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Mooresville Times

Location

Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1917

Page

6

Meade Accepts Full Blame For Bridge Failure

Bertram Meade declares he alone is responsible for the failed design of the Martlet Bridge as his father lies dead. He seeks to protect his father’s reputation while Helen Illingworth offers support and vows marriage regardless of the truth.

Rodney Shurtliff Helen Illingworth Young Meade Meade Martlet Bridge Company Bertram Meade Bert

Unaccepted Renunciation Ends with Crane’s Death and Fallout

Bertram Meade faces public blame after the Martlet Bridge failure as Col Illingworth and family navigate death, engagement break, and eventual estrangement. Helen Illingworth follows her father with Meade’s blessing, while an autopsy hints at heart disease. Shurtliff hides a crucial paper as the engineering firm fights to survive amid censure and loss. The case ends with a private funeral in Milford, Connecticut.

Bertram Meade Meade Rodney Cambridge Engineering News Shurtliff Bert Helen Illingworth International Bridge Iingworth Martlet Bridge Company the International Ilingworth the Law Colonel Illingworth New York Illingworth Helen Mlingworth Helen Old Shertliff Shortliff Martlet Company Connecticut Milford

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WEB OF Steel By Cyrus Townsend Brady Mr. Meade Abbott Martlet Gazette Miss Illingworth Belenalingworth
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