Collapse of a Bridge
twenty persons drowned.
terrible disaster in WASHINGTON STATE.
By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.)
(Received 5, 8.55 a.m.) Vancouver, Jan. 4. A bridge across the Cowlitz river, in Kelso, Washington State, collapsed while crowds were going home from their day’s work and 20 persons were drowned.
The cable of the bridge, which is 700 feet long, snapped and one tower fell, into the river and another against new steel bridge being constructed. The central span buckled, hurling scores of pedestrians and several motor cars into the water. Many of the former were rescued after clinging to wreckage.
The horror of the scene was heightened by the sudden failure of the electric ' light, throwing the entire town into darkness. Huge bonfires were lit all night to aid the rescue workers.—-(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 19, 5 January 1923, Page 5
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