The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-16
-Four Railroad DIen KILLED.

EAsroN, Pa. March 15-A horrible accident,
by which three men lost their lives, occurred
yesterday afternoon the New Jersey division
of the Lehigh Valley railroad at Three Bridges,
n. j. Four engines attached to and drawing
two wrecking-cars containing a hundred men
left here yesterday morning to open the road.
Nearly one hundred snow drifts were ploughed
through, and the exploring party d>good luck
until they arrived at large drift on a short
curve below Three Bridges. Their speed was
increased. and the four engines dashad into the
drift with great force. The frat engine left the
track, and IN less than minute three of the en-
gines were wrecked and two of them over
turned Theodore Apgar, of South Easton. en-
gineer of the second locomotive; engineer Derr,
gravel-train conductor. were killed,
and Isaac PixleT, jr., OF Easton, fire
man for engineer Apcar, was friehtfully
scalded by escaping steam and water. The four
men were buried beneath the engines Engineer
Derr's body not released until 10 o'clock
last night The other two engineers and the
laborers escaped injury. Engineers Derr and
Apgar have large families and were among the
most reliable engineers the Lehigh Valley
railroad. Conductor Bullman was widower.
William Shields, general agent of the Norris
q Essex railroad at Washington, n. j., started
East yesterday with four engines coupled to-
gether to open snow drifts on that line. The
engines ran into a monster drift below Hacketts-
town and jumped the track. Engineer Baker.
of the frat locomotive. was killed by his engine
O0InE Ov0rturH6C Two passenger engines anu
pusher were sent the road from
Phiipsburg. They struck drife twenty feet
deep, at Stewartsville. and the first engine was
ditched, but the crew escaped unhurt.
Three engines coupled together were sent out
on the New Jersey Central road yesterday from
Phillipsburg to open the east bound track to
Hampton. They strucK a DRIFT sixteen feet
deep, and the fireman OF the first engine. John
Haversall, was fatally injured by snow bursting
open the front part of the cab and jammin9 him
through the part TO the tank David Frey
man, of Siegfriedshridge. struck and killed
by an engine while shoveling snow on the Je--
sey Central road.
The Mortality mt Delaware Breakwnter.
PHILADELPHIA March ia special TO the
Record from Lewes, says: 1.-THE story of the
shipwrecks and loss of life between Sandy
Hook and Cape Charles between Sunday after
noon and Monday at noon cannot be told in full
for many days. if ever. It is the opinion OF
Delaware river pilots. who in most direct
communication with the breakwater. that ves-
sells went down during the storm which never
will be heard of. The list OK
wrecks which known of is increas-
ing almost dnily. Pilots and others who
in the harbor at the breakwater has beeh under
estimated The harpor is filed with wrecks OF
unknown vessels, in bottom up
wards. The probabilities are that the crews or
many of these crafts have perished to a man.
Among the vessels lost was the barge HaZeltne,
Captain Vankirk. and crew of five men. The
bark Briminga had of twerty-three ali
told, all of whom were lost number Of bodies
have been washed ashore"