The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-22
SCORES or LIVES LOST.
HURLED TO DEATH BY TEE BREAK
ING OF A FALSE BRIDGE.
Frigh,fui Accident Between Covineton
and Newport KY, 40 People Killed.
A Terrible Cyclone Kills Many
Children and Adults.

| CINCINNATI, o., June l6-Yesterday morn
ing, the false work of the new bridge being
built over the Licking river, between Coving.
ton and Newport, fell, carrying down with
II 80 men. The first estimate Of the number
of lives lost was 80 but later reports make
the total number SO. Among them were
Andrew and Albert Baird the contractors.
The construction of the bridge was begun
early last fall and will be used for foot pas
sengers and street railway traffic. The piers
have been completed, and the work of fixing
the heavy pieces of iron in place had begun.
Not q stick of the false work, from pier
TO pier, remuined and the river was filled
with timbers and iron work, with scores of
men struggling for life.
Following is the list of dead, injured
and missing so far Us known up to mid
| night:
LIST or TIIE DEAD.
g. d. Champoi Sempd, of Boston, Thorn
as Down, Wheeling; an unknown about
90 yeas old; J. X. Roby, ,.Radlord CITY,, Va;
Elmer Barber, Cincinnati; William Alois,
Ohio: CIV. Pfafenbach, Wheeling: Richard
German, Dolphin, Pa; John Adams, Gin
cinnati Frank Adams, Cincinnati; Robert
Baird, Newport; Andrew Baird, Pit,sburgh
Charles Gresham, Covington; Edward Sulli-
van, Ludlow, Ky; James Johnson, Havre
de Grace, Md; Dennis Harlow, Parkersburg
J. A. Nolan, Ere Pa Charles Stall, Iron.
I n, o., Charles Tyre, Mitchell Ind; Will
am Burton, Pendleton, Ky; Patrick Muir
ray, Greenbriar, W. Va.
The number of killed will probably
reach 40.
LIST OF TIE INJURED.
Daniel Binkley, Hill Station, o.; Bruce
Thomas, indianapolis; ]. &. Arling, New
port, ky.a German nicknamed" "Skyhooks,'
name unknown; CHARLES II. Wilkerson,
Louisville. Ky; Benjamin Arnold, Mich
olasville, KY; John J. Murray Newport;
William Thomas, Senia, o.; John Phillips,
Newport; Rabbit, Ieinger; c. II. Fetters,
lronton, Ohio. A. Thomas; J. 7. Lynch, col
ored; +. Burkley; William Wilson, inspec-
tor of work Frank WALLACE Harry Osborne,
London, Eng; Thomas LAWN, Coyington;
Henry Kramer, Newport; Daniel Binkley,
Newport; :. IL. He'll; Thomas Krause
THE MISSING.
Martin Luther, Lagrange, Ky; Frank
Mure, Newport; George Burge Covngton;N.
W. Burton, Winchester, Ky; William We
Sling Newport; Frederic Brant, Cincinnati;
Richard Adams, Cincinnati.
big portion Of the false work was sub
merged, and with II were the unfortunate
norkmen. The scene was horrible one.
In minute the air was filed with the
shrieks OF the injured and dying.
Those who could free themselves from the
tangled network of timber. struggled to the
surface of the water and tried TO get ashore.
One after another gave up the desperate and
uneven struggle and sank into the muddy
water Though the banks we've crowded
not soul could go to the rescue of the poor
fcll.w
One unknown man was taken out on the
Covington side. lie was found wedged in
so tightly that portion of his hand had TO
chopped off before he could be taken out
| ln. No AL V.ly.
presented terrible pictures. The bones were
crushed and splintered, and in many in
stances forced through the flesh, presenting
q sckening sight.
The'terrble calamity is due directly TO
the recent heavy rains. The traveller was
fully 20 feet high, and the false work go
feet. Two men were at work on the top
cord of the false work when the crash came.
They fell into the river, but escaped with a
few scratches. They were ]. Z. Lynch,
colured. and Bruce Conas. Lynch fell with
the bridge, and landed ON top of il. Conas
iel, underneath the work, but, singulary
enough, escaped with few bruises.
All the men employed were insured. You
see the contractors, Baird Brothers, had in.
sured the lives of all their employees in the
Employees Insurance Company. The com
panN agrees TO protect the contractors against
all damage claims. l think the average
amount of insurance on eacn man killed is
81 800, but cannot say positively.
faird Brothers had been very successful
bridge builders. There were four of them
and two were killed in the accident. They
were married men, of family, and are quite
wealthy. They had Just completed the great
cantilever bri ige at Memphis, which is the
largest in the world, with one exception.
They had never before met with such dis.
astrous accident The property loss is sl0,.
900.
Fourteen dead bodies have been taken out
of the Newport side and eight from the
Covington side of the river. There was
great difficulty in ascertaining the exact
number of the victims. The report varied
from 10 TO 100. Superintendent Sullivan
says there were 13 men at work on the
bridge when the crash came. Those who
escaped were at work on the upstream side
Of the work, which is TO the south. They
fell with the wreck, but fortunately fell ON
top of it. Those on the down stream side
fell under the wreckage and were killed and
injured. Ii certain that those who can.
not he found are lying at the bottom Of the
Licking river.
II is thought that in addition to the work.
men caught in the wreck were n number Of
spectators, who were watching the men at
work. The accident is supposed to be due
TO the heavy weight of the iron floor sup
ports, the false work not being strong
enough.
WIPED OFF THE EARTH,