The herald., 1898-09-07
BRIDGE BUILDERS DAY
AS A RESULT OF THE COLLAPSE
OF THE STRUCTURE
OF Eighty-Two Men at Work Only
Thirty-Eight Are Accounted for.
Most Of Them Dead

HOGANSPORT, N. T., sept. o.-Apout
noon today two south spans Of the inter-
national bridge of the New York and Otta-
wa railway now under course of construc-
ton across the st. Lawrence river about
three miles above st. Regis Indian village,
fell without warning with sixty men at
work on the bridge, all being thrown into
the river, some sixty feet below. over
thirty were picked up and taken to Corn
wall hospital and twenty-seven are now
missing, The bridge consists of three spans
Of which two were completed and the third
was nearly completed when the south per
gave way at its foundation, causing both
spans to fall into the water, taking Its
load Of human freight with it.
The names Of the killed and drowned can
not at present be ascertained, as they were
mostly from Pennsylvania, excepting few
Indians from the st. Regis reservation.
The scene of the accident Is located
about four miles from Hogansport, above
the st. Regis Indian reservation. The
bridge that gave way was built across the
st. Lawrence river at the foot Of Long
Sault rapids. The water at this point is
known to be as swift as in any part of the
river. The immediate cause Of the disaster
and the giving way of the span OF the
bridge seems to have been from the wash
Ing away Of one Of the large piers.
Late reports from Cornwall hospital say
thirty-three men have ben taken out OF the
river and transferred to the hospital
Eighteen Of them have since died.
The latest information makes it probable
that the death list will reach thirty.
As far as can be learned eighty-seven
men were on the payroll, Of whom eighty
two reported for work this morning. OF
this list only thirty-eight have actually
been accounted for.
All efforts to get a list Of the names Of
the workmen and those missing have
proved futile as yet.
What He Saw
CORNWALL, Ont. Sept. GAN eye-wit-
ness Of the fall of the New York and Of
tawa railroad bridge says he was sitting
onl the, bank Of the river watching the
workmen when there came fearful crash.
Two spans of the bridge collapsed and the
immense mass of timber and iron dropped.
Then he saw horses come to the surface and
the work of rescue began. This was hope
lessly inadequate, there being only few
boats in the vicinity, and very few men
VINO WOulQ uuueTldke " oWih Oul III the
turbulent waters. Many who might have
been saved were drowned before help could
reach them. Mangled bodies came to the
surface for moment and then passed out
of sight. Even those who got to land alive
were in such condition that many died
on the way to the hospital. Some had their
backs broken, others both legs, while 9TH
ers were crushed by the heavy irons.
Names of Known Dead
Following is list of the dead made up
at midnight:
W.. CURRY, Paterson, NJ.
w. J. JACKSON, Columbus o.
LOUIS BAUMER, Johnstown, Pa
r.. L. DYSART, Tyrone, Pa.
I'D. CRAIG, Detroit, Mich.
PAT MURPHY, Toronto.
THOMAS BIRMINGHAM.
| DAN HUGHES, Cleveland.
FRANK LEvIGNE, Ogdensburg, N. Y.
| w. SHERMAN, Cornwall, Ont.
| w. SAUNDERS, Baltimore.
JOHN CLAUSE, Caughnawega. N. Y.
H. DAVIS, Pittsburg.
CYRIL CAMPBELL, Cornwall, Ont.