The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-31

AFTER the accident. He said: Five minutes
before word came TO my office about the
catastrophe received word in answer 10
my inquiry that everything was gong
on smoothly on the bridge and that pedes.
'rlans were moving along quietly, | have
no certain idea what caused /
the horrible tragedy. Various accounts
have reached me IRON tour distinct sources, |
| hear, hosever, that the panic was
brought about by a gang OF pickpockets, |
The New York policemen had warned us |
to-day that thieves and bunko men were |
Operating on the bridge, but as none of
them were identified Of course we could do
nothing. As soon as heard ofthe rush |
ordered the roSdwsys TO be thrown open,
and people are going across that way now,
From the Suns extra: There was crush
AZ the steps NJ the New York approach of
the Brooklyn fridge this afternoon. A
panic followed and at least fourteen pc--
sons were killed and many We're wounded
The crash began shortly before 4 o'clock.
AT that hour there were thousands of per.
sons on the bridge. the most Of them COM
ing from Brooklyn. The sirwas clear and
brisk ana people were wa 6:Cg RAPIDLY,
AS the crowd approached the short flight
OF steps, those in front pnshed back for fear
they would be prec,pitated over the steps,
distance OF about six feet. These people
IN drawing back from the steps made the
neucleus of pin, for thousands behind
them pushed ON unheedingly, almost, the
people began to shout, "Stand back" and
Give us ROOM" Meanwhile the crowd
from New York, which was at foot OF the
steps got blocked, and men at thu head of
the New lorkcrowd fought their way back,
leaving a clear space al. the foot Of the steps.
Ihp Shnuting md II frnpn a.. nronl-
lyn side increased and it was utterly
uncontroallable..T The people in the advance
guard OF the Brooklyn throng were pushed,
~ eIite OF themselves, towards the steps.
They seemed to have horror of going
over the steps, although the light is only
hve or six leet high. They locked arms,
and pushed iuriouslv back against the
thousands coming steadily over from
Brooklyn. In few minutes at points lust
above the steps there was slow yielding to
the irightful pressure from behind, and
the front OF the crowd was forced nearer and
nearer to the edge OF the steps. Women
ana children were screaming for help. and
men were shouting confusedly Umbrellas
parasols and canes were thrown over The
rails at the side bv people who needed
their hands to fight their way out
OF the desperate crowd. At last
with single shrek that cut through the
clamor of the thou ands of
voices young girl who lost her footing on
the perilous edge, fell headlong. She
struck the pathway at the foot of the steps
and lay for a moment, then raised herself
on her hands and would have gotten up
but in another moment she was buried four
deep under the bodies of Others wao fell
over the steps after her. She was dead
when they got her out. More than half
an hour afterwards the men sprang upon
the rails at the sides and waived the crowds
the Brooklyn sides, but the people
ward the steps. No police
were in sight. Every miy ute .Ae excite.
ment grew worse. Men in the crowd lifted
their children above their heads to save
them from the crush. People were still
paying their pennies at both gates and
swarming in. At last the people at the
New York end of the bridge understood
what was happening. The gates were
closed and word was sent to Brooklyn to
close the gates there. Messengers were
sent to the police station In Oak street, but
before any outside help came the briUgv
police, assisted by citizens, impressed two
grocers wagons into ambulance service
They were loaded up with dead aud dying
and driven off the bridge, followed
by crowds OF distracted men and
women. AS the wagons came out on the
street they were obliged to stop to allow d
brilliant uniformed band playing music tC
pass up Calham street. Twelve dead bodies
had been laid in the basement of the
Chambers street hospital. At O'CLOCK
two ofthe dead were identified Is George
Smith, AZ Watts street, and Ellen Klordan
36 Montgomery street. Among the injured
We're: +, Il. Dale, 75 Henry street; vii
helmania Leowia, 80 Monroe street; Thom
as Riardan, 80 Montgomery street; Mrs
Charles Vogeler, 80 West Twenty sixth
street; Minnie Smith ..e5s HopJoi. street
Ella Refua. 81 Horatio street. Among tht
UNCONSCIOUS were two unidentifi
ed men and women, "a boy
and girl. II was not until the dead
wagons came out that the public knew
anything OF the catastrophe The wagons
were followed off the bridge by women cry.
ing for their children and men crying ior
Their wives. Several women were hall
naked and many had only on rags One
woman had both her shoes torn Off and
almost all were bare headed. There were
hundreds of them disheveled and crying
Their faces were white, and In many in.
stances were covered with dust and dirt.
Mrs. Edward O'Colburn, 1S7 South Eighth
street, Brooklyn, came out into Chatham
street, leadiAg a little boy with each hand.
She had lost her husband In the throng.
He had taken their youngest child with
him. While she was talking to reporter
of the Sun, on Chatham street, her oldest
daughter, u girl bineteen years of age, rau
up to her crying, "Where is father" The
mother answered she did not know. Mrs.
Colburn said; ut was an awful expert.
ence. l saw one woman fall backward
from the steps AS soon as she fell she was
jumped upon by men, who were forced af
ter her They trampled her to death.
was pushed up against the railing and
turned around, and around where the crush
occurred | wss twenty-five yards from the
steps and walked toward them. | no
ticed the Jam on the step, and
stood watching the immense throng. A
man got on the iron work and beckoned 10
the crowd to go back He was not police.
man. saw no policeman there. Theard
q scream and then several others screamed.
| saw the crowd surge and jumped over
the fence. The jam centered on the steps
went along the stone sides and walked
along and hung on the railing with
one hand. Just as got upon
the north side of the fence, the crowd
swayed toward New York aud threw girl
uoWu WI tut TieHt-uhul COTner. she Went
over sidewise and forward and fell on her
face. Then ionr men !" d woman fell on
her. The crowd criet Everybody come
over and get away, TO, IDS saken have
been used to handling sinall gangs of men,
and l yelled for them 10 get over the rail
and pulled man over; got him over and
The women next to him, and after
Il hard struggle got them so they stood
along the Iron work Meantime the thronp
was wedged at the scene OF accident The
tide was IRON Brooklyn as the New York
entrance was closed to all but reporters and
those engaged in carrying of the dead and
wounded. I. was not until quarter of o
O'Clock that a guard Of police were sent on
the bridge and the crowd was thinned.
The following is revised list of the dead
and injured, obtained shortly before mid.
night from hospitals and stations. II
then embraced twelve dead eleven of
whom bave been identified, and twenty six
injured. some badly, others less seriously
Dead. Bazzeriano. Brooklyn VIM
H.. Graft, New York, leaves wife