New-York tribune., 1873-05-05
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

FALL CT AN IRON BRIDGE AT DIXON, ILL.
THE BRIDGE CROWDED AT THE TINfE-THRTY-Two
PERSONS KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED.
DIXON, III, May 4.-The iron bridge at this place
fell with terrible crash, this afternoon, while
crowded with people to witness baptism. Thirty
two bodies have been recovered and many moro are
supposed TO be under the wreck
Among those ldlled whose bodies have been
covered, are the following:
Mrs Carpenter. Mrs. Cooble, Mrs. Dr. Hoffman. Mrs.
Iatta Mrs Gilman Mrs. Poterberger Mss Peterberger,
Mrs. Wade, Mrs. Dener, Miss Sorting Miss Vann, Mr.
Kent Mr.. Haley, Miss Dana, Miss Demng. Mrs Drew,
Mr. OBrien, Miss Payne, Mrs Cook, Miss Baker Miss
Withe, Miss Hill, WIN. Joy Mason, r. Dyke
The following persons were fatally injured:
Miss Buris Addison Guernsey, Miss Sarah b. March,
Mrs. Capt. Smith, Miss Daniel Cheney.
Among the seriously injured are:
F. NJ Alexander Charles Murray, Mr.. Hoffman, ana
Mrs March, Miss Irene Baker, Miss Lizzie Aackey' Miss
Wilcox, Miss Martha Page, Mrs. James Gobe Miss Mary
Drnkwater Robert Dyke.
Mrs. Charles Murray, Miss Eliza CuddingioD Mrs
jerks, James Camp ir, Mrs. Ada Clute, DIR. C. j. Rey
nolds, Mrs. John Ii. Moore, Mrs. s. W. Whtmore Mrs
2. NJ. Alexander.
The following also received injuries:
DR.. Hoffman, Miss Thatcher Miss Haenpluc, John
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children Of p. Brantigan.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT-FRIGHTFUL
SCENE IN THE RIyER-GALLANT ATTEMPTS At
RESCUE.
DIXON, Ill, May A terrible accident occurred
here this afternoon. The rite Of baptism was ad-
ministcring to a number of recent converts to one
of the Baptist churches here, at point in Rock
N. ~. 81. D., Irt and
about 200 persons, including many ladies and
number of children, had gathered on
the bridge to witness the ceremony. Suddenly
without warning the bridge gave way, and precpi-
tated its living freight into the stream below The
scene which ensued was indescribaby terrible as
the struggling victims yainly endeayored 10
free themselves from the ruins Of the
bridge and from each other. Large crowds
Of people on the banks rushed wildly to
and fro, many of them so distracted with
terror as to be unable to render any assistance
Others more sef-possessed speedily brought ropes,
planks and boats and went nobly to work to rescue
the living and recover the dead Some of those who
were on the bridge when it fell were so near tho
edge that they were able to reach land without
assistance, while others were fortunately in
reach of those on shore, but up to p. m, 80 dead
bodies had been taken from the river, and 1t Is
almost certain that there are others still under the
wreck of the bridge. OF those saved "a were moro
or less injured, some fatally. The following Is a
complete list of the dead, so far as is now known:
Miss Catherine Foley. Mrs. ]. W. Latta Miss Maggie
O'Bren Ida vaun. George Kent, Miss Bessie Rayne,
Mrs. Carpenter, Clara and Rosa stackpole' j. Z.
banners (childl, Jay Mason, Mrs. Petersberger'
Miss Petersberger. Fred. Hale, Miss Emily
Deming, Miss Anna Deming. Thomas Haley,
Mrs. c. W. Keutner, Mrs. BENT Gilman, Mrs. Col H. I.
Noble. Miss Nettie Hill, Mrs. Henry sliman, Mrs. Dr.
Hoffman, Miss Kittie Sterling, Mrs. E. Wallace Mrs
Thos Wade Ida Drew, Mrs VIM. Cook Mary Wilhelm
of Nachusa, Mrs Mary Sullivan.