The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-06-07

dead and injured were hurricdly driven
out to the City Hall. where they "crc
laid il the police station in the basement
Ambularccs then arrived and those who
yet bveathed were taken to the hospitals
Crowds Of people bcsieged The station
and ambulances to learn the fate Of
missing ones dear to them. There were
HIAETEESDING SCENES
At the police station when body was
recognized by friends. An ample force
oi police took possession OF the entrance
rs soon rs possible after the accident
The middle iOot.way was closed to travel
and the current Of those anxious to cross
vas turned into the down stream wagon
track. Apparently no measures were
taken at the Brook lyn end to stop travel
for at least some time. On the New
York approach this travel WAS also di.
vcr.Cd from the iootway and turned into
the wagon road. Instead of decreasing,
however, it grew constantly as rumors of
the disaster began TO fly through Brook
lyn. These rumors stated that the bridge
had fallen and that hundreds had been
crushed.
The dead that were pulled out from
underneath the human avalanche on the
anchorage were black in the face, show.
ing they had died from sunocation.
John Steeck, Grand Army man of
kotte' ; post, helped five girls from the
crowd where they were jammed in
tightly. a big man, apparently Ger
man. was pushing them and struggling
with them on the bridge as if his only
purpose was to get them down to save
himself a crowd of roughs pressed on
behind the crowd coming from brooklyn
and fought their way through it with
oaths and ribaldry and over the bodies of
the dead. 1t WAS said that thieves
prollted by the opportunity and helped
preclpitate the catastrophe. Their
chances were unlimited. When the ap-
proach was cleared at last it was literally
covered with articles of clothing and
personal property abandoned in the
struggle. They were viewed with amaze.
mcnt by people coming over from Brook
lyn who had not heard of the disaster.
In the excitement Of the crush VIM.
Oxford, aged 45, n drunken man, de.
liberate.y jumped from the bridge ap-
proach into William street, and received
severe internal injuries.
The place on the bridge where the ac-
cldent occurred is the
DANGER SPOT IN THE STRUCTURE.
To persons who are looking out over the
scenery as they pass either way it is Ger.
tainly most pcrilous trip. In a crush
like the one to. day it is a terrible danger.
Many said to-day that they had feared
such an occurrence at this spot. At tho
Chambers street hospital lay the bodies
OF twelve of those who pcrished by the
disaster.
THOSE ALREADY IDENTIFIED
were as follows: George Smith, aged
45, of ~ Watts street, q carpenter, iden-
titled by his wife. lie was alive when
brought from the hospital, but died
shortly afterwards. Ellen Riordan, aged
40, Of No. 36 Montgomery street, denti-
fled by her son. Maud Crawford, aged
33, of 37th street near Broadway. She
is the wife of Charles Crawford, clerk.
James O'Bricn, aged 40 Of IS Laight
street. He was delivery clerk in the
employ Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and leaves wife and four
children. Mrs. c. Basoniani, aged 80,
OF 3O2 plymouth street, Brooklyn, wife
Of Iacharia Dasoniani, Turkish carpet
weaver; Mrs. Emma Sherwood, aged
80, of bridgeport, Conn. All Lo Sing,
aged co; Maggie Sullivan, aged l3, Of
Monroe street; Eliza karters, aged GG,
OF Jersey City; Sarah Hennessy, aged
%, of 100 Washington avenue. Two
men yet remain unidentified.
THE coRoNER's INQUEST.
In the evening the coroner impanelled
q jury, which viewed the bodies of the
dead, aud the inquest was fixed for
Saturday.
A revised list of the dead aud injured.
obtained shortly before midnight from
the hospitals and stations embraced
twelve dead, eleven of whom had been
identified, and twenty-six injured, some
badly, Others less seriously.