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Show TRAIN HANGS ON SIDE OF BRIDGE Only RemarKable Strength of Girders Prevents Catastrophe Ca-tastrophe in Mississippi at Davenport, la. DAVENPORT. la., Feb 2 Tassn gers on the "Godn State Limited."' the Rock Island's I ahfornin fiver. I were saved from being thrown into the j ' Mississippi river off the high Govern ' ment bridge here vesferdsv bv the fact ; i that the gird'-rs of the bridge were i strong enough o uphold the train. Sev I eral coaces leaned on the girders when j i the train came to a standstill after i bumping over the s-eel ties for loo i yards I .lust after the pngme had passed into j the bridge the journal "f the fender broke, throwing it and all the coaches i but the last one from the rails. The I train was behind time and g"ing at a i rate that carried nearly all the coaches I I upon the bridge before it was stopped. ! The zigzag course over the ties car- ! ried them to the side of the bridge, and only the fact that i is the strong est structure on the river prevented a terrible catastrophe. The passengers were panic stricken, but were quieted when the tram came to a stop. |