Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-24

BHrsiInE Of a Water Mnin-A Young NIRH
SmOthsFrd by Font Air--DnnEeTous knoFts
n.-,ks H.auyrry q tha naay

BursiIuE Of a Water NInIn-A Young MRu
smoIhsTrd by FouI Air Dangerous KnoTIs
o-ths Recovery Tihr Body.
AT ar early hour yesterday morning the newly
made TOad way on Bridge street, opposite the
mar KIT house, showed siEns Of giving away,
and PnOrtly amer a volume Of water about one
foot IN diameter was seen rushing out from the
prutnd; the bank gave way, making All opening
In he immediate Vicinity Of the tiOw Of about 70
lest by 100 feet In extent. The water immo.
bately run from the right to the leit, entering
shatever opening II could reach, and In many
PLnopEp THE CELLARs
Of the BUSH places 10 tho neigh bui hood more
particularly those Of tho Messrs Cropley,
grocors, on one corner, and druggists on the OPP
posite corner, also tho basement Of the Courier
ONCE The fact Of the breakage soon gathered
around an Immense crowd OF people, when 1t
was discovered that the water was coming frOm
one Of the large water mains OF the Washington
aqueduct, The position Of affairs was taken
In at once, and soon an opening was made In
the large sewer near the break and the waters
course was turned Into II. Had not this precau.
tInn been taken there Is no telling the extent Of
damage that would have been done. The engl.
neer OF the Washington aqueduct, Col. Samo
arrived on the scene few moments alter the
discovery Of the leak, and Immediately set to
work In making the necessary
ARRANGEMENTS FoR REPAIRING
the break. In order that this might be accom-
pIlshsd the stop cock at Foundry branch had TO
be closed and the pipes afterwards emptiod;
therefore the ioN Of water was not stopped
until This was performed which was done lev
moments afterwards. 'rhe question then arose
AZ 10 which OF the pipes hat bursted, and In or
der 10 ascertain II was necessary 10 remove the
earth which had been placed o. Bridge street
in order to NIL the same up TO the ptoptT grade.
A force Of WUrkmen Was set at Work at ohee TO
remoye the earth, and IN consequence Of the I'm.
mepse quantity to be removed the work had mol
been completed up to late hour yesterIHy ~.
ternOOn. The general belief u that tue nfeah
| Il not In the u men man, out III Ohe " 'ho
| IaFveF mainH,
III samois Of the opinion that the whole
damage can bO repaired In twenty four hours,
| and Will devote htmsslt u the work today and
| 10 night until the work b finished. There Is
| plenty Of pipe on hahL to put In nov section,
and but leW hours will DO required to DO 'bs
| work alter the excavation Is ones made ne
city will DO supplied through the g.heE Two
| mains while the break Is being FF'aiIou'
| sugrSyATED wITItSak vas ii,,oy.,.,
| AhOT Z mSns H'St W man employed as a
Rbos., e. g., Shns' a!works, started fof The SION
cacS 81 on theNnch main, near the eoIDsS "
RTidVo ~ Montgomery streets, and amer re-.
moVisS the cover, entered tho chamber ior the
TIfpose Of turning of the water. This stop.
cock Is placed under tho ground, sNi a large
chamber is made therein To accommodate zoe
person who enters TO turn of the water,) Amer
being In there some timo no was called TO, but
no response was made. Mr.. j. q. Aldrioh, as
slstAnt engineer, who was above % the street at
the time, surprising something was wrong, or.
dered rope to be fastened around his body and
was let down into tho opening when he found
Mr.. KUHEs DEAD
from inhallng the foul air. He immediately
made efforts to draw tho body from the cham
her, but hndiLg tho atmosphere was affecting
him, no made signals to be hauled out, and upon
reaching the surface he was found to be pros
tratei.
ARer being restored, Mr.. Ahrloh made at.
tempts TO rescue the body by entering the cham
Der several times thereafter, Mr.. Patrick Cos
grove, labOrer In the employ Of the aquefuct
company, entered the chamber and succeedsd ~
resculng Kuhn's body greatly to the dagger Of
bis life.
After being brought out the boz was re.
moved TO his hSme GU Grace stree, when the
coroner was nOilhed, who, upon nearing the
facts Of the case, deemed an inqurt Unnecessary;
Mr.. Kuhn was about thirty yaars o. age, aud
had been 10 the employ " tue warrington
Aqueduct Company Tor sogo ume' tie was
member Of Logan Lodge OfAed Men and leaves
vile but no children.
AtR late hour last dlght II vas ascertAIned |
that the bFeaE vast the 80 inch main at the |
point where the Oh sewer crosses Bridge street. |
II appeaTs tbat vsien the main was laid II was |
rested upOb thFArch and In filling the street To !
the required Sfade the weight Of the earth and /
the pipe ca Saed tho arch 20 give way, which |
made a bcDi IN tho pipe at this point and |
lOOsensd tn soldering. WOrkmen are engaged |
repairing ne damage, and the remedy will be |
as speedIy as circumstances will allow, A re. !
port WI In circulation In Washington and
Gs0rReOwn last night that two men had beenl
sufi0cged at the foundry branch stOp.cOok, bV
upon investigation II was found TO be fAes.
The apply Of water will no made until the 70.
pAl'is finished by means Of tho 8OInch Ari IL.
Inc mains, as Mr.. OOsgTOve shut the WPtor oil
attho stOpcOck whore Mr.. Kuhns was iuaOca'
I'd after the OCcurunce,