The herald., 1896-05-27
IS the Result of the Victoria
Sham Fight
A HIGH BRIDGE BROKE DOWN
Pree1pltatlng Car and People into the
Water
4 Hundred Bedles Already Identified and
Hsny flors Are Not Yet Recovered
From the Water


VICTORIA, B. c., May ga terrible
accident occurred here today. A sham
battle and review was to take place
at Macaulay point, near Esquimalt, this
afternoon and crowds were making
their way there by every route. All the
tram cars were packed. Two cars left
Government street with more than 100
people. The first got safely over Point
Ellice bridge. which crosses Victoria
Arm, but when the other was about
half way over the middle span of the
bridge, about $50 feet in length, gave
way and the car plunged into the water
some hundred feet below. The car was
completely submerged and all on board
were drowned, with the exception Of
some of those who were stading on the
platforms and who, escaping injury
from the falling timbers, managed to
save themselves by using the floating
ruins Of the bridge and thus got ashore
Numbers of the bodies have already
been recovered and the work Of identi-
fication Is proceeding. 1t is a difficult
matter. as a great many of the bodies
are those of visitors. So far as at
present known, the dead are:
Mrs. Adams, Victoria, widow of Fred
erick Adams, who was drowned in the
Velos last year.
FREDERICK ADAMS, Rer son.
E. B. Carmichael of Victoria and his
wife.
j. B. Gordan of Vancouver. represent
ative of Bradstreet's.
Mr.. Edmonds of Victoria.
Miss Nathan Of Spring Ridge. Vic
toria.
MIR. Rossi. storekeeper of Victoria.
Arthur Fullerton, son Of w. F. Full
lerton Of Spring Ridge.
Mrs. Heatherbell, wife Of William
Hetherbell, of Victoria.
Mr.. Wilson, son Of Superintendent
Wilson of Victoria.
J. A. Van Bokkelen. a prominent cit
izen Of Port Townsend, Wn.
Miss Annie Keast, daughter of Arthur
Keast. deputy registrar Of the supreme
court, Victoria
Captain Leveridge of Spring Ridge.
Mrs. g. l. Post of 1853 Fernwood Road,
Victoria.
Besides the above, Mrs. Lout of Seat
tie and Miss Ida Goodacre are known to
have been on the car and are missing
Among the saved are as following:
Ex-Alderman w. A. Robertson, Vic
toria, head badly cut
Canon Paddon Of Victoria, bruised
and nearly drowned.
head.
Mrs. Bisgar. bruised and nearly
drowned
Dr. Lang, badly bruised.
y. b. Carmichael, commission agent.
Master Post. son of c. /. Post.
Archie Biggar, aged years, son Of
George w. Biggar.
Miss Biggar. aged 8, daughter of Geo.
w. Biggar.
Frank Orestat. bootblack Yates street.
Miss Minnie Robertson, daughter of
w. A. Robertson.
Mrs. r. Il. Carmichael
Holmes. bookkeeper Of the Sayward
Milling company.
Miss Sophia Smith.
Miss Brit, Anacortes WASH
James Laurie, Humboldt street.
William Pearson, North Park street,
Miss Turner.
The two Misses Bownes.
Miss f. Jackson, so Quada street.
Giuseppe Rowe. son Of Sergeant
Major Mulcahey.
Emma Otzen.
Miss Grace Elford.
Mr.. James.
James Thompson Patterson
Gabriel Maratta.
Mrs Trout. Seattle.
Mrs. WoOdhOuse, Seattle.
Mr.. Jackson, cattleman.
Miss Flora Jackson.
H. Talbot, motorman.
George Farr, conductor.
Mrs. Housan.
James Henry Tyack.
Miss Ida Goodacre, Tacoma,
. When the bridge broke there were
6everal carriages on the bridge and
these also were precipitated into the wa
ter. superintendent Wilson was driv-
ing one OF these and had his five children
with him. He succeeded in saving him
self and four of the 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 newa nf
the accident reached Macaulay point.
the review was brought to as speedy
termination as was possible and the
sham fight was abandoned.