The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
SIXTEEN MISSING
And All Are Relieved to HIVE Met
Their Death.


LOUISVILLE. Dec. 1.-THE close Of
the first days work at the wreck of
yesterdays bridge disaster has not been
productive Of any good results so far
as the dead buried beneath the debris
is concerned. A pile driver and a larg-
er force of men have been at work all
day. but no bodies were taken out. A
channel has been cut through the place
1t is believed that the bodies that may
be under the mass of timbers are
crushed into the mud at the very bot
tom of the huge pile.
The probability is that all Of those
reported missing are among the killed
All day long the ferry boats plying
between Louisville and Jeffersonville
have been crowded with people viewing
the wreck. as an excellent view could
be obtained from them. a strong wind
with increasing coldness swept up the
river all day. rendering work on the
debris difficult and uncomfortable
Human efforts seemed to be baffled by
the difficulty of the task of recovering
the dead from beneath the wreck in
the river.
Coroner Mccullough held a conference
with the bridge officials today and it
was decided to have the unclaimed en-
balmed. so that the bodies could be held
to await directions from relatives. The
expense was borne by the Phoenix bridge
company.
Mr.. John A. Milliken Of the Louis
Vile & Nashville road is looking after
the transportation OF the dead bodies.
The bodies of Cook and Burns were
sent to their respective homes in Ohio
and Pennsylvania this afternoon.
Oliver F. Moore, who was taken to the
city inffrmary. JeffersOnviIle. is lying in
a precarious condition and will probably
die: both of his arms are broken and his
spine injured. His home is in Philadel-
phia-
The injured at the city hospital IN
this city are improving rapidly. The most
serious case is that of Edward Hide
brand, who has three ribs crushed into
the lungs, but the doctors say he may
recover.
The men, in spite Of their pain, have
a cheerful expression on their faces and
are eager to learn any news in regard
to the terrible catastrophe.
George La Complies name has been
added to the list of the missing.
The loss to the bridge company, as
nearly as can be estimated, will be $780,
600 outside of the loss incurred for in
surance on the dead men. Most of the
injured men and those killed had their
lives insured for various amounts. The
list complete is as follows:
The dead:
LG. GARLoCK. 2s1 Market-st.. Alton.
Ill.
FRANK MILLER. thirty years. Buff
falo, n. Y.
J. COURTNEY. twenty-five years.
Tampico, ILL.,
C. w. COOK. twenty-elght years, Man
FRANK BURNS. twenty-five years.
Franklin, Pa.
CHARLES MURPHY, thirty-eight
years, 499 State-st., Chicago.
Injured:
George w. Brown, twenty-four years,
Irvington, KY. left arm fractured.
John Myers, twenty years. Lexington,
KY, left arm fractured and hip hurt
Edward Hildebrand, thirty years, Eas-
ton, Pa, three ribs fractured and inter-
nal injuries; will die.
Edward Sheriff. twenty-seven years,
South Pittsburg, Pa, lower jaw cut and
leg fractured.
Edward Hoban, twenty-four years, 461
s. State-st., Chicago; thigh and arm
fractured, internal injuries; viii Gle.
W. A. Sharp, forty years, 722 Oldham
St. Louisville. left arm fractured. scalp