Deseret Evening News | 1895-11-18 | Page 3 | A Crowd Immersed by Accident

A Iruvvt 111I II crldI I HT LouIs Nol ITA ibeclil to Ibe llepubllo from rullou Mo ijii MUCH excitement wi caused this I atternoon by the falling of theUer hrdt bridge nr the bllneou rIver where an liumenee crowd bad gall i ered to wllneii lbs bpllem of a number I I num-ber of oolore I people by the lliptlet i colored church The bridge 1101 crowd oil with people I bold whit and black Without any warning whatever the linyloot stan n went down with i rear ful crash preolpllallog tha crowd of men women and children Into the water from a helibt of fllteeu feet The people fell In bumps Into the water four or llTe feet deep A large number were more or lOll Injured but no one woe killed The accident threw a Simper nose Ibo bJ IIhlll trooerdlng fir a bolt time but It was dually reiumid