Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-22
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
GAZING OF A TUNNEL
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST.
EIGHT MEN ESCAPED.
Complete List Of the saxed.
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST.
EIGHT MEN ESCAPED.
Complete List Of the Saved.
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NEW YoRx, July 21.-This morning the
caisson leading to the entrance Of the
Hudson river tunnel, constructed at Six
tenth street, Jersey City, caved in, carry
ing with it an immense quantity Of earth.
Twenty-one men we're buried, seven were
soon after taken out bruised. but not Sc
riously hurt, and the rescuers were labor
ing hard to reach the remaining fourteen.
meanwhile, the water from the river flowed
In, and steam ire-engines were set TO
work TO save those who might still be alive
from drowning. The workmen resided in
the vicinity Of the tunnel, and q yery large
n excited crowd Of persons soon congre-
gated. 1t now appears that % men lost
their lives, while eight had almost a mi
raculous escape. The night gang of 30
men, including Assistant Superintendent
woodward and two hremen, entered the
shaft at midnight, the hours Of work for
the gang being from IL to 8 O'Clock, The
depth OF the shaft is IS feet, and while
most OF the men were employed at the bot
tom, about one-third of the gang were en-
gagged on the brick wall of the arch. about
20 feet higher. 1t was the latter SQUAD,
ali bricklayers, that escaped, except two.
IN main arch OF the tunnel was out from
the shaft a distance Of 80 feet, where it
opens into two distinct arches that are to
form the tunnel. Through some negli-
gence OF the men, it is supposed, the air
OCH was not properly adjusted. When
,ne process OF shifting commenced, the
prick wall connecting the two arches gave
way, D water washed into the cave. Fol-
lowing Is the list of casualties: Peter
Assistant Superintendent ;
FRANK Aiiston, Foreman ; Thomas Burns,
fireman, and ~ workmen persisted. All
belonged to Jersey City except Burke, who
resided inlHoboken. The Superintendent
has put a gang Of 100 men to work. who
VIII make q new passage to the tunnel.
They are not expected to accomplish the
task in less than three days.
The official report of the tunnel disaster
says; Twenty-eight men were in the un-
mel hen the accident occurred, of whom
eight escaped, and two were drowned.
Inc cause given is, that probably the men
oid not watch the brick wall of the work
ing shafts as closely as they should. The
accioent Will stop work for three weeks.
mere are no other points in the official
report not already covered. When eight
meo had got out, another workman, in
Try ing to pass through the door leading
rom the air lock into the temporary cham
Uer OF the tunnel, was damned in the
doorway, and despite the efforts Of those
anead, could not be brought out, as the
door closed upon him and held him fast.
Peter Woodward, the Assistant Superin-
sendent, told the men to try and get out,
and when the ninth man was fastened in
the doorway, called out to those who had
escaped, telling them to hurry and try an d
get assistance to help the rest and himself
who were left behind. He refused to leave
himself, saying he would stay and make
every effort to get the rest out, and II that
were not possible, then those escaping
q try to get the rest and himself out
alive: Following is a complete list of the
saved: Thos. Brady, B. McGovern, A. ].
Moline. Thos. Cummings, Christ Hansen.
=; Van Nostrand, John Doyle and W. james
Hayes.
Satisfactory Proof
CHICAGO, July 21.-The Inter-O Oceans
Washington special says: 1t Is said tina,
me : tate Department is in receipt Of salts.
.aosory proc that a Spanish war ship,
named the Nuncio, did are uuon onr frnit.
ers ca the Cnban Coast. II il reported
also I hat the spanish Government does not
u 9 rms den y it. but says that If the acts
sIiege "a were committed, they were justi-
naoie Decar Use the crafts were suspicious
snas nthin less than two marine leagues
from shore.
The Greenbaek Alliance.
hcAao, July 2l.-A gentleman from
q, info rms the Boston correspondent
No chis ago Times that the Democratic