New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-31

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effective service than the eight ten Bridge officers
whom saw. When saw that the panic could not
DO averied, did my best to assist the injured peoI
pie and to he driven back with club seemed cruel
W. ii. Hunt Of No l07 Nassau-st, said: :"
started across the Bridge about O'Clock, out
turned back after bad got about half way over on
account of the crowd noticed a Jam IN front OF
M. but there was a constant stream flowing from
Brooklyn. and before 1 was aware OF the danger
was ira,ly wcdged in the crowd and carried IRE
sistibly toward the fatal steps The people
went down those steps by the score ana ,i,l
we that were behind couldn't stop. WIZ
the men aud the cries OF the Children IL
was the most horrible thing | ever saw There
didn't seem TO he anybody there with any author
ity and tho people were perfectly panic stricken n
i've heen ia tight places before, both at sea and IN
the army and give you my word 4 would rather '.d
go through dozen pitched battles than go
through what did in tina, half hour. l was not
over half dozen steps away from the stars when
the police and SInbn1noes arrived r nIS n uya
had they arrived fifteen minutes later me press
ure OF tho crowd was irresistible. l shoulo say
that there were at least hundred people injured III
the crush"
INQUIRIES OF GRIEF-STRlCKEN FRIENDS.
Outside the Chambers Street Hospital the scene
was one of terrible sadness-sad enough IN the ter
ro-stricken faces of the figures that were pushing
their way up along the crowded sidewalks TO LOOK
fo some friend among those lying inside, but sadder
Iu tue contrast OF luo tiO
and the romping of the children a few yards away.
Among those killed almost Immediately wasa China
man. aud about o'clock two of his countrymen
csuc edging their way through the crowd. their
lips quivering as they explained their GRAND to the
policeman AT the door. "They thought they conld
SAY who ne was if they might see him." they said IN
laborcd Eaglish-and somehow their sorrow did not
Seem less because their English was bad But he
had already been identified, and they could do no
good by gong in and the man who had identl fed
him had said his name wasAh Ling-and when they
heard the name they had been praying not to hear,
they turned without syllable and walked away.
But as they passed out woman came pushing IN.
her head covered with a red shawl and baby i'll
her arms, muttering as she came.
"Oh. God! he was such fine boy
he WIS such fine boy!" And then the policeman
tod her that no such boy there and shel in
bursts OF hysterica aughter up the street. telling
every one >ho met that johnny was not hurt. and
In her jOy taunting the two wTetched Cinnamon for
their sadness al around the doors. blocking the
sidewalks and making a semi-ciTcle out mo the
road small crowd, gradually increasing as the
evening advanced, of iders who were there merely
t. sae what was going on.
The Tuner circle--those immediately around the
doors-were silent enough, but III the outer rings
continual chatter OF voices Jared terribly with TIE
INTENSE panOS OIL the scenes lnSluc lub uOOIss
what was worse, on the outskirts of the throng the
children shouting and playing as If the
world were all sunshine and they were not stand
ing within dozen PAGES of two rooms full of dead
and dying people. Now and again an ambulance
would come rafting up the street, clearing way
for itself, and then man, a woman and child
weie brought out from the basement OF the hospital
and the voices were hushed III instant while the
people looked at the sad burden as it passed. One
small boy brought out, bandaged and
pale and still, and they LAYING
him IN the ambulance another boy,
few years older pushed his way through
the crowd and up TO his side " Tom! Tom" lie
cried taking his hand and looking appealingly into
his white face. DO speak to RE, Tom!' bui there
was no chance of getting any answer there,
and be suffered bimseli.o be led quietly away.
For the most part intense grief little for
appearances. but now and then figures would steal
up and, instead of pushing forward, trust
ing TO tho dignity Of SORROW to clear
a way, would hang anxiously about the fringe of
the crowd and tinidly ask questions, the answers
to which meant all the world with him of casual
bystaudels, fearful to go III at once and face the
terrible alternative ot yes " or no" SO il was
that a strong man with bronzed face, bare-headed
and with his shirt thrown open, stood some PAGES
from the door and asked the bystanders who knew
nothing about the matter, whether girl called
Maggie Sullivan" was hurt st last gentle
man. seeing his position, took him by the arm and
led him into the hall. Before either could speak to
the superin tendent tall man, old ana WIN long
white beard came up and SAID aloud: Az! that's
she doctor that's Maggie sullivan. But what her
father'u do God only knOwsl" aud as he finished a
hand was laid upon his arm, and turning, he
found her father staring into his lace, with
his lips moving, but not sound coming out. Inc
strong. bareheaded man then hesIated no more, but
chnging 10 the walls and doorways as be went,
passed quickly III. A few minutes after he came
out the street supported by friend on either
SIDE staggering all the pavement and grooming
at Intervals " Before Heaven! 1t will kill her
mother when she hears OF 1t! can hardly bear IL
aud she VIII die"
Then came three to ask If Tim
OBren was hurt and were told that his
body had been sent away an hour ago And two
more came TO see +. l.. Dale who, they said, was
dead; they had left his mother IN Brooklyn-she
too had been bruised in the accident though only
slightly-and had come TO see her sons remains
And when they heard that he was only
hurt and still alive they shook
each others hands violently without
o word, and then turned, and away they went up
to the street to Brook Ign, and his mother fast
they could run. And so the sudden transitions |
from despair to JOY and from hope TO misery kept
brawny men, who had gone IN full of hope, COM
ing out with scarcely strength to walk down |
the steps. and helped by little girls who seemed the
stronger of the two in the moment of sorrow; and
then again old women. hurrying in delirious with |
anxiety, and then running out TO publish the good
news they had heard to all the crowd and all the
back women hose eyes were full Of tears. aud men
in to sec II some friend were lying dead
and Pretending SPEAK to- Ignore tSs Sfsoas
word.a one said "a mans heart ought % y e made
Of leather for lob h.o this And I yst but fifteen
the road their shrfl voices rising above the excl