Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Brooklyn Bridge, Fanfare and Fatalities" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Brooklyn Bridge, East River, New York Bridge Company, John Roebling, suspension bridge, Washington Roebling, William C. Kingsley.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.
Be prepared to distinguish between the many articles that discuss the other major East River bridges (Manhattan, Queensboro, and Williamsburg) constructed between 1880 and 1910.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"The Bridge Celebration"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), May 23, 1883, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"The Brooklyn Bridge"
The Sun (New York, NY), May 24, 1883, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
"The Great East River Span: Ready for the Opening of the Bridge"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), May 24, 1883, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Fatal Panic on the Bridge"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), May 31, 1883, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Terrible Disaster"
Sacramento Daily Record-Union (Sacramento, CA), May 31, 1883, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
"Brooklyn Bridge"
The Bourbon News (Millersburg, KY), June 5, 1883, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.
"He Met Sam Patch's Death"
The Sun (New York, NY), May 20, 1885, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Brodie Jumps the Bridge"
The Sun (New York, NY), July 24, 1886, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"From the Bridge in Safety"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), July 24, 1886, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"Probing Bridge Break"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), July 26, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Inspection Proves Brooklyn Bridge Safe and Sound"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), October 31, 1920, Page 12, Image 84, col. 1.

Brooklyn Bridge, Fanfare and Fatalities: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America