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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1917
Page
14
Bertram Meade Sr. plans an international bridge with Martlet Construction. His son Bertram Meade Jr. worries about key girders and is mocked. The structure collapses, causing heavy loss of life and a tragedy for the project.
Abbott, chief of construction, ignores mounting warnings as C-10-R buckles on the great truss bridge. A sudden failure sends rivets snapping, the cantilever plunges into the river, dozens drowned, and Meade’s warning rings true as survivors are swept away in the wreckage.
In a tense chamber, Bertram Meade and his son face blame for a failing bridge design. The daughter Helen defies her father and supports the lover as Meade Sr and Shurtliff confront the looming collapse. He plans to confess and save what remains of their reputation.
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