The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-12-27

FWll Particulars Of she Terrible Ds>s
asaer nj Clyde-1he CaSsse OGthe Ac.
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| cAdena.
| Correspondence of THE TINES.
GLADE, December 20. Your correspondent
| to-day witnessed the terrible results of the
..CIyde" disaster, caused by the fai ling of the
west span of the iron railroad bridge across
the Republican river at that point. We did
not arrive in town pntil about a half an hour
after the accident, but We gathered the fol-
lowing from several parties who tine
structure fall: The bridge is about 30 yards
south Of the business part Of the town, and is
being built for the Central Branch Railroad,
by the Missouri Valley Bridge Company,
There are Two spans Of the bridge indepen-
dent of the approaches. Each span is IJO feet
in length. The past bad weather has put
them back and they were pushing things for
ward as fast possible. The eas: span
up and all firmly fastened together. This
morning the workmen, twenty 1--we in num-
Der, with no thought of the terrible Gate that
was awaiting some OF them, began
iaising the western span; the
long iron girders upon which the
whole structure rested, and which in turn
rested upon taise trestle work were all ready
for the upright iron bents. The bridge IS a
raising the bents and began TO put in the
crss braces, that hold the bridge together at
the top.
bridge al the time il fell, soine were up ON
top putting in the braces while Others were
on the false tresfle, engaged in handing up 10
those above them such Things As were Needed.
All that sustained the iron work besides some
small braces Al the bottom was q twO-inch
guy rope All at once those upon shore sa W
the whole structure start and cant over TO the
west A gentleman " no saw the hole of the
disaster said thai he WAS standing the |
shore, watching the men nj work, when, al
AT once, tins Whole slrmc.uT r. seemed TO break
bridge was falling" but IL seemed As though |
eycry one WAS paral yzed with fear, some
sprang from the top Oh the bridge into the |
and were buried beneath the debris. II was
q wonder to us hos any one could come out /
alive ss the great iron beams and sirders com
{ Undoubtedly had the false trestle given away, /
as IL is a wonder that il did not The loss OF /
life would have besn much greatsr. The top |
water, md the height 1.-THE iron work twenty
four feet.
with the cries and groans of the injured vas
nrrfes.fly appalling. AS soon as the citizens
Of CIyds discovered what was The matter,
they rushed down en- masse 70 the re>cue OF
wafer and ruscued those who were In danger
Of drowning. At las; all the wounded were
and il was found that they only
mum bered eight, n chastity number but moth,
in COMPARISON with what might have been
expected. Every house in Clyde Was thrown
open for the sufferers, only one or two living
Il Clyde. The names Of the wounded are rs
Iollows: w. H. Harvey, Of Clyde foreman,
Tightly about the head and body; Eugene
LAiontaine, Clyde, slightly in the hand and
eE ThOm2s Ingiesby slightly in the ankle;
Henry Beilville, Of Atchison, seriously and
1aoly cut about the face and hands, and, il is
eAred, injured internally.
Those supposed 70 be fatally injured, are
= H Remove, Of Abilene, cut in the fAce and
e, also injured internally. The d0ct0n have
Da1n Whoa - oa0e away. John Wells, Of
kAuh11nn, tnaaGnnly. alW Idly bruised. Jaa.