Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-06-07

| 81 the Steps amt hen fell over and down
/ upon the struggling mass below.
/ \ TERRIBLE struggle Tor hie began. Mer
| ana women ioHEat VITA The strength OF de
/ SPAR against each other. Escape wa, ini
possible sifh The pressure from both side,
SroNlus a; every >houi Of anguish thai
vent up from ,te diving and those who sau
death before their etc,. Fear and despair
on tie one slae aud cufio,li, on the o,hei
:au- hi irr thc mastery. The fri.htiui crush
Nas drnNtg ihAH ever when after nearly fiji
teen miGutcs score Of mililia-men. fro
the l2ih regiment marched up to the a,
Hroach toward Brooklyn. The wells Of the
r"~h attracted tAtir attention At the foo,
ihc Steps ID Wal. 81 human bodies we're
ili,.I ai,h. The dense mas, surgcd about
4 and q q The soldiers saw two policemen
Naiu.N Struggling against ii.
lie militia scaled the fence and railroad
track. ,eparAiins tnrm from the foot walk
and ~cdEiug into the n.ass Of people near
tae scene If The disaster. drove back the
crowd ai the New York entrance at the muz
lie of their guns. II fell back slightly. aud
ihc militia men, following up the advantage.
iar,ed 4 back Quail the approach was cleared.
lhea forming their front across The foot wall.
iHe! prevented tie crowd from passing back
"alle a man, Of their number as could be
spared ran tow arI the scene Of the accident,
iu help IN eNtrica,ing the dead and saving
TIE living. lae alarm meanwhile had been
given AZ the bridge entrance. and a general
cA!i for all hospital ambulanccs was sent out
anu policemen we're hurried over upon the
bridge from their stations beside CITY Hall
lremen of hook and ladder companies fol-
lowed y assist. They found the situation
-'ii. una.trrcl on the bridge The crowds
on 'He foot walk above the steps was con-
SANITY receiving acccssions. and still prrss-
IVY ON ana over the dead and d,inc. who
LAY here. 81 firmly wedgcd together tina, TO
eNir,cafc them was next 10 impossible. TO
beat nack TIE crowd was equally impossible
heAei "a' possible onN bs making room
:9r tie crowd 10 spread sideways, II was
quickly done. Wiling hand, tore away the
.r1n raiiu- dividing the footwav from the
r4aroat. tr4, lH hniA sides and dragged
t..se - ho were nearest In the crush through
,a, opening. Room was made for the po-
ae"mrn % reach the frightfgl heap of hu-
man flesh ana the work OF clearing il ava,
1.-an. AN Soon portion Of the ob>,ruc-
ton Was removed from the steps the crowd
wa, cascd and a portion was lea through 10
tac Ne" loFh station The rest was forced
hlcA until a.l 10 the bodies had been taken
away. Then b va, let through and body
of Policemen a the point Of danger Kept It
ifou pressing. Then along the IRON fences.
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IF AL, kina vs. impossible. The crou j
f.r,..l b, constant nr.>,.r. and accession
ffats The mrank!,n ,i,.e went o,rr The >t.p,
l.Ar cataract. 4..l onee started .ell un:il
Ia, wa.A l., piled with b5li.. 10 the hei,bt
5f ,e,. stem, and then went over and FIJI
down o4,nulu il. 4 dead Cbinamaa. Al III
~n, taken tror,, ill., b.,tof, IL nv, beap
Cars vcr, pressed INTO the service on The
New York SIDE. and ii, they arrived the dead
4ad injured were hurrieal, driven Oh, 10 the
CHS Ii4.. wuer, the, we're la.G ii The police