The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-13
lM FELL INTO THE WATER.
.,,,<psE or Foor BRIDGE OYER
SEWTOWN GREER.

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a. close thst Ttsy Might Cross-Opiv =
rev Psr-oss Reported - His.ins, but n
/, Not Really K.ova How Many Nsy
u.,, Bs.u Droyv-ed-so-s were Irjuroa
=. Their stru igie- In the ley water.
IA mart Of a Temporary foot bridge over New
-, Creek at Meeker avenue. wllliamsburgh.
-,I.psed about q o'clock last evening while
s,nv n hundred men who we're returning
. from work. were on IT. waiting to cross to the
1 gylIams burgh side. and nearly all fell into
hecreek. Although people from shore who
rant 10 the rescue say that all were saved. II
IA, said late last night that there was possi-
bulty OF several having been drowned.
A new iron bridge to replace an old wooden
| hne has been under construction since Sep
. amber. 1892. For the accommodation Of peo-
/ n. A foot bridge six feet wide. divided Into
4 Two sections. with q pier in the centre Of the
,reek. was built.
/ On each side Of the pier was q draw support
"A by wire cables that were fastened to an A.
,baped upright on the shore The upriRhts
Ter. further strength sned by wire guys an
I .A,tSd 700 feet from the creek. The draw on
/ N. Queens county side has not beon operated
,,oee Christmas. when the abutments on that
4 ado Of .he creek for the new bridge were
,h.naed. The draw on the Hinge county side
oay was used for the passaEe OF craft
| 10 o'clock last evening while employees
kou the Laurel Hill Chemical Works. the
Queens County oil Works. Habermann's tin
hAory. Reeds Fertilizing Works. Fleisch-
nann'g Yeast factory. and also many Calvary
| Cemetery employees were waiting to cross the
| temporary bridge to the Kings county
Ide. the tugboat cloud. belonging to
| RUSSELL Brothers was going slowly through
he Kings county draw The people
yho wore waiting to cross from the Queens
h,un,y side we're packed together on that end
L II tho bridge. being prevented from going
kr,her than the centre pier by a gate that
T.: closed when the ORA" was opened for the
tJust as tho tug passed through tho open
draw, the great weight OF the people on the
Unused draw between .he Queens county side
and the centre pier caused that part OF the
bridge 10 give way. and all went down with It
Thsro was about nine feet OF water IN the
channel, and on account OF tho high wind the
tide was running rapidly out.
When the section went down tho people on
Il shrieked and all was confusion. The Cloud
swung around aud began to rescue those who
came to the surface. At the Same time white
ysul from q schooner on the Kings county
side IN charge OF the mate hurried to the assist
sncs Of the drowning people.
There was an indescribabls scene In the
water Men were lighting each other of while
thsy struggled for the shore. Many were chr.
fisd down the creek toward the East River
hnd stranded on the mud banks on each side
IGiew managed to roach the pier in the CEN
desn from the banks on both sides with ropes.
eesAeslines. and ladders. and helped In the
asI sos,s tro@ ys..sl 4. Iylss y The creek
ssssls elsnx ts ths gun roper which supported
Ill. and the wind was biting cold. As soon
q the rescued ones were landed they were
AIKEN to saloons and other places near the
While the. work Of rescue was going on q
lad The driver Of the car hurry t to the Herbert
fssss he iniornsd Capt. Michael csmpSsli q
Eapt Campbell notified Police eadquartsrs.
aad ambulapces from 81 satheri1es Hospital.
R:tr ssa s I ,ns he Ss4s
ts.sth, Seventh. and Twentieth precincts went
When CART Campbell got there with his men
many OF the rescued had gone home, while
IN ss
Sith stimulants until the arrival OF the ambu-
anss surgsons; The police. after long aue.-
he. ipjursd. and rescued:
MISSING.
E.Llr rArnIcE as.d So iol Mssher svsnns
sAAnziSE Jana snploJsdin HAesrmAns tin werfa
INJURED.
keOsr joIs, isS EsEfOrd street sSocf; ST csth.r.
eAyoI. JoTx tb2 Kent street. broken leg and shoekI
cAtAsrinss Hospital
RESCUED.
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Eossr y.sn. l2s nssksr .yenua
s.ss1. r ne Norm Ps q :S Sys%s'
snsL niIIs ise Nassau avenue
,,ssis. Tmosi n. =. 20 a..Es9 s 1
ar JcHf DTisE. Svsau.
IhI Gs3HSs. $50 RAJsrd street.
.sos1. b b. s ~ ssnn.1 1s .ssSs.
"a 5 GsS.s s.s ;T s1o s., .,,s avenue
Gis., J.. Grahs% svsaGS
e. t f.s.ri s y s ss:s.T . ...nT:,
Vh EpwAkR Graham avenue
Int an hour after tho accident many OF
lres and other frtends aud relatives OF
iIo,aetOriss who had learned, Of the so-
4 afs rescued were taken away In the am
euiances the women crowded around, crying
ssSs sssring into faces trying to recognize
s SneSs and others yho assisted IA the work OF
..sseasgaye II as their opinion that all were
tved, u was reported In various quarters ear
NE scsns oithe disaster last night that several
HSald % found To have been drowned
A me hEht vas 90 dark and the tide flowing
willy that with the dawn Of day some
In are likely to be found on the banks OF
yIAs heroine OF the accident was Miss Annie
SoiM NE lBysAr-old daughter OF Daniel
AN ttho Keeper Of the Penny Bridge Hotel on
srNAmsburRh side She was without hat
-. sa,n1lk when she heard the crash. and ran
NEhoa hSt house to see what had happened
k.aH stsLsd clotheslins and hurried to the
m.ntS w, We creek. where she dT4gged three
nh ~ safety Her father tried TO have her 20
coli IN. mouse again for fear she would catch
sthsy a. She stuck to her post and rescued an
an psS Sls Hickey is the bridge tender. He was
kaIess AZ the time OF the accident the bridge
Gan11,n ehaTge 81 John Flahsrts. Thomas
VS. ana William Ripper
don suthes heard the crash aud saw the Sec
ora aonk down they closed the gate at the
sahaSnS ~ the centre where they had been
kadSa And Jumped TO the pier OF the new
sasre they helped to rescue many.
OasHHlS hlRglns. who IL mployed in the
spSSas Iounty OIL WOIks. aud was with the
GnsS,asost vent down. told q Sun reporter .
.Il f b. tIst lntImAtion Of anything wrong. Z"
sox, sudden the section collapsed aad
EsTvhIhae vent as quick as lightning
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