Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-02
BaoaELYN GRIDEE.
Tho First Di.a.,er-A.I Jam and Lo,- orl.

 The First Di>aster-4 Jam and Loss oriif.
 X New York dispatch gives tie follow. ilc particulars Of a fearful ca.as-raa5a which occurred on the East river ir.d,s on the afternoon of Memorial Day. Isy 3Jt1, by which a large number q n.a- pie lost -hei- lives. The narrowu-s, af .le foot way for passengers was .t. cause o- rEe horror. iL- uai0r-f- -.
 che dead ~3 far are not known. S.-.r, ueu aud feeble women. manhood -u} Iufmcy, We're wstZ-i toEeth,rIu r..- iearlut pressure Ol crowd which .y-.,F e. for miles and as inn rya1-e as & sion. foundation Ot ile brIIge I.5el.. Ina s.orpgSe lasted Eear.y aL uour. cq---, Sh oh tlm ~es -ai people tainted l.. relieve the fearful Jam the bTIi -e clH I..I. rem1veI some ei the Irol palIuE f-v se-t from the stairway, uu the Ne. r.-- side. Those unfortunate enough tl .l near tue end feil beitt- SEtlter down a4 .La jagged gravel road beneath. a u...- ri bruised aId dI>cUiurad huUl. flesh ScDres were sramplei upon. Il -;;.a.s.. was death People were dragged urs.- -he heap z helpless humanity 9itl f.... clua as indigo anu JLe hfe blood rrr EuE ont oi tJeIr n1strIls. The rl..i.-.e on eI;he- sidewalk Was slrev. v.-i dead and dying.
 No efforts were made by the ur 2. officials to stop tue people from comm, ou the bridge Ieu shouted theus..e,. I1arsc, ''cie4r the way; wagons rtt...,.. over the rouEn stones; men ant vu.aeg crying lu al directions made i- @ n.I. ..M Icoeeu- A party ot men Iu Uul.r1 Il1 some ser-ca on She spot a- yo.-s. 5eer police Co cEeck the vulgar and tu-.. ous. At gue Chambers street u.sr-tsl tLe-e are thirteen dead bodies. ,il m. known men and six UuSGovu women aud George Smith Oi 42 Watt -.-.a- The office was filed wi,h people maEIg,
 inquiries for missing friends. A v..la- says "I was walking along tae a-, toward the New York entrance. -.. man wto held So young girl who u.. 'ryinE bitterly. by the hand, vara heard shouting and screaming. S-!. J-uly, ou a rise m front c. me. s.r ..ats. sticks and hands stretched .1. and with one scream the whole 8.... u .ss sar-ti and swayeG tova-. t.. gajeS. ] suppose the people tulu-.. the bridge Was coming -lNu, anyway .Iey fought and screamed and yelled I1c demons Children and women
 ,ere knocked down and r-amu.-l u-. and | sIs borne Irres y.laly UtL, -llr..y before four. At that uour there wen. thousands Oi people On the tuigy. most of them coming from Brooklyn l.. aIr was clear aud brisk, and people walked rapidly as the crowd aprr..cl.d o short flight ot steps. Those ia front pushed back for fear tAcy would s- i-.- -lpitI.ed over the steps, a tr-...e,..f
 bout SIX Feet. Taes- people u drar--- pack from the steps made nucleus for Inc Jam of thou .auJs beuIui l..u u.a pushed almost Instantly. People a-.l -' Elo1f, stand back alI give s- -.....- Meanwhile tl. crowd from -.. York.
 which w85 at the foo; 0. ,.. steps, -.. blocked. The men ut rHa l-,0u. ,.e New York crowd fought their Way back. leaving ciya- space at tle steps. lLe
 Lau-llE ala r.3 F.lu- a. l ,-- t-..s- .Fu side Increased and I- wa- .,....g y ..-
 LraJte People lu --v.ue y. -.-
 uarI '. tEo Brooklyn crowd ..r. ..-a- ed forward, I.o tL#y scene. -' ..e. .orr'r et E.l"- - over iha steps, ....u---I.
 he flight l- only five Co elk .e.- ..-. They l1ci"I arms and pJsIet luH..-.. back araiust the tI G-4uG, ..u.r-
 eadiiy over from B-ooaiya f..le minutes at Tr,u: just le steps from tLe eaI there v.s a -..a -leaiW from ths tu-uaGl p-.--.r- from behind and the front c-aa Fr. forced near the ,dr- st iu- --s.-
 NomeI and cLIlirsu were r..i.- ..- help; men were sIaU1ug c.H..i-.ly- parcels and canes vsr- thrown over nr people wu1 needed their hands c. fight tse-r way ont of tine desTeratr c-aFi. At last with So single shock -... .a. through the ciamor of @ tlDusalI y...a. young girl who lost fo1u1-.4 'l. periLous edge, iel Lerdio1c aui ~-l.l Gin hEtcIway t1g- steps below aul a ll- a fe- moments. She raised l.-
 on her hands and wo1.i have rH. r. but Iu another she was buried f.y- t-e- deep UIdar bodies of others who IsI over tbe steps after her. She Was G..i when they got her out more than uli an hour alrerwart. The men ,-raa- upon rails at the sid. and eaG ali w.r1ei ;he cr1wi back from lHe Ne. Aorl end from he Brooklyn sIIa IF people confirmed tJ crowd ol toward the steps. NJ p1iic, were Iu sight. To. excitement grew worse. Men iIt-I their children above their heads tu --v, them from tnn crowd