New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01
SEEKING THE BURIED WORkMEN'
THE WORK DELAYED BY TIE FILLING OF lhE UT
FRR-DAM WITH WATER.

large force of workmen was engaged All gay
YESTERDAY III digging out the dirt in the coIer nn
t the scene of the recent accident at the shaft Oh he
Hudson River Tunnel Company in jersey ouy. ~ -,
o'clock the water began slowly oozng througn 49,, ho
sides of the DAM and in short time hilcu up .no
excavation despite the steam syphon' , WnIou
put to work the leak was dis9.t 10
Last evening the water was almost even WIN ;nbers
top of the coffer-dam. bridge OF stout uu,eas
was at once thrown over the co"ci
dam From it suspended vi
a small platform of the powerful pumps pu u,n
chased last week by the company. Inc plh,io'iIpi
can be lowered with ropes and tackle norns,
was expected that the pump would be IN rui'i''"s
order by midnight. A. ,ork ~
recovering the bodies of the dead workmeh' sill
Superintendent Anderson; ana Ion GET
be almost week before n,eror ws '" tunnel
where they were killed. This il made grouhu rood
we are at work, and the water was easliy, ioi'''
through il when the rver was at hlgn Yldei =. ,Io
While TRIBUNE reporter was AT the snaib ."I I
wives of some of the dead wOfkmen came up; e7Hou
sadly into the flooded Golfer DAM ana turnem LIZ tho
sobbng bitterly after receiving rne 1Hn week if
they had lived. The plugs IN me alr-lorh !" '
shaft were removed to let out the foul ar au
the water which ran INTO ne shait was Ui he
small donkey pump: To-day the water VIII p pe
pumped out OF the Golfer. dam. and the men VIII DC
put to work again with their shOVels'
AN ODD SCENE ON AN EAST RIVER PIER
ON the East River pier at the foot Of Nine,
tecntb.st Yesterday, a wcl-dressed, middle-aRen
man who had been fishing some time with no sue
cess was deprived of his hat bv gust OF wnd'
winch denosfed il III the river. He tired tir0whR
his line for the hat-whIch steadily sailed away
hut 70 no purpose. number OF people on the PIER
amonp whom were several women, becalne III
terested in the affair. Some suggested that ne
should get a boat aud go after bis foaing property
FINALLY the fisherman, by promise OF reward pre-
yliled upon boy, about fifteen years Ola, To SWIM
for If The hov at once stepped behind post, took
off ali his clothing aud then walked boldly through
the crowd of men and women to the end OF the pier
gave a plunge swan to the hal aud soon returned
with IL to the owner, who lmlnCdlatcB WOuiu w
his lines and departed. :, ~, ont
4 white-haired. cerical-looliing man, with cot
TON UMBRELLA who seemed To &c spending MS Ndca-
tion on the pier had been seated upon one OF tht
SIDE timb,rs and had watched the adventure
eagerly When the boy, shlVeIing ana drIppht
with brine had finished dressing, lie approached
him and SAID sOlemuly - M,
Young man, much admire the courage aht
slili Won dlsplaycd in saving the mans hat, bu
your naked appearance among these women Ia
audacious aud shameful. How much dd he give
You {"
{" Five cents"
Good heavens was that all "
The man said il was all he had
E" don't believe It no man wearing sucn nat
and with only > cents III his pocket, could ahOI' u
fish here n half day without bite or prospect d
one He shOuid have given you quarter AT leaste-
| It's an outrage. I'd give you a quarter myself IL
| had one" , ,..-e,,s
| The boy who seemed well enough satisfied before
| went his way with look expressive OF the teellu!
! that he had been working too cheaply; whic TN
| vhile-naIred man stabbed the remainder OF MS Ill
dignatlon into the pier with his umbrella.