The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-31
MISSING AMERICANS List of Those Who Perished in Quebec Bridge
 Disaster. BODIES IN MESHW0RK Roll Call Confirms Early Estimates of Loss of
 Life.
BODIES IN MEsHWoRK

Quebec, Aug. SO-Although twenty four hours have elapsed since the Quebec bridge crashed into the St Lawrence, the three score of dead bridge workers are stflI held in the meshwork of debris at the bottom of the river. A roll call held this after noon confirmed the early estimates of the loss of life, seventy mine men fail ed to answer to their names and were not among the injured at the Lewis hospital. Fifteen bodies lie at the morgue awaiting the result of the cor orers inquest. Of the total of seven- ty-nine dead or missing, sixteen were skilled American mechanics brought here by the Phoenix Bridge company of Phoenixville, Pa., to work on the structural steel parts of the bridge.
 MISSING AMERICANS.
 The following is list of the miss ing Americans
 E. A. Yesner, general foreman of Leighton, Pa; John l.. Morley, assist ant foreman, Mauch Chunk, Pa. A. H Birks, chief engineer of Phoenix vile, Pa; J, w. Atternolt, chief in spector, Phoenixville, Pa.
 Bridge workers whose home ad- dresses are unknown:
 P. c. Reynolds, George Cook, Phil Bavant, Thomas Callahan, Carl Stew enson, James Bowen, Ira Fast, Will liam Briggs, J. L. Johnson, A. O. Smith, R. F. Smith, F. A. Brind.
 Some of the bodies of the unfortu- nate men can be seen yellow the sur face of the water tightly wedged in an inextricable network of steel, where it is utterly impossible to reach them.
 Although tugs, rowboats and rafts were used throughout the day to pa trol the water over the wrecked bridge the result of all their work was the recovery of only one body at low tide this evening. This victim was almost cut in two and the body was taken out in two parts. Another body was looa- ed near the anchor pier and an effort was made to remove it but it was found that the whole lower part of the body was held in grip of steel that it was impossible to break. The body was found to be headless. All the bodies with the exception of those whose homes were In St. Romouald will be brought here tonight and placed in the morgue. A jury will be sworn in tomorrow morning. The members will visit the scene of the accident on Tuesday, as Monday is La- bor day
 H. N. Parent, president of the Que bee Bridge company, will be here to- morrow morning, when a meeting of the company will be held. J. s. Doins, chief engineer of the Phoenix Bridge company; A. D. Mil 1iken, superintendent of construction and 2. s. Clapp, who designed the bridge, leave New York tonight foI the scene of the accident.
 The federal government has. ap- pointed a special commission consist ing of MT. Butler, deputy minister ot GdllWdySg anu COlllilS WcOu oSllA1eDSI chief engineer, to investigate the causes of the accident and they vii i be assisted by MT. Holgate, engineer 1 of Montreal.
 Mayor Barneau received a telegram of sympathy from Sir Wilfrid Lauriei and several mayors in England.
 Premier Goun and members of hi! l -e -.-s dent this afternoon and gave instrue tions to use all possible means to re cover the bodies.