Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-15

Miss Keith, of Dixon, stood on the out
| er edge of the bridge and when the crash
came she started to leap into the water,
but was caught by Mr.. George Anderson
and held till both were rescued from 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 chung to jutting stone in the
pier for some minutes. She was painfully
wounded. The town is full of. rumors
of other marvellous escapes. Some of the
prominent citizens, among them Mr.
Stickney, editor of the Sun, were just APP
preaching 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 re-
covering the dead was carried on all Sab
bath afternoon, large gangs OF workmen
employed on the Northwestern and ILL
nOls Central Railways, under the charge
of John {. Jacobs offering timely assis-
lance, and their labors were kept up dur
ing the greater part of the night A der
rick was erected and seine stretched
| across the river to catch any bodies that
might be 1OOsened from the watery prison
and float out, and several were recovered
in that way. Night settled like mantle
over the scene, and made more CHASTITY
broken bridge had assumed. Men con-
| tinued to work with torches until mid
night, when a watch was stationed and
| further operations postponed till morning.
| When your reporter reached Dixon, at
| three O'Clock this morning, there were still
| a few persons lingering around the place.
| People from the country were constantly
| coming in TO inquire after friends, anx-
! iously 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
| a 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 a heavy heart.
On reaching the wreck he found his son
alive and watching with the rest. The
meeting was an affecting one.
From the high hill which overbrOws
the town one could see the night dotted
with lights in houses here and there,
| each of which marked a home that death
had entered
The list Of the dead and missing is as
| follows:
Mrs. DR. Hoffman, Dixon Miss Catherine Foley,
| Dixon: Mrs. Joseph W. Latty; Miss Maggie Obi
/ en- Mrs. Samuel Nann, Dixon; Ida Nann; Geo. w.
| Kent, Dixon: Mrs. Carpenter: Clara and Rosa
| StackpOlc, North Dixon. Mrs. I. W. hInlner,
| Dixon; Mrs. Gilman, widow of Lieutenant Ben.
| Gilman: Mrs. III. T. Noble wife of Col. Noble;
| Nettic Hill, Dixon Mrs. Henry Silman: kittic
! Sterling, Dixon Mrs. Elizabeth Wallace, widow,
| Dixon: Mrs. Thomas Wade: Jay Mason, Dixon;
| Mrs. petcrsherger: Miss Pctersberger: Fred Halpc;
| Emily Demmug, Dixon: Thomas Haley;
| Ida Drew, Dixon; Miss Bessie Rayne, daughter of
| the editre-s of the Chicago Magazine; Mrs. Cook,
| Dixon; Melissa Wilhelm, Dixon; Mrs May Sulli-
| van. Dixon: Irene Baker, Dixon; MR.. Wilcox;
| Mrs James Gable; Robert Dyke; Lizzie Mackey;
| Mrs p NJ. Alexander: Mrs. VIM. Merriman. of
| the candidates for baptism: Miss Agnes Nixon;
| Edward Doyle, Woosung, I'll. Frank H. Hamilton,
! Dixon.
| The wounded are:
| Seth II. Whimorc, dangerously; Charles Murray,
! severely: Mrs Charles Murray. slightly: Mrs. Dan
icl Cheney severely James Camp. severely Janles
| W Sha. severely: Mrs. Lilly, ankle broken VIM.
| Loveland. severely: J. s. C0untryman; Mrs. B.
| Dcshon William Crook: VIM. Hart; Mrs. Taylor;
! Mrs ". Wilcox; Miss Thatcher; Mrs. VIA. Stew
| ems; Miss Adde Crate severely: Mrs. E. i.
| Baker; Mrs. DR.. Smith: Miss Page; Mrs. Marsh,
| Miss Marion Thatcher: Mrs John More; Mrs.
! Nann; Miss Lizzie Mackey; b, +. Burr's daughtcr;
| Eliza Cudington; Mrs. Edgarton: DR.. Hoffman;
Miss IIazenplug; 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.