The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-27
.FRTGHTFUL
LOSS OF LIFE
Street Car Goes Through a Bridge in
Victoria, British CO.
Iumbia.
MANY HEARIRENDING SCENES
Oa the Way TO a Military Review Many Of
the Sightseers Meet With Suddea
Deatb-Festiyitiss End ia
AOnrniHq.

Victoria. b. C.. May IA terrible acci-
dent occurred here today. a sham fight
and review was to take place at Macau-
ley Point. near Esquimalt, this afternoon
and crowds were making their way there
BY every route. All ths tram cars we're
packed. Two cars left Government street
with more than one hundred people. The
nrst got over Point Elllce bridge. which
crosses Victoria Arm, safely. but when
the other was about half way over the
middle span Of the bridge, about 80 feet
In length. gave way and the car plunged
into the water one hundred feet below.
The car was completely submerged, ana
all on board were drowned, with the ex-
ception Of some OF those who were stand
ing on the platforms, and who, escaping
injury by falling timbers. managed to
save themselves by using the floating
ruins Of the bridge. and thus got ashore.
Numbers Of bodies have already been
recovered, and the work OF Identification
Is proceeding. II is dinieult matter, as
great many Of the bodies are those OF
visitors.
So Tar as known at present the dead
are:
Mrs. Adams. Victoria, widow OF Fred
erick Adams. who was drowned in velos
last year;
Frederick Adams. her son.
E. B. Carmichael OF Victoria. and his
wife
J. B. Morton, OF Vancouver. represen-
tative Of BFadstreets.
Mr.. Edmonds. OF Victoria.
Miss Nathan. Of Spring Ridge. Victoria.
Mr.. Bosse. storekeeper, Victoria.
Arthur Fullerton. son of W. F. Fuller
ton. OF Spring Ridge. Victoria.
Mrs. Heatherbell. wife OF VIM. Heath
erbell, OF lOs South Road. Victoria.
Mr. Wilson, son OF Superintendent
Wilson. Of Victoria
W. Van Bokkelen. prominent citizen
OF Port Townsend.
Miss Anna Keast. daughter OF Arthur
Keast. deputy registrar of the supreme
court. Victoria.
Captain Leveridge. Of Spring Ridge,
Victoria.
Mrs. C. l. Post. of I5S FernwoOr Road.
Victoria.
Besides the above. Mrs. Lout. Of Sc
attic, and Miss Ida Goodacre. are known
to have been on the car and are missing.
Among the saved are the following:
ES-Alderman W. A. Robertson, OF Vic
toria, head badly cut.
Canon Paddon. of Victoria. bruised ana
nearly drowned.
G. W. Blggar, badly cut about the head;
Mrs. Biggar badly bruised and nearly
Dr. Lang. badly bruised.
When the bridge broke there were sew
eral carriages on the bridge, and these
also were precipltated into the water.
Superintendent Wilson was driving one
Of these, and had his FIVE children with
him. He succeeded in saving himself
and four children. The fifth, little boy.
was wedged between some iron bars and
was drowned.
The sad affair has cast a deep gloom
over the city AS soon as the news OF
the accident reached Macauley Point. the
review was brought to as speedy a ter /
as under the circumstances was !
possible, and the sham fight was aban- I
ioned.
AT 10 O'Clock sixty-one bodies have been 4
recovered. The following are the addt- 4
lions to the list:
Master Post, son OF C. I. Post.
Archie Biggar 'aged years, son OF /
Geo. W, Biggar
Miss Biggar, aged .. daughter OF Geo.
w. Blggar.
Frank O'Restat, bootblack, Yates st.
Miss Minnie Robertson, daughter OF w. /
A. Robertson.
Homes, bookkeeper of the sayward
Milling Co.
Miss Sophie Smith. Miss Brit, Ana
sortes, Wash
James Laurie. Humboldt street.
VIM. Pearson, North Park Street.
Miss Turner
The two Misses Bowness
Miss F. jackson, 50 Quadra street.
Guisseppi Rowe.
A son Of sergt. Major Mulcahy.
Emma Otzen.
Miss Grace Elford
Mr.. James
James Thomas Patterson.
Gabriel Maratta.
Mrs. Woodhouse, Seattle.
Mr. jackson, cattleman.
H. Talbot, motorman.
Geo, Farr, conductor.
Mrs. Housan.
Jas Henry Tyack