The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-24
THROUGH AN
p. OPEN DRAW.

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Philadelphia Wilmington md Balti-
more engine, No. 80 and ten Ter and three
freight cars lay hopeless wreck In ths
| draw Of the bridge spanning the Brandy
wine creek NJ tho foot OF Ninth street.
About 10 O'Clock this morning bridge
| tender James Kcefs turned the draw off
| to oil the machinery which no does every
morning, lie had placed all his signals bs-
fors proceeding and was dismayed when
he saw fright train approaching at q
high rate OF spood. It asa sight unex-
| pected by him as tho signals should have
warned the engineer Frank Hawkins that
the draw was OPEN
keefe spranG to the machinery operat-
ing the bridge ami tried to got it closed In
time to allow the train to pass ovor but be.
fore he could carry out his resolve 1t was
upon him and tho engino aaa two cars
had gone over into the water and were a
hopeless wreck while third car was de-
rallied and torn from its trucks. Tho
train was following passenger train No. 81
and was going at good rate Of speed.
Wb.n soventh street waa ro.cbs,, ,,,a nm
einecr saw the dancer slonal and onn,,ed
tho brakes aud reversed the lever. He saw
however that there was no hope Of stop
ping in limo so he called to fireman Harry
L. Brinton and told him to jump or they
would DO killed
They both Jumped of at Eight street
"a 81 tt.t
The train kcpt on going and in a few
moments amid tho sound of cracking tim
bcrs the engine wen over Kcere was
Knocked into tho crock and had n narrow
escape from being drowned Hugbcs No.
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