The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-22
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Moro than a Score Of Workmen
Killed and Many Injured.
lily the Falling of u span 90 the Louis
willie aud Jererson,i,ie isrldsc
Across the Onto. ON the
Eve Of Competitor.

ACROSS the ONO. ON the
I've Of Competition
LOUISVILLE. Ky. Dec. if-The mid
ale span Of iron and timber false worI
III the bridge now under constructiol
between East Louisville and Jefferson
vile. Ind. collapsed at about 1858
o'clock yesterday morning. crushing 4
death or drowning between twenty
and thirty men, ana injuring abou
twenty more. some OF whom will die
Only six bodies have been recovered.
Those known To be killed Are.
Lester Gailock.
Frank Miller.
Charles Murphy. Chicago; died IL
CITY hospital.
c. W.. Cook. Mantua. o.; died in City
hospital.
j. u. Burns, Franklin. Pa.
Frank Burns.
Fred Miller.
The Missing Are:
Henry Plaiss, Eighteenth street,
New Albany.
Fat Kelly.
Frank simmons. Jacksonville.
Russell Duriinger.
W. 4. sharp.
A. Soden.
j. kregan.
NJ. Solen.
g. II. Henkle.
l.. Pierce.
j. l.. Wilson.
J. Scott.
y. Sheridan.
George Lilly.
The Injured Are:
sam 49,. OF 2aO Spring street, New
Albany: Al Moore, engineer of the
traveller both arms broken: G.. W..
Brown. lrvington, arms broken: ID. r..
Sheian. Greenup. Ky; c. r. Hall. Bris-
tol, Tenn Harry Hughs, MERCER. Pa.
both arms broken, back hurt and in
ternaily injured: Harry Lee, Jefferson
vile, cut about head and injured By
shock; Ed. Haben, Chicago. slightly in
Jured; A. y. Gallawav. 937 east Market
street. ankle broken, John Meyer.
Lexington, Ky. leg amputated; Ed
Scheers. South Pittsburgh, Pa, will
die; Ed Iildebrand, North Hampton.
Pa. spinal injury: G. Thorpe. in
Jurcd about knees and side. and T. y.
lizard.
just ON the I've OF Completion.
For weeks past a large force of men
has been at work on the big jOO-foot
span over the middle ~ the river. The
iron work was all up and resting on a
heavy framework of piling driven
f,ra. f.... a.. l..I - a.. - . 49,
curcly bolted and braced. Yesterday
afternoon the last bolts were TO have
been put in place in the iron super
structure. and the gigantic span would
have supported it, own weight.
rhe -Traveier' Worked Loosel by the
Wind.
The foreman in beginning work yes
terday morning noticed that during
the night the ''tra scler." a huge der
rick. used for placing iron in position.
had been worked loose by the wind.
and he ordered it drawn back into
place. The wind was high at the
time. and the gentle swaying Of the
false work gradually forced the ..trav-
cier" off Of the piles on which it was
resting.
The Central Bent Goes Down.
When the end slipped. the whole
work trenbled. and the men realizing
their danger. started for the piers.
As ill-luck would have il. the central
lrsat was the first 10 give way. and the
men ON this bent went down. to be
covered by the mass Of iron and tim
ther of the other bents. which fell al
most immediately, carrying with them
a other workmen who failed 10 reach
places of safety on the piers.
The north bent. or the one attached
80 the Indiana pier, did not fall for
Hvc minutes after the other parts went
town.
The Central slan Fails
The last pier. the partial span. n
not fall for twenty minutes after the
iirst span fell. The great strain occa-
STONED by the sandering and rending
Of the bridge naturally commune
Gated itself to the unfinished span.
and it took its plunge like the first
snto the water; but, being mostly
framework. did not sink, but fioated
slowly down the river. There was
said to be four men on il when it fell.
and n was su~ bsequcntly killed. The
mail traveller" on this span noated
down several hundred yards. and then
gradually the heavy timbers splintered
Like matches. showing the terrific
force Of the fall.
witnesses individually Close Their Eyes
upon the Awful scene.
~T~L. .-Al ~.
those ON the shore. ard many turned
away their eyes as they saw the men
struggling in mid-air in their mad ef-
forts 10 climb out of danger. When
the huge mass Of material struck the
~ater all was concealed for an instant
10y the spray that was thrown high
snto the air. As the water subsidized
here and there could be seen men
struggling desperately TO climb upon
the timbcrs hat thrust their ends