The Dickinson press., 1883-06-09
-ooKLYN BRIDGE TRAGEDY
elve Persons Killed n MANY In.
nred as a Result of Stupidity I'm
= paralleleG.

elve Persons Killed ana MANY In.
- nred as a Result of Stupidity Un-
= parallelec.
ohofeiy alter 4 o'clock last Wednesday
s1'efnooh a panic occurred at the most
o"ose,o.s point on the footpath of the
greas fridge between BROOKLYN and New
forK, ana fourteen persons, men, women
anu cnlldren, were trampled to death in d
Hnad rush that was absolutely needless, or,
as 1t Is believed, was started by pickp ,ckets.
Inc alarm was at once given in the proper
quarters. Ambulances were sent as sceed-
lily az possible, and reserves of policemen
TO The number of nearly 100 were Rordered
plnsl out frtia' different station houses. Then
80 - the d'a' Il lying were so quickly taken
r. rsfnnd 10 IN various station houses and
pended for ~loslr"ts that before those who
of a set off we're .assing the Brooklyn entrance when
appropriated disaster occurred, hid reached the spot,
OF Aug. s, lmost every evidence OF it had been re.
acknowledgement. Quickly as it occurred, however,
mept. in ct cannot be quickly told. nor were all the
IF off, details to be learned quickly. One after
set of one the dead were picked up and tenderly
any carried away. Inc wounded so far rs can
o be ascerinlned were sixteen in number.
Br>iles these, there We're auzens, probably
W. scores, who either received injuries too
Tim >sli 1t to require hospital attention, or who
Ottel MerS carried away by their fri nds without
CART. giving notice to the police. In the lattrr
tx. cat gory were certainly a considerable num-
Sterling, Si-->'- persons, for many were seen to be
send, Mont. away.
I.,hn count i, the Sun EAtfa:- There was IL crash
endowed far So tteps at the New York arproae'i TO
Boudinet. TIL lollowed, and at least fourteen per-
court OF clalmNeie killed and many wounded. The
the seizure Of began shortly before 4, and at that
tory by officer there We're thousands of people on
small y "rls!ge. most of then, coming from
1870 4. okiyn. The air was clear and brisk,
NeoiasAa = people walking rapidly. AS the crowd
oesson ant t iacEed the short Hight OF Steps, those
this week ,on' pushed back Tor fear they would
POST once PFC, pi! ated over the steps a distance of
tinuance' bout six ieet. These people, in drawing
\reqCired.,acts fr IN the steps, made the nucleus Of
A sur.he jam. TO thousands behind them pushed
M Col. On "nhseains. Almost instantly people be-
account room!' Meanwhile the crowd rom nv New W
beY 1 York. which was at the foot of the stairs,
.lees~ = got blocked. Mea at The head of the New
oughh York crowd fought their way back, leaving
The 9 clearing space at the head of the steps.
for Ma The shouting and trowding from the Brook-
ton durl!H.ng side increased, 1t was utteraly inexpli
Hents on acco"ni"ople IN .hs advance guard of : $
lno,an xe' on'rn1 to~F1 iisliS sleps, They IAC
that the removal ::orror OF going over the steps, az
will be made in q fe loocked arms and pushed f1r;.
TX against the thous-
RAILROAD NJ" "a few s'e Minytes, over nt q p 1a2M
Surveyors ofthe MisietSs, there was q slow yield
have left the end OF the..uI pressure FROM behind.
are now above Beaver BhsT III Hn s es'o of t Mas s aosss' Ws'%F
no Ths 1 fo, lnv sas' ss:ya Were shouting eSon ID, sils'
s. farcSls ana canes We're thrown
B. Lamborn, lasls at tleside by people who need
Northern Pacific nds to ii ,ht their way
Cummang, a1sists oH TIE DESPERATE CROWD.
VI myss genel Il single sarek cutting through
district, vice e! tlclLh.Ias cam the voice OF q
a~ppointmentswho lost her footing on the per-
INC month ssh.ntv.3 'ss' yal E"a 't al the nsa5 iost Of S ihs
- ~ o,nsr;t raised herself on her
= Fauh~o euPefiol would have got up, but
road at $1.75a d moment she was buried four
bqlt $3.50, and W" The bodies of others who fell
THE Northern Pac' us after her. She was dead when
Manitoba earn out, more than half an hour
Nave increased $f si'rs, and waved sP, ,hec ro up ha .ne
y q increased 81 mile, iMs 1n a'', Ia ,t cloMu naek
third week in Ma, ton,, "a t WV p.u!'e soi'lhuel
The average plht. Every minute the excite
Canadian Pacific worse. Men in The crowd lifted
the month of MaYnve their heads to save them
crush. People were still paving
{ .RaENE1s lies at both gates and swarnling
Y last people ut the New York
Somewhat 'ae bridge understood what was
in Milwaukee Friday gates were cioseu, ana
that the children of 70 bTo'klyn to close the
by, a lady of wealth 's K street Sei bu ne'i before io .ne a pu,
ing, had begun suit .fne the bridge police, assisted
a~ssoe1ty which There sed two grocery wagons
= heirs of them a1lance service. They wero
den as we'll . d al and dying and driven off
Ugh social sta. followed by crowds of dis
rouble causen and women. AS the .gons
w seventy nto the street they were obliged to
/o.3- thi1ty-ow a brilliant, uniformed band,
% the childy music to pass up chatham
l to nlasse lifelve dead bodies had been laid
she toretal1snent OF the Chambers street hos-
prop ry to hlock.
isfer would -~-