New-York tribune., 1873-05-06

ter than anything before recelNou NV pf
closely crowded on the footway and 'l,o i'nnienso
weight all on one sde' was 'oo N "uou
for the bridge. One of the cap strlngers
ana,,od osunder and allowed the north
oat,o to sac from the abutment. plunging into the
- ,yitb ;ts living burden. Between the foot and
.yra,-s was network of iron braces about
nine feet biph and this toppled over on the people
ybo had been thrown into the river,
and bv IL men, women, and children
were pinioned beneath the water with
ont mower to help themselves, and too firmly bound
NV the weight of iron to be aided by their friends.
Il appears the bridge was constructed in such
n manner as to make each section de-
pend on others for support and when the
north section gave way, the remaider sagged
between the piers, making a complete wreck
of the entire structure. So far "a knowa no fatal
casualties occurred on any section but the first
though several were seriously injured by being
crushed between the iron work. The number stlli
known to be missing, added 10 those whose bodies
have been recovered makes the list of killed 20;
wounded, 80, of whom Mrs. Alexander and Mrs.
Vaun have since died.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT-CONDTTTON OF SOME OF TIKI
VICTIMs-INCIDENTs or THE RESCUE.
lGESERAL PRESS DsPAIcHl
CNCrNNATI May 5.-Dispatches from Dixon, ILL.,,
say the bridge was torn and broken, hangs from the
piers and is an appalling sight in itself At each end
men, women, and children were crushed into the
river while at the north end where the loss of life
was greatest the bodies were held firmly to the bot
tom of the river in the network OF iron.
Mrs Daniel Cheney. who 1t was feared was
fatally injured is now better. Charles Murray suf-
fered fracture of the bone of the leg and the collar
bone, and a severe 1esh-wound, but is doing well
this morning. Mrs Murray is also comfortable and
better. Mrs. Ella Campbell of Dcment-town was
severely injured, but is doing well.
There were several buggies on the bridge but,
strange to say, no one in the vehicles was injured
and the horses also escaped William >. Hillocks
horse and wagon are still on the bridge, and food
for the horse has to be carried to it. Jacob Arm
stronc. ir., went down In the crash, and was COM
pced TO crawl on the bottom of the river out from
uuder the sidewalk of the bridge; but being an
athletic youngman saved himself and helped rescue
several Charles Mcbride also saved many lives.
Col H. T. Noble had a narrow escape. He held Mrs.
Smiths little child and went down with it, came up
snved the little girl and barely saved himself Mrs.
Noble was several feet from her husband, but he
rould not reach her in the fall because there was
mass of human beings between them. Tony Brant,
a boy of 6, cung to plank, and was picked up safe
half mile below. Ed. Patrick leaped into the
water and saved several lives. Will Daily also saved
many among them three women Oh plank, whom
he pushed to the shore. He then pulled of his coat
and boots and swan TO DR.. Hoffman, who was on
bar half way to the railroad bridge, and rescued
hin. VIM. Dauntler saved several lives, and Fred
l.. Shaw saved five or six persons. Henry Woodcitt
swan boldly into deep water and rescued many
There were several bodies taken out of the river as
far down as below the railroad bridge The body OF
Fred. Hope was found floating nearly mile down
the river this morning. All those reported missing
arc probably in the network of the bridge at the
bottom of the river.
After the nights work, under the superintendent
of j. G. Jacobs of the Illinois Central Railroad, who
kindly rendered much assistance, a derrick was
erected and it is hoped that this morning the iron
work will be lifted SO that the remaining bodies
may be released and recovered. 1t is feared the ex-
tent Of the calamity is not yet learned, for there
may have been many on the bridge from the coun-
try whose names have not been obtained.
A CHICAGO VICTIM.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.1
CHICAGO MAY 5.-AmOng the killed at Dixon, ILL.,,
was Miss Bessie Payne, daughter of Mrs.
NJ. L. PAYNE editor of The Chicago Ladies Hdgaatne