The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-05-10

Danper and child. Jay Mason, Mrs
fetersbefgcr, Fred Hale, Miss
Emily Denning, Miss Anna Den.
ming, Thomas Haley, Miss Ida
Drew, Mrs. William Cook, Mary
Wilhelm, Of Nachnea. Mrs, Mary
-Sullivsn, Miss Irene Baker, Miss
/ Wilcox, Mrs. James Gohle. Robert
Dyke. Miss Lizzie sMackcy, Miss
Martha Page, Miss Mary Drink
Wstevs so .o4 Go sY
The + lowing we're injured: Mrs.
p M Alexander. arm broken, AID
ainjaretl internally Miss Bnris, Ad-
Gison Guerncy, Sarah 3 March,
Mrs. Captain Smith, Mrs. Daniel
Cherry, fktsI.y; Mrs. Charles MUIR
~, Eliza Cu.ldington, Mrs. jerks.
James Camp, Jr Miss Ada Clate.
pr. BIZ Reynolds, Mrs. John II
hIoore, Mrs. S W Whitmnre, sseri-
onsly !; Eve children OF P Bran.-
gun, DR.. Hoffman, Miss Fletcher,
Miss Hagerpug, john Wadsworsh
child, Miss Kelly, Miss McLad:.
q Up to midnight no other bodies
of victims of the bridge disaster
had been recovered al this point,
hut several we're reported to have
been picked up at Sterling, six
miles below, and doubles, the
ewift current has borne others even
efoIthcr down the riyor. Tho gen
crsl estimate of the number lost is
from ninety to onehundred. II
S. ASS ated in the. previous dis
patches. thirty-two bodies were
recovered from the wreck bef,re
dark. Five other bodies foa.ed
down past those engaged at the
wreck, and have not yet been re
covered. There are therefore sup
posed to he at least fifty bodies un-
found. Most OF them, it is thou eht
are under tbs wreck of the bridge.
:, The bridge was CT iron OF the
Truesdell pattern. and had i've
spans elevated about twenty feet
above the water, which q: this
point is from fitseen to twenty feet
deep. Only two spans 1.-THE end
spans) fell. The three middle
spans arc still standing. but in
..uch o condition that it is thought
they will fall when the wreck OF
the el,,! of the spens is cleared
away. Workmen were busy all
night putting in place derr.cks
with which to raise the fallen spans,
and making arrangements 10 Sc
cure the bodies beneath.
More Of those on the bridge sue
cccded in escaping than was at
first feared. At the time OF the &C.
cident most Of the people were
gathered at either end Of the ssfuc
ture, though large number were
lear the center Some Of the litter
rema:ned where they were when
the crash came, anil were after.
yard taken off by boats. Several
men jumped from their precarfous
resting place into the. river and
EVAN to the shore. Two horses
and buggies were standing on the
middle spans, and arc still there
there being no way to take then
of.
There we're a number of remark
abba escapes of children, Of whom
there were probably not less thar
fiity onthe bridge when it wen
down. One little fellow abou
thirteen years OF age was caugh
by both feet ii, the iron rigging o
one OF the spane, and had one O
his legs broken. He managed b,
sheer strength 10 pull one Of hi
boots of, tearing the sole off il
the process; then cody takiDgou
his knife ripped the other hoo
from the foot of the wounded leg
and then. crippled as he was, swan
ashore. Two little girls, sister.
were standing side by side an,
went down together. As the
reached the water the elder caugl
the other by her dress with on
hand, ana with the other chung I
portion OF the iron work, an
{, chung fast TO it, up to her neck i
/ the icy water, until they were bot
I taken off by boat -
+ During the night the workme
| got the derricks into position q
AZ TO raise the bridge, and unit
that tedious work is accomplishe
hardly anything more will /
I known. -s w fga W
4 There are crowds Of people O
the hank Of the river this mornin
viewing the scene aof disaster, an
iEquiriDg anxiously for friend
Tue telegraph wires are kept bus
with messages lrum abroad. Al
most every house in tue city is. il
\ mourning. 4a
I Mrs. P. nj. Alexander and Mr.
I Vaun died this morning from II
T effect Of their injuries.