Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-07-11

crossing the bridge but the mos
were standing ON the walk.
From that place q sight of tht
river can be had. They we're ther,
to look into the river above tn,
bridge, where a tub race was t.
take place immediately sfter tn,
return of the procession from be
IyOnd the river. The crowd hai
localized in the vicinity of thu
bridge and on the river bridge
land nearly every place where good
standing room could be obtained
Suddenly above the noise of tn,
lcrowd and above the music 9
voice was heard exclaiming, "My
God there goes part of the cana
bridge ~ then came hush as still
as death. Hundreds had seen thu
front of the crowd on the canal
bridge foot walk disappear. They
learned what had happened with
out being told. The silence seemed
long, but it was mOmentary, then
there went up wall as from the
realm of woe, and the face of the
crowd was in distress like on the
judgment day. The news of the
disaster spread through the town.
All business stopped. Every one
began to make inquiry for absent
ones, and the multitude from
other places, were as much
worked up over the disaster as the
town people. Few came out of the
disaster without injury. The fol-
lowing is a list of persons who went
down with the bridge:
Geo. Book, a carpet weaver with Kauff.
man 4 Harley, had leg broken in
two places, one break above the ankle
joint and the other break below the
knee joint, his head and body bruised.
Miss Pearl Criswell had face severely cut.
Samuel Casner, of Milford township,
body bruised.
Miss Elsie Ernest, Of Milford township,
thigh broken, face cut, body bruised.
Mrs Andrew Keiser, Of Mifflintown,
hurt internally and severely shocked.
Derwin Louder and wife, Mifflintown,
badly hurt.
Kelly Stump, Miffiintown, limbs badly
bruised.
DR.. H. +. Willard, Mexico, bone in
ankle broken. The DIR. carried with
him in the fall, child which was
unhurt.
Miss Cora Mcclellan, Mifflintown, hurt
about hand and body slightly bruised
but with all that she had the nerve to
take four-year-old child Of DIR. Will
lard's and carry it from the pit up to
Bridge street. The child was not hurt.
John Hollobaugh, Jr., and wife, of Milf
fiintown, Mr.. HOllObaugh, was not
hurt but his wife was bruised and a !
nail passed thorough her under lip
and injured her mouth.
Mrs. Charles Crull, son and daughter, of
Harrisburg, Mrs. Crull had an ankle !,
bone broken and body severely bruised !!
and her son and daughter not hurt.
Lizzie Ripple, Miffiintown, not much |
hurt.
Elmer Smith and son, Walter, Walker
township, not much hurt.
Miss Edith Calhoun, Port Royal, leg
broken.
Miss Lee Wilson, Port Royal, arm hurt.
Miss Ruth Alter, Port Royal, hurt about |
body.
Mrs. Mary Nelson, Mifriintown, hurt
about body.
Miss Fannie Breninger, Port Royal, not
much hurt.
John Luther Nipple, of Milford Twp,
slightly hurt in hip.
]. E. Musser, Bellville, Mifflin county,
slightly hurt.
Miss Minerva Stuck, CocOlamus, knee
sprained and body badly bruised.
Miss Lena Stuck, of CocOlamus, collar
bone broken and arm badly hurt.
Miss Aida Stuck, of Cocolamus, bone in
ankle broken and leaders in the ankle /
1 torn apart, and head and body severely
injured
Miss Sylvana Stuck of Cocolamus, not
hurt.
John Pannebaker, of Miffilntown, side
and shoulder injured.
Z. b Magruder and son, Milford town.
ship. slightly injured.
Miss Pearl Valley, Miffiintown, not
hurt.
Miss Cora Ritz, Miffiintown, not much
hurt.
Miss Emma Rapp, Mifflintown, severely
hurt, spike ran through her cheek
and injured teeth and gums.
Miss Cora Ort, Fermanagh township,
hip bruised.
Miss Flora Ort, Fermanagh township,
hurt internally.
Miss Alice Ort, Fermanagh township,
head hurt.
yharles Conner, Patterson, hand hurt
and badly bruised.
IOhn Pannebaker, Milford township,
arm hurt and body bruised.
elias McCahan and Harry Pannebaker
both of Walnut II
Yrs. Joseph Raunk and two children,
of Fermanagh township. Mrs. Raunk
was hurt about the body.
David Huffman, Miffiintown, not in
jured.
Hiss Bertha little, Port Royal, slightly ,
hurt.
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