Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-04-09
HEAPTPENDING DISASTER
Collapsing of Highway Bridge Results
in Instant Death Of Two.

| day evening, the ma. MI. tIWaiu
Stone, who lives in Willow Springs
! township, Lafayette county, about
seven and a half miles southeast o!
Mineral Point, came to this city that
| day to transact business and take
back with him his daughter, Miss
Rhoda, aged 10 years, who was a
student in our high school, and his
wife's father, Mr.. John Dallyn, who
had reached thus far from his home
near Galena for a visit with his
daughters, Mrs. James Harris of the
town of Mineral Point and Mrs.
Stone. About 4 80 O'Clock that IA ter
noon Mr.. Stone and daughter left
this city for home With barrel of
salt in the wagon and also u pillow
which had been brought in To be
sharpened. On their way they
stopped at the home of Mrs. Harris,
only mile out, and took up Mr..
Dallyn, who was 70 visit with them a
few days. The going was necessarily
slow because of the muddy roads,
but everything went safely and
pleasantly until they came to the
bridge across Otter Creek, about two
hundred yards from the Stone farm
residence. 1t was shortly after q
o'clock or just before dusk when they
drove onto the bridge which instant
ly gave way on one side precipitat-
ing horses, wagon and occupants in
heap into the muddy waters below,
a distance of about six feet. Mrs.
Stone who was awaiting anXiously
their coming heard "A scream, and in
stinctively looked out toward the
bridge She readily perceived that
something serious had happened,
quickly informed by telephone her
nearest neighbor, Peter Lindholm,
and both rushed to the bridge. a
horrible scene presented itself, which
tongue or pen cannot well describe.
Underneath the floundering horses
was the old gentleman Dallyn whom
Mr.. Lindholm ut once attempted to
rescue and called on Mrs. Stone for
assistance. Mrs. Stone was at the
time in the stream heroically en-
deavoring to release what she knew
was her daughter from under wheel
OF the wagon which was on its side
and beneath the waters surface, and
piteously exclaimed MY girl Rhoda
is here whereat Mr.. Lindholm rails
ed the wheel and the distracted
mother pulled out the lifeless body
of her child, whose death must have
been instantaneous either by the
crush or drowning or both. Mr.. Dali
lyn was next released from his peri
lous position in an unconscious con-
dition and laid on the bank where he
died within a very short time. Mr..
Stone succeeded in freeing himself
from the mixup, escaping with only
slight bruises, and the horses firally
scrambled out without being serious
" crippled so far as learned.
This terrible accident has shocked
and saddeued every household for
many miles around, and sympathy
for the afflicted family is real and
boundless. Miss Rhoda was the on
" daughter, of mild, intelligent,
lady like nature, and one of the most
beloved students of our high school,
which was attested by the large
attendance OF pupils and citizens at
her funeral which took place Satur-
day with services at the p. Nj. church
conducted by Rev. Macs assisted by
Phil Allen, Jr. Interment in Grace
land.
Mr.. Dallyns body was shipped
Saturday morning to his home where
an aged, sorrowstricken wife awaited
his coming. He was " years of age
was an old resident of that place ano
very much respected.
CARD OF THANKS.
To the many friends and neigh