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THE OREO ON DAILY JOUHNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY V TONING, 1 AUGUST vi, 1003.
AFTERMATH
BRIDGE
OF THE
ACCIDENT;
: Stories of Those Who Were Rescued from Death
! in the Waters of the Willamette
Full List of the Injured
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la result of her watery experience.
' Charles Baker, employed at the Oolden
'Eagle, 271 Burnslde, waa on. of thoaa
who fell Into-the river with the broken
sidewalk of the bridge. He says:
"It was just about I o'clock and I was
crossing the bridge. Three men had
upturned a boat below the bridge and
were .making for the shore. The crowd
on the bridge, which waa very large.
.rushed over to the south side of the
structure In order to see the sight and
then, without warning, the sidewalk
, gave way, and a solid mass of humanity
was plunged Into the Icy waters.
"It was but the work of a few mln-
, utes before the rescue began and a Hum
ber of members of the rowing club
swam out and took people aahore. I,
. myself,, was not Inured and feel no 111
effects, except for the cold bath."
fcaeky Xseape.
F. J. Evana had a very narrow escape
'from Instant death, or at least from
serious Injury. He wss on of the last
, on the bridge span and also one of the
j last that went over the rail. When he
fell he caught an iron girder and held
on for a minute.
"Then," said Mr. Evans. "a cloud
burst seemed to strike me. Somebody
cam down from on top and bent me
over the girder. When I regained my
senses I found myself on the boat
house with a badly lamed leg. What
became of the other man I do not
know. Although feeling a lameness In
both the legs and the back, I am glad
I that I got out of the accident as luckily
,as I did."
Saved Many People.
If E. F. Smith, a recent arrival from
Kansas City, says that he was sitting
In a rowboat dangerously near the
. scene of the accident watching the
swimmer when he heard the timbers of
'the bridge giving way.
: "I looked up," he said, "and saw the
mass of humanity falling. Men, women
and children cams tumbling down
.through the roof of the little old water
craft underneath them, many splash
ing Into the river. Moans and groans
rent the air, and with othera I rushed
'to the rescue. It seemed that almost
- f superhuman strength was given me,, for
v I lifted men ana women or
I ' greater weight than myself wit 'little
( . . . . A m n & t &. .
Q1IT1CUUY. ADOUi v wmer mmuucu
worked with might and main, and
- should Judge that we took out at least
'100 people..
, , "The cries of the Injured were most
r ' Blteous. and I know that I will hear
, .'thero In my dream for the next month.
Some had broken legs and arm, while
'; ' others were horribly cut about the face
. , and head. A number of them must have
I - been'hurt Internally, for the least touch
". would put them In the greatest pain.
"X remember assisting a lady out of
the water who was badly injured, and
looked as though she had but a very
; t ' few hours to live.
"Don't mind me.' she said. "Save
i ' my child! My God, save my child!'
; . '"I will never forget the ordeal
, went through and the piteous appeal
from the sufferers, many of whom were
1 I evidently dying. It was the most try
J !lng and saddest experience I ever had,
;and I only hop that I will never aee
i Its repetition."
Hearty Struck by Timbers.
, i . a L Gheen, J. W. Crampton and
James W. Doyle were sitting in the
'gasoline launch "Up-to-Date." which
they had moored to the floating pontoon
' Ito the boathouse, and saw the section
I !of the bridge fall, being in such pro
Imity that some of the .flying timbers
struck the end of their craft
"It was a close call for us," said Mr.
Gheen. owner of the launch, "but for
tunately we were In a position to give
much valuable assistance to the suffer
ers. ' As the people were falling scarcely
any screams escaped them. It seemed
as though they were too frightened for
that. But when they fell I noticed that
other people on the bridge acted as
though they had lost their senses. In
Stead of getting off the bridge they kept
crowding up to the opening left by the
fallen section, and for a time I thought
some of them would push one another
into the river.
. "We began taking out the injured at
once, and with others engaged at th
same tank, worked like demons, - It has
been said tyat policemen and firemen
' assisted In this work. I want to say
right here that no policeman or fire
man was In sight, and that those In the
' small boats are the ones who did' it all.
.Fortunately there was a large number
tof ' ua there at the time of the accident,
land' no time was lost in taking out and
'caring for the Injured.
