The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-21
KILLED.
Emma Foreman.
Unknown young colored woman.
THE INJURED.

Emma Foreman.
Unknown young colored woman
THE INJURED.
Maggie Harris. No. 500 East Boundary
street. Painful injuries about the head and
face, and shoulder sprained.
Annie Thomas. No. Y Wheaton street
Bruised about the head and face.
Rosa Blunt, injuries u head and shoulder.
Lives on the Waters road.
| Magdalene Gilbert, Waters road. Right
side bruised ami left arm broken.
Philis Mllledge, West Boundary and
Olive streets. Left hand crushed and
fingers split open. Painful injuries to her
side. Her daughter Emma was slightly
bruised.
ophelia Beasley, 14411l East Broad. Left
shoulder dislocated
Anna England, No. 39L Purse street.
| Serious bruises about the body, aud slight
| bruises abou the head and limbs.
Nary Bluff, No. 70 Williams street.
! Slight bruises or head, side aud hand.
c. II. Addison, Maple street, and works
for Savannah Bank aud Trust Company.
Slight injuries to head, and serious injury
to shoulder, the shoulder blade broken.
! Nancy Grant, No. Minis street. Right
armed sprained.
! Stephen Mabrey, an old man Of 50. living
st the toll gate on the Thunderbolt road.
| Injuries about the head, neck and should
ers
Mary Anderson, No. 54JI Habersham
street. Bruised about back and hips.
Lucy Ross, New Houston and Montgom-
cry streets. Bruised internally; serious.
| Sally Robinson, No. 226 Wa dburg street.
| Left leg broken above knee and internally
! injured
Martha VIM, Bay street near East
| Broad. Bruised about body and legs.
William Willis, No. 81 Harrison street
| Hurt in breast and bruised about the back
Matilda Williams, New Houston street
LAKE, between Whitaker and Bull streets
Left wrist broken, internally injured and
bruised about arm, chest and head and eye
ruptured.
Louisa Giles, No 159l Charlton street
Right hip broken and badly bruised about
| the body.
Anna Germany, No. 1877 Charlton street
Right leg and ankle broken.
Phyllis Gadsden, Ditmersvills Bruised
about the head and chest.
Mary Lewis, No. 55H Reynolds street.
Badly bruised about the back.
Margaret Youmans, No. 224 Waldburg
street. Chest crushed and severe abdomi-
nal injuries
Mary Holmes, IS State street. Ankle
sprained.
Matilda Willis, East Broad and Bay.
Left wrist broken.
Anna jackson, East Broad, near Bolton
street. Bruised about the head and breast.
Lizzie Morel, Bay street, near East
Broad. Arm sprained and bruised about
the legs.
Denis McLemon, No o. Liberty street.
Right hand and hip bruised.
Alex Egan white, No G6 Bryan street.
Bruised about head and chest.
- Jones, Hall street, near jefferson.
Right ribs broken
Abram Burke, residence unknown.
Bruised about the head
Lucy Ross was unconscious and will
probably die, her injuries being internal,
and having sustained a conclusion Of the
brain. One two others are badly injured
and may die Alexander Egan was the
only white passenger on the steamer and he
was slightly injured about the head ana
BODY. Drs. Dunn, Boyd, Wegefarth,
Nichols and Weichselbaum examined the
wounded and directed their removal.
STORIES OF THE PASSENGERS.
TIE statement of passengers as to the
accident differ from that Of Capt. Bouli-
neau. Those passengers in a position to
form an adequate opinion as to how the
accident occurred say that the bridge tender
was waving the steamer back and shouting
that the drawbridge was not open.
Lemuel Wade, one of the excursion
committee, said that he has the
names of four men who were at the bow
on the forward promenade deck, and that
Of the assistant in wheelhouse, to the effect
that man on the bow called to the captain
to lookout that the bridge was not open,
| and the captain told the man to go to -
of the deck, that they had nothing to do
with it. The man on the bridge kept
waving the steamer down, but she kept
going, striking the iron bridge on the east
side of the cross pier
Capt. Boulineau, who was in command of
the st. Nicholas, and who was at the wheel
at the time of the collision, tells a different
story. he said that the bridge is down in
the woods, in dark place, and has always
been an obstruction to navigation. The
boat, he said, had been steaming down slow
for mile or more, and he plainly saw the
two red lights set on either side of the
bridge, indicating that the draw was open,
and he did not discover the contrary until
he was within 300 feet of the bridge.
SAW THE DRAW CLOSED
Then he saw that the bridge was closed.
| and he reversed the engines and backed the
| b at, working her at full speed, but there
was a strong ebb tide, and when he saw
that an accident was unavoidable he called
deck, and TO go aft. He denied having
used any such language as was
attributed to him. The only thing he said
was for them to go aft, as the boat was
! about to strike. 1t was but a Short time
| before the boat struck the bridge, about the
middle of the draw. Capt. Boulineau said
| that he was at the wheel, and did
not see the bridge tender trying to wave
the steamer down until within 800 feet of
the bridge. When the cry came from the
| bow that the boat was about to strike the
bridge he was backing the vessel on full
steam, and his reply was void Of all pro-
family, and merely one of urgent warning,
appealing to those in danger TO go aft. The
vessel was then only going at the rate of
| about five miles an hour, Including the ebb
tide, which was running out strong
THE BRIDGE TENDER BLAMED.
| When Capt. Boulineau lay the boat to,
he said that himself, John Southmead
the mate, and Raymond Noble the
| pilot, who was not on duty.
with some of the excursionists, Immediately
began to remove the injured from the
wreckage and carry them into the saloon.
After that lie sent a message to Savannah
| by the $40 train on its way to Tybee,
which turned back after the accident.
asking that police, ambulances and
physicians meet the steamer when
she landed. After completing repairs to
the rudder he returned to the city. He said
that he is positive that the red lights were
displayed on either side of the drawbridge
which clearly indicated to his mind that tne
bridge tender is responsible for not placing
| the lights in the proper position