Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-23
CASUALTIES.
A Serious Catastrophe at the Bridge
A Frishtful Accident on the
Island.
A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.

Island.
A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
A really marvellous escape from death
occurred at the Rock Island end of the
wagon bridge approaching the island at
about o'clock last evening. Mrs. W.
H. Lundy, her little daughter and sister,
Miss Josie Phillips, had driven of the
bridge and were about to cross the rail
road track when a switch engine came
along, and the horse commenced to balk,
and before the animal could be controlled
had backed off the embankment. the
buggy and contents being precIpitated to
the rocky bottom below-a distance of
twenty-five feet. The buggy was badly
demoralized, and the ladies thrown out,
and all who witnessed the accident were
thrilled with horror, expecting to find all
the occupants of the buggy fatally in
jured and the horse dead.
Word was telepboned down town and
Drs. Truesdsle and Barth drove to the
scene with all possible haste, Mr.. Geo.
E. Bailey, who, in the absence from the
city of Mr.. Lundy, was also notified,
sent hack in which the ladies were con-
veyed to the home of their mother. Mrs.
Phillips. on Sixteenth street near Second
avenue, where the physicians named
made examinations. Miss Phillips, it was
found, had suffered the most serious in
juries. There was deep scalp wound
commencing on the top of the forehead,
and extending over the middle of the
head. another wound on the nose,a severe
cut on the upper lip and a bad bruise and
cut on the right side of the face, COM
pletely closing the eye, and causing a
heavy swelling. Mis- Lundy received a
painful scalp wound, aud bruises about
the back and arms The little girl was
uuiujured. The horse which belonged to
Mr.. Lundy, was lamed but not badly
hurt The full extent Of Miss Phillips
injuries cannot be estimated as yet.
The accident should serve as an oft re
peated warning to fence in the sides of the
approach to the bridge, and provide gates
which should be closed in time of dams
ger Mrs. Lundy says that whel the
horse became unruly last night, both
she and her sister called to the guard to
assist them, but that he paid no heed.
This should be investigated, and Col.
Baylor who has already shown his inter-
est in public welfare, will doubtless look
into the matter.
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday ALTERS
noon, David Thompson and William
Anderson, moulders in the foundry on
Jack for the draw bridge, huge casting
of 1900 pounds. an explosion occurred,
the red hot, melting iron coming down
on the moulders in shower Their
clothes were set on fire, and were cut
of by their fellow workingmen. The
gentlemen were conveyed to their homes
in this city, where their wounds were
dressed A stream of the fiery fluid had
ran down ThompsOn's back, blisterlng it
frightfully all the way, while the entire
length of his left arm, his chest, and
right arm as far as the elbow and left ear
were terribly burned as were the back OF
his right hand, it being necessary to cut
the fingers apart.
Andersons left arm and hand was ter
ribly blistcred and swollen, his neck, anC
back and left leg burned. DR.. Plum
mer anticipates no serious outcome il
either case, and says that the statemen
made by the Union this morning as com
ing from him that lock, jaw was likely tt
ensue in Thompson's case was unau
thorized and uufounded.