Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-17
THE BIG STORM,
Great Trouble Experienced IN op,nirg the
Railroads - Partial Resumption of
Trf ffic

FIRST TRAIN SINCE MONDAY.
WASHINGTON, Msrch l6.-The first
train from New York since Monday
arrived ct the Baltimore and Potomac
station in this city at midnight last night.
II brought the first New York papers
which have reached here since Sunday.
IN SCOTLAND.
LONDON, March I6.-The snow storm
and gale in Scotland is increasing in
violence. The railways are completely
blocked.
ANGULAR HURRICANE.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March I6 "A
special from Lewis, Del, says additional
edvices received here from Delaware
breskwater fully corroborste the terrible
tale OF exposure, loss Of life and damage
TO shipping which prevailed on Sunday
night during the heavy storm. It is
stated that twenty-five persons were
drowned or frozen to death. A number
OF vessels Of ali descriptions were sunk
Several were so badly damaged that they
are now practically valueless, while many
were stranded so far upon the beach thgt'
it will very likely require weeks to float
them. The privstion OF the crews was
extremely pitiful, as in their Efforts to
mead the vessels from the shore they were
drenched TO the skin, while an Arctic St
mosphere soon converted thesEater on
their garments into ice. The mea. wsse
literally incased in ice and the blind
ing snow which followed the gale
added to their awful safferings. More
than sixty persons were bound hand and
foot by the ice, and large majority of
these now are badly frost-oitten and con-
fined to their beds with heavy colds. The
steamboat pier parted in three pisces,
and at the extreme end were eleven men,
survivors of vessels which sunk, who had
taken refuge there. They were cut of
from all communication with the land
twentyfour hours, and during that time
their frail haven was threatened
TO BE CARRIED AWAY
by the heavy seas which broke over IL.
With starvation staring them in their
faces, the brave band fought the terrors
of death until they were rescued. When
they were taken of sevaral were inc0pa-
bic Of movement and had to be lifted into
and from the boats which came TO tn, ir
assistance. On Sunday night, although
the rain poured down in torrents, every
thing was msde secure on the boats near
the breskwater. About thirty five vessels
were lying there and no danger WAS ap-
pretended until about II: 80, when the
wind, which had been rather stiff during
the night, increased suddenly to terrific
gale from the north northwest, and in
creased in velocity till 1t assumed the pro-
portions of hurricane. The waves
broke heavily against the ship
ping and threatened to dash
them to pieces. The crews rushed
upon de ck, and in their alarm failed to
comprehend the orders from the captains
and mates. Everything Wss in confusion,
and high above the din of the storm could
be heard the voices Of men shouting for
assistance. Suddenly the crashing OF
timbers and the escaping of steam almost
rend red iuaudlble the roar OF the north
Wester aud the peculiar noise made by 3
vessel filling WAS heard. Then came the
shrleks Of desperate men battling with
the waves, and after short struggle for
supremacy,
WERE HEARD NO MORE.
1t was afterwards learned that a col
lision had occurred between the tug
George j. Sampson and the wreckiug
steamer Tsmesi. During the night
twenty eight barks and schoone-s were
driven ashore, forced above high water
mark. On the shore every effort was
made to prevent this wholesale loss, but
the elements proved more powerful than
man. A two mssted schooner came up
during the gale with all hands on the
mainmast; while near the pier the wind
increased and started the mainmast from
its breaches. The change was so great
that the mast fell and the men,
NIT fyun hay
selves to the foremost. Two of
themselves in time from the wreckage
and were washed overheard and drowned.
The others were rescued from their dan
gerous situations by q life-ssying crew.
One OF these was frozen to death, and
four others were taken of and removed
to the hospital. An unknown tugooat,
with barge in tow, sank with all ;hsnds
Of Hens and Chickens shoals. The tug
Thomas Crawford crashed into the pier
and carried away her house and decks
Sh touudered shortly sitter and her en-
gineer and fireman lost their lives.
The total loss to shipping is estimated
at between S400, 900 and $50 900. 0aly
two bodies naVs been recovered. The
harbor is full of frsgm nts and the waves
are running high.
wRECKING TRAINS WRECKED.
EAsTON, Pa, March 16.-A horrible
accident by which three men lost their
t'es occurred yesterday afternoon on the
New Jersey division Of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad at Three Bridges, n j. -Four
engines attached and drawing TWO wreck
Cars containing 100 men left here yester-
day morning TO open up the road. Marty
100 snow drifts were ploughed through,
and the exploring party had good lucs
until they arrived at 8 large drift on 8
short curve below Three Bridges. The
four engines dashed into the drift with
great force. The first engine left thu
rails, and in less than 8 minute three OF
the engines we're wrecked and two
of them overturned. Theodore Apgsr Of
South lEAstoD, engineer of the second
locomotive, and Andrew Jackson Bulinp
OF EAston, q gravel train cond uctor.
we're killed, and Isaac Pixley, Jr., of
Esston, fireman for Engineer Apgsr, wss
|frightiully scsldedibY escaping steam and
water. Four men were buried beneath
the engines. Eogineer Apgsr's body Wa
not released until 10 O'Clock last night.
The other two engineers and lsborers es