The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
a Most Horrible Disaster in Scot
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asis9 -st@s 1919 u llL.ltl>I99i 5Gl ID 10
LONDON Dee es.-Anportieh Of the
bridge acrdss che FIRTH of Tay bSasi blown
down while agtrain from Edinburghto Duns
dee was srossing7ratg,l4 minutes past 2
O'Clock las night,s a dispatch says that the
train was bound for Dundee, and had ar
rived safe aslthe south End ISf lite ggfd &c
crossing thesE rith nj Lay, shortly after Z
O'Clock. The bridgeYyas intact at the time,
for signals were givemto allow her to cross.
The wires werBinter1tpted, a few minutes
thereafter, and no further communication
could be obtained. Immediately after the
disaster large Quantities of wfeckage and
clothing, ahdrSN London mail bags fer DUH
dee and Aberdeen drifted ashore, and by 9
k0cieek an Tie ibeach Was 's:rewH with the
REMAINS Of broken carriages and pieces of
bfidgewofk. 1t is not, known how, many
passengers were on the train at the time Of
the disaster, but the humber Is estimated to
have been from 40 to. 2pD. bsJogIjuOa EBH
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS, t
The portion Of the bridge which fell con-
sisted OF sdvenabhirge SUPPLEMENTARY GRID
ers at the central and nayigable, portion Of
the river, Which averages from 40 to 45 feet
in depth. phe tiain Would fan about .sSfeet
before reacBing the water. Some time
elapsed before. the nature OF the disaster
was ascertained. The damage to the wires
tile Htiu
interfered with the transmission of the news,
and it is unknown whether the girders were
blown down bef0fe the train entered the
bridge or were carried away with it, and it
will probably neEer be ascertained, rs there
are no survivors, The bridge. was only
dpeIIed f6r traffic I'm May, 1875. 1T was COM
adePed Triumph Of engineering skill II
was kboht two miles long and had s. spans,
the widest Of which was 2245 feet " At the
highest point IL was lS9 feet above highWater.
The train left Edinburgh at Alp in the, af--
ternoon. 1T consisted or four third ass
cars, one frst-class and inBe second class,
and a brakemms van, A. the last station
before entering the bridge tickets were
taken, and the train was then erowdedy Vast
quantities bf wreckage, such as doors and
roofs of carriages, piers Of the bridge and
articles Of wearing. saPpAreB ares Coming
central spans of the bridge are gone. The
night was -hrig one, but the
wind VIZ blowing hurricane. The Provost
OF Dundee and party Of citizens Who ac-'
.solnraJlied Rfmin steamer to the seeneiof
disaster returned at 1p. N. Search was made
Of fs any SUI Vi M be found. The gap
in the bridge is about a half mile long, cenl-
prising IL Of the longest spans, each: 249 feet
in length, and bre span 145 feet in iength..i ~
The Government has Csentutwo Inspectors
to ascertain the particulars Of the disaster,
and has aid sd directed formal inquiry into the
occurrence. hDivers have thus far BEEN THAI
bic to discover the wrecked train. Iheplace
where the train sank is full Of quicksandS,
and if the bodies of the drowned are not re-
covered within a few days they will beoome'
Embedded with, the cars beyond .reeoverY: a.,
The tidibgs IL the Disaster, We're first con
veyed by a gentleman whohad ieftfhisihous
with frien4d While az s9GtRRssst gale W
cussing wbefhefs On sieha nightitkes Rdin- !
burgh trail wopldsentare aSr0ssthe bridge.
nal-box at tfis nStfh end 81 the i brtdge,
where thet found numberef mehalso nIIN.'
iotfsis awaiting inf9Fmatien on, tae subject:
s Some 9 Of te@ SSssa that they nag sess
the bridge and cross thetepsr spahs iutothef
e ergn q glro fe, 'n %hic 'JSf f h8
of the train. seemed @ to descend with
great velocity into, fthea rivera t,ThsHi
perfect darkness followed. Minutes and
minutes passed, but no sigHs 81 Che tiaiii'
were seen, land people asked tbffnseE eswere
these really the lights q The EdinRsrgh tg3i9,
horror-strl cken beholdGrsL T1adh 1ehemslit
appeals I'd the signal man No ascertain abe.
truth. he replied that al he knew '6f The,
matter wak that the ffaih Gadi been sIdhaled.
TO him from the south eadI ~ the Ibritlge at
nine minutes past i. o'clock Discovering no
Indications of the apprbaeh Of Che train, the
alsr med signal man understandable telesFapif.
to the south end Of The tri de- l4ic0npuniTl
TmE Toss oFLIfEa Of loasi4i
DEC. % -6 p. m.-Sghs failway authGrities'
now estiui late the tp3siisLutbsr Of ifesslost
at IS. A telegram from Dundee states that
only &c passenger tt;cketsi were. talSsn up at
the last st9ppinG.blSce,' but these do not Hc!'
count Tor the neadhefi Of yeiiHg 0slildfesSfew
qu'ring ~ tiekelh.sfal !lIe zap!absI set FFi-
sengrrs fof BrougHty sEieri S,fwhose ltftksss
were not taken bps GH9weyepH this state
ment is correct, ills eyident the loss of life
has been greatly, everest innate d. various
accounts agreAGin Placing fthe totallosSsf
life at 80. ,,;,tS ysfeu n, .....,;s
For morning dress there is nothing
so pleasant to weaf, as, the wop1en pei