FALL OF YARMOUTH SUSPENSION BRIDGE:
... ONE HUNDKKI) LIVES LOST. (From tha Soneieh Mercury.) Yarmouth, Friday, May 2. — It is with an almost overwhelming feeling of awe that we attempt to describe a scene ...
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FALLING OF THE SUSPENSION BRIDGE, YARMOUTH
... Saturday and Sunday, during which days, crowds of persons arrived by the Railway, and multitudes from other directions visited the place, which a few hours previously had been been such a scene of desolation and death. By Saturday evening the of Jury had seen upwards 66 bodies, and about 25 more remained to be examined. in the course of Saturday the bodies of Ann Beckett. Priory, aged 5 Years ...
AWFUL CATASTROPHE FROM THK FALLING OF A SUSPENSION BRIDGE. UPWARDS OF ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST
... AWFUL CATASTROPHE FROM THK FALLING OF A SUSPENSION BRIDGE. UPWARDS OF ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST. Great Yarmouth. — One of the most calamitous events which ever befel this town, or any other in this district of the kingdom, has just transpired, and has spread lamentation and grief throughout the entire population. The scene of tbhv dreadful event was the Suspension-bridge, on the North Quay, ...
A FEARFUL CATASTROPHE
... AWFUL CATASTROPHE FROM THE FALLING OF THE YARMOUTH SUSPENSION BRIDGE. DREADFUL LOSS OF LIFE. YARMOUTH, Friday Night. One of the most calamitous events which ever befell this town, or any other in this district of kingdom, has just transpired, and has spread lamentation and grief throughout the entire population. The scene of this dreadful event was the Suspension Bridge, on the North Quay ...
THE AWFUL CALAMITY AT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK
... The journalist has bat seldom record an event of such a distressing character as one which occurred on Friday last, at Yarmouth, by which upwards of one hundred persons lost their lives. In the afternoon of Friday, Nelson, tbe clown at Cooke's Circus, proceeded to perform a feat which has excited lome attention, both in London and the provinces, since was first introduced by the late Mr. ...
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... Election por Peeblesshire.— The nomination of candidates for the representation of Peeblesshire took place in Peebles, on Monday last. It was expected tbat some op- ponent would appear to contest the election with Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, but that expectation was in vain. Sir George Grant Suttie was ?? to (a moderate tory, but opposed to die Maynooth grant), but he declined. Mr. Carmichael, a ...
THE LATE ACCIDENT AT YARMOUTH,
... As the naval profession may feel some interest in the subject of the late accielent, we feel desirous of putting it in possession of the principal facts, more particularly as much mis-statement hasappeared onthesnbject. Theaccident occurred at six o'clock in the evening of the 2d inst., by one of the chains suspending the bridge over the river Bure breaking (when crowded with people) ; this ...
THE LATE ACCIDENT AT YARMOUTH
... At the meeting of the Town Council of Yarmouth Thursday, Mr. S. Cobb rose to present for the adoption of the council the memorial, which had been drawn up and agreed to ...
THE CATASTROPHE AT YARMOUTH
... The Coroner's Jury re-assembled on Tuesday morning, and having viewed eleven bodies which had been identi- fied, the Coroner suggested the propriety of their ad- | journing, in order that an application may be made to the town-council, for the assistance of some scientific gentleman.— The foreman of the jury thought it was es- sentially necessary that some scientific gentleman should I be had ...
THE LATE CALAMITY AT YARMOUTH
... THE LATE CALAMITY AT The number of the victims of this terrible calamity has been ascertained to be about 80; the number rescued was 59. About 20 of the bodies of the sufferers were interred in the burial ground of St. Nicholas Church on Wednesday, and about 25 on Thursday. The funeral trains were going in fours from three o'clock till half-past six, when the bodies were consigned to their ...
THE LATE CALAMITY AT YARMOUTH
... Tbe number of tbe victims of this terrible calamity has been ascertained to be about ; tbe number rescued was 59. About twenty of the bodies of the sufferers were interred in the burial ground of St. Nicholas Church, on Wednesday, aud about 25 on Thursday. The funeral trains were going in fours from three o'clock till half-past I six, when the bodies were consigned to their long home amidst ...
QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE YARMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL
... Concludedfrom our last. watch committee report. The report ofthe above committee was read and announced the determination to suspend police officer, Johnson, for six weeks, consequence of a charge preferred against him, by the superintendent of police, to the effect that he was not on duty on the night of the late murder, when he ought to have been, and that neglected to try the doors at his ...