The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-30
THE BRIDGE GAVE WAY
CROWDED ELECTRIC CAR FELL TO
THE WATERS.
the sound at Victoria Caused
the Accident.

Victoria, b. c.. May pa crowded
elecric car going to the scene Of a
sham battle fell through the Point Ellice
bridge into the water. rs feet below.
1t is supposed there were upwards of
100 people on the car, but 1t is known
that a small number of them escaped. In
Captain Grants garden about % bodies
are lying upon the lawn, and are for the
most part being diligently worked upon
by willing hands, in some cases success
fully.
place at Macauley Point near Esquimalt
this afternoon, and crowds were making
their way there by every route. All the
tramcars were packed. Two cars left
the Government street terminus with
more than 100 people aboard. The first
got over Point Ellice bridge which
crosses Victoria arm, safely, but when
the other was half way over the middle
span of the bridge about $50 feet in
length gave way, and the car plunged
into the river some 100 feet below. The
car was completely submerged, and all
on board were drowned with the excep-
ton of some of those who were standing
on the platforms, and who, escaping IN
jury from falling timbers, managed TO
save themselves by Using the floating
ruins of the bridge, and thus got ashore
Numbers Of bodies have already been got
ten up and the work of Identification is
proceeding. 1t is difficult work, as a great
many bodies are those of visitors.
Sixty-one bodies have been recovered.
SO far as at present known the dead are:
Mrs. Adams of Victoria.
Frederick Adams, her son.
e. f. Carmichael of Victoria and his
wife.
]. B. Gordon of Victoria.
Miss Nathan Of Spring Ridge, Victoria.
Mr.. Rosie of Victoria.
Arthur Fullerton son Of w. F. Fuller
ton of Victoria.
Mrs. Heatherbell, wife of William
! Heatherbell of Victoria.
Mr.. Wilson of Victoria.
J. A. Van Bokkelen, a prominent citizen
Of Port Townsend.
Miss Anna Keast of Victoria.
Captain Leveridge of Spring Ridge, Vic
toria.
Mrs. G. l. Post of Victoria
James McCurdy of Port Townsend.
Master Post, son of c. l. Post.
Archie Biggar son of G. w Biggar.
Miss Biggar daughter of G.. w. Big
| gar
Frank Oresta, boot black
Miss Minnie Robertson, daughter of w.
| A. Robertson.
Mrs. E. p. Carmichael
Mr.. Holmes, bookkeeper of the Say
ward Milling Company.
Miss Sophia Smith.
Miss Brit, of Anacortes, Wash.
James Laurie.
William Pearson.
Miss Turner.
The two Misses Bowness.
Miss f.. Jackson.
Giuseppe Rowe.
A son of Sergeant Major Mulcahy.
! Emma Otzen.
Miss Grace Elford.
Mr.. James.
James T. Patterson.
| Gabriel Maratta.
Mrs. Trout, of Seattle.
Mrs. Woodhouse, of Seattle.
Mr.. Jackson, a cattle man.
Miss Flora Jackson.
II. Talbot, motorman.
George Farr, conductor.
Mrs. Housen.
James II. Tyack.
Miss Ida Goodacre, of Tacoma.
Besides the above Mrs. Lout of Seattle
and Miss Ida Goodacre are known e
have been on the car and are missing.
Among the saved are the following
FxAlderman w. A. Robertson of Vic
toria, head badly cut; Cannon Paddon o
Victoria, bruised and nearly drowned
G. w. Blggar, badly cut about the head
Mrs Biggar, bruised and nearly drown
ed; DR.. Lang, badly bruised.
Carriages Went Down.
When the bridge broke there were sew
eral carriages on the bridge, and thes
were also precipitated into the water
Superintendent Wilson was driving on
of these and had his five children will
him. He succeeded in saving himself ant
four of the children. The fifth, a littl
boy, was wedged between some iron bac
and was drowned
The sad affair has cast a deep gloon
over the city. AS soon as news of tn
accident reached Macauley Point the re
; view was brought to as speedy a ter
mination as under the circumstances wa
possible and the sham fight was aban
? doned.
, Two Wen known Men.
Port Townsend May 26.-J. A. Box
kellen and James McCurdy were kille
5 in the Victoria railway disaster today
l Van Bokkellen was a native of this cit
and prominent in politics of the state
He had been secretary OF the republica
state central committee and had hei
several offices of trust. James McCurd
was a pioneer of the northwest, a resi-
= dent of Port Townsend for 81 years an
prominently identified with the histor
, OF Puget sound.
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