Ogden Daily Standard | 1901-08-27 | Page 1 | Killed on a Bridge

KILLED OH A BRIDGE FOUR MEN MEET DEATH THREE OTHERS INJURED columbia 8 C aug ac an incident at the new bridgel which tho southern railroad Is constructing at congaree Con garee river today caused the death of tour men one other was fatally and two seriously injured the falling of the steel seven feet long weighing fourteen tons caused the accident the girders were hoisted about midway of the river above the bridge the rains ot the night previous probably had caused the ropes holding them in place to slip the crash came without the slightest warning there were alvo people on the bridge spectators and workmen DEAD S J castleberry leberry rcuben austin job do bals tim rieso INJURED david fatally A T tharnton seriously sam seriously the bridge Is being built by the phoenix bridge company of philadelphia the structure was not material ly damaged by the accident though some ot the iron work was strained madrid aug 27 premier sagasta denies the report that the russian got has asked authority to establish a coaling station at port million island of minorca madrid aug statement hat king alfonso accompanied by general scyler will go to rhelma unfounded ife