The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-25
Bound North
RnIInl SnIilI

Sir hundred and eighty RATS passed the
bridge, the first one on the 3Oth of March
The largest numbers daily were june
5th, Is; June 9th, Is; June eth, II; June
llth, 10.
a CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS AND Incl
DENTS.
taken from the bridge record, is appended.
1t will be seen that only twenty seven RATS
out of six hundred were injured at the
bridge. This forms an interesting chap
ter.
April 5th-Raft broke on pier No. 3 at
$50, and another on same pier at P. NJ
April 6th-Ratt broke on pier No | at
10 A. NJ. Body of an unknown man foated
through past span at l A NJ
April 23d-Non Such passes under the
bridge.
April 24th-LeClaire' chimneys cut
andshe passes under the bridge Raft broke
up on pier No. at S:35 A. NJ
April 25-Belle Of LaCrosse detained in
draw % minutes by wind.
April 26th-l. NJ Bardins raft broke
up on pier No. ) at $50 A. NJ.
April 29th-Enterprise's raft broke on
pier No. at 800 P. NJ
April 29th-Draw opened for Northwest
ern and TWO barges at $40 P. NJ; wind
blowing very hard and night very dark.
She ran one Of her barges against the lower
rest pier, then swung over against pier )
herself. No damage.
May lst-Lucy Bertram disabled by
running into the upper rest pier of the
draw, breaking in her larboard wheel
house, at = P. NJ
May 6th-lS steamboats, passed through
draw, being the largest number ever let
through in one day. Flat-bo struck draw
pier of old bridge damaging her consider
ably.
May l0th-The Hadley raft broke from
stem to stern at pier at $40 A. NJ
May l4th-J. W. Van SAINTS raft broke
up at pier ) at 7:lj a. NJ
May I7th-Wm. White floating through
the draw struck pier 5 not much damage
done.
May lsth-A raft struck old draw pier;
not much damage done
May l9th-The Mollie Mothers log raft
broke up on pier 5 at lois Pm.
May 221-Non Such disabled in the
storm and lowed into port by the LeClairt
at us P. NJ.
May 25-The Victoria ran against Grill
work of draw, tearing off her tenders anC
breaking her guards badly
/ May 2S-The Enterprises raft broke III
from end to end on pier at Ills A. NJ.
! May 29-The L. W. Cranes raft broke III
on pier from stem to stern at ESQ p. NJ.
as did the Hudson S rat on same pier q
minutes earlier.
June 4th.-A raft struck pier AM
broke from stem to stern.
/ June 5th-A raft struck pier 5 and brok
/ from stem to stern.
/ June Sth-A raft struck pier and brok
/ from stem to stern.
/ june 9th lie Claire passed down will
sunken chisel boats. The Hiram Price
raft struck pier and broke up at 100 p
III.
/ June l0th-A raft broke up on pier l a
As A. NJ.
June l2th-A log raft broke up on mort
| pier of old bridge Lumber raft brok
/ badly on same pier, the raftmen lost larg
portion of their baggage.
! June l4th-The Penn Wright : raft bust
ed up badly on pier at 8 p NJ
June l6th-In opening draw for Add
johnson the cylinder Of the upstream ran
burst, allowing the draw to swing past tn
rest, causing the steamer to run against tn
rest, breaking in her guards and causing
one of her barges to leak badly.
June l9th-A raft struck pier ] of oil
bridge, and broke up badly at $50 A. NJ.
June 25th-A raft struck pier ) an
broke up at $50 A. NJ
July 4th-A raft broke up on pier 8 a
7:l5 A NJ
July 8th-The cylinder of up stream rar
burst, as did the receiver of hydraulic ran
disabling machinery
July I9th-The Hiram Price raft brok
on pier 5, at $40 A. NJ.
July 25th-The Dexter's raft broke u
on pier two, at $3.50 p. NJ
July 27th-The Enterprise raft struc
chisel boat above the old bridge, and the
struck the draw pier, and broke up badl,
1t tore a fat-boat from dredge-b boat. carry
ing the latter down near the governmer
bridge
/ August 25-The Enterprise signalle,
draw from below, and then crossed to Roc
Island after draw closed, she again sit
naied draw, came up nearly to bridge, turI
ed and went back again; after the dra
was nearly closed, she again sounded opel
ing signal, and passed through-all {
which caused considerable delay to traiI
and teams.
September l9-In attempting to clio.
draw after passing the Mcdonald and Har
: ford, at lilo p. NJ, the wind took the dra
and carried it past the rests, bringing Il
upper jack down to bottom of cylinder an
breaking the cable.
: October lst-At $40 A. NJ. meteor in Il
south lit up the bridge as if by sunlight
! November l9-F'irst ice running in Il
river.
October 27-Slight snow-frst of Ii
season.
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