The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-28
SIXTY-ONE PERSISTED.
Tie Terrible Disaster at Victoria Worse
9,....l .lIE.i Erporir,l.

The Terrible DivRStor at Victoria Worse
T;,as, :'lEsi Reported.
SEATTLE. Wash, May eT-'rhc Post
lutll!Gencars spcctnl from Victoria, u.
O., gays:
From the brightness and glory OF hol-
ljay festivities, Victoria was plunged
into the darkness md horror Of n ter
rible accident which swept thrill or
unptterahla sadness through the thou
sands OF guests and filled the city with
mourning,
An electric tram car on Its way from
the city to the scene OF the military
parade Und sham battle, crashed
through the lGlliCe Point bridge aud
without 4 moments warning siXty-One
souls were plunged into eternity.
The tide was high At the time ana
the car was completely submerged,
going down into fully twenty-five feet
OF water. The people, who were packed
on the platforms were In the most un-
fortunate position. The majority OF
those that escaped Injury from falling
timhers, succeeded in saving them
selves rs there was sufficient debris
heatiRR about TO enable them to make
their way to shore. Soon boats and cnr-
rlages came from every direction load
ed with men who ut once begN-n the
Cling In the water and the unfortunates
who were submerged In the car. The
fire department also turned out and as
sisted materially in the work OF res
cue.
Fhe bodies taken from the water, vol
unteers acting under the direction Of
physicians, quickly ARRIVING on the
scene, and soon began the work OF resu-
ISOLATION.
In many cases their efforts were
crowned with success.
While many ViCtOrtnns We're on the
fatal car, the majority We're visitors,
and the work OF Identification was con-
seQCantiy difficult. Ftfty-seVeH bodies
were Identified. There are others whose
names could not be aScertalned and stu
moro undoubtedly whose bodies have
not yet been recovered from the water.
Twenty persons known to have been
on the bridge Mt the time OF the Ncci-
dent are missing and II Is supposed
that they have persisted. The car reg
ister shows ninety fares and It Is prob
able that over t25 people we're on board.
II Ia claimed by many that fully 2OV
people went down with the span and
that more than half OF them persisted.
The rescue or some OF the victims
wrrO under the circumstances almost
miraculous. Among those saved were
MIR. and Mrs. Foster. OF Seattle. Mr.
Foster stood on the outside of the cleo
trio car and his wife was seated within.
When the car went down he jumped
and dived. ominG up ana catchinS
bridge timber he saw lady rise near
him, She was q Victoria woman who
had accompanied himself and wife. He
then saw his wifas cloak appear upon
the water He called 10 n man TO save
her and not ihlVnin. for the man swan
to Mrs. Fosters rescue aud bore her
to the land.
Superintendent Wilson, of the. Cana
dian Pacific railway telegraph, was
driving carriage containing MS WHO
and five children behind the Inflated
car His vehicle was swept down and
in n moment the entire family were
Struggling In the water. With rare
presence OF mind. Mr., Wilson proceeded
in saving his wife and four OF the child
ren. The fifth child, little boy was
wcdged beneath some wreckaBe ana
drowned.
The death list Is Hs follows:
Mrs. ], A. Trout, Seattle; Sophie ana
Alice Smith. James Thompson P1tter-
SON Oracle Elford, daughter OF T. FL
ford: Mrs. Fred Adams, Fred Adams.
Mrs William Heatherbell, OF Spring
Ridge: Mrs. G. II. Woodhouse. OF Sc.
attle. Wagh.; Mrs. u. L, Ballard, OF
Prevalence, r. l.: ]. a. Van Boeken, Of
Port Townsend; ]. *. Leveridge, OF
Spring Ridge: Gabrielle Marntta, OF Sc
attic: Giuseppe Mauro OF Seattle; Mrs.
Thomas I. Physlc, wife OF Thomas
Physic, OF Vancouver: Miss Emily Ma
than, Of Victoria; Mr.. and Mrs, simon
pearson, Mr.. James, Mrs. Piettord' or
Shnwnlgau Lake; Il, W. Murphy, son
OF Foreman Murphy, OF city wnter
N,nncapolls; - Maratta. IN italian
baypIst, of Seattle; Mrs, D. Provost
Of Seattle; Mrs. Edward Hooscn, -
Edmontia, w. A. Fullerton. Mrs. G. ],
Post. and her son: Frank orcsta, MISS
Minnie Robertson, the two. MISSES
Bownes, ida Florence Goolncne, OF Ia
coma: II. S. Holmes, Mrs. Frost.