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:''Twenty-two years, when I was a little boy, just a little bitty lad about five years old, or six years old, when the Angel of the Lord appeared in the bush... You've heard me tell that haven't you, when I was packing water?'' | :''Twenty-two years, when I was a little boy, just a little bitty lad about five years old, or six years old, when the Angel of the Lord appeared in the bush... You've heard me tell that haven't you, when I was packing water?'' | ||
:''Well, about two weeks after that, I was playing marbles with my little brother. And I thought I'd got sick, some real funny feeling came on me. And I went and set down by the side of a tree. And I looked down at the river, and there went a bridge, a big, great big bridge going across the river. '''And I counted sixteen men that fell off of that bridge and drowned.''' And I went and told mother. And I told her I seen it. And they thought I was crazy or something. They thought I was just at a little nervous hysterical child.'' | :''Well, about two weeks after that, I was playing marbles with my little brother. And I thought I'd got sick, some real funny feeling came on me. And I went and set down by the side of a tree. And I looked down at the river, and there went a bridge, a big, great big bridge going across the river. '''And I counted sixteen men that fell off of that bridge and drowned.''' And I went and told mother. And I told her I seen it. And they thought I was crazy or something. They thought I was just at a little nervous hysterical child.'' | ||
:''And twenty-two years from that time, on the same ground went the municipal bridge across, and sixteen men lost their lives on it. See? Wasn't nothing that... It's--it's God sent it. Your prayers brought it. See?'' | :''And twenty-two years from that time, on the same ground went the municipal bridge across, and sixteen men lost their lives on it. See? Wasn't nothing that... It's--it's God sent it. Your prayers brought it. See?''<ref>William Branham, EXPERIENCES, Phoenix, AZ, 48-0302</ref> | ||
Based on research done by [[Searching for Vindication]], there were only 2 fatalities in the construction of the bridge: | Based on research done by [[Searching for Vindication]], there were only 2 fatalities in the construction of the bridge: | ||
*On Wednesday, June 19, 1929, Richard Pilton died after being hit in the temple with an iron crank. He did not drown. | *On Wednesday, June 19, 1929, Richard Pilton died after being hit in the temple with an iron crank. He did not drown. | ||
*On September 10, 1929. Lloyd McEwen lost his footing and fell, landing on a barge below the bridge. He did not drown, but rather | *On September 10, 1929. Lloyd McEwen lost his footing and fell, landing on a barge below the bridge. He did not drown, but rather died from the injuries caused by his fall. | ||
The research documented on the | Additionally, Life Saving Station #10 on the river at Louisville, KY was in service from 1881 until 1972. This station was located near the falls of the Ohio River because it was considered the most dangerous section of the river. The station was manned around the clock and operated as a bonafide Coast Guard Station. Over the years, there were three different vessels that served as the Life Saving Station. The last vessel was put into service in 1929. | ||
Life Saving Station #10 maintained dailiy logs containing the daily records of the station, including records of every rescue and recovery operation that the Coast Guard participated in from 1881 until 1972. The station was located less than a half-mile from the municipal bridge, the Coast Guard would be the first responders to any event on the bridge where someone fell into the river. The people at Searching for Vindication traveled to the offices of the National Archives and Records Administration in Atlanta to examine the logs. They photographed every page of the log books from from May 1, 1928 through December 31, 1939 to determine whether there was a significant drowning event related to the bridge. They extended it to 10 years after the completion of the bridge to ensure that they would find any incidents that happened during the construction of the bridge or in any of the maintenance of the municipal bridge in the 10 years after the bridge was completed. | |||
There were no events from the logs that included anyone drowning related to the construction or maintenance of the bridge from 1928 to 1939. | |||
The research documented on the Searching for Vindication website refutes any claim that the records in 1929 were inaccurate, and that the 16 fatalities were simply not recorded. | |||
We would highly recommend those interested in this issue to read the research performed by [[Searching for Vindication]]. | We would highly recommend those interested in this issue to read the research performed by [[Searching for Vindication]]. | ||