1 "About the first person I assisted
from the water was a little S-year-old
girl. Sh asked me to save her brother,
and as It happened ho was the next one
that I got hold of. He was about 7
years old, and the first thing he did when
I sat h4m down waa to Inquire anxiously
about his sister.
"I saw a lady struggling in the water
and I held out my hand to rescue her.
Just as I had succeeded In reaching her
a big fellow in the same vicinity pushed
her hand-back and seized mine. I broke
the hold and again grabbed her. but he
also recovered his grasp and the two
of them almost pulled me in with them.
But I finally got them up on the pon
toon. He acted more cowardly - than
-anyone I ever saw, only caring for his
own safety.
"In pleasant contrast to this fellow
was a young man . wnose leg . was
broken. I was assisting him to a place
of safety when he bravely said:
"Don't mind me. -Help the others;
they are drowning.'
"There are all kinds' of people In this
world. I saw a blonde-headed girl
taken out In a half -drowned condition,
and the first thing she said after she
(got on the pontoon was:
"1 Just know- that my curia are
, ruined." v ' '
' Saw the Timbers Bead..
under a lucky star, as he was standing
on the portion of the bridge which went
to the railing and looked down. X saw
hundreds in the water and upon the
roofs of the scow-houses beneath. It
waa Just Ilk those nightmare pictures
of the Johnstown flood
"Boats that had been following the
rmless swlmnier were already pullln
toward the scene, and some of those
who had fallen, but who were still con
sclous, were engaged In the herolo work
of rescuing their fellow unfortunates.
"I crawled over the railing and slid
down a post to the roof of one of the
scow houses wRere I found plenty to
do hauling the Injured people out of th
water and helping those who were hurt
"I pulled three people out of the
river, but I do. not know of any of
their names. One was an old lady and
ono was a boy. The other was a small
child." -
Xerolam aad Despair.
'The scene down tbere .was horrible.
Men forgot that they were men and
down with Its load of people a few tnougnt oniy or tneir own uvea wmcn
in.,.. K.enr. th .iA. h.nn.ni were In dancer: women dropped thel
"I was standing on th south side of helpless Infant: children were separated
the hrldr. nearly In front of the boat- rom ineir parents. .
bouse watching the man swim across
the river," said the lad, "when I no.
tlced the sidewalk begin to bend. I
told a boy who was with me that It
looked as If the bridge was going to
break down and fall into the river, and
we both concluded to move on to some
other place.
"We .then walked for about 10 feet
to the west aad after standing In that
place for about three minutes the side
walk where we were located a few min
utes before gave way, and over 100 peo
ple went tumbling Into the water. Most
of them were sjrdrnsn and Children, and
the screaming was awful."
Carl Mende, the young son of Conduc
tor Mende of the City A Suburban Rail
way Company waa one of those who
The boy says he was standing behind ACCIDENT FORETOLD
a rank or men, three or rour deep, ana
was trying to edge his way through to
the railing when the crash happened.
He want-down with the othera, head
foremost, but In bis fall he struck
something, whether animate or Inani
mate he does not know, that turned him
over completely, and he landed feet first
on the boathouse. The only Injury he
sustained was a sprained ankle.
"But this deplorable condition was
hot general and the work of many was
most heroic. Man, women and-even lit
tie girls performed prodigies of bravery
and self -sacrifice. People plunged Into
th water on every hand to lend assls
tance to those who were In danger.
I called to the men In the launches
and boats and directed them as best
could, and believe that In thla way
was able to accomplish much good.
was In a better ' position to see wnere
help was needed than were those In the
boats. ' '
"As soon, aa posslb the launches
were attached to tne scow nouses 10
which ths sufferers clung and they were
towed to the clubhouss where they were
given assistance."-
BY 9-.YEAR-0LD BOY
WOMAN WAS WITH THE
GIRL WHO DROWNED
Mrs. Ben Hlggs of 114 North Tenth
street whose leg was broken and wrist
sprained, accompanied by Lottie
Cameron, 'the H-year-old girl who was
drowned, had Just arrived on the bridge
when th walk gave way. Mrs. Hlggs
had In her -arms a little child about 7
months old. In th awful moment of
the fall ths older woman became sepa
rated from Mis Cameron and never saw
her again In life.
Mrs. Hlggs was quickly rescued and
taken to her residence. The body of
Lottie Cameron was not found until
o'clock last night
The remains are now at the morgue
W. H. Cameron, the father of the dead
girl, la an employe at the Oaley
Lockwood stable. The family came to
Portland from Eau Clair. Wis., a few
week ago.
A Tonal Heroin.
Miss Eagers. a girl . 17, . years old.
proved herself- a heroin during th
work of rescuing ths Morrison-street
bridge unfortunate yesterday after
noon. Those who witnessed her work
claim that with her own hands she
dragged several from the water, and
as a nurse and Impromptu physician
her work was Invaluable.
Miss Eagers was in a launch with
party of friends when the accident oc
curred. The boat went at once to the
reacue of those struggling in the river,
and this brave girl tore up her own
clothing to form bandages for the In
lured.
When the work of rescue and assls
tance waa over she was covered with
the blood of those to whom she had
given aid and a handsome summer cos
turns was in rags and ruin.
To those who congratulated her upon
her work she answered only that she had
done her duty.
ERNEST WILHELM'S
STORY OF DISASTER
Max Summers., a Journal ' newsboy.
residing; with his parent at IT East
Thirtieth street, considers biz&tetf born
Ernest Wllhelm of 9B North Fifteenth
street gave The Journal & lucid descrtp
tlon of his experience on the verge of
the chasm of death when the section of
sidewalk on the south side of the Mor
rlson-street bridge fell yesterday.
'It was the most -horrible thing
ever witnessed, ne saia. piruggung,
clutching at the empty air to save
themselves from they knew not what
terrible fate, flghllng with one another
In their fremy, men, women and child
ren poured flown the sloping sides of
the hopper that the sidewalk formed
when it gave way.
The crowd was dense, and even after
the walk went down the crowding of
those in the rear who did not realize
what had happened, sent many others
over lnte the pit of Injury and despair.
One instant everybody was laugh-
ng. shouting and gesticulating in tne
perfect, enjoyment of a holiday treat;
the next there were screams and agony
and despair.
Stood On th Brink.
"I stood Just off the sidewalk, on the
main roadway of the bridge and In a
position where I could not help but
seo It all. The crash of the breaking
timber startled me and then the walk
fell away almost from beneath 'my very
feet.
'It was not a sudden fall and there
waa warning given to the vlctlmB'by the
racking of the woodwork as it began
to break, but the crowd was so dense
that those who stood upon tho walk
oould not scramble back upon the main
tructure. So, slipping and eliding, the
whole mass of humanity sifted down
through the opening at the bottom of
the hopper and fell upon the roofs and
Into the water below.
'Then, upon the heads of the maimed,
the stunned and the swimmers In the
water rained down a Hurtling shower
human missiles, beating them be
neath the flood of the Willamette or
nocking them from the floating wreck
age to which they clung.
"Something within me, I don't know
what it was, impelled me, even before I
realized that there was danger, to reach
out and drag two people, off the side
walk onto the main bridge. I did It so
quickly that both reached places of
safety before the scramble began and
they did hot go down with those by
whom they had. been standing but an
Instant before. .
'Then the awful sifting of the. crowd
down through th hole at the bot
tom of the hopper began.
Little 1-year-old Edward Sawyer of
411 Main street was among the thou
sands who watched the swimming feats
1ft the " river yesterday, during which
the terrible Morrison-street bridge ac
cident plunged more than ,100 people
down Into th seething waters, but he
had received a warning of the Im
pending accident and was not within
the danger tone.
On Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E. Sawyer, parents of the lit
tle fellow, were startled at the dinner
table when he announced In his boyish
fashion "that something was going to
happen." The conversation had turned
to the swimming feats which were to
be performed by the armless wonder
the next day.
Papa," suddenly came from the boy
"I am going to see the man without
arms swim tomorrow, out I am not
going to stand on ths Morrison-street
bridge."
The father asked why and In the same
serious tone the boy said: "Because I
feel that something Is going to happen.
Strang Prediction.
This further aroused the curiosity of
the parents and upon their persistent
Inquiry as to what he meant he contin
ued:
"Papa, there are so many people going
Th car waa beside the strip Of -lde-j herself, Mrs. Bchroeder has a tadly hurt
back, which may prov "fatal. i So 1
at th Good Samaritan Hospital.,
- .-. i . Tbev by Aeoldnt, - . ;.
0. H. Becker of Elgin. ' Or., was In I
I the city visiting and happened' to stroll
down to th river front The crowd at
tracted bta attention and lust as he
supped on the sidewalk th bridge gave
way. He struck his back and head on
V,JiiOilU &UUU
walk when the beam gave way and. let
th people down.. ,
"We thought th whole brtdg wu
going down," James said, "and some
body cried for th people to save them
selves. I saw on woman Jump oft the
car, run to th edge of the break and
throw herself Into the water below. X
have no Idea who ah was or whether
she got out In safety.
"All others remained on th car and
were. In no danger. Th conductor only
laughed at th err of danger and cau
tioned the pedpl to keep their seat onlSt Vincent's Hospital,, where his back I tenia Touch typewriting la t'h op.r
the car." wa found to b badly wrenched, ation p th. typewriter by fha jpian
. AND .M
the dg of on of th small boathouse, Ifr,! Tr"H TVDniXDITINiri
whloh rendered him unconsoiou. Th 1 Vf Wl ,1 I JTC VVK1 1 UlU
tfZXmi tbZ cc,d,n,t w" Oreg shorthand I Hgnt-Un er.t.m;
when h regained consciousness - in thel. .ii ... - .... .
boathous. Mr. Elgin was taken to th learned In half th tlm of th old sys-
Watch Savad XI Ufa.
Among th young people Injured in
yesterday afternoon's bridge accident
was Lorln King, th 14-year-old son of
Mr." and Mrs. F. P. King, who reside
at iH Hoyt street The lad was one of
the first to drop Into th water, and h
received many bad bruises from falling
timbers; his whole body Is covered with
Mack-and-blu spots, but It Is reported
that none of th Injuries will prov seri
ous.
When th boy cam to th top of
the river after his plunge off the struc
ture, he started to wim for the Port
land Rowing Club' boathouse, but after
swimming for several minutes his arm.
hlch had been bruised, began to give
out and he was forced to cry for aid.
Ths waa, promptly rendered, and he was I guStTing
uuien icroH in. nwr, yivwu u w
streetcar and taken home.
Owing to th fact that he carried a
little gold watch In his pocket Lorln
was saved from being killed by a fall-
ng timber. When he' had arrived at
home, It was found that a hole had
been punctured right through the cen
ter of th timepiece. Th lad does not
remember Just when he was struck by
th board, but thinks that It wa Just
as he was sinking into the river.
Th Dead Boy.
Eddie Shank, th llttl 14-year-Old
boy who died shortly after the accident
yesterday afternoon as a result of the
fall, was a student of th South Port-
instiiu
Snooor wu Quick,
During th excitement of yesterday'
bridge accident thera wer several good
Samarltana who put In appearance to
auooor th wounded ana dying. A large
number o women and men busily n
gaged themselves In , procuring th
thing that would add comfort to those
in misery, and donation of blankets
and pillows to rest th weary bones of
th injured wer .offered in profusion.
Th various establishments In th vi
cinity of th accident kindly loaned
thlr vehicles and otherwise helped In
getting th sufferer to a plac where
their injuries could receive th proper
medical attendance.
Mra T. W. McKlnney of 190 East
Morrison street was among; those first
on the seen with offers of blankets
and pillows, which ah took from her
own horn in order to help relieve th
ano
method, using all th . Angers. 1 Save
looking at th keys.
Demand for offlc halo la tannrao
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Hugh Brady, who has been dragging
th river near the Been of yester
day horror, stated at noon today that
h had not discovered any trace of
mor bodies under th bridge. But he
found numerous small articles that be
longed to those who had been hurld
from th structure whn It gav away.
Among th things found by Mr. Brady I
Is a black umbrella, Th handle of It
haa been broken off. but th cover is In
good condition. Thla cover la vary
heavily ore pad. Svral handkerchiefs
were also found, on of them being
mad of lace, and of a very pretty pat
tern.
Mr. Brady states that he haa been
Informed that on boy la still missing,
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THX COLLECS OF SCONCE AND ENCINEEFJNC. -(Civil,
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Foreatatogu; addrta Rtglitrar, Vnlwrtlty of Ortgon, Eugtmt
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HEROIC WORK OF
WILLING HELPERS
d B
(Continued from Pag On a)
t A t.J...t.l.l DaKai! Thla
tlon is conducted by the Council of ' hf unabl to learn th cbiaf Campbell and hie men
T.wl.h Woman, manv members Of WMcn I '
are thi morning In Borrow as a result
of the fatal accident The lad had been
student of the school for the pasv
three years, and was very popular
among his playmates snd teachers.
During his career at the school, icaaie
was always found to be a very hard
tudent, excelling in many lines or
tudy. His teachers say that he waa a
boy of fine principles, being ever "kind
nd loving to all those about mm. as a
student, he was high-minded and In
dustrious.
The funeral services will be held from
the boy's late home, S46 Second street.
tomorrow afternoon at I o ciocic. i ne
parents of the lad and two brother and
two sisters Survive him.
Credit Da rhyslolaa.
Much credit is due to the physician
and surgeons of Portland for the valua
ble assistance rendered the victims of
the disaster and many lives were no
doubt saved by the prompt work of the
medical men. This morning at least a
doien physicians' carriages were stand
ing In front of the Oood Samaritan Hoa
pital while their owners attended the
wounded within. Almost aa many more
were at St. Vincent's.
There are 10 victims of the accident at
St. Vincent's Hospital and 12 at the
Many are of th
opinion that If any, other than those
whose bodies hav already been re
covered, wer killed, their corpse
hav been carried down th Wlllam.tt
River by th current
Bo BoUo Protection.
to th
scene and enabled them to do ouch effi
cient work In rescuing and caring for
th Injured.
There waa not a police officer in
sight when th bridge gav way," he
said. "Had ther been officer on the
No pollc had been detailed to guard bridge to keep the crowd moving the
nm onage uunns in. .winnow exm-1 accident would never hav occurred.
Dition. in on naa oeen Tequesiea ana i
the authorities did not lmagln that It Awful Jam of HanxajUty,
would be necessary to send any. Chief km Wilson, a 'minine man of Mad!
Hunt stated that his department was, of .nn wi. n .n nnt ..caned inturv.
course, expected to keep watch for any iaM th, .laewt4k ald not giV. wty t
garnering., out m mi. vua n wa. nuv i
t tk. mmrA wnuM h mn I OnCO,
great as to necessitate 'apodal proteo-
"Thera waa a terrlflo oaack." he said.
together on the bridge that I am cer-IOood Samaritan. All are severely hurt
tain it is going to break down and throw
them into the river and many will be
killed."
Nothing more waa thought 'of these
strange, and as events proved, correct
warnings, until the following day. when
Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer were together In
their home late in tBe afternoon. Then
came' to them the news of the bridge-
walk falling In and precipitating 100
people into the water. The boy had
gone to the scene and had not returned,
so the father in an agony and doubt,
fearful .that he had been Injured or
killed, started to rush to the bridge,
but Mrs. Sawyer was assured that their
boy was safe, and that he would not
have been on the bridge. - However,
and several are in a critical condition.
Most of the injured are hurt about the
back. T , :
The most serious ease Is that of Mrs.
F. Schtoedcr whoae redovery seems doubt
ful. Both hlDs are fractured, she has
several broken ribs and is hurt Inter
nally. She Is 45 years of age.
Charley Rapp, aged 14, who resides at
East Sixteenth and Ash streets has four
ribs broken and is hurt internally. His
condition is grave.
All Trafflo Suspended,
All vehicle traffic waa suspended" this
mornlna over the Morrison-street Driage,
patrolmen having been stationed at the
two approaches to prevent drivers from
attempting to cross tne structure.
Street cars are running to within 100
feet of the place where the accident
. .1 - , 1. A 1 . .. A. V.
t0n I I ne one. on mo wmia vriou w
The brldga tenders should hav sent safety and men cam in crasn. x
for th pollc when they saw what, a dropped on th top of the boathouse
crowd was on It" said th Chief this and waa not hurt and a soon aa I aaw
morning. They are to blam for not tne .truggllng woman and children be-
notlfying us, for w are ready to re- n.tu t mnned onto th float and
spond hat any time. W did not know b haUHn them out of the water.
tbifr.tVZi: .J I think I saw nearly every on that
wpTf braTaerT: and tt of the i wa- taken out of th. water and wreck
lice and Fire Departments, both of lag at th boathouse, and I do not be
lieve there was anyone wnv escaped
without Injury of some kind.
"The crowd back from the scene of
the accident was responsible for a num
ber falling. Aa aeon aa th place be
gan to give way, those back on the
The Edward dolman bridge 'urged forward and thoa on th
which responded promptly and rendered
valiant assistance. While all the am
bulances In th city wer summoned,
there were not enough of these ve
hicles to care for the injured, and every
available rig waa pressed Into service
fvom grocery wagons, express vehicles,
hacks and drays,
Company sent their two ambulances and
had sufficient clothing and an . addi
tional cot with which they turned an
express wagon Into an emergency am
bulance. , .
THOSE WHO FELL
. WITH THE RAILING
Anderson, Albert.
Anderson, Mrs. W., SIS East Third
street; face badly cut
Bersan, A. H., 147 Grand avenue.
(Continued on Page Three.)
falling '"tructur tried to reach the
ridge. The result was a blOCkad and
then the rush waa stopped for a moment
until the walk fell and then those on th
firm structure forced others through, the
opening."
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any possible doubts they may have had occurred; paasengers are required to
were soon cleared away for in a few
minutes the little fellow rushed in.
with his eyes figuratively as large as
saucers, and In a voice made husky by
the awful sight which he had witnessed.
announced gravely, "I told' you so.
Boy Saw It All.
Upon telling his story of the accident
the boy recounted; how his strange pre
sentiment had followed him all day.
He had not even gone to the Morrison
street bridge, but had sought a place
further up along the docks where he
could see the performance quite plainly
and where he felt that there was no dan
ger. Then In the midst of the excite
ment the bridge approach had given
away and Its load of humanity was cast
down Into the river, some to their death,
others to be fearfully mangled or in
jured. In that moment, when his pre
dictions bad come true his' boyish phi
losophy probably was not sufficiently
well versed to make
lar ' with the old
Solomon about "going1 to a child
for wisdom," but tha prediction and Its
startling verification Is looked upon by
the neighbors and frlenda as a super
natural forewarning.
A YOUNG HERO WITH
A FRACTURED ARM
A boy with a broken arm, an occu
pant of one of the boats when the side
walk fell. Is counted among the heroes
of the disaster of yesterday, although
no one seems to have ascertained his
name. His arm had been broken several
days before and was. being carried In a
sling.
Forgetting his own Injuries this brave
lad used both hands to drag the drown-
ng to places of safety, and the fact
that his own arm became again broken
in this work deterred him not at all.
When the excitement and necessity
for Immediate action was over the boy
found his way to the rear of the club
house and- sat down, suffering terribly
from the pain of his own hurt ' But to
those who offered him assistance he re
plied that there were people In danger
and they should be attended to first
'I am all right," he bravely said. "Go,
attend to the others."
transfer to waiting car on the East
and West aides.
Only the north footpatn or tne Drwge
Is open, the roadway alongside the
broken railing having been roped off and
guarded by special watchmen. This
morning carpenters took measurements
for the various kinds of timber needed
in the repairing of the broken section
of the bridge. Large crowds of sight
seers visited the scene of the ratal ac
cident today, many of whom had friends
and relatives injured.
Two Active Kelpera.
Great credit Is due Ben Holllday and
Will Cody for the saving; of many Uvea
Both these men were quickly on tne
scene and commenced at once to save
all within their reach. Both ran out on
the small boats, working hard ; until
every one was taken rrora ine water.
Several people were Jammed between
the falling timbers and these were re
moved as soon as possible by these men.
After all had been removed to the boat
house thev did not stop, but helped to
him famll- carry the injured Into the launches for
proverb of removal.
Hotel W altars Zajomd.
Three colored waiters from the Hotel
Portland were on the bridge witnessing
the swim when it gave way. TheV are
all seriously hurt. One is suffering from
a broken ankle and tne otner irom
broken shoulders.
Was Hot a Spectator.
Mrs. Marie Llndhard. a widow, was
Just crossing the bridge to do some
shopping on th West Side when a por
tion of the bridge gave way. She was
taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital.
She suffers considerable from internal
Injuries and a wrenched back. Her in
juries are not considered serious.
; Wa Hunting1 Oood Vlao,
Mrs. I. Schroeder was viewing the
swim from the West Side, but owing to
the large crowds could not see. She
started for the East Sid, walking in the
street and Just stepped on the sidewalk
when It went down, Mrs. Schroeder waa
accompanied by a HUla rl. , The little
girl was Just going to step upon the
sidewalk, but drew back In time to save
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