterling. Mrs. pr: Hoffman,, Miss Mag
Ida Drew, Miss Agnes Nixon, Miss Bessie Rayne,
Miss Irene Baker, little daughter Of j. p Danna,
George W. Kent, Mrs. J. W. Latta, Mrs. Colonel H.
and Rosa), Mrs. Benjamin Gilman, Mrs. Carpenter,
Emilia Deming, Jay r. Mason (son Of ]: M Mason,
boy Of Is years., Mrs: William Cook, Mr.. Robert
tie daughter, Thomas Haley, Mrs. G. W. Kentner,
Mrs. Thomas Wade, Mrs. James Goble, Mrs Mary
Sullivan, Miss Catherine Foley, Mrs. Elias Hope,
Wounded-seth H. Whitmore, dangerously;
Charles Murray, leg broken and other severe in
irries; Mrs. Murray was also slightly hurt; Mrs.
Jr.. severely; j. B. countryman; Ms. B. Deshonp;
William Crook; VIM. Hart; Mrs. Taylor; Mrs.
". Wilcox; Miss Thatcher; Ms. VIM: stevens;
Mrs: Dr. smith; Miss Page; Mrs. Marsh; Miss
Marion Thatcher; Mrs. John More; Mrs. Vann;
Mis- Mss Lizzie MacksE Bus daughte
Miss HazenpIug; Mrs. P. NJ. Alexander
Mrs. P. N. Alexander, reported wounded, died
this morning ct O'Clock; Mrs: Daniel Cheney is
Of the leg and collar and a severe flesh wound, but
comfortable and better; Mrs. Ella Campbell, Of
Camy is better; Addison Gurnsey is not badly
hurt; Mr.. Cook is not dangerously hurt; Mrs. VIM.
vann is not expected to live; Mrs. Marsh is better
this morning.
There were several buggies on the
bridge, and, strange to say, no one in them
was injured, and the horses also escaped.
Jacob Armstrong, Jr., went down in the
CRASH anu was COmpelleu 10 crawl upon
the bottom of the river out from under
the sidewalk of the bridge, but being an
athletic young man he saved himself and
then helped to secure several.
Charles Mcbride deserves great praise
for saving many lives.
Colonel H. T. Noble made narrow es-
cape. He held Mrs. DR.. 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 fall, for there was q mass of
human beings between him and her.
Tony Brantigan, little boy of eight
years, chung to q plank, and was picked
up safe half mile below.
Ed. Patrick leaped into the water and
saved several lives