Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-05-16

Miss Keith, Of Dixon, stood on the outer
edge OF the bridge, and when the crash
came she started 10 leap into, the water,
but was caught by Mr.. George Anderson
and held till both were rescued ffofri their
perilous position A Mrs. Keener. from
Chicago, who is visiting this place, had a
very narrow escape, as also did Mrs. Dus
chon, who clung 20 jutting stone In the
pier for some minutes. She was painfully
wounded. The town is full with rumors
of other marvellous escapes. Some of the
prominent citizens, among them Mr.. Stick
ney, editor of the Sun, were just approach
ing the bridge when It gave way. Had
they been two minutes sooner they would
have gone TO eternity with the rest. The
work of rescuing the living and recovering
the dead was carried on all Sabbath after
noon, large gangs of workmen employed
On the Northwestern and Illinois Central
Railways, under the charge of John @.
Jacobs, offering timely assistance, and
their labors were kept up during the
greater part of the night. A derrick was
erected and seine stretched across the
river to catch any bodies that might
be loosened from the watery prison and
float out, and several were recovered in
that way. Night settled like a mantle
over the scene and made more ghastly
JuC uOIIlu anu ldHtdSllC Shapes WHICH INC
broken bridge had assumed. Men con-
tinued to work with torches until mid
night, when watch was stationed and
further operations postponed till morning.
When your reporter reached Dixon, at
three O'Clock this morning there were
still few persons lingering round the
place. People from the country were con-
stantly coming in to inquire after friends,
anxiously peering over the dead list. One
gray haired farmer, who lives five miles
away, reached the place about four o'clock
this morning to inquire after the safety of
son who was working in Dixon. He
could not find the boy at his boarding
place and sought on the dead list for his
name. He did not find it there and wan
dered to the wreck with heavy heart. On
reaching the wreck he found his son alive
and watching with the rest. The meeting
was an affecting one 7}
From the high hill which overbrows
the town one could see the nightrdotted
with lights in houses here and there, each
of which marked home that death had
entered. .s.t
The list of the dead and missing is as
follows:
Mrs Dr. Hoffman, Dixon; Miss Cathafine Foley,
Dixon; Mrs. Joseph w. Latty; Miss Maggie
Geo. Kent MTs DRon Mps 6a1optei iGn Clara and
I
Rosa stackpole North Dixon; Mrs. Q. W. Kintner,
Dixon; Mrs. Gilman, widow OF Lieutenant Ben.
Gilman; Mre. H. I. Noble, wife of Colonel Noble; /;
Nettie Hill, Dixon; Mrs Henry Sileman; Kittie
Sterling, Dixon; Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace, widow,
Dixon; Mrs. Thomas Wade; Jay Mason,
Dixon; Mrs. Petereberger; Miss Petersberger; ;
Fred Halpe; Emily Deming, Dixon; Thos. Haley !
| Ida Drew, Dixon; Miss Bessie Rayne, daughter Of
the editor of the Chicago Magazine, Me. Cook,
Dixon; Melissa Wilhelm, Dixon; Mrs. Mary Sulli-
van, Dixon; Irene Baker, Dixon; Mrs: Wilcox,
Dixon; Mrs. James Gable; Robert Dyke; Lizzie
Mackey; Mrs. p. M. Alexander; Mrs. VIM. Merri-
man. one of the candidates for baptism; Miss Ag-
nee Nixon; Edward Doyle, Woosung, ILL.,; Frank
H. Hamilton. ..... IaIr
The wounded are: tttts
Seth H. Whtmore dangerously; Charles Murray,
severely; Mrs Charles Murray, slightly; Mrs. Dan
lei Cheney, severely; james Camp, severely; James
w. Sha, severely; Mrs. Lilly, ankle broken; VIM.
Loveland, severely; j. b. Countryman; Mrs. B.
Deshon; VIM. Crook; VIM. Hart; Mrs Taylor;
Mrs w. Wilcox; Miss Thatcher; Mrs. Wm. Stew
ems; Miss Adde Crute severely; Mrs. f. b. Baker;
Mrs Dr. Smith; Miss Page; Mrs. Marsh Miss Mar
ion Thatcher; Mrs. John More; Mrs. .Vann; Miss
Lizzie Mackey; b. F. Burr's daughter; Eliza
Cudington; Mrs. Edgerton DR.. Hoffman; Miss Ha-
zenplug; Mrs. p NJ Alexander.
There were several buggies on the
bridge, and, strange to say, no one in them
was injured, and The horses also escaped.