The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-05-31

Brooklyn, who had not heard of the disaster.
In the excitement OF the crush VIM. Oxford,
aged AS, drunken man, deliberately jumped
from the bridge approach into William street,
and received severe internal injuries and ez-
ternal bruises. The place on the bridge where
the accident occurred Is the danger spot In the
structure. To persons who are looking out
over the scenery as they pass, either way, 1t is
certain and most periloua trap In crush
like the one to-day. 1t is q terrible danger.
Many said to-day that they had feared just
such an occurrence at this spot.
AT the Chambers street hospital there were
bodies OF twelve OF those who perished by the
disaster Those already identified were as fol-
lows George Smith, aged 45 Ellen Reardon,
aged 4b; Maude Crawford, aged 49,; James
O'Brlen, 40; Mrs, Gerusha Bazoniani, 80; Mrs
Emma Sherwood, aged 25, Bridgeport, Conn. ;
All Ii Sing, aged 60; Maggie Sullivan, aged
49, Eliza kearters, aged GO; Sarah Hennessey
aged 22.
The injured are II. II. Dale, Wilhimmie
Loew, probably fatal; Margaret Ryan, crushed
and suffering from convulslons; Mrs. Maggie
Gallagher, probably fatally; Thomas Reardan,
suffering from shock and suffocation: Mrs,
Charles Nageler, suffering from shock; Minnie
Smith, Ella Requa, Frank Barrett, lep and
arm broken Lizzie O'Hrien, Matte A, Slyte.
10 took several hours hard work to recover
the bodies.
The City Council tonight passed resolution
Ia respect to the dead and calling upon citizens
funerals. They made arrangements for the
erection OF a monument over their graves
business has been practically suspended all
gay, and the city Is In great gloom over the
tragic death of the persons killed. Military
companies were called out early In the day for
protection OF property.
An unknown girl, about 10 years old, was
badly crushed and bruised. Tho faces OF The
dead wele horribly distorted showing death
bad, in each case, resulted from suiioeation
In the evening a coroner iIapaaelled Jury,
which viewed the bodies OF the dead and the in
quest was fixed for Saturday. At midnight
revised list showed IL deaths I'll identified),
aud rs more or less injured. Additional deaths
are VIM. H. Craft, aged 60, Sarah Hennessey,
aged ~, and an unknown boy aged IA.
The following is a revised list OF the injured:
Frank Bassstt Adolph Bisehoff Albertina
Bahnet, Samuel Dalton, David Delmontre
Edward Doherty, spine broken, r. Y. Distler
fatally crushed; Charles Eberwein, Catherine
Jones, Mrs, Margaret Gallagher, Wihelmina
Roew, Lizzie o. 'Brien, dangerously; Barbara
Ottenger, VIM. Oxford, j. E. Dale, Ella Rey-
ma, u. Reichers, Thomas Reardon, Margaret
Ryan, Minnie Smith, Matte A. styles, Mrs.
Lizzie Terney, Andrew Tanby, skull fractur-
ed, dying; Mary Thompson, skull fractured;
Mrs. Charles Vogeler, Edward Elret, and an
unknown man. The list will yet be extended.
It is reported that many OF the wounded,
perhaps some Of the dead, were driven straight
to their homes when they reached Chatham
street, instead Of to City Hall station. or
these the police have no account. -Four
are reported missing Additional injured are
Peter Regan and an unknown man.