Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-05-29
FROM JOY TO SORROW
SUDDEN TERMINATION OF A SEA-
SON OF FESTIVITY.
The Terrible Car Accident at Vic.
tOria-Bridge Across Victoria Arm
Falls and n Loaded Car Is
Plunged Ii: % Feet of Water
SixiY.One Lives Lost.

Falls and a Loaded Car Is
Plunged IL: % Feet of Water
Sixiy.One Lives Lost.
One of those horrible disasters which
appall the stoutest heart occurred on
the closing day of the Queens birth.
day festivities, at Victoria, Monday
afternoon. An electric car, on its way
from the city to the scene of the mill.
tary parade and naval review, crashed
through Ellice Point bridge, and sank
below the surface Of the bay imprison-
ing about sixty people in watery
grave. Tie car was crowded inside
and out, and most of those who had 10
hang on to secure passage were, for
once, fortunate, for if they escaped the
falling timbers they were in position
to cling to the wreckage until rescued.
The bridge gave way when the last car
was about in the center Of the span,
about $50 feet Of the structure falling
Just as the preceding car, equally
heavily laden had reached the solid
ground. Relief for those who were
outside the car was near at hand, but
very few, if any, OF the imprisoned
passengers escaped.
The list of the dead, so far az
reported, is as follows:
Mrs. J. A. Trout, of Seattle, identi-
fled by her husband almost as soon as
the body reached Market hall. The
husband was with her on the car, and
escaped he scarcely knows how.
Sophie and Alice Smith, of Victoria,
daughters of Capt. Smith, of the tug
Mogul, were going with their sister to
Inez to the parade grounds. Inez
Smith, being unable to find seat in
the crowded car, stood on the rear
platform and so was able TO strike
clear of the debris and the struggling
crowd and swan ashore.
James Thompson Patterson, % years
of age, employed at the Albion Iron
Works.
Oracle Elford, II years old, daugh.
ter of P Elford.
Mrs. Fred. Adams, widow OF the late
contractor F. Adams, who lost his life
in the wreck of the Inflated steamer
Velos, was drowned. with her son
Fred.
Mrs. William Heatherbell, of South
Road, Spring Ridge, was sitting with
her husband about the center of the
car. Heatherbell had a miraculous
escape. receiving few injuries. but his
wife was drowned.
Mrs. G. III. Woodhouse, OF Seattle,
was pinioned in the shattered car and
had no chance for her life.
Mrs. Annie Ballard, of Providence,
r. l., was spending the celebration
days in Victoria with friends, by whom
she was identified.
J. Van Bokkelen, OF Port Town
send, for some time well-known Gus
toms officer OF Puget Sound.
J. X. Leveridge, a grocer OF Spring
Ridge. He was accompanied by bis
daughter, Nellie Preston, who was
taken from the water before life was
extinct and resuscitated.
Gabrielle Marotto, of Seattle.
Giuseppe Mauro. also Of Seattle.
Mrs. Thos. Physick, wife of Thos.
Physick, of Vancouver, b. C. She
leaves two children.
Miss Emily Nathan, OF Victoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Pearson, OF
North Park street, Victoria. They
leave three children, the oldest aged
9 years.
Mr.. James; no further particulars
obtainable.
Mrs. P. Elford, OF Shawnigan Lake.
B. w. Murray, son OF Foreman Muir
ray, OF the Victoria water works.
w. J. Crowell's little son, 10 years
old. whose parents reside on Spring
Ridge.
Mrs. Priestly, of Minneapolis, iden.
tilted by the papers found on the body.
Maratta, an Italian harpist from Sc
attic.
Mrs. DR.. Provost, Of Seattle. She
leaves two children.
Mrs. Edward Hoosen, wife OF Night
Waterman Hoosen. Of Victoria, and
Clarence Hoosen, their son, aged 6
years.
James Wilson, the 5-year-old son of
Street Inspector Wilson, of Victoria.
Emma Olson, of 70 Frederick street,
Victoria, 20 years of age. She has no
relatives, so far as known, in the city
or province.
Miss Lester; no further particulars
obtainable.
Miss Ann Keast, daughter of Dep
uty Registrar Kesst. Her mother was
resuscitated with extreme difficulty.
Miss Flossie Jackson, so Quadrs
street.
J. B. Gordon, manager OF Brad
streets commercial agency at Van
couver, B. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Carmichael, of
Menzies street, for many years resi-
dents.
George Farr, conductor.
Harry Talbot, conductor in charge.
Miss Sloan, of Seattle, was accompany
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Trout and their
party, and was drowned with ma.
jority of the little circle of holiday
makers.
Bossi, q storekeeper OF Store street.
Victoria.
]. II. Tyack, blacksmith's helper.
Two children of G. w. Biggar, OF
Seattle, who himself narrowly escaped.
Edmonds, OF Pembroke street.
w. Arthur Fullerton, son OF w. F.
Fullerton, of North Pembroke street.
Mrs. G.. l. Post and her son, of 153
Fernwood road.
Frank Oresta, a bootblack OF Yates
! street.
Miss Minnie Robertson, daughter
of ex.Alderman w. A. Robertson, who
with his son was also passenger and
who escaped with some bad cuts and
serious bruises.
The Misses Bowness (two). Their
mother was with them on the car,
but was among the saved.
Ida Florence Goodacre, OF Tacoma,
but whose parents, as we'll as her
uncle, Mr.. Lawrence Goodacre, reside
here.
r. S. Holmes, bookkeeper at the
Sayward mill.