Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-01
CASUALTIES.
NO FURTHER DETAILS OF THE
BROoEETN BRIDGE HORROR.
No Explanation of the Cause of the Panic
A Thorough Examination to be Made
The Days Accident Record.

Is that the same accident is liable to occur
at any time, no matter what the police re-
strlctions may be, unless the fatal steps are
abolished or at least divided for the two
streams OF pedestrians. The superintend-
ent of the bridge, Mr.. Martin, makes the
following frank statement: The foot pass
is certainly no safe place for such crowds
as pass ever the bridge. It was not IN
tended to accommodate any such travel as
we are having. AS to the steps, it had been
decided to put railing up and down the
middle OF them to divide the people going
ore way from those going another. The
railing would have been carried up the
same way beyond the stop of the steps,
of course. We should carry it prob
ably hundred feet along. This was one
of the alterations we had already deter
mined upon and is to be made at once.
Then we are going to place side ratings
on the steps little further back. Some
space is now lostby them. Some further
back between the cables we can widen the
passage by placing the ratings further
apart and against the cables, and this is
also to be done. Gould not steps be dis
pensed with?' was asked. Well, we could
build what is callad ramp, an inclined
plane from the top of the steps to point
further down on the bridge, but there
would be some danger in making the grade
any sleeper, especially in wet or icy wealth
er. TO the superintendent statement
may be added that the fact is now obvious
that during those hours of the day when
travel is most lively and on holidays and
Sundays, there will always be great danger
of heavy crush similar to that OF yester-
day, unless means of relieving it be devils
ed. Not even the bridge cable track for
cars, now nearly completed, will prevent
the crush at these times.
a number of persons inquired at police
headquarters this morning for children or
friends supposed to be on the bridge at
the time of the accident. In only one or
two cases was there reason to suppose the
missing person might have been on the
bridge. The Oak street police report that
they have cart load of property found On
the bridge. Most of the clothing is torn
beyond recognition.
The coroner will subpoena the bridge
trustees. Superintendent Martin and all
others who can give any information in
reference to the accident yesterday. He
intends that the investigation shall be
been personally investigating the cause
of the disaster and the best authenti-
Gated information he can gather leads
him to believe the panic was caused by
pickpockets. No action has yet been taken
by the bridge trustees. The superin-
tendent of the bridge acknowledges that
the space allotted to foot passengers is at
present insufficient, but thinks when trains
begin to run and time is lessened, accom-
mediation will be found to be ample. The
bodies of the dead, carried to the hospital,
are being removed to the homes of their
friends and preparations for burial begun.
All the injured in the hospital are improv-
ing. A number of inquiries have been
made there to-day for missing persons,
but no information concerning them could
be given, as all dead and injured have been
identified. 1t is believed the full list of
dead and seriously injured have been fully |
given.
Inspector Byrnes denies that the panic |
was caused by pick-pockets. 1t was due, |
he claims, to inefficient bridge manage
ment By paying salaries to regular
policemen the trustees could secure them
and thus secure the safety of passengers.
William G. Earnshaw, ged forty-four
of 316 Water street, was taken to the hos
pital to day suffering from contusions.
THE VICTIMS BURIED.
LYNoHBURG, Va, May 31.-The body of
the fifth victim of yesterdays catastrophe
was buried to-day. All the bodies are now
recovered. The funeral took place this
afternoon and business was suspended.
The collins were conveyed to the Opera
house where a funeral Grafton wrs deliver
cd Of fbaI
military. white and coIored, the municipal
officers, the fire department, civic socle-
ties and citizens, mounted and on foot.
It moved to the Presbyterian grave yard
where the bodies were inferred side by
side. \ monument will be erected. The
appeal for relief for the families is being
generously responded to.
SHARP NORTHWESTERN.
MONTREAL, May 31.-The city was Wis
tied to-day by northwest gale which
caused a ship to break its moorings and
drift down the river. There were some
accidents by scafolding and insecure
walks being blown down, but nothing
serious is reported. Last night torrents
of rain fell and the warm weather lapsed
into cold again.
THROUGH BRIDGE.
Boston, May 31.-This morning freight
train No. II on the Grand Trunk railway
went down through the iron bridge at
Stratford Hollow, Vermont. The accident
was occasioned by broken rail. The en-
gineer and firemen were killed.
FIRES.
CANTON, o., May 31.-Geisen's brewery
was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Loss
$4,000 and insurance $4,000.
BODY FOUND.
Hor SPRINGS, Ark, May 31.-The body
of VIM. Landers, a rich Philadelphian. who
disappeared a few days ago, was found
yesterday in Gulph Greek, six miles from
this city. His head had been almost en-
tirely eaten by buzzards. His person con-
tanned S. in cash and $500 worth of dla-
monds. He had evidently wandered
away, temporarily leranged. and fallen in
to the creek.