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The Famous Engineer Faces a Bridge Disaster
Bertram Meade Sr. guides an international bridge project for Martlet Construction. His son Bertram Meade Jr. doubts the girders’ strength and is mocked. The bridge collapses, causing heavy loss of life as Helen Tlingworth and Colonel Illingworth’s family confront tragedy.
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Martlet Construction Company
Bertram Meade
Bertram Meade, Jr
Helen Tlingworth
Colonel Illingworth
Meade
Martlet
Doctor Severence
Curtiss
Helen Illingworth
Miss Illingworth
Helen
Reading Express
Jersey City
Express
Hudson Terminal