Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-05-03
NINE WERE KILLED

Sunday Accident at the Paris
Exposition.
A CONDEMNED BRIDGE FELL.
Nine Other Persons We're Severely
Hurt-Fair Onictals Are sharply
Criticised by the Press.
Paris. May IAN accident within
che exposition grounds caused the
death of nine persons and injured nine.
A temporary bridge. unable to with
stand the Sunday crowd, broke. The
injuries were mostly compound frac'
lures of the legs. One woman and u
child are still unidentified.
The accident threw pail over the
immense throng who had profited by
the magnificent weather to visit the ex.
position. Today's was probably the
record attendance. Not merely the in
terror of the grounds, but the precincts
also were crowded, and the concourse
was particularly great along the
Avenue de Sufren, which forms the
northern boundary OF the grounds.
Here is situated a. big side show. the
Celestial Globe. A footbridge, on
which the finishing touches were being
put today, crosses the Avenue de Sufren.
connecting the side show with the ex'
hibition. 1t was constructed OF wood,
with stucco facade ana with a
plaster.made tower ut each end.
Strangely enough the bridge had been
condemned only this morning. The
public was, therefore, not allowed to 20
I upon the structure, and in this way a
disaster even more terrible than that
which occurred was averted.
The gay crowd was passing along the
avenue and some hundred or more per.
, sons were walking beneath the bridge,
when suddenly an ominous crash was
heard. Before those underneath could
turn aside, the structure fell with a
fearful crash, burying nearly so.
A Cry of horror arose from the spec
tators and mingled with the cries OF the
victims. For Il moment nothing could
he distinguished but cloud of dust
and plaster. A scene of the greatest
excitement aud confusion followed.
But this was only for few seconds.
Almost Immediately the crow'l attacked
the debris in an effort to release those
lying beneath. The workmen within
the grounds who had witnessed the ac-
cident, the police and the Republican
guards, together with quite number
OF soldiers, joined in the rescue work.
The promenaders forgot their Sunday
attire and covered themselves with dirt
in tearing away the rubbish with their
hands. Wooden beams and poles were
brought from the half finished build
ings near by and We're used as levers
to raise the fallen mass.
The victims first recovered were most
ly only the injured, the dead being
found later beneath the center of the
structure. Messengers were dispatched
to bring tirelnen and sappers, with
their equipments, and the first body
was found after quarter OF al hours
frantic labor. 1t was that of little
girl about years old, whose head wa.
horribly crushed. Victim after victim
was brought to light, until a row of six
mutilated corpses had heen placed upon
the sidewalk, and nearly 40 other per.
sons. some badly and others less seri.
ously injured had been carried in am.
balances or driven to the hospitals.
WORST OF FLOOD OVER.
Still the River IL Out Of Banks and
There IL Great Damage.
Galveston, Tex, May l.-ToAight's
reports Indicate that the worst of the
trouble in the Brazos basin is over, il
more rains do not follow.
Bryan, about 100 miles from the
mouth Of the river, reports the Brazos
out Of its banks and considerable bot.
tom land overlooked, and the river ris'
ing two inches an hour. The Navasota
river is out Of its banks and flooding
the lowlands, and in Velasco county,
near its mouth, the water is three feet
below last June's high mark. The
river il rising slowly, and lowlands are
inundated. The Texas railroads have
not suffered any great losses in the de.
struction OF property. and those who
have wash outs are operating ny max.
ing detours over other lines. The
Southern Pacific bridge at Columbus,
which was washed out about three
weeks ago and which was replaced by
temporary structure, was again
washed out. The Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe lost about $500 feet OF track
and some small culverts on the San
Angelo branch. About two miles of its
track on the Montgomery branch is
under water and two or three small
trestles are gone. The main line is
intact.
| Embexxler's Money GOme.
: San Francisco, May l.-Charles In.
gersoll, OF Ithaca, n. Y, was arrested
here today ON the charge OF embezzling
1915, 600 of public funds belonging to
Tompkins county, New York, Of which
he was treasurer. lngersoll, who is 81