Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-09-06

THE THAMES TUNNEL has almost ceasea F.
TO he wonder; but the conduct OF the young
err Brunei OF the two occasions reieireu W
below can neverlosc its claim TO aun', r auon S
The extract is from an article on the uhaei {
in the Courier * Enquirer, OF SATURDAY
The tunnel has been twice inundated.
the first time it occurred, the disorder ana
fright it caused among the workmen was OK
IRENE. Neither Mr.. Brunei nor ms sou 1
we're there, but one OF the experimenting ell,
pineers, of the name of Grlfhths, preserved
| his presence of mind, rallied the men, ana
conducted them in safety to the opening be-
fore the water had gained the summit OF the
arch. In few minutes afterwards, IL was
filled.
| Mr.. Brunei being i'll, his son, lsambara'
was selected to make this examination. AS
Il he descended the staircase, which led to-
the tunnel, with Mr.. Griffith and another SUB
engineer who was to accompany him, the
workmen evinced the apprehenslons they
felt for their safety, by frequent explanations
of "God bless you, gentlemen" AT the
moment that Isambard was about to enter
the boat and was taking leave of his mother,
a young man sprang forward and persisted III
sharing his danger, which after some dlfhcui-
ty he was allowed to do.
The distance they had to pass was about
seven hundred feet. When they reached
lceived in the upper parts, stopped in part by
the tarred sail cloth and clay above alluded
to, but still sufficiently open to allow con-
: siderable quantity of water to enter. they
took the dimensions of the opening, and were
drawing a sketch of it on piece OF wood,
when Mr.. Griffith stopping down to lsam-
j bard, said to him in whisper, 'the water
: gains on u.s. q know it, said Isambard well
: finish and co. At the same time the people
n at the mouth of the tunnel had perceived the
: water increased, Many of them threw
themselves into it swimming, to warn them
It of their danger. Others were calling to them
: through speaking trumpets. This noise was
i; heard by the young man who had insisted on
:, accompanying them; pcrceiving that the dis
lance to the top of the arch was but four feet
: he sprang up crying 'slet us 60" and strk-
l. ing his head against the arch, fell down, up
d setting the boat and extinguishing the light
# they had with them.
= On coming to the surface, Isambard called
, to his companions, two answered MN, ana
y conjured him to hasten away, as the water
: continued gaining on them. lsambard pun
). ged repeatedly to the bottom in search OF the
= other, and at last brought him up. His
y friends again entrcated him to think only OF
l. himself, but he answered by begging them
Of to assist him in placing his burthen ON his
;, shoulders. Animated by the example, they
now all carried the body by turns, and at last,
= with their heads every instant striking against
II the arch, again saw the light of day. They
n had not assembled half way up the staircase
l. when the water reached the top of the arch.
i 1.-THE BODY was then examined. Isambard
and his friends h ID brought out corpse,
: The unfortunate young man had fractured
IS his skull.
It After this accident, the steam engines sool
tregained their superiority, and the work
were commenced. Some months hae
y passed. when a second Eruption took place
:, This time, Isambard was in the tunnel. H
If had just left the buckler and was half wa
" down one of the passages, when the cry Q
: water! water! struck his ear. He sprun
- forward, and having noticed the extent OF tn
30 disaster sufficiently to inform his father OF ii
e. he collected as the thought, all the workme
or together, and led them to the mouth OF tn
"a tunnel. There, glance around him. tol
y him that many were still missing. lie n
ca entered the subterranean passage, with ii
lie water up to his middle and guided by contu
hit ed and snothered cries. perceived that COZ
No siderable number of the men, instead of tai
ing the ordinary passage to pass out OF ti
o. tunnel, had taken that one, OF which II
as egress was stopped. These poor men, il
he stead of returning in their fright struc
against tho obstacle which prevented the
getting out and which all their exertlo
IN could not move. Isambard fastened to the
pie and persuaded them to come back; the fir
he commune alton between the two passenge
to was already closed; at the second, they
ter passed through before him except two, wi
a coulI not swim, and who begged lsambard
ght leave them and saw himself. lsamba
md compelled one of them, the father of fan
tx ly, to get on his shoulders, and he reach
for the entrance with him. Then, tearing hir
Nv, self away from those who endeavored to /
en- tain him. he returned and brought out 7
,ci- second. When nearthe entrance of the tn
and mel, he was struck on the head by piece
in timber which was drifting on the water,
In a hundred arms we're stretched out to sa
of him, and he was carried senselcss to his fat
ned er's house, where his wounds confined hi
ans for two months to his bed.
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fish FACTS WORTH REMEMBERIN
iI REVENUE INCREASED BY DIMINISHl