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Show TELEGRAPHIC The Itrniuiini llrllce 1'roba-blc 1'roba-blc i urn of the Accidt-ut. St. Paul, Minn., -4. A committer of r.iilrortd vxpertj", oi.ns:stin.c nf ciil cniutvm ami milrul and briil'f Inn .tiers, ullor an examiuation of the. Northern Paoilie railway briiUc, at Urainarvi, eitnie to a wholly dilU.fv'nt i-Mnelusiiiii frum that of Lho txironor's jury, who, alter hearing the evidoiice of several parlies familiar witli Use hridi;e, severely condetntuxl Ihe company. com-pany. The committee say; We tiral n. liiini; in lho appearance ot the dchris of the wrecked span to justify u.i iu attributing the wieek to deliv live or improper materials or workmanship, work-manship, or design in the original e. structioti, or to a want of proper attention ami repairs since it wac built. We lind a truis yet in p!ae and in a good and ttH'e condition i in truss Wits built at the same time :i? the others were, and we are informed in-formed that it has received the same care and attention trom the officers of the rvud. If wo may judge by ibc Lvndition of the other truss from our examination of tlm one, tluy emld not ' ave been broken iv ti.e wclit ol a v ordinary train. While we tithi outi.lvts unable to definitely describe the manner of the wreck, we arw o( the opinion that it waacaustl by nome accident to one of the flat cara loaded with. rails crowing the bridge at the time, by winch u part of the car or a rail bocaiud eiilangled in liie truss, thereby displacing some of the timtt'nt over the weal channel pier. |