The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-27


W. Crowell.
Mrs. J. Priestly of Minnea polls.
- Marata, an Italian harpist Of
Semitic.
Mrs. DR.. Provost OF Seattle.
Mrs. Edward Hoosen.
Edward Hoosen.
- Eduonds.
w. A. Fullerton.
Mrs. q. J. Post and h er son.
Frank Oresta.
Mrs. Minnie Robertson.
The two Misses Bovine.
Ida Florence Goodacre OF Tacoma.
X. y. Holmes.
Mrs. Frost.
Miss Emily Nathan of Victoria.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Simon Pearson.
MIR. James.
Mrs. Pjetiord OF Shawpigan Lake.
The carnival OF sports at Victoria,
which had for nearly a week been doing
honor to the Queens birthday, was Just
closing, but the management had planned
TO make the day the climax OF the cele-
bration. A military parade had bsen
arranged to take place at Point Ma
cauley, the rugged prcmontory that
girdles the barbor to the vest of the city
and afterwards sham battle was to be
given.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF CATASTROPHE.
VICTORIA, B. c., May 27.--Quecn VIC
toria's birthday celebration came TO
terrible ending yesterday afternoon, when
an electric car freighted with a hundred
people plunged through Punte Eilice
bridge into the Victoria arm and was in
stantly covered in % feet OF water Those
on board were going &c witness the sham
battle at Macauley's Point. SO anxious
were people TO get away tnat the cars
leaving the city were filled to their ut
most capacity and ell available space on
the platforms was occupied. The car
men even had to order OF number of
young men who had climbed to the top
of the cars. The first of the cars got over
Punte ElIice bridge safely, Dut when the
other was about half way across an
ominous sound was heard that told OF
something giving way and soon the mid-
die span OF the bridge about $50 feet in
length, swervcd toward the gorge, the
car sliding IN the same direction. The
tide was high at the time and the car was
completely submerged when it struck
bottom.
The people who were standing on the
platforms were IN the most fortunate DO
sition To escape.
The majority of those who escaped In
jury from falling timpers succeeded In
saving themselves as there was sufficient
de bris floating anout on which they could
sustain themselves until tfey could make
their way to shore. Soon boats and rats
came from every direction loaded with
men who nj once began the work OF
rescuing those who were struggling In the
water and the unforttnates who were still
submerged in tho car. The ire depart
ment also turned out and assisted mate
rally in the work of rescue. Captain
Grants grounds and house we're thrown
open to receive the apparently drowned.
As soon as bodies were taken from the
water, volunteers acting under the dircc-
tion OF the majority of the medical men
OF the city, who quickly arrived on the
scene. began tho work OF resusitation.
In many cases their efforts were success
ful. These who showed signs OF life had
warm clothiDg and stimuiantS given them
md were conveyed TO their homes or
boarding houses. While many Victorians
were on tho fatal car. the majority were
visitors ana the work of Identification Is
consequently difficult.
There is a list of 81 bodies nc present
Identified. There are other. whose names
~ yet cannot be ascertainod aud still
moro whose bodies have not yet been re-
covered from the water.
Mrs. j. A. Trout OF Seattle was idcnti-
fed by her husband almost as soon as the
body reached Market Hall Her husband
was with her on the car and escaped, he
scarcely knows how.
sophie ana Alice Smith of Victoria,
daughters OF Captain Smith OF the tug
Mogul, were going with their sister Inez
to the rarado grounds. Iuez smith being
una BILE to find A. seat In the crowded car
stood on the rear platform, and So was
able 60 strike clear OF the debris aud
struggling crowd, ana 10 swim ashore.
Her two sisters wero drowned. Others
identified are:
James Thompson Patterson, a shipper
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