The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-13
OVERCOME IN The SEWER.
zHREE or n eAro or CLEANERS As.
RHfxfAzED IN JEfbEY CITY.

ne heard OF Heath MAD rA.- ss work
Preparing ths CITY for De Cholera. asd
They West late . ssw,r that Haa Not
Hssn Cleaned for Thirtsa Years.
Gang OF men have bee, at work all over
Jersey City for the pas. tw, weeks cleaning
cut sewers and receiving basins. at the re-
quest Of the Board OF Heath. In order to 10
prepared for the possible Advent OF cholera.
gang OF six started in Nrcer street ycster.
day afternoon about 1:4so'clock. Tho gang
consisted OF Patrick Moran who lives at Hen
derson and First streets: Daniel Sullivan OF
1T. Paurs avenue. on tn, heights: Charles
O'Brisn OF 42l Jersey averno, Antonio Valin-
eki OF 1OS First street. Th,mas Kane OF 800
Wayne street. and Edwah McNally Of SO
Wsstervelt street.
They had n water-tight bx wagon to cart
away the stun hauled up rom the sewer.
John 3. DAILY. tho foreman " tho gang. left
them about l o'clock to Coiome to dinner.
The six men. followed by he wagon. went
along Mercer street and stoppd at a manhole
about tho middle Of the block btween Bruins.
wick and Colgate streets. The ,uck cts, ropes,
and ladder were taken from tn, wagon. ire
paratory to beginning operation Ono OF tho
mon tried to lift the cover OF the nanhole. but
failed. and Valinski lifted it with the aid OF n
pick. A horrible stencil and smell OF Gas
poured IN out OF the opening. 1t y said that
the W has not been cleaned in ,bout thir.
tssn years. The ladder was lowed to tho
bottom Of he sewer. which is aboH ten foot
from the surface OF the street. Vainski be-
gan to descend tho ladder. He was about
half way down when lie shouted for lelp, lost
his grip on the ladder. and fell with . splash
into tho mud AMI NTH ut the bottom.
His cry for HELM was heard by the m enabove.
and Daniel Sullivan jumped on the hddcr.
shouting to the other men TO get n rops and
lower IT down. Sullivan had descended about
three icet. when he was overcome Ivy the gas,
nnd would have fallen had no: Patrick Noun,
lying flat, on ths pavement. reached down and
como by the gas. hut lie clunz to Sullivan's
collar nnI succeeded. with the assistance Of
snsra %, '"9 r. ,, wS< ..I 'rib in p "nH ~, tin to !, the h .
back again. but Moran took hin away by iorre.
BY this time u large crowd had COLLECTED
tc;cr.:d to heir say" Nnlinski.
Before anybody could, act. Thomas Kane
sIrlu. for til. ladder and started To- 20 down,
he d",crn'lrd III safety nearly to the bottom
enI. l"si!n= his grip on the ladder. leli over on
Edward, MrSally next jumped into tho
breach, S"izinE II rope with nm. iron hook Mt
the ladder sni fastened the hook, into kane's
clothing. tn msn on top. with the assistance
q pb m,"m mSd T MaSsl, sa ntar;a ssS Is e, to p3 IL. IN Inad tne
again. when he was overcome and fell tack.
Striking against kunr'S unconscious form and
falling IN top of Nalinski. Kane was hauled to
The surface and laid out on the street. Then
the role was ln%er,.i again. and the hook WAS
made last TO McN,liv's clothing and ie WAS
pulled ~. E"th Kan. ana McNullv werc UNI
conSrinn.. some Of the crowd carried them
e !. nriEhnor.ns drug store. and every posi-:
hle effort was made Ia revive them. A patrol
wag u was summoned from tho First precinct
tiinko them tn the CITY Hospital. but before
1t arrived thei were dead. aud the morGue
wnE,.n was sui stitutcd.
In the meantime the rescuing party lowered
the iore again and succeeded in getting a
loop around one 81 Nnlinski's legs. He WINS
pulled W. through the manhole. but lie was
dead.
At this time there were fully 1000 people in
the street and tar, excitement was intense. A
detachment OF policemen from the First pre-
ci,,"t III -I,rrs"d the crowd, knne's body was
hvrIur and the other. two to McNulty's in
Btuis wick street. sullivan soon recovered
from, the -1ents of the gas. He WAS quite chip
per in the evening when II SrN reporter found
Moran and 0'nriea were with Lin and the
three were giving a graphic description Of the
tragic occurrence to a crowd of Interested
listeners. sullivan said, he had got only u
short way down the ladder. when hs became
unconscious and feit himself falling. just as
he let so OF the rnnG OF the ladder he felt
somebody grabbing him. and no remembers
nothing after that until he came to in the
-" Why. after ! pulled him ur." interrupted
Moran. Il hal to knock him down to Keep
him from going Jack a:air. He was raