, 1880-07-22

Mill ia 1t wps poEAlble to niIkG 1t-Bti 1t WlS
Ilyu fmin,,tes and sung of them havu mnio tho
"Trip. III thcy Gull It, IN oven less Time
IN THE TUNNEL. |
Tnuit or INVESTIGATION.
Mr. Nnrt!nunrio Enn1tsl Mo n cnnt1lc. md. |
lighting ono himself, stepped out Into tho tun-
nel. II .wns much like cnrrylng tantorn IN |
brpaA daylight, b,,t tnok It anil fo'tnwc.a |
HIN, THO path siopct1 Mt an nnglc Of ncary 46 |
ticu md seemed to lend directly Into hutton-
loss nit. Tie slippery blae-hlack mud covered
everything, and nicn bnlnnunR wna necessary to |
keer, from sliding OF thocfeated bt>ard on which
We &..lkcd. Tho lron she'll ind been plcntifnlly
p!nstured with tho putty-like mud to keep tho
wnt6r from triehttnx through tho joints. Tho
wnrkmcn were enHu9ch In building tho grand
nrtt, nnd, As + hull boon wHrIicil beforehand.
everything WIS In confusion, 1l,d It WIS otlo of
tho lenst desirable times for trip tnto tho tur.
mel. Keeping tlr,n hold on projecting tfuthcrs4
sc walked out on tho heun1s md looked down
into what appeared to he @ hottontcss pit al"
though 1t WIS only nnnt forty feet In depth, tho
musons could be seen but 1sn'y Mt Its bottom.
Tho electric light cast auch black ahattows-tho
sne.l wore Immediately ienchth lt-th1t they
wore In a measure In dnrkuces. 10 rutnct1y thla
each mnn wns Furnished with Il tnllow catldtc.
Tl,e moving candles rcscmblcd 80 mAuy tlrG-tlleH
lifting ab0ut.
TIE MOUTHS or TWO TUNNELS
were among tho first objects to attract ae,en-
ton. Tho south tunnel. which was only cum.
ncnccd a fow days ago, ,had bccn pushed to II
depth or twenty fcct, Rnti then tho workmnn
hntl bccl, called nil and placed on ttotr present
lob. Tho north tunnel bud lcen finished u dis
tnuce Of nlout $40 feet md into Its depths we
made our why. AB We stood OIL the bean,s wo
we're nbo,1t on n lorcl with itstop. Tho trencher~
otis 1llal which Ind been trnckod over tho tim.
her by tilo worlsncn could mt be trusted for 4
n,pinont. and VIC hnll 10 crawl worry cautiously
along. Tho temperature In tho Ernnd nrci was
over 1oo deg, the electric light contributing
cru. degrees 10 tho uorInul figure. Therv was
tho smallest kind uf Mn opening into tho north
tunnel owing to the hight to which tho ttmt,prs
aatl been built, tcrhaps 1t was two and o.le-
nalf feet fn width mud two feet In hight. 1ts
sl,lcs and bottom were covered with tho
sifmy null, md tho prospect wns nnything
hut inys,lng. Under tho lnost fAvornbu
circumstances tho hole would havo bccn smn!I
cnoukh. hut Mr.. Cl!tz had hccn through II, and
thcrc wus MI doubt OF its capncity. Tho passnYu
WINS accomplished with much sT,!lrmug. We
omcsKcd lutu tho tunnel. II WIS much cooler
in hcrp. ind tho candles canu into plny.
TIE MArEH1AL or THE TUNNELS CORE
was under ,ls, nud furnished I, sottt! but sppory
foothotd. Thoro were tu!l four fcot Of spluc
between us md tina top rs wo stood up aud
walked down toward tho hCasl[ng. Tho brick
walls were covered with tho moisture Of tho
condensed utr. Tho lictd}ug WIS bulkhensictl
with heavy tl,nbor This will bo removed When
work Is resumed 1T this punt. ns no tlmbcTIug ID
REQUIRED to support thu wnIt Of mud when oxca-
yntipH through It. Everyth1nB AhOtst tho tunnel
appeared solid und e,,hstnntinl. Tho return trip
wis tboil begun. Tho tEDerH uyur which VIC
.d culnc aii1 which lre tlcGcssMsy to tho hulll-
LINZ I !" i csnctci ei,d tho ttti,rjs viii BE- cicrs
nwny. aud thu trip from tho lock Il, tho hrntltntst
eUfufurt-
TIE LOCK WAS ltEACnED IN BAyETY,
and tho process Of returning tn tho outer .worif
was l,eYAts, Nr. Clt!x'a sutt was hal.Hiny In wel
coninrsl - i plunge iuio INV attnosphure. 09.
cnn nurcr know nDW [k't4s hu y. nlhI how tn.ltt
,sser bis sySsen wy! lsotl. unss hs has sMsi .ss'
tecIt III tho tuc H,t hour, 4l weru sti tllrtlw
ing ulf Icrspisntiol, II H1iali streams. Tho dtHE
y tS %oc nx W lit. ta so Tic Ke'a Str tf1t III
WIS admitted. L cnuc IN with tho same rush
it,g sound, aHa tho condensation W,ls Ho greH
sapor that completely ofsol'rcl tic light of tn
cnn'lle,, al!an'1IKl It ss1a re- three fert froll
Whrrs t Srf" H., II @ sI ~ 81 s%,'nx IfS,1x , m
ccss tintt 10 t,e r'.srtctl IL. Though tho ringn
VIVA neither y. inscnso !i,t nor 10 ''rolotgg's: j.
clua.izcd to tl,at without, n'l.! tho lock-too
csms'!sted. " s ''s "''
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" tHe - ~ H. III M ft ~ VIZ: H r.
Ghicf EnEltlCer. nut !iio aud insisted oI' rent
AttoeI! aal',;!ttt' antit orolal9tton was nhttrHl
rts,pFtu. 1he E'shlnH GasHice! aSiiM !u!! M
nM'. ~ u cAtMnMpus nce!t aHe. Iu.e ta1M ntl22 ~
tnliH e!se} u rs utrf n9 w. tnU hah.t"ay ~ "
snha. H!luE t1 H. cAn!a''H seGu XIV. ~. t ~
WnSh lstt1slaa tao esShpo tro!h tno Mnt tH.'no
Thero = was st!ch H. y fceiHE u naoyn!lcy II; u
Whn!t' tyslth Laat tho siiilnfs Aaf1eo ~ Aec
st!!i Sccil!eii a!atahtng Uu! WssI, l.. ..,.. T..
1hu tGl.1nsy =! !nn pstss11f!o 1!! ~ eoias ~
70 eHntlnnst "is s L. asarS KY the i'!ood n .p1m t9
nSnf LIZ ,nni c rss saf IL g tsp G ay,; ssGr
affection or Wh,!sr aystetia II .iotntGt!, at
NUM- bat lTf!ectiy nentMy WofK1hti e'tIl ~ 1ts
ployeti lisslHG ~! e.,tnk u!!l tn9 pls"t
driven troln ttso neart % INC 9xtrulalek, aiH
REQUIRES SONS ieW ahlhntes ~ Mtter G''tG,fKk ~
tho outer al'noa}'teiH t9r tho ellctiihtloll " =
sumo lta Ilatt!rAt ctlht!ithn y fuu Wctn 10 VI
htrf1Ike ~ !itt 1ol!ht-it ip!tt when ytf llEt.
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