The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-17
4 DEATH PLUNGE
A Euse Tsesas ca caes hse g;as,
Drowning SsrsL

Hear WOMEN SCREAM
An the Huge Automobile Leapea ,
From the Bridge While Gai"s al
aseh Speed, and D:sss ID the Mud !.
Jnder tho Wafer With zes o.
espaass- {,
Search 10. the bodies o: the oe-
cupan.s os the arso.nosi.s 1a.es
plunged into the Chicago 't7ei AN
ths east app:oach Of the Jacason
Boulevard bridge Sunday night ~as
resumed Monday b. members o. the
ro,;ce force at the city Gre boats.
They were aided il tAe!. efforts Ss
a diver in the employ os the city
The identity OF the victims. and the
number OF persons who lost their |
,.yes. however. are seil, unknown.
It was at s,st thought that the
automobile belonged TO James Z
Cossris. Of Sal. Lake City. Utah.
who LETT sbe Congress. hrtel with
party Of :rsends short time before
the accident ocurred. on the way to
Cha Union station. but it was Later
learned that the cosgris party ~as
safe and that the machine belonged
TO J. ". schreGes. Il IS said 70 be
one OF two machines be has for si.e
and was IN charge OF Ernest Camp.
Mr.. Sca-eMe. was unable 70 locate
The car today. and feared that the
naeh3ne belonged 70 Rim
The car. Il Is claimed. was hired
from the sascoa OF william kTae-
ner. on Van Bu.ea street. but It
wss impossible to learn who we're the
occupants The car vas traced ey
:ss number, 1850 IIisnois-whsch wes
discovered By driver daring the
night.
TIE mos. plausible theory -esar1-
ing the accident now Is thas Camp.
whose stand was at raa 2uren street
and Michigan avenue. had beeo en-
saged By a party 20 make sight
seeing srtp Of the city and that
While On the way to the west side
OF the city lad driven the cas ia;o
the river. Camps home was a the
south side and It was learned teat
his mother was expected here aeSt
week to live with him.
The accident is similar 70 two pre-
vioas ones which hare occurred here
within the last few years and wascs
resulted IN the loss OF four lives.
On August II, 1904 a car con:ass-
ing q woman and three men plunged
orer the south aoctmeae OF the sush
street bridge. All were rescued. but
one Of the victims subsequently diee.
The following year car containing
sye persons went into the river al
the same bridge from the aorsh side.
Three OF the party were drowned.
The touring car plunged into the
river .. Jackson boulevard from the
east approach Of the bridge shortly
after 10 o'clock Sunday night while
the bridge was turned A man and
a woman were seen TO come to the
surface and Aoat DOWNSTREAM. The
man endeavcr;ng TO save the woman
hy carving her Oh bis back. After
drifting more than 2 block both saas
with last des2sir;ag cries for help
That three Others. perhaps four
vent down with the automobile Is
the seiiet OF the bridge teoders al
the bridge at Jackson and at Van
buren street and Of other witnesses
OF the tragedy. The other victims
Il Is believed. are under the ma,
chine at the bottom oS the river
]. was speeding at IS miles an hou:
and when It struck the water. dove
into the mud or the river bed
The screams most clearly distin,
sn:shah.e as the big car went ore:
are declared by witnesses 70 have
been those Of women and the con-
v;c.:on was reached BY them that
more than two Of the occupants o!
e,a automobile were women. The
r;ronsine prevented the occupants
ha;nv clearly disce.ned as tie cas
sashaa rn
0r aso,ph E. Bertlsus. who had
.h,.-,on- ~ sAe h-;SSe when he
heard the signal for the bridge te