Daily Republican., 1880-07-22
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Caving in OF she Hudson River
TuuBel-TWenty meA instantly
DrOWned,

Caving in OF she Hudson River
Tanpel-Twenty meA instantly
DroWned.
At $50 O. clock yesterday afternoon a
terrible disaster occurred in the shaft Of
the Hudson River Tunnel at tue
foot Of Sixteenth street, Jersey City, by
which twenty lives we're lost. The night
shift of twenty-eight men went on duty
at midnight, under the direction Of
Assistant Superintendent Peter Wood
land, and commenced work en- the
brick wall Of the arch, about twenty
Eve feet above the bottom of the shaft,
which is sixty-fve feet deep and thirty
Eve feet In diameter. The main arch
Of the tunnel runs from the shaft about
thirty feet, where il opens into two dis
tinct arches which are to form the tun
mel. The point at which the accident
occurred was at the connection OF the
the iron plates with the brick walls OF
the working shaft, forming the roof,
which fell in, and, allowing the two
walls to collapse, permitting rush OF
water, whicl Immediately flooded the
cave.
~ 10 sePp'sed 'nss iiola ep" nesn-
sence ae the tllhe " sn.iAiAs' sn9 .n;, n
sustaining power being removed, the
superintendent mass crushed in few
leet ron tne wss.e.iooh oe."eea tne .he
lnen a. work unuef tue rivui W., anu I....e wy
~o,ke!s neai 'he iuon, Aes1 i"ei
eish' IN nuM'e usn'u .hn no;,n 'nso tno soa. a."
iocA ana ous VI 'ue Opposise wv
reacaing the s'epS whlon ieu ous 70 NV .ne
~oiAips Sn"''' ny ops " ~
ooor caus'u uIa'1 mnioa 'ione" l' .n'
o.ner ooo,' anu tue maseI lo,'o" .t ,Ds ~ -
ais pouieu ~ Gnu SUNNI ~ 'no ~. WV =, =
er" pelo"' " course uio"plnE .h-h aA, ~
stahtly' an telp' 90 20 no' ."o A;a,a', .; "ao'
)" pamp tne ,.s. "a.er ous. sno oa,e9on
ous WIN i'':lo sneos, "nu ~ 80 na.,,nI Nv,
uAuei sny oii:ans."rsr' ;.;. I" hI :. ''Saeu 49,
'ne ', un,o'u"S'e 49, % ~, .tn u"N ~ 'oeD ,,.
successioi. NeA'ly az 'n1 m'. % .n'
pioyeu III sn1 s'nnei nv u.o' ,n ,:.,.. w..
~ofke, anu the lepoF' :" luz s uis"o'e'
sPsealiy orough' an e1''.eu .: aau M au
guisncu numoef VI iei"s,'e' !" VI. y,
s'ene' ae weli 90 TasS ssse"O'as1 VI
persons @.'rac'ea W noiI'u or1ty W.sN
ne osA'eenS y, as'Pen .S o1 .oI
fanu, one o' Inc ss'eu, u W 'ne ioi
lowing ehect: was d, ToiA nea,
the east eho OF tne waste iock auo IL
toe west end OF lne tunnei' l, wa'
aooat oo e'oGk 'nS1 neaio sne
oolIs snap ana t9e oreoes s've way
AT 'ne sans tilus teis q rosu VI ar ~
my iace' s'Slte" oaoh VIII so'eh "
tne men VINO were ne%r me, auu l '"l
lnlo ,ns ~aste.iock. me an preSSu.e
cro"oeu the o0o' shuI ~ Ine eAs' eiI ,
AZ ufst IL was oiockea oy Jo,s', "nion M
we pul!ed on'' ana 'neh 'he uoUl
slammed 70. Inc locA mas ooois y. oosn
ahas ana grass ueau,eyes u auuait VI,
nght. inlousA tne os"u eyes we 0"uip ~,
see tne men lnsloe the tannel' ;Ln'
water was laSt rusnrne ln' Ie.e'
woodland, the cry ASSISTANT Ssperlh
'enden'' $1,000 AZ 'le uoor ou1S'ue VIZ
waste lock' wnlcn was tIaslonsrY'
woufd hot move win us WI wl.nou1 knooA
tng out tne ueSa-eyes, ihis woulu VI
tatai 70 the men oa@lde, as loe Wa'sl =.
~oa'd rusn IN ana grown INC men IL
an lnstan. ..
woodland SneW tnls' oa. Stoou a,
the door. he sain 10 me- ION! t'alcS
burst lhe oead eyes Sno 40 VIVA. you
can Tor us'n kne" IL was dea,n 10
rs all II ola not' so | op7yeu tne
order' AS Inc glas1 pIoke lhs ar
rushed IN ana tns waste lock sho' ou'