Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-10

Mrs. ELIAS Bradley, Mlliordi his WIG.
Bessie Toomery Revere str ct,
Bridgeport; aged o.
Peter Ring, contractor Bridgeport;
aged So years.
Patrick McDermott Bridgeport,
Conn.
William Harvey, No. 40 Madison ave
nue., Bridgeport
Mrs William Harvey, No. AZ Madi-
son avenue, Bridgeport
Joseph Hotchkiss, eX-hre marshal,
Bridgeport.
John Carroll, Bridgeport
Mrs Arthur Holmes, Bridgeport
Daniel Galliyan, Ansonia, Conn.
s Banks. shelton, Conn
Winton Lamphear, Bridgeport
Mrs Mcdonald Bridgeport.
Mrs J II. Rugg, Stafford Conn
Mrs Flank Blew, Stratford Conn.
Maud Blew, aged years, Stratford
Conn.
John Carroll, conductor, Bridgeport
Margaret Farrall of New York; visit
ing in the city.
William Osborn, aged 49, stratford,
Conn.
s A. Pitt stenographer for r. G..
Dun & Co., Bridgeport.
Mrs Margaret Brennan, Ogden
street, Bridgeport, Conn,
The Shelton Street railway Is a new
line recently built. connecting the
cities of Derby, Shelton and Ansonia
with Bridgeport. It was opened last
Thursday The line connects with the
Bridgeport Traction company at Para
disc Green, Stratford. From there on
the line runs along the banks OF the
Housatonic river, and is one Of the
most charming trolley routes In this
section On OF the features of the trip
Is the ride across the long high iron
bridge, over 400 feet in length, over
fifty feet above the valley below, and
spanning Peck's stream. There is no
water in the stream. the water hay-
ing been drained off when the bridge
was built The bridge Is a substantial
iron structure.
Passengers Laugh and Sing
The ear left this city this afternoon
at 2:90 o'clock It was filed with peo-
pie from this city, going for a trolley
ride. and residents OF Ansonia and
other places along the line returning
home after a ride to this city. The
car was in charge OF Conductor Johnny
Carroll and Motorman Hamilton. The
run 10 the top Of the slight incline Just
before The fatal bridge was reached
consumed forty-fiye minutes.
When the car came down the slight
incline to The bridge Fred Kramer,
who was on the roadway q short dis
lance. says that those on board were
laughing and shouting and singing
rOllicking songs He could not see the
ear but a few seconds later ne heard "
pound along the Ties on the bridge
Then all was quiet for a second The
next he heard was a series Of terrific
screams. He hurried 10 The top Of the
steep hin and looked down I'm the val
ley 4 horrible sight met his gaze.
The car was upside nOwn, and the pass
engors who were not killed were strug-
Cling 10 get out from under the car.
Before that time however quite a
number Of men living In the vicinity
had arrived al the scene and were
hard AZ work endeavoring 10 ex,ric2te
the passengers pinloned under the car,
az the heavy motors were too muca for
them 10 INT
Re-enforce1 by the men from the
first car from Derby and those that ar
rived from the Bridgeport and on other
ears coming Mp, after hard work ropes
we're placed around the axles OF the
car and II was dragged over The
sight underneath was a terrible one
Carroll was on the rear plat
form dead and crushed and bleeding
and living across seats and under the
tImhers Of the car were twenty-four
men, g-omeu and children Under
be bridge whore the stream has been
drained Of there 81 soft black mud
and here and there pools OF stagnant
water
water Made Red with Blood
The soft mud made II extremely