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to bayo boon as eootl q ono ns could hnvo boon
n;ni1% to offnct "tLo affect In Wow. namely.
to toar nway bodily from tho pior
ito remainder of tho yrock, thus removing tho
rriyor.; Meanwhile graphing for tho ttond was
discontinued oxcopt to 4 worry li,nttod oxtont,
thoao operations not pnrmitti1,g any ono 10 re-
main II, f!o riyor IN tbo vicinity of tim brit!pa
Iho rnnns and ri,nlnn hn}nn eicnretv faptnnnI
Tho furo,mu cn1icI for n strong mill
nnI1 hnnlrcd lunfv folnwn f1aitl
Ind Of lilo rono. Thcy BnccccdoI in MOVING
tho wreck, and wero encouraged to ronowed
efforts. with increased experience, now
devised, md at 1t they again won't, with stout
lenr,s and stroug hamls. Thls timo part Of
tho wroclt appeared to llnyo pot firmly flt-
hctldod in tic river, nntl q collsulta-
ttou WAS ngain Ind. Tho third time
Tho ctatns cropt closor md cloaor around tho
ytclng Iron. Tho masb boca1no moro and moro
miHsl,npcn; strong planks snapped like dry
twiga; solid bnrs OF iron gayo way and tho whole
masa began 10 move. Illon success appeared
tlloir strongest. Tho grip grow tighter, Tho
Btrain Increased, ard away went rGrt Of tho
wreck. drawn almost wholly away from tho
without abatomont u[l tho afternoon wit oycr
incroaHiug hopca Of succosH. when crack wont
OHIO Of tho BwtcoH like rlfe, and away went
tho poopo at u rHll to investigate the cause. 1t
was found That thu hwitch m1iht bo ropaircd, Gna
those In charge Of tic bridge, whore n coneita-
tion was hold tho roBult Of which wns that
dgeront arrangement OF tho chaiua was resolved
upon. All these matters took up n
great toal OF ti,no, and aftor further efforts
boing found to bo atlondod with prospects Of
damage to tho pier, another consultation waH
hold, and it Waa il''ally resolved to
ABANDON THE ATTEMPT.
Nothing has be9n t;a. de'ormihcd upon aa to thelr
no BODIES
hayo bcon talson ont at tllls point bnt tho body
Of Mra; 49, 9: W Kontnor i,,an was recovered about
miles down the flycr.
Seth Il. Nhi.noro md n1rs. ". Vann, two of
tho wounded, diod last night.
NOT HURT.
The daughter Of u. =. Burr, reported injured,
III an unconscious condition, but was resuucitated,
and attended two funerals to-day.
FUNERAL. SERVICES.
Tho funeral Of Mrs .. Wallace 'Tiu tako placo
on Wednesday afternoon. OIL
1lr. Jacobs, OF tue lli1nois Central laslrond,
Mr. g, u. lliltlng, ltond hlnntor OF tito North
wcatorn. Railfoad, and John Il. Lakoy, Master
Mechanlc of tho latter company, hnvo DEVOTED
tEomaolvos untirngy and llorolcally to the labor
OF getting ont tho bodies at.i moving tho "rock.
THE 1ArTIsrs NOT nEspoEs1nbE.
There aro sofno people IN t!is towli-tlloeo
IN tito hnbit VI .cen6urlnH CnliHtlauB Wncnovet
tllcy have m opporLuhlty-N1o consltler the
BaptiBtB, especially tho 4tev. j. Il. IrAtt, tho
minister who waa immorsng tho conyorts, 70,
as dispatches l,avo boon aont from hero reflect
ng somewhat rhon thnt dGn9mnaon m aa1 it. IS but
fonso; that tho facts bo given without imaginary
4 revival had boon in progress in Dixon all
wintor, not among tho Dapsists particularly, but
In Twin t0CYa 1,nfi
at which different pastors spolso, ,and SO much
interest WAS nover manifestcd bofore. Fre-
quontly GOO people. would DO assembled in q
church, nnd:. whom an, expression of
| religious fceling was called for, thoro
wero very few present who failed to
say that thoy had experienced change OF hoart
| and were "happy in tho Lord.n lilo rito Of
| baptism wnB administered several timos, aud
four weeks ago last Sunday half dozen colored
converts wore received into tho Church. The
Mothodiats we're anxious to bo immersed, and
| A1r. Pratt WAS appealed to- but lie declined to
baptizo thenl for REASONS known only to himself.
This minister .is perfectly familiar with
that part Of tho riyor, whore tho baptism took
| place, and this fact enabled him to
RENDER EFFICIENT AID,
after the span fell, Ho had examined tho bod Of
tho river in order to ascertain tho most available
| standing place, aud when tho unfortunate Bpoc-
| tatob wore atruggling III tito water lie know how
20 approach and rescue many OF the1n. Through
his individual efforts ton or 1lfteon woro Rayed.
| THE IMMERSION.
La6t SUNDAY M0h remarkably pleasant day,
| and the people began to assemble on tho Bhoro
about lalf-past IL o'clock. at ! there woro
about 2oo pooplo on the fridge. MIR. Pratt, WHO
las had occaslon to estimate tho number in
many congregations gave 1t ~ hs opinion that
there woro not over TINT number. Ho detained
tho, crowd longer than IL customary,
toeling the Importance OF improsa'ng
upon them tho advantage to bo
derived from coming TO Josns, " and while nd
dressing thonl, took particular, notice Of thoao
! assembled on THO BRIDGE NO thought OF all
| accident entered his mnl, 90 there "oro nt tho
previous baptism, according to atate,nonss lo
had heard, at least threo t!nlos ns mary porBons
congregased on tho Banlo span to witness tho
immersion. While leading tho third candidate
| into the water,
THERE Vas CRASH, ,,.....,
| and tho span nearest tho shofe fe! the reman-
1u4 loui ioho"H,6 H,toet III. uiL!euiato5' put hot
| poing snpmofgea. Ino mutltaae wore not OK
clted g. ~ u!o not JUMP up OF 1ilofo ap9ut, aa