Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-11-10
PLUNGED INTO THE RIVER.
An Electric Car Runs on = Bridge and
All the Occupants Drowned.

PLUNGED INTO THE RIVER.
An Electric Car Runs or !. Bridge and
All the Occupants Drowned.
PORTLAND, Or, Nov. l. One of the
most horrifying accidents in the history
of this city occurred about O'Clock this
morning. The electric Car from Oregon
City plunged off the Madison street
bridge into the Willamette river, drown.
ing all OF the occupants, who are thought
to have been five in number. Two of the
bodies have been already recovered, but
are not yet identified. The car con.
tanned about fifteen passengers, but ten
OF them escaped by jumping just as the
car left the bridge. A heavy fog pre-
vailed at the time of the accident and the
draw OF the bridge was open for pass
ing steamboat. James steel, president of
the railway company, has been placed
under arrest.
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.
-Four bodies have been already recov
cred and taken to the morgue. They are:
Charles Breckman, bookkeeper leaves
a wife.
Alex. Campbell, saloon-keeper; leaves
a vile and child.
John z. Anderson, cabinet-msker /;
leaves wife and five children.
George Stadtler; leaves wife.
The dead were all residents of Mil
waukie.
Two men, named Bennock and Scott,
are missing. Several of the passengers
received slight injuries in jumping from
the car.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
Motor-man G. F. Terry gives the fol-
& lowing version of the accident:
t when the car came on the bridge the
r power was thrown off and the car ap
u preached the draw at low rate of speed
n The fog W as 30 heavy that was unable
; to see the lights at the draw. Wher
j. about four spans from the draw, l pu
= on the brakes, but owing to the slip
y perry condition of the track they refused
n to work, and had no sand. Whel
Q within one span of the draw l reverse'
: the car, but the momentum was 30 grea
y that it was of no avail. Seeing that
l. was impossible to avert an accident,
II jumped, catching the railing of tn
bridge just as the car crashed through
the wooden gate in front of the chasm.
Conductor w. @. Power states he wa
standing in front of the car making GU
- his report when he saw the impendin
l. danger. The car was then but few fee
y from the gate. He shouted to the passen
10 gers to jump and scramble followed
= The conductor states that his register {
at fares paid showed eleven. This, howeve
re is no index to the number, as many {
70 the passengers who came from Milwauki
90 or points outside the city limits, pal
Or double fares. In addition, there were
number of passengers riding on tickle
~ issued by the company, which wei
10 punched by the conductor but not r
corded. The conductor thinks there wei
eighteen or twenty persons on the ca
cv Preparations are being made for a div,
on to go down to the car which lies at Il
it depth Of thirty feet. The conductor sr
l Nv mstorman were placed under arrest b
ia. released on their own recognizance.
be There was only one lady passenger c
he the car, Miss Thayer, who in Il
~, scramble to get out Of the Car, got caug
no in the doorway, from whence she W
Ike extricated without serious injury. tt
ar, railroad company are the recipients Of
great deal of censure in not providing Il
cars with sand.
he PRESIDENT STEEL PAINTED.
ck' The diver who went down stated to
20, 10, Associated Press reporter that there a
ty. no more bodies in the car. Bystande
las who were near the East Side Railw
IN Company's Office are authority for t
to. statement that James Steel, president
the company, was also placed und
arrest and that he tainted. Sheriff lei
di. however, declares he didn't arrest Pre-
fife dent Steel.
the TWO PASSENGERS STILL MISSING.
inc At 2 80 the diver made anoth or d,
me- cent. He reported the car so broken a
zen twisted that he couldn't get into it.
more bodies were to be seen, howev
1t Is thought two more bodies may pos
g. bly, be in the car, as Scott and Bennc
and are still missing.
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lila The Course of obstruction for Governm'
!, OF Physicians.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The new sch
of army surgeons is in the army medi
museum building, at the corner