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GREAT BRIDGE SPAN BUCKLED AND FELL Disaster a Second Time Overtakes ,. the Quebec Bridgeâ€"Nine Lives Whlle the centre span of the Quebec Probab;y L“: Budge may be e. tOtQIOIOSS, the-rest of the bridge 18 un1n1u_red,__and, as ts... ;:<l, 3:11 the massive (-;;;'.,re 5.1.17. weighing 5.100 tons. swayed to one side. wavered for a moment. tnen di.i;:g end foremost. in an instant disap, ear-id from View. leaving scarce 1y :1 :‘lrple on the water, and cazrying \.L:i2 it about fourteen men. nine of mm have yet to be accounted for. the sprctators Were astounded, they could scarcely believe the evi- dence of their own eyes. The gigan- tic stee‘. structure had been before their eyes fractically all morning. It wrs r-ernhEng slowly but surely it appeared. the worst seemed past and t was simply a question of time. But now it was gone. Buried in the same grave with its unfortunate predeces- sor. and the tidal waters of the St. Lz: rent-e swept along with only the Cl’xr‘ sitriztjr sky overhead, still un- Spé-tu-=(l. while men struggled for life or. its surface. Several were picked v; hr tufts and motor boats, but it is liczgrit that probably nine or ten have left their lives. " Lower Girder Buckled "“W central span is 110 feet high, eighty-eight feet wide, and 640 feet long. Engineers on the work. the men who where on the span and_on the l --v p11-7f{)'I-'r_1â€"1:§_ 'working _at the hoisting ja<;:~:s, and all the spectators differ _L __- Jak .-.‘., “AA“ “AA v-nv w, vvvvvvvv __ as to the cause, or even as to where the trouble started. It may be stated, however, as a compromise between [IUVVC‘ICLg can u vvuy-v_-..- ..--.---_ mamy stories, that the lower girder was the first to give way, and that this was followed by trouble in the toy girders, whereupon the span buckled and turned over into the river leaving the end plates firmly fixed to the lifting apparatus. The platform on which were the hoisting jacks for hauling up the central span had every piece of wood in its composition shat- tered by the violent shaking it re- ceived by the ends of the huge canti- lever arms in their violent reaction when relieved of the weight of the central span. The Lifting Contrivances ' There were two jacks to a corner t the span, eight in all, the rams of e jacks being twenty-two inches in diameter and the working pressure. 6,000 pounds. Hydraulic pumps oper- ‘ ating the jacks. two at each end of the span, were supplied with com- pressed air piped from power houses on shore. Long mooring frames hung down tom the cantilever arms to the span arranged with holes so that after each lift of two feet pins could be Inserted to hold the weight of another lift. 'i‘hese frames were calculated It stresses of 300,000 pounds. Spectators Horrlfied A cry of anguish went up from the onlookers as the steel span rushed to its watery bed. Women shrieked, men stood dumbfounded, while those directly interested in the building of fie bridge could scarcely hold back 0 tears which welled into their eyes. It was as if they had lost a Seat friend. They had lived with is span. They had pride in their work, and on the day when their big esire was to be achieved, fate had tervened and their pal had been The Quebec Bridge has_ had its torn from them forever. Probably never in the history of Quebec has an event attracted such ’Jiterest. The St. Lawrence River was simply dotted with craft of all de- Icriptions, bearing their quota of spec- tators to the scene of operations. On the hills and along the shore on both sides of the river the crowds came by tall. by automobile. by cabs and other conveyances. while hundreds walked miles to have a peep at the culmina- tion of Quebec‘s mighty project. Floating the Span It was still quite dark when the fleet of vessels drifted along opposite Sillery Cove. awaiting the floating of the big stun. which was resting on six “)8 inmore, shaded by the hill behind. thick fog then covered up tugs and. s;7.=an, but when the sun broke through the morning haze a cry went up from the boats. for the span was floated. Like trained soldiers :18 sturdy little tugs went about their siness, and the big steel frame was soon in tow on its way to the gap which it was expected to fill. Success Seemed Assured At 8 o'clock the span was in place under the cantilevers. For a while there was a stop. The watching spectators craned their necks, expect- ing to see the scows move out any minute. and suddenly their hopes were realized. One of the tugs gave the signal. the rest took their cue Vu-v-I-vvv- v and the noise of the whistles was ;' deafening. The big crowds on the ‘ The sensation 0: those on the m’i shore cheered Wildly as the span held tilevers when the Span tore 8W ; on what looked like frail supports. trom the llnks W38 8 terrible one-i l The worst was over to all intents The cantilevers shook like 8 Whip, and purposes. The engineers were 'creaked and swayed, but held firmin. leased. The hydraulic. jacks began ’ roving that their construction 13 091‘ l elr tedious work. The span almost SOhd- 1 Imperceptibly started upwards. It: "_"_,â€""'_ t was a. success. It was only a matter 'Heavy Br'fl‘h Losses i of time. Then came the crash which i From June 1 this year to date the, dashed all hopes. British army and navy have lost more ' Comparati-cely few witnessed the than 250,000 men. For June the disaster. but the news spread like;cam1ties numbered approximately wildfire to the city, and the gloom 280,000. During August 36,150 officers It caused could be plainly read in and men were reported killed or miss- the faces of the citizens. Hi: and 96.838 more wounded. Hon. J. D. Hazen, Minister of Map the and Fisheries. was an eye-witness of the bridge disaster, from the Lady Grey. He had just been remarking that the undertaking had proven a great success, and that its successful accomplishment was a great credit to Canada when some one shouted, “The bridge is goihg." He turned to see the 313811 buckling in the centre, roll over with a grinding roar, and dia- September 14, 1916 Hon. Mr. Hazen Saw Collapse SPAN LIKELY TOTAL LOSS Cannot of the bridge is uninjured, and, as Mr. Phelps Johnson, President of the St. Lawrence Bridge Company, said: “The bridge certainly cannot be left as it is. Naturally, I cannot make a statement off-hand as to the measures we will take to fill the cen- tral gap between the north and south cantilevers of the bridge.” Mr. Johnson would not make any positive statement on the possible cause of the accident. “We are at a total loss to account for it, thus far,” UV”- -'â€".. he said. “The lifting apparatus is still in place, and is practically un- injured. It is hard to say whether the bridge slipped off its end hearing, or whether the trusses of the span Eéiled. I do not think I can express myself further thqn phis.” ‘ ‘L .A A-â€" “J "Vuâ€" wâ€" __ It is announced, however, that for the present the Government has sus- pended all marine traffic in the vicin- ity. Other engineers, asked about the matter, state that it is absolutely impossible to recover the span which has disappeared in the St. Lawrence. It will not be an impediment to navi- gation as the depth of the water at this point is 180 feet, and the height of the span at its highest point is only 110 feet. Considering Magnitude of Disaster Few Lives Were Lost First reports of loss of life in the Quebec Bridge disaster were much exaggerated, and gave the list of dead as eighty or ninety. Then it dwindled to twentyâ€"finally, figures from the St. Lawrence Bridge Co.’s office brought out a missing list of eleven. The list of the men unac- counted for is: Charles SWeeney, electrician, mar- ried, Lachine. ‘ l‘_,,,AA D â€", â€"-â€"â€"‘_â€"__ Michael White, single, residence, unknown. Michael Regan, Cap Rouge. 8. Demere, Sillery. H. Bertrand, residence unknown. H. Vandel, near Point Levis. W. Dumont (may be safe). C. Bernier, residence unknown. N. Laroche, Cap Rouge. C. Cadorette, and possibly two or three others, all bridgemen. Some of the engineers and omcials had narrow escapes. H. McMillan, chief inspector of the works, is in the Jeffrey Hale’s Hospital, suffering from a compound fracture of the leg. He tried to jump from the girder plat- form onto the bridge, but caught his leg in some manner against the steel, inflicting a nasty wound. Special Company Was Chartered to Undertake Gigantic Task The St. Lawrence Bridge Company, contractor for the superstructure of the enterprise, is a special company chartered just for the work of erect- ing this bridge. Its outlay included a million-dollar plant and in addition a large number of workshops beside the bridge, which cost several mil- lions to build and equip. The com- pany is jointly owned by the Domin- ion Bridge Co. of Montreal and by the Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ont., and has as its President Phelps Johnson of Montreal who is also the President of the Do- 'rninion Bridge Company. A Mr. Arthur Drapeau. who was in the tug of a moving picture company, was within 100 feet of the bridge. There was no splash, and no wave, as the bridge allows the water to pass v 'â€"â€"v â€"~â€"_',_ up betv~veen the girders and other in- terstices. “It took only seven seconds from the time it started until it had finished," he said. \rblv UV v v-- â€"v. Late in the afternoon 0f August 29' :E‘aifemont Farm, 'Lâ€"euze Wood and the 1.907.. 240 feet 01' Steel superstructure Lvmages of Guillemont and Ginchy. connecting the 59‘1th shore pier. to; The village of Ginchy, which the the anchor pier 0t tile Quebec Bridge British took Saturday afternoon, is collapsed, killing Sixty men out Of '. the last remaining fortified place the ninety on the section and causing separating the British from the im- a loss estimated then at $1,500,000. iportant German railway centre, _ J-.. Ann .V"‘*°““~ v~--â€"â€"-â€"â€" , - , , :Combles. Fombles is now under fire Wh" Bears “"3“"! L°33 7 it‘rom three sides: by the British from The contract between the GOV.6!'n'itl=e northv.“ :t and west, and by the ment and the St. Lawrence Budge "FL'E-TRCh iron the southwest. Its fall Company for the erectlon of the Que-fie '02: behaved to be a matter of a bee budge calls for a completed l few ans, bridge, and, in the absence of Specific f ' ‘ . "is: r t V provislon to the contrary, the 113mm,; "‘he Frgn 3: y 6!. erdunh d t seemmgly rests upon the contractors. 1 ‘1'. 2.37m 11f”“'§§?1nigo%egciibeady :f- The sensation of those on the can- tilevers when the Span tore am trom the links was a terrible one. The cantilevers shook like a. whip, creaked and swayed. but held firmly, roving that their construction is eer- gaudy solid. DEATH LIST OF NINE A despatch from Cepenhagen say: there is now a prospect that an agree ment regarding the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States will be reached without the formation 0! a Coalition Cabinet. . BUILDERS OF BRIDGE George Sheer Battalion. .9. Took Only Seven Seconds be Recovered But Will Not Block the River Canadian is Honored King George_ at Windsor decorated Island Deal May 00 1"thth Cantilever: Held Firmly Firs-t Disaster in 1907 OOQ§§§OOO§§O§§§OQ VOOOOOOOQOOQOOOQQOQQOQOQOOOO§§§Q§§O BRITISH RECAPTURED THE TOWN OF GINCHY Series of Unbroken Successes on Part of Allies Along West Frontâ€"â€" Took Many Prisoners At every vital point of the Somme battle line the Germans have launched counter-attacks of frantic bitterness Everywhere their attempts to regain the ground lost since the resumption of the Allies’ big push a week ago broke down with severe losses, accord- ing to the French and British official reports. They were unable to wrest from the Entente troops an inch of the lost terrain:~ ' W~ M“ ' -- Only at one point, between Belloyo en-Santerre and Barleux, did the Ger- mans make as much as a temporary gain. They were immediately driven out of the trench in which they had won a foothold, by a vigorous French counter-attack. The short-lived suc- cess was scored, according to the French 0011;51:1leiwc’1ue,w vvlrlth tfie aid of jets of liquid flame. British Gains Important The British took 350 prisoners on Sunday. They repulsed a violent countenattack northeast of Pozieres vvâ€" wvvâ€" and another north of Ginchy. In re- viewing the week's advance a state- ment issued at headquarters says the British since last Sunday have pushed their front. forward 6.000 yards, to a depth varying between 300 and 3,000 yards. The important points netted by the seven days’ advance are the Faifemont Farm, Leuze Wood and the 00909990990 The French again won the day at Verdun. In what is described of- fic-.:11y as a “brilliant action” they tog}: 100 more prisoners east of Fleury, west of the Meuse, bringing the total up to 300, and crushed a German attack west of Fort Vaux. HALICZ ABANDONED BY THE AUSTRIANS Retreat Before the Advancing Rus- siansâ€"Strong Ring of Forts Reduced to Ruins The Austrians are evacuating 331102. According to reliable reports the greater part of the garrison has already retreated to the northwest along the railroad which runs to Lem- berg. The great ring of forts which hedged in the Galician city is now a Adair, John Adair, Robin Allan. Lieut '1‘. Allen, Johnston Bailey, Mich Bailey, J Bailey, T Baker, Chris Basham, A: Ayott, Banks, 3611, Alex. Blyth, Cecil Bolger, John Borthwick. Da‘ Box, Fred Bradley, Thos. Bryon, J. C. Brown, R Bryon, Percy Bunce, Frank mass of ruins. As the Austrians re- treated they blew up the defences. as well as the big bridge across the 1 Dnlester. ‘ The Russians are in possession of ‘ the entire left bank of the stream [opposite the city,_ and their heayy _‘ ,â€"-- Chislett, Charles Clark, Campbell Colville, John Confrey, D. Cove, A. Corkill. Joseph Connolly, Arthur Coutts, James Corbett, Fred Cross, Roy Cross, J H. Crawford, Chas. Daniel, Percy Darby, Wm. Darling, C. H. Derby, John Davis, J A. Davis, Percy Davis, Cecil Dewar, A. C. Dodsworth. H I Donaldson, Alex. Beclea, Roy Edwards, Elmo Edwards, Ivan Elvidge, Vernon Ewen, Robt O PA George Michael TH! DURHAM CHRONICLE some places Letchltzky's troops have llorded the Dniester and have estab- ;liahed themselves in the ruined forts. ,The Russian commander is trying to lexecute a flank movement that will gcut off part of the retreating forces fat 8 point on the railroad several Emilee northwest of the city. The right wing of the combined army of Pfianzer and von Both-'ner, bulwarked by German and Turkish troops, has been turned and thrust; back from the Gnita‘Lipa just 31;:- side the city limits, and the breach thus effected, may permit Letc‘nitzky to drive a wedge between the forces retiring from Halicz and the main group. SALONIKi AEVANCE BEGUN British Crossed Struma River and Captured Bulgar Villages * The allied drive from Saloniki has begun. The British, forming the right Wing of the Macedonian army, took the lead by (:roesihg the Struma vvv-n "av near Lakewfahi'nos, and'with a swift thrust against the Bulgarian defence lines captured four vil_1e:ges.n ,,!__ M The War Office issued the following report on Monday night: “Our de- tachments crossed the btruma yester- day afternoon at Nechori and several places about Lake Tahlnos. After considerable opposition we expelled the enemy from the ‘Iollowing vil- lages: Oraorman, east of Bajraktar- mah, Upper and Lower Gudeli and Nevolyen.- The enemy counter-at- tacked strongly, but was repulsed with the loss of prisoners, the num- ber of which has not yet been ascer- ltained.” ._‘ The Entente centre, formed by the French, opened a terrific drumfire on the Bulgarian lines between the Varâ€" dar and Lake Doiran. The Serbs, con- stituting the left, far to the west launched an attack en masse near Ostrova Lake, wrested two villages from the Bulgarians and followed on the heels of the retreating defenders. This list is intended to contain the names 0! recruits from Durham and Vicinity, also those whose homes are here. Adâ€" ditions will be made from week to week and our readers will please assist in keeping the list correct by furnishinz the names of any who may have been omitted or advising of errors in spelling or othermae Gadd, Wm. Glover, E. Goleby, Wm. Grigsby, Frank Grigsbya B- Gray, H Grant, Brock Gray. Thos. Greenwood. J. W Grundy, Wm Grierson, Nathan Gun, Dr. A. Gun, Gorgon Clashing With the Enemy on tl Somme Front, Their New Position Gun; Cecil Bazen, G. C. The Canadians have again been in action, this time on the Somme front, to which a large number of the troops tram the Dominion were moved some time ago. No details of the engage- them are available, but the fighting appears to have taken place on Fri- day, when the British continued their advance, capturing a German trench and repulsing a number of counter- attacks. The casualty list is reported to total about 1,000, with less than 200 killed. Hazen, R. Havens, Ed. Havens, Chas. Hamlet, Joseph Hartford, 8. J. Hazen, Wm. Hillis, Sam. Boy, Murray Hopkins, W J. Hunt, R. Hughes, Jesse Irwin, Duncan Kelly, Fred Keith, Robert Knhley, W. H Kress, George Kress, Lieut. l The Duchess of Connaught’s fund on behalf 0-”. prisoners of war has contributed nearly $20,000 for com- forts and necessaries for men in Ger- man prison camrs. I A ‘ ‘_‘_ Lake, V_Vi.lfrid Lake, Wm. Laidlaw, A. N. Lauder, W. A. Lauder, ’1‘. A. Legge, C L. Leeson. Fred Lindsay, E. G. Lindsay, R G. Lloyd. George Lloyd, J. A. Lloyd, Anson Lucas. J N CANADIANS IN THE FIGHT 1v kill bury, â€"â€"â€".â€" r_ ._ . 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