Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich MercuryPalmer, Frederick Danby
History
Yarmouth Notes, 1830-1872. Collated from the File of the Norwich Mercury
Palmer, Frederick Danby
Great Yarmouth (England) -- History
Sarah Ann Thorpe, aged 13, who continues very ill.
Mary Ann Arnold, with child in her arms.
Mrs. Thomas Money, reported to be in great danger.
Rebecca Page.
Mary Church, was taken out near the lime kiln.
Hannah Eliza Lake, an infant.
Widow Edwards, reported to be in a dangerous state.
Martha Field, aged 7 years.
Mr. Frederick Nathaniel Palmer, surgeon.
Mr. William Jackson.
Eliza, daughter of Mr. James Borking, dyer, aged 12, whose sister was
drowned. She got hold of a man’s leg and he pulled her out.
Martha Field, a young woman, who came into Court, but had her head tied
up and seemed much bruised.
Elizabeth Cuddon, a young woman from Ipswich.
Mary Utting, mother of Caroline Utting.
Ann Bowles, aged 11 years.
Mrs. David Little and one child, another being drowned.
Mrs. Livingstone and one child, two having been drowned.
Mrs. Louisa Beloe and one child, another child drowned.
Mrs. Susan Money and one child.
Elizabeth Rowland, aged 16, said that she and her four brothers were on
the Bridge but a minute or two before, but having been cautioned by her
mother not to take the children on the Bridge for fear they should come
to any harm, and being fearful lest from the crowd they might be pushed
into the water, she left, and thus providently escaped.
Susan Knights stated that she was on the West end of the Bridge with
three children, all of whom were happily saved.
Maria Smith went down twice, when she caught hold of a boat and was taken
into a wherry.
Elizabeth Bowles was on the end of the Bridge, but happily escaped.
Grace Duffell, mother of Elizabeth Duffell.
Elizabeth Browne.—She said there was plenty of time for all to have
escaped after they heard the chain break, had they been aware of the
danger.
A little girl, sister of Maria Stolworthy.
Betsy Wright left the Bridge a minute or two before it fell.
Alfred Norman on hearing a cracking noise ran off on the West side of the
Bridge, when he saw the Bridge fall.
Eleanor Eliza Allman says, a man called out that the Bridge would fall,
and she ran off; she said “In about five minutes after the Bridge fell.”
Robert Whitlock left the Bridge to look for his brother, and the Bridge
fell before he returned.
A little boy named Jay, son of Mr. Jay, baker, White Lion Gates, said
that when he was under the water, the people looked as if they were
hugging each other. He could see them quite perfectly.
One man fell across a piece of iron with his head just above water; he
reached to two girls who were struggling for life, and a third caught
hold of his collar. All four were saved.
A young man named Simmons, (whose leg was also fractured in extricating
them from the bended iron of the Bridge with a crowbar).
Robert Marshall, aged 16, escaped with a scalp wound.
Sarah Linder, aged 12, Bow 132, was also rescued with a wounded scalp.
Martha Ann Stolworthy, aged 7 years.
Mr. John Lake’s servant and one child saved.
A brother of B. P. Burton’s.
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