Show big bridge ridge burned and loss will be the rio grande ry sustained a beahn loss on tuesday of this week when the largest bridge upon the tin tic branch was entirely destroyed by fire the origin of which aich is but which is supposed to have been started by sparks from a passing engine the bridge destroyed desti oyed is what is known as the loop budge 7 it is over 1 0 feet high and the span from bank to bank nv was as it is estimated that about a quarter of a million feet of timber aull ill be nece ary to rebuild it and the cost of the timber and labor will run pretty close cloge to 30 f before the fire tire died down on tuen tues day da the officials of the road were at work making preparations to rebuild the bridge and tho the following day a 4 portion of the material was upon the ground at una this time the work in is going along rapidly under the direct direction iL n 1 of J I 1 thompson who is of bridges and buildings for the rio grande system in utah it is thought that the bridge will be re built in about ten dds day s time assistant superintendent N k williams is also upon tl 0 e ground aa in tha the work nork of rel rei lacing lacine tl u bridge the rio grande freight business in is now being handled over the san I 1 edro lines passenger mail and aud express service is being handled without de lay teams being used aged in transferring around the burned bridge |