The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1891-10-03
DOWN TO THEIR DEATH.
Two Victims of an Open Drawbridge
In Chicago.
Rufus Terry drives his Open Coupe, con.
tanning Isaac Shelton and Carrie Green,
Over the Abutment and He and
the Woman are Drowned.

It was few minutes before 8, Monday
night when the bridge tender at Washing
ton st. bridge rang his warming bell. The
tug Chicago, with the big freight vessel
Commodore in tow, was approaching
from the South. Just as the tug was
entering the draw, the coupe driven by
Terry came rafting over the viaduct.
He did not observe that the bridge was
open and eyewitness say that he was
flashing the horse into a run. The half
hundred persons who were standing at
the West end Of the structure shouted to
the driver to stop, but he paid no atten-
ton to the warning. Mr.. Shelton and
Miss Carrie Green, who were in the cab
saw that the bridge was open, but before
they could escape from the carriage, the
horse had plunged over the abutment.
WENT INTO THE RIVER.
Cries of horror escaped from the lips
of those who were almost within arms
reach Of the vehicle as it toppled over
into the muddy stream. By the glare
of the electric light, Miss Green could
be seen clipging 70 Shelton, and the dri-
yer, who evidently WAS not aware of his
peril until the horse began to fall,
dropped the lines and grasped the iron
rods of his seat. When the coupe struck
the water the tug Chicago was not more
than twenty five feet south OF the bridge.
1t was nearly two minutes before Shell
ton, who was the first to rise, came to
the surface. He bad kicked the carriage
door open and tried to drag Miss Green
with him, but SIZE was paraly zed with
fear, evidently, and made no effort to
escape. When Shelton appeared Oh the
surface, a rowboat was manned by the
crew of the tug Chicago, and he was
pulled out of the foul waters. Ten min
utes later driver Terry came to the sur
face. He was alive hen taken out, but
when laid on the deck of the tug he
breathed only few times. He was suf-
located by the foul waters of the river,
as he was not in the water long enough
to have been drowned.
Patrick Carson, of 223 Van Buren, ST. -.
was standing within a few feet of the cab
when 1t went down. II saw it dash up
the approach" he said, Just as the
bridge was being turned. There were
no red danger lights on the west side of
the bridge. The driver did not seem to
realize the darg-r until he reached the
edge of the approach
Peter Heeney, river pilot, distiu-
guished himself for bravery in the work
of searching for the body Of Miss Green.
A large crowd lad collected on the
rivers edge and stood watching the
police dragging for the body when
Heeny leaped upon the deck of the Chi
cago, and Invested himself of trowsers,
coat and shoes. There's too many OF
us looking on and nobody working" he
said as he sprang into row-boat and
pushed over to where the coupe went
down. He slid into the water and his
feet touched the vehicle. Then he dis
appeared from sight, and two minutes
later when he came to the surface, be
bore Miss Green's body in his arms
SIZE WAS FOUND IN THE COUPE.
Her body was Immediately hauled to
the deck of the tug. 1t presented pitt
able and saddening appearance. Miss
Green was handsome octoroon, about
20 years old. She wore a short plush
jacket Her skirt bad become Embossed
while taking her from the water, and
her white pettlcoat, wet and dripping,
chung tightly to her person. She was
petite in size and bad regular and pleas
ing features. Silver buckles shone on
her patent leather slippers and ring
sparkled on her finger. There were
bangles on her arms and a..brooch at her
throat. A rose was tangled in her wet,
matted hair.
The remains of the dead girl end
driver we're removed tc Klaner's NOR
que, No., 1856 Milwaukee avenue.
Isaac Shelton is young man of twen-
ty-6ve and resides at ST. Fulton street.
He is salesman at Fish, Joseph & Co.'S.
State street store. He was taken to his
home and attended by DR.. Marshall.
His upper lip is cut clear through and he
has q bad wound between the eyes e..
In speaking of the accident he said:
monday night called for Miss Carrie
Green at II North Leavi,t street in
coupe from Mofetl's livery stable. We
drove along Leavitt street TO Washing
ton boulevard, and then east. AS we
approached the bridge saw it was open
aud | called to the driver, who did not
seem to notice it. When we got close to
the edge he tried to pull up, and some
people on the north side,of heapproach
ran to stop the horse. 1t was too late
and the horse plunged forward into the
river. I was sitting on the right SIDE oil
the cab and 1 placed my left arm around
Miss Green, trying to force the door
open. with my right hand, as saw it
was our only chance of escape. The cab
turned as We we're going down, and Miss
Green threw her arms around my neck.
She only cried out once as We begun to
fall. AS we struck the water burst the
door, and tried my hardest to pull the
girl out, We sank, and still continued
to pull 5at her, but her head struck the
top OF the cab and could not get her
out. i did my best to save her, as /
would sooner q have died myself than let
her ha,.drnWnad Sha aaannd IL 1..a