Daily Republican., 1883-05-31
THE BRIDGE HORROR,
EWELvE PERSONS KILLED AND
TWENTY.OHE INJGR.
EDIN A CRUSH.

8WELVE PERSONA NlLLED AM
TwENTY.OHE INJUR-
ED IN A CRUSH.
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NEW YORK, May 30.--The Brooklyn
&tdge received dreadful baptism to
EtXaH. In crush that occurred appa
tontly by accident on the New York an
ISschOrage a number of persons, mostly
* women and children, were crushed
h o0lne to death, some fatally, and still
Il 0thers severely. A scene of terror reign
4 ~ Tor fully fifteen or twenty minutes
II That battles description. When 1t was
lever, cart loads of wounded and crush
I 4 human beings We're taken out OF the
Iew York entrance Of the bridge. A
Y small mountain OF torn and abandone,
~blothing was gathered up by the police
HOW THE DISASTER OCCURRED
The accident occurred on the New
York anchorage, where the solid bottom
bf the middle footway ends and two
olghts of seven steps each, with an in.
a. ermediate landing, led up to the plank
S#1Alk of the span between the New
s2 York anchorage and tower. 1t was
~ hOrtly after four O'Clock. The bridge
ia bns crowded from one end to the other,
that there was hardly elbow room
e.Jn the footway. y woman who was
" scending the lower flight of steps,
FL fumb,ed and fell on the landing. The
|tNkowd pressed upon her and she
Il |xhriekcd. Bridge officer Frederick
\ Richards, who was on the plank walk
" above, seeing her danger e.bowed his
Way TO the spot and lifted her up. The
ale hat !, hn
iVIent down. With a desperate effort
N oficer Richards got upon his feet once
H more, dragging the woman after him.
II he screamed again in despair and
might and the crowd above and brloH
"! xessed toward the spot to discover tn"
''fl{auss of the commotiOn. The crush
A Minmadiately became fearful. Those on
KSfhe approach below tn" steps were car.
Y He'd forward in sold mass. Many
n 51Eumbled and unable to resist the pres
nre from behind the crowd passed
Erver them.
SA From above the crowd coming from
RBrooklyn was carried to the edge of
xl1he steps and then fell over and down
Sfnpon the struggling mass below A
Z terrible struggle for life began. Men
n Ind women fought with the strength
|Aof despair against each other Escape
was impossible with the pressure from
\ both sides growing at every shout of
anguish that Went up from the dying
\ md those who saw death before their
ayes. Fear and despair on the one side,
curiosity on the other fought for the
y mastery.
esA A FRIGHTFuL SCENE.
H The frightful crush was denser than
\ ever, when, after nearly fifteen min
s3utes, a score of militiamen Of the Eth
Regiment, led by Lieutenant Hart IA d
|. .Sergcants Coul.ock and Costello, march
"a up the approach toward Brooklyn
The yells of the crowd attracted their
Z attention. At the foot Of the steps Il
wall of human bodies was piled high
The dense mass surged about it, and in
It the soldiers saw two policemen vain
X II struggling against it. Sergeant Coul-
dock took in the situation ut IA glance.
Z At his word of command his men seal
ed the fence and railroad track ,separat-
ing them from the footwalk, and wedg
tdDg into the mass of people near the
.s6Cene of the disaster, drove back the
crowd at the New York entrance at the
H0uZZie ol tuelr guns. ~ iell pach
Nightly. Then forming front across
ehe footwalk they prevented the crowd
Nom passing back.
s EXTRICATING THE DEAD.
vi Tho alarm had meanwhile been given
~ thr bridge entrance. A general call |
Tor all hosntol nmbnlances Was sent out
and noliceInpu were hurried over uuou
Inc bridpe. Fran their station beside
,fbe civ Hall framrn of 4 hook and lad.
y ier cnmnanv followed tn assist The
ahoJ;,. ,f H.. dad aud dvin, Law g.,
l9rulv uadoad tnouthrr that tn extricot4
fhem was next tn imnossibl,, Willing
honIs tora aw,v ,h. iron railing diyi
sI;ng the foat.wav from tbe Eailr,al
Strark on hoth siIrs and draooed those
who wnre nearest in thr rrusI thrnugh
the o,eniuo Room was made for the
8nolicemrn to reach thr truthful hrnp
pfhu,n,n hainos and tha wnrk har,u
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