The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-25
DIGGING DIRT.
r0RK REsUNFD ON THE EIGHTH
STREET TUNNEL

STREET TUNNEL.
Large Number of SiGhtsesr- Z" manu-
TIL, Tramway for Carrying of the
,.a,,b-Life aud Property Carefully Pro
f.cted Progress of the WORK.
Yesterday morning, in the presence OF
n large lumber of sight seers, work was
resumed on the shaft Of the Eighth-street
tunp,l .Lis -hafi is located on the cor.
ncr Of The alley Oh property PLichascd
by the tuGnol company on the east siit
q Eighth rect betaccn broad anh
Marshall
The TE, ,n.r.
Mention has bfeu made Of ihe con
s+-ucii0n of the tramNay between the
site Of the shaft and the north end of
Cirhth street The work has been well
cone and is satisfactory 10 all cOncerne'.
sin, to complete T.. there were otnerpeo-
pls 10 see aud :hc,r consent To- 5e gained.
The Or mway ruus in the cenile oi me
street until h passes Marshall street,
from where dOu' .c traces DE- Necessary J
and doutle track la, b en- ptoVinel.
But I'm oidor tD tefah.i.h doao.t iIacA
the consent of the riclmond City Rail"ay
was needed ibis Hmpany hoid, the
franchise fora track 10 run from Broad
street to Lri.b ana 0Vt Leigh to the city
limits TO secure the franchise under
the ordinance they laid track from
Broad 20 M4ishail on the South side OF
Eighth street
TIE Tunnel Company finally got the
use OF oue Of the rails Of the City KaiI-
way track, and was thus enabled TO have
g double track in this half square
GUARDING AGAINsT ACCIDENT
Messrs. Carpenter, the contractors,
lave brought here experienced men, both
white and colored, and yesterday began
digging dirt and reached "a depth oil
dirty feet.
Prior TO this time the sides were bTaced
up with heavy timbers ofa firm character
sufficient TO hold back an the earth
likely 20 cave in. As each six feet OF the
shaft Is dug out the heavy limleTs will be
placed in position and 10 life can be 81.
One OF The engineers said TO the LINES
reporter Yesterday that there would be
no Church Hill tuuuel disaster about THIS
L1hlh street tunnel. Every hing would
lc looked after properly as il progressed
a.u the lives of every one and the safety
e property along tiis street protected
coSsmURABlE WORK DONE.
The tramRay W., put 10 good use yes
tcrdav. There were only two cars run
Ling. as they were an the Tredesar Com
uauy could furnish. But one team WAs
l.
Of two white mul 5, ready 10 be noticed
and remarked on whenever q red-hended
negro girl passed The dirt was brought
up in small wooden -chOOp, into which
two men threw it with shoyels, and reach
iug he surface was swung around to the
car in the street and dumped The
car 10 lie filled required six Of these
scoops to come up iull Then the car
had 10 wait until the tandem team of
mules came back with the other car.
The negro driver VIII sat on the first
mule did his duty nobly The return car
reaching the shaft ran on the outer track
and the mules were at once attached 10
the loaded cart hey would start OH ana
then men would shove the recently arrived
cart back TO Marshall street, and then
itwould be run on the track closest TO
the Shaft when il would be tilled up with
earth, and wait for the two white mules
so return.
MORE CARTS TO BE USED.
The reporter, after inquiry, was told
that a dozen carts would be used just so
soon as they were delivered by tie
Tredegar Company.
An electric MOTOR will also be useG,
said one OF the engineers, which will be
noiselcss and more effective than the
mu'es.
The earth from The shaft is being
carried by the carls on the ,ramway to
The hlufl on the north end of Eighth
street, and is being dumped on the right
hand side 50 as 70 fill; in the ravine there
through which a stream of water flows
Mr.. Lyon q. Tyler