The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-12-14
"axahaehie: A Wedding Telephone
Connection with Dallas.
San Diego: Thomas Drake Killed by
Stephen lewis.
Other Interesting News by Specials,
san Antonio

San Antohio
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 10, Special. The
following is n list Of the Mild and injured
in the bridge accident ON the Mexican Pa.
clic extension of the Sunset road. yester.
day Killed.. Bennett, j. Atkinson. J.
sqarrall, W. A. Russell, Robert McComb.
James Smith, j, S, Kemp. wounded-J
l.. Sullivan, Thomas Kitchen, John Knight
John Wolf William Flanders John Colet.
son, William Morrow, George Budare
Peter Hollywood, William Jardine, William
Connors, Frank McDermott. Flanders
died last night, McDermott's chances are
against him. The fall was 75 icet. The
dead were horribly mangled. The disaster
occasions general sorrow along the entire
road. The bridge was over deep canvon.
three miles from the terminal telegranh
station. 1t was three.deck bridge: two
courses were complete. About 900
men were employed in constructing the
third and last course. They were raising n
bent, when some of the bracing gave WAY.
There was q crash, and then the entire
structure tell TO the bottom of the oanvon.
The bridge was of wood, and was brought
thence on the track. II was thought by
Major Goodwin, the superintendent Of con.
struction Tor the read, and Major Converse.
the general superintendent, to be the best
structure OF the kind erected by the com.
pany Ihey and other railroad officials
declare The accident uneocountable. An
inquest was held last evening and n verdict
returned cxonerating the officers of tho
road and their subordinates from nil blame.
The work will be resumed.
The police Of Calvert made raid on the
gamblers of that place a few nights ago.
Among those arrested were many promi.
nent business men OF The city.
shooting scrape occurred at San Diego
yesterday morning. between Thomas
Drake and Stephen Lewis, which resulted
IN The death OF the former. The difficulty
originated IN en election dispute.
srCoNp DISPATCH,
SAN ANrnNio, Dec, lS.--lSpeclal Add
tional particulars from the disaster of the
fallen bridge beyond the Pecos river. on
the Sunset route, shows the accident 10
have been over great, dry canyon, three.
quarters ofa mile from the end of tho
Southern Pacific track. The false work
was 200 feet IN length; had been built some
time, and is supposed to have given way
underneath the load of material placed On
1t for the permanent structure. The entire
mass, with its load OF human freight, went
down seventy feet on rocks below, Instantly
SUING seven ana woundng eleven, one OF
whom has since died and little hone for
three more. The scene at the wreck is said
to be. the most heart.rending ever
seen in western Texas. Comrales of
the nineteen men thrown to the rocks be-
low descended the banks, which are almost
perpendicular rocks, as fast as possible and
found some already dead; others terribly
mangled and still others able TO plead for
relief. Thodead were buried in an adjacent
cave and two physicians are caring Tor the
injured. Accommodation are wrotohed
and the suffering terrible. The Sunset and
also the contractors tried to keep the par
ticullrs from the papers, and II has been
hard to get accurate details
A little child OF Mr.. IL. Vinoens died TO.
day from tho effects OF scald, caused by
pulling kettle of boiling water from the
stove upon itself.