The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-01
Willamette Bridge COliapses
With Fatal Results.
THREE DEAD RECOVERED
CROWD WAS WATCHING ARM
LESS MAN SWIM.

are known to have been drowned and it
Is feared that the list of dead will b.
much larger when all are accounted
1or- Many stuck on two small boat
houses moored to a pier of the bridge
immediately under The spot where il
gave way. About twenty five were in
yured. either by striking on the boat
houses or by falling tinbers. MANY
people fell from the roofs of the boat
houses into the water, but dozens OF
small boats and launches in the vi
entity In an incredibly short time COM
menced to pick them up.
thousands OF people had gathered on
the MOlrisO and Madison street
bridges and along the docks to watch
Clarence Lutz,i an armless man, swim
the river, which is about three-eighths
of mile in width.
Lutz started from bOathOuse on the
west side of the river and swan to the
boathOuse of the Portland Rowing club.
moored on the east side, just above the
Morrison street bridge. As he was
out of the water the crowd
rushed to the south edge of the bridge
in order TO get a good view. A section
of the passenger walk gave way under
the heavy weight and the crowdiug.
struggling mass OF people were carried
down distance of forty feet.
Some fell on the two lighthouses
moored under the bridge. while others
were precipitated directly into the
river, which is about fifteen feet deep
at that point. Many fell between the
lighthouses, forming a pile ten feet high
of struggling men, women and children.
Hundreds of people at the club house
Of the Portland Rowing club. men In
boats and on shore, Immediately started
the work OF rescue. Dozens of boats at
the scene soon picked up those strug-
Cling in the water, while the injured,
who were cliuging TO the lighthouses.
were taken into the club houses and
medical aid summoned.
Every ambulance in the city, several
fire companies and a large force OF pO-
lice arrived within a few minutes and
those with broken arms and legs were
hurried to the hospitals.
The news Of the accident spread with
alarming rapidly and within a few
minutes thousands of people gathered
at either end of the bridge, anXiOusly
seeking information about relatives or
friends The bridge was closed and all
street cars stopped in order to prevent
a repetition of the accident by a crush
Of people.
The bridge is an old wooden struc-
.
ago. and has been considered UNSAFE
for some time, although it was not con-
demned The city was granted au-
thOrity by the legislature last winter
to issue 100000 in bonds for the con-
struction of a steel bridge, and the
mayor and city council are now prepar-
ing the plans for the new structure.
The present bridge is narrow and is IN
able to accommodate the traffic
Killed and Injured.
At dark tonight two bodies had been
recovered The dead:
Miss Bottie E.-Cameron, aged is,
Tenth and GIisan streets.
Edward Shank, aged 13, No. 542 Sec
Ond street.
Injured:
A. johnson, Piedmont Mrs. G. H.
Richardson. Beva Richardson. Ira
Hart. Mrs J. w Hickman Eva Lucas
Of ProsSer. Ore. face bruised, Mary
Miller George Beede, legs and head
bruised: Clarence Wells, son of J. w.
Wells. back broken; Mrs W H CAL
van, Mrs W. Anderson. badly cruised;
Thomas Johnson. Louis Harder Car
RE Harder Alma Harder, Edith Har-
der. Wildred Raymond. Louise
Thomas, Carl Mending. Mrs Eta
Royace. Mrs. Weber. Ada Parker. Mrs.
NJ J. Bell. seriously injured; Maria
Linhard. Mrs. r. L. McCumsey, side
badly hurt: r. L. NcCumsey. Miss
Kennedy. Mrs Eugene Raymond, Miss
Grille Tribou. Mrs. Mary TribOU. Mrs. n.
J. Stanard. Amos Ninjnger, Ashland
Olive Shannon. Mrs Brown, Frank
Hayne. c. r Euiatt, arms and legs
fractured: Carl Mintie. broken arm,
otherwise badly bruised and injured;
Frank Love. Clifford and Harry Moore,
sons of Dr. Moore; Mrs. Frank Gilday
and two children. Mrs. 3. BehrenS,
Mrs. G. r. Hobart and two daughters,
Minnie Galloway. Is year olds hurt in
back: Charles Rayy, - years Old in
ternal injuries: Miss Swingleton and g.
year-old daughter. severe bruises; Mrs
George PuChs. back painfully injured;
Mrs SeyIer. Mrs. T. O. Humphrey, n
NJ d. Rose. Mrs. ]. II. Littlejohn, Mrs.
A. NJ. WorreIl: Mrs. L. L. Rose, Y. c.
Glidden. badly bruised: Miss +. Rogue
NeIa Oakley. Olive Fulton, Astoria
Mary Murphy. A II. Beesan olive
Skinner. 5. p. Kahn. Edward I. Hall
right knee injured by timber; George
HarwOrth right arm broken; g. -
Hartmus, badly bruised: Mrs Ilston
seriously injured: Edith Parker. D. c.
Durbv. cut about face; James Crosby
Bernard Mrs. Hicks. Carl
Wells. legs and back cruSneu, = n
HapDnver. J. Nelson. Mrs Lorise Gil
dos. Alfred Harding. Highland; MIS-
Cornel1e. II. IT. Dan, who fell with the
crowd and struck submerged ScOW'
does not remember how ne got out
Tales of the Survivors.
Il was on the other side Of the
bridge said Daft. when it seemed to
me that something was giving way. i
crossed over into the roadway and
stopped a moment. j can see very
poorly and when / heard a shout L went
over TO the upper side Here. too. 1t
seemed insecure and 1 said: People,
we had better move back Then
started back. II was too late and
landed on the scow in the river
Alois Koran. an attendant at the
Portland Rowing club quarters. said:
Il was standing in front OF the door
of the boat room watching LutZ as he
was making his way across the river
when some men came I'D in "A skim
They were so interested IN the swim
mer. who was then but few rods off
that as one Of them was stepping OF
the platform he earelessly missed his
footing and fell overheard In getting
into the boat another was pushed over
board This attracted the attention OF
the crowd that was standing on the
bridge There was a good deal Of
laughing and pushing among the people
who We're on the end of the bridge close
to the boat house until the boys were