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Show BRIE GOES II KILIISC1ES New Bridge Under Comtruction Near Quebec, Canada, Collapses and Workmen Are Drowned. Nearly Half of the Drldge, Which Wa a Mile and a Half Long, Went Into the River, Carrying the Ooomed Men Down to Death. Quebec, Canada The new brldgo under eonatriictlon about five mile below thu city, collapsed late Thurs day afternoon, and fifty of tho work men are known to hate mit their death In the seething water, while Iho total may reach one hundred when til ot the workmen who were engaged In the eonatriictlon (if the mnmtnoth bridge when tho accident occurred, nru accounted for. The bridge wn about a mile nnd n halt long, and was nearly (lnlshed Nearly hnlf of the fated structure, beginning be-ginning at the south shore, fell Into Iho river, nnd Iho hundreds uf workmen work-men were precipitated Into the raging rag-ing waters without n moment's warn Ing A steamer with thirty doctors nnd newsmper men was rushed to the scene of tho nccldent nt soon ns tho message of the horrible occurrence hnd rent lied the city, urn! those who bad hem able lo cecnpe front thn wn' er were made a potnfortnblfl a pot-slble, pot-slble, nnd the work of reentering the liodle of their unfortunate com-tmulona com-tmulona begun. |