The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-01


OF their party, was severely injured.
Mrs. Albertina Bohnet's little boy, a
child four years OF age. had an escape that
was little short OF miraculous. Mrs.
Bonnet and Miss Title Weber were on the
outer edge OF the crowd gong towards
Brooklyn. Miss Weber was carrying the
child IN her arms, and she SAID to Mrs.
Bohnet, 81 guess we'd better turn back
Almost as she spoke both were Knocked
down, and the child was thrown dis
lance OF several yards into the crowd.
Miss Weber regained her feet In a
few seconds. but the child was
tossed about for several minutes, some
times almost under the feet OF the
rushing multitude. and again pushed up
by some friendly hand over the heads OF
the people. Miss Weber kept calling to
those around her TO give her the boy, and
at length he was literally thrown into her
arms unhurt. She turned TO look for the
lads mother, and just caught glimpse OF
Mrs. Bohnet's face for an instant, and then
was Mortified 10 see ii trampied out OF sight
as she herself was whirled away to the ont
skirts OF the crowd with the child still in
her arms.
Mr.. +. c. Finch, stout gentleman.
about fifty years OF age, with his two
grandchildren. was passing over the bridge
from the New York side. When the Brook
lyn crowd bore down upon that from New
York Mr.. Finch was thrown down, aud his
two grandchildren, Ella and Lester Requa.
nine and seven years old respectively. were
carried away from him. The grandson. a
somewhat puny child. crawed over into
the roadway. and so managed TO save his
life. although be was badly bruised.
Mr.. +. VI. Cartwright brought into the
City-Hall pOice-Station a little glrl about
six months old. whom he had picked up
in the crowd and saved from being tram
pied 10 death. 4 hall hour after he left
her there Mr.. c. Robert, OF No. 3 Patchin
Place, claimed the lost child. He said that
when the panic occurred he lifted his
daughter above the heads OF the struggling
mass, and that Mr.. COurtwright had
caught her Just as she fell from his grasp,
and saved her life. A. Mr.. Robert had his
wife with him, he said ii would have been
impossible for him to have saved both his
wife and child had not Mr.. Cartwright
providentially come TO his assistance.
Mr.. W illiam G. Bcechenow, OF Newark.
found little girl at his feet. and saved her
from death by picking her up and strug-
Cling over INTO the roadway with her. lie
managed to get her to the street in safety and
took her TO the City Hall police station.
John |. Hennessey, whose wife, Sarah,
was among the victims, says that two rings
were stolen from the dead wOman's fingers
in the ChamberS-Street Hospital. He said
that he took pin and one ring from the
body before il was taken TO the hospital.
but could not remove the other rings.
When he inquired about them at the hos
pltal one OF the nurses told him that he
ought to be thankful to get the body back,
even il the rings were gone.
Kate Ottinger, Of No. 443 east Sixth street,
who was with her sister Barbara Oitinger,
one OF the injured. said people cried that
the bridge was sinking, and robbers were
working among them. 4 girl tried TO
jump from the bridge. She said she had
rather die that way than be crushed to
death.
N AND ABOUT THE HOSPITAL.
Men and women crowded in the hospital
asking about missing friends or friends
whom they supposed had crossed the
bridge. As they tried TO 90 down stairs
they were rudely pushed back by the Young
physician. 4 stout German woman rushed
into the hospital, wringing her hands and
CRYING loudly, "Oh, where is my daugh-
ter? Is she here: Is she dead?" Be-
tween her sObS she said that her name was
Susannah Noah, and that she lived at No.
6S Narick street. Her daughter Henri
eta. eighteen years OF age, was on the
bridge, and had not returned home.
She did not know what had be-
come OF her. When she was told that
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injured her face frightened up, and she
went out, saying that she ought to call at
the other, hospitals. Meanwhile the woman
who had been lnquiring about the man
with the reddish gOatee was still there cry
ing. Finally she was permitted to go
down stairs, and rs soon a. she caught
sight OF the body Of the lrishman she ut
tered piercing shrek and cried IN voice
full OF agony: "Oh. James, darling, is it
YOU? oh, what shall | do: Oh, where is
Lizzie:" There was little girl who was
living Upstairs in an unconscious condition,
and the woman identified her a. her daugh-
ter.
Suddenly q loud ely and a demonlac
laugh were heard on the sidewalk. Zacha-
rias Bazaran, an Armenian carpet-weaver
at No. 3O2 Plymouth street, Brooklyn, was
wildly gesticulating, bis eyes flashing fire
and his whole frame aquiyer with excite
ment. He had come with several friends
to inquire about his wife and son, who had
gone on the bridge. Somebody, to quiet
him. told mm ms son was safe at home.
"But my wife. where i she!" he ner-
vously demanded. The weayer's friend,
q Mr.. Kevorkian, went down stairs
and there discovered the body OF
Mrs. Bazarian. Slowly returning to
the street, Bazarian seemed to read
the terrible truth in his friends counte-
nance. andi throwing up his arms he raved
like a mailman and could not speak intelli-
gently. The poor fellow had lost his rea-
son. and his friends hurried him away from
the scene. Whenever an injured person
was borne out Of the hospital to the ambu-
lance for treatment elsewhere the crowd
indoors aud out pressed about the cot as
closely as the policemen would permit and
anxiously scanned the pale features. A
Young woman came in crying bitterly be-
cause her boy. William Leonard, had not
come home to No. SO Greenwich ave-
nue., and she was sure he was dead.
She said she had read a description
OF her son in an evening paper which
made her believe it was him. An accurate
description of the unidentified boy was
given TO her, and although it was different
from the published description, she would
not be convinced, but insisted on seeing
the body. 1t was not her son she discovered,
and she went away smiling. The wife OF
George w. Marks, OF Thirteenth street and
Fourth avenue, called to inquire about
her husband. and Others came in the hos
pltal, read the list Of the injured that was
posted up, and. not finding the names oil
relatives or friends, went quickly away.
INQUIRING Aztec THE MISSING.