New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FALL OF A TUNNEL ARCH.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT At THE FoRTY-sECoND-Sr.



ANOTHER ACCIDENT AT THE FORTY-sECoND-sr.
WORK.
People living near Forty second-st. and the
East River we're startled about o'clock yesterday
morning by what sounded like explosion. 1t shook
the dwellings for several blocks around It was caused
BY the falling OF about thirty feet OF the brick arch IN
Fotty-second-st, between First aud second-aves.
The arch was constructed In accordance with an act
Of the Legislature. second-ave is number of feet
above Firstave In that part Of the city. In Forty
second-s the houses are about thirty feet above the
level OF First-ave tunnel 40 feet vide and 200 feet
in length was ordered 10 be built 80 % to have con-
iinuous roadway between the two avenues. 1t was 10
be arched with brick and covered with dirt ABOUT
seven years ago begun, and was then sus
peuded for nearly five years Two years ago the exc
walton was continued, and last Spring the arch was
started J. r. Byron was awarded the contract for the
brick work az ON estimate OF 5000 On June 20 two
seoons--abOut "a feet-Of tie tunnel bad been com
pleted. The wOrkmen had left the tunnel to mako
preparations for beginning another section when about
fifty feet OF the brickwork fell, crushing two men, Coro
ner WoltInan made investigation % tho DISASTER ana
the contractor was censured by Jury Of mechanics.
Mr. Byron, the contractor, has continued the work.
The portion Of the arch that fell has been rebuilt, ana
another section begun. The people who live near the
work have watched the old arch very closely They de-
clare that seveIa' weeks ago II was evident eYoII 70
cosnoi upscryer that the arch would fall They
have frequently warned the contractor Ont Ia Ds hOt
SeVeFul
al Frstayc and Forty stcOndst moved out last weeE
fearing accident Amos. ADJOINING tue u"HWInnE,
witch is owned by Mr. Todd there "a granite wall hat
faces on tue avenue IL is the rOut or TIE unne sew
ra large cracks are plainly visible In thu wall ana ~ IA
declared by mechanics to be out Of plumb Tho wall is
bonded Ia huge rock but IL has settled 50 much that ~
sone paces a brick can De placed between the wall aud
the rock Canaan Mount, " tho Nineteenth Precincl
said yesterday that he had watched the WORK Wy
closely OF late IL walking through IN, tunnel several
DAYS ago he noticed that the first section OF the hc
had bulged four FIVE feet He called the ~, htioh o.
the w0rkmen to the fact At he beginning OF last week
precaui Ions were taken 10 keep people irum WalHlle
under the tunnel Danger signals and warnings were
put ND by the contractor 1t believed that no person
was Injured by tho socident. .,-,.
J. q Campbell was appointed inspector or me Work
nv fue DEPARTMENT of Public Works. Mr. Campbell was
asked YESTERDAY II he oOuu give any reason lot INC
failing of the arch. He said ne preferred to visit me
place before expressing any opinion. lie added thtI nc
had compelled Mr.. Byron To build the remaining
sections OF tie area win courses II brick one
o ~ se more than us6d III tue nrst SECTIONS CON-
ms Ioner Allan Campbell said he uotht 10 sy as
ne had left the work In charge OF j. &. Campbell