A Bridge of Bad Luck

New York, 1895

The bridge over Newtown Creek at Hunter's Point was knocked out of place on New Year's day by the ship Eurydice. Traffic across the structure was suspended, and it was turned so that navigation would not be interrupted. On Monday the four-masted ship Lansing, in tow, swung against the bridge and smashed it some more. While assisting in clearing away the wreckage George Crane, of Long Island City, had his left hand badly crushed. On the Greenpoint side a large opening along side the iron railing of the bridge was unprotected. John Holmes a blacksmith, walked through the opening on Monday night and fell into the creek. He stuck in the mud and called feebly for help. Policeman Bowes dragged Holmes out of the creek.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, N.Y., Jan. 11, 1895, p. 1.