The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-07
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y correspondent, Of the New York Ts.ye, gives
the following interesting information relative to
the manner OF working a, the IIoosac Tunnel
In the depths OF the earth, far dow the lpen.
ing glimmer innumerable candles Heavy laden
carts OF stone come rolling out OF the dark defle
stepping aside I'LL t!.ey pass follow their track
10 see the wonders they have made common un
each side ate workmcn swinging huge malcts Of
stone chipping a, the rock perseveringly 10 widen
,he results Of blasting There are TWO workmen
=" Zach opening or drill The huge hose for
ventilation Faa alongside OF is equally necessary
brother. the one iog drilling, putting nv hand
before its mouih. the rush Of air was cold o. ice
The dara rock is relieved by narrow veins OF
quartz and the cilcc; Is SeIy fine. For aquarier
mile there : ceasclcss dripping on out heads and
we walk literally through idles Then The
footing become. dsyer, though the clay is wei a,
all Times, and resembles putty. They call (, stop
ping clay, aud use il instead Of pnIiy It !. very
us"'ui 1round u candle as We walA along For
ih. 40; amcn Il servcs as canilcslick splash goes
dat oi Il against the rock, into which he ihrnss
his camille aud he is ready Tor work
We pause By the battery they a,e ready
iOr blast beyond. The signal is given 10 be
ready What Is the noise like query ignor.
aEily of our guide
''Sii down. u YOU don waut 20 lee huOcAcd
over. was his only response, ami he drew on,
board hastily. J obeycl, aud in an instant my
silly question Was answered BY sGch "a concussion
as hrpo ucvcg H. i.cas again. Hats were knocked
Oh Oy t.e 'u.h OF air, though il is said To be
much greater nearer the enlargement, or cntran,c
Powder 10 tue Onl, means now used FOR blasting
and II . fired by electricity. twcnty-threc drills
at time. rs We near the heading. We have 10
>i"op 10 walking the black rock shuts down
nl"n us aud around u like ,hu iainOa3 prison
chamber ni the ln.jgi.iion Huge gates oi timber
'tr aauGe tae heaaIEg, behind which wogkncn
ilrr ~htn lir biasi Oceurs. occasionally a nravv
l,,,s'' nl ro.h crashes ihrough, bni ~ accident.
fem His .aass have yet %, urcd
Gan cotton has been used for hla. sting and
one man lost bis life by its mysterious ignition
Nitt0gl, 'rtinc has also hcrn ,fir,i bat ranpnw
der Is alone used now.
We had irivcrscd !, loO feet, aud the imniu.
Iahlr ro,k barred further progress IN seven
yeats. ,,o' Bulloch say. we shall rlic through
this rochy wall aad a mast be admitted that the
VIOLA Is hsaGi1g good pfvgicss under the resent
management. The Superintendent seemed ubi.
pulous, ~ s meet and proper. The workmcn
at the tcading ar relieved every sax hnuts ~
the cnlttgeincnt every night
tioinR back We met the Tcllei gangs walking
with dropping heads aud measured tread like
Tile ui conyicis. What relief II must be To feel
the swei cool air upon their faces aiic, eight
hours imp llsunmcnt 0i the heading
Nine miles of mountain road in the afternoon
brought rs lo the west side of ;he tunnel, lust
above North Adaius. !iese the sauc process is
repeated the same hamnlefing OF stone, and au
easy agd safe ride down the shaft for those who
like The work Is progressing at this end also
and they have cXcavaicd two thousand feet
There have been siAgalariy few accidents in
/ proportion 10 the number 0i men employed on
I the tunnel since it, commencement, and the dis
asicr at ihe central shaft, whereby thirteen poor
/ men lost their lives. may he called the onv one
I Of anv magnitude