Show BRIDGE IE BADLY DAMAGED Traffic Between Duluth Minn and Superior Wis Blocked for forthe forthe forthe the Present Duluth Minn Aug 11 nAt At this morning the steamer Troy a ton tOll steel package freighter collided with the span of ot the interstate bridge and precipitated It into the channels on either side of the center pier The wrecked bridge lies in such a manner as to block the channel but the ferries are running rinning Street railway and team traffic be between between between tween Duluth and Superior is cut Oil off and will be he for some time to come The bridge is owned by the Great Northern railroad The draw span was FOO feet in length one of the longest in inthe Inthe inthe the world Most of the coal docks are on the upper harbor also many of the grain graine elevators e merchandise docks and the ship yards on the Superior side Wa Water Water Water ter communication with all aU this is cut cutoff cutoff cutoff off The greater part of the tonnage of the harbor originates originates mates in St Louis bay where the docks of the Duluth k Northern road is located Therefore many thousand tons of ore will be held up until the channel is cleared The steamer was badly damaged her herbow herbow herbow bow being stove in Inn It n Is ascertained that the bridge can cannot cannot cannot not be put in commission again this season although the span now b ig the movement of ot many steamers will willbe willbe be removed within two days |