The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-11

s.f Lifted With Jacks.
Contradictory stories ere 8ld re-
gardrng the collapse The pontoons
had been removed and the span was
being lifted hy massive hydraulic Jacks
when according to several spectators,
the northern end fell with the break
ing OF grds Frantic efforts were made
To place chain rope around the tot
terlnga structure but with reports like
shells exploding the remaining sup
ports snapped and the span disappeared
with tremendous splash. Some of
the observers said the structure buck
led at the center as 1t fell
Boats Save Lives ,
/ Groups Of men at work slipped off
/ into the water and others were knocked
1 off hy flying debris Scores of craft
/ containing spectators went to the res
cue and their endeayorS prevented .
larger loss OF life
Five Bodies Recovered
Chief Engineer MILAN as among the
injured brought here He was rescued
by tug Five bodies have been re-
covered Edward Iordanass. p years
/ old, OF Providence, X IS among the
/ known dead
The cnglneerlin charge Of the con-
>tructlon whose name is Porter James
/ Anderson. blacksmith, Alfred Cado-
ret who is severely hurt and Arthur
. tadorct arc among the survivors
Lifting Span Into Place.
The span had been constructed On
7 l.. Z IL. L..
site and va, towed into position imme-
dralcly undcrethc gap left in the an
chor arms OF the structure.
/ Chains with links thirty inches in
diameter together with grders were
then attached 10 the span and 5000 ton
/ hydraulic Jacks commenced the stu
peudouS task OF lifting the span into
place.
Few Feet an Hour.
This work could be accomplished
only few feet an hour and as the dis
tauce from the river level to the floor
OF the bridge /, $50 feet the engi-
neerS had not counted on completing
the operation until the end of this
week or later The bridge was to have
been ready tor tram service next
spring
Thousands Watching.
The Juggling OF 5000 tons OF steel
under unprecedented circumstances in
the dominion attracted several thous-
and spectators including members Of
parliament and newSpapermen gathered
ON vessels furnished by the Canadian
government Members OF the dominion
cabinet witnessed the collapse from
the deck oi a government vessel
while American tourists crowded hun-
drcdS OF other boats OF all classes.
Traffic Suspended
tNpcrt& on bridge building and mem.
bcrS OF the Australian parliament re-
turning home after visiting in Europe
also were at the scene and river uaf-
iic Tor ocean gong steamships had
been temporarily suspended
Planned in 1888.
b The project interrupted today origi-
, mated I'm 1883, when at the request of
the Quebec city council New York
firm submitted plans and estimates.
Capital was lacking, however, and il
was not until 1892 that the scheme
again as given serious consideration.
Later Canadian engineers obtained
charter and after many years of delay
the building was begun only to ter
inmate IN the collapse OF the uniin-
iShed structure IN 1907
Canada's federal railway department.
then decided to reconstruct il and
placed the undertaking in the hands of
commission which included several
noted American bridge builders, among
them Ralph Modjeski Of Chicago and
{. G. Schneider OF New York
Length to Be a,23o Feet.
Its contemplated length. from shors
10 shore was l.2}q Zee, with distance
OF 1900 fee, between anchor bu,tresses.
Provision was made for two railroad
tracks, two street car tracks and two
road, II wa, to be used by the fol-
lowing railroads The Canadian Pa.
ciic. Grand Trunk, pucbeo Cenirait
In,ercolonial, Quebec 4 Lake 81.
John Quebec 4 Sanguenay, Canadias
Northern and Delaware a Hudson.