The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-14
One of the Men Employed
There Thrown Into River.
His Injuries Not Regarded as of a
Serious Nature.
High It'd: MAZE Its Way Into Cellar 9Th.
Freaks of Wind AMI Wave.

The southeast gale which began piping
up yesterday morning gathered energy
on the way and wbistled up the hay
merrily for about 80 hours. Its greatest
velocity was 81 miles an hour, which Is
considered rare speed for the month of
July. Its chiof value was the accompany.
ing rain gusts which the thirsty earth
drank with apparent relish. The farmers
say 1t was good for the roots of corn but
bad for the parts that wave, Annie.
Green growing things look better today.
but loose material on the shores of the
bay and along the river front bobbed
about promiscuous
The chief damage wrought by the gale
was the postponement of the annual cruise
of the Rhode Island Yacht Club. There
was too much wind for the hardest of the
local mariners and they and their yachts
stayed at home. Down the river excursion
pleasure seekers were also disappointed
because the various boats scheduled to 60
below Newport remained at that port be-
cause the waves were altogether too free
with everything on the boundless deep
md bounding pillows. The sea off Rocky
Point would have been creditable to
the rugged ocean when exercising its
energy ana the. whitecaps were q terror
storm in the upper bay paid tribute to
Neptune ana parted with the contents OF
their stomachs just as they would on Q
sail TO Block Island when the wind was
free and the waves high.
Small craft along the bayside and river
front dragged anchors and went ashore.
Craft securely moored tugged at their
anchors and threatened to leave their
natural element but they held fast and
little damage was reported In this respect.
The Bridge Taken Away.
This morning the wind came up the
valleyof the river at lively clip and the
Rhode Island yachtsmen were obliged to
stay at homo again. The speed OF the
gallo held good until 1t was buffeted by
the new State House, where 1t gave up the
ghost in that direction. On its way, how
ever, it toyed with the temporary bridge
across the chasm at Market square, and
took away q section of that structure and
two mon went with 1t. One fell into the
river and was injured. He was taken to
the Rhode Island Hospital in the ambu-
lance. The other man was tossed on to
the east bank near to where tha retain
ing wall Is being built and escaped in
jury, although his surprise was great at
tho impoliteness OF tho wind. After
taking an extra shake from the one the
wind gave him. To see that all his bones
were in place, he climbed up the bank
The man who was injured was Manuel
Silvia. Ii was seen that be was only
slightly hurt on the head and then he
was removed to his home at East Provi-
dence. The bridge had high board sides
and tho foot passage was narrow. 1t was
constructed TO make q short cut for per-
sons passing from the west TO the east
side while the work at Market square Is
being done. The wind had u fair show at
the high sides and it went up against tie
boards rs though IL wanted TO be In the
front of the push. 1t succeeded in getting
there, for after an unusually strong gust
the boards toppled over The two men
were crossing at the time and the boards
gave them smart rap and they were
tumblod over and considerably scared.
The bridge belongs to tho city.
Very Bigh Tide.
The gale got in its work on the tide.
too, and pushed it up the river TO
great height 1t was a full moon tide
and naturally high, but the wind gave it
an extra push and it made It's way INTO
tho cellars aud excavations In the heart OF
the city. This Is a custom IL has on all
high tides so that the damage from the
extra water was not of much consequences.
The tide stopped work at Market
square. The cofferdam erected 10 allow
the workmen To lay the heavy foundation
walls of the new bridge offered an inefoc-
tual barrierto.the water which made Its
way through the gunny bags and banks
of earth and filled up the excavation TO
a'considerable depth. There was no dam
age done of consequence and the only loss
will be that of time as IL will take
several hours to pump the water out so
that the workmen can resume labor
again.
The workmen were standing near the
bridge when the wind overthrow Its sides
and they rendered assistance TO Manuel
Silvia who was tossed into the creek.
The accident happened nc 30 o clock and
Patrick Divine. Engineer Flanagan, and
Assistant Foreman Quinby took him out
of the river Silvia lives at 22 Orchard
street. East Providence and has wife
and three children.
The excursion steamers wero much In
terfered with this morning and only the
near shore resorts were visited The ex-
perienco OF yesterday was sufficient 10
convince tho steamb boat men that the
dock was the safest place for craft not de-
signed for seagoing. Yesterday the
Mount Hope had To give mp going TO
Block Island and remained at Newport.
The little steamer Pioneer had the nerve
TO try to make the landing at Quonset
Point to see the soldiers, but those on
board were perfectly willing TO give up
the trip. They consider themselves lucky
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