The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-08-06


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| A New YORK dispatch Of the 2lst
gives the following account OF the terri
| Bic accident ut the Hudson River Tunnel;
I Al i've O'Clock this morning the caisson
\ leading 10 the entrance OF the Hudson River
/ Tunnel, constructing at Sixteenth street.
| Jersey City, csved In, carrying with Il an Inn
mense quantity Of earth. Twenty-two men
lost their lives, while eight hAd Amos. =
men, including Assistants superintendent
| Woodland aud two drcmen, entered tine shalt
At midnight. the hour for work for this gang
being from twelve 10 eight O'clock. The dcptn
| OF the shalt Is sixty live feet, and, while most
OF tie men were employed At the bottom OF
the shaft, about = third Of the gang Was
engaged ON the brick wall OF an arch twenty
fse feet hi her. II was the latter squad, all
brcklayers, that escaped, except two. The
nam arch OF the tunnel runs out from me
shaft distance Of about thirty feet, when u
opens into two distinct arches that are 70
/ form the tunnel Through some negligence
OF the workmen, IL 10 supposed the sir-lock
Was not properly adjusted, ana when me prog,
ess OF shifting commenced, the brick wall
connect ng the two arches gave way ana
water rushed into the cave
The following Is a list Of the casualties;
Peter Woodland, Assistant Superintendent;
foreman; A. dickson Peter Feisher, Pa rick
Kimin, Charles Nelson. William y. Bagiey,
Andrew Jacobsen. Bryan Sheridan. Charles
Svensson. d. Anderson, Frank Bark, OF no
boken; Mat McCarty, Patrick Brodrrick, QUO
Besseilen, john Jensen, Patrick Collins ana
Mike broderick.
The following Is a complete list Of the
saved: Thomas Brady, Il. Mctsovern. A. y.
Moline. Thomas Cummings. Christ Hansen,
j. vannostrand, John Doyle and James
hayes
In addition to these, three men whose
names are no. known are missing. and he
officials say they must have persisted: All
whose names are given belonged 20 Jersey
CITY except Bark. He resided IN Hoboken..
The Superintendent thinks the air IN the
tunnel must have escaped through the silt
Thomas Van Nostrand. one OF the rescued
men. saws. THE main shaft IL sixty feet
deep, and from the bottom OF this shaft the
entrance To the tunnel is effected through o
cylindrical barrel six feet In diameter and
fourteen feet in length. This Is called an air
lock. and serves to preserve the density Of
the atmosphere Of the tunnel winch. in turn,
il secured By the forcing OF air through pIes.
ON pumps. There L. a door In each end OF
the air-locs. They both oren inward. At
each side on the doors are round windows OF
thick glass. through which, from the outside
Of the air-locks, a ew can be gained " the
wo X aud wol kmen insiue the tunnel. There
we're twenty-eIghf men at work n the tunnel.
; Tnev went In al twelve o'clock last nigh. Tor
the elrht-hour shift | was AZ work near
the east end Of the lock, and In the
west end Of the tunnel II was at
about 4:30 o'clock that heard the
, bolts snap and the braces 1--WE way. AT the
same time felt r..sh OF air In my lace.
started back with seven Of the men who we're
} near me and ran into the lock- The air
; pressure crowded the door shut at he east
end. AT first II was blocked By joist which
We ruled out, aid then tnc do r slammed 70.
Through the dead eyes We could see the men
inside the tuanel. The water was asst rush
I ing in. Peter Woodland, Assistant superin-
tessdcnf stood at the door on SIDE the lock,
VII CHI wns stationary. IL would not move
with us without Knocking out the dead-eyes-
, This would e fatal TO the men outside, as the
water would rush In and drown the men In an
X instant Woodland knew this, but stool ~
the door His face was ghasily white, and
he realized the horrible danger he said "a
me. Tom. quick. bust the dead-cyes. aud
y do what YOU can for u.s. / knew IL vas
death to US all II | dill not so obeyed the
or,4cr. As the glass broke the air rushed In,
and the lock shot out IN the main shalt ieay.
Ing the men to drown, as he space occupied
b, the shaft filed with water IN an instant
:. We we're wholly stripped OF our clothes
: when we crAwled out. I heard the rush OF
water at our back. II filed fast but the OBJ
: structions kept IL back lons enou p Tor as &C
: escape from the main shaft u was AL We
(. could do 10 save ourselves. Woodland was
= standing ia water up TO his waist WHEN saw
/. him. u was sure death. and had 70 knoch
h out the dead eyes, as told you. lie knew
q A. well as that 4 was ali over with them.
shall never forget the look On bis lace or ths
sound 81 his voice as he told Us 70 save our
Z selves though the very act was 70 insure Ms
= DEATH
Another OF the escaped workmen says
"After eight men had escaped, one man. II
: trying 70 pass through the door leading IRON
n the air-lock into the temporary chamber o
I. the tunnel. was jammed IN the doorway. and
desrite the efforts OF those ahead, could no
= be brought out, as the door closes upon IN
! and held him fast Peter Woodland, As
4. eistsut Superintendent, told the men 70 tr,
and get out, and, when the ninth man wa
fastened IA The doorway, called out 70 thos'
L who had escaped. telling them 70 hurry ans
|. try and get assistance 70 help the rest ans
\. himself who were left behind. He refuse'
4 to leave himself, saying he would stay am
~ make every effort 70 ret the rest out, and 1
n, Il were not possible, then those escaping
lc must try to get the rest and himself on
\, alive.v
7 The officers OF the company, in cxplaInin.
y the accident say the workmen, In COMING
r. through the air-lock, must have exercise
"a unusual care essness, and, DO doors Of tn
air-lock being opened a. the same tine, tn
compressed air was allowed TO escape. tn
is comp essed air serves double purpose
!. namely to keep the water out and TO supper
4 the roof OF the tunnel. 80. when II escaped
~ the catastrophe was inevitable.
!. The engineers and officials say that u
impossible for any Of the imprisoned work
/, men 10 be alive. as the water within IN
y whole length OF the tunnel il up TO the roo
ID and even above H. The laborers who a.
making the excavation west Of the shall
! will however not cease their labors 70 get q
: where the bodies are supposed TO be but Il
ID imrossibe 70 force any air into the TUNE
=, a. All which has been forced In 50 far has ei
"A capped through the shaft In which II Ia
\. made the water leap up two or three lee
y above the surface.
ie It's feared this afternoon that only seve
men instead OF eight men have been save
q one named Thomas Cummings. who wa
- reported by one OF the workingmen 70 hav
al escaped, IL now said 70 be missing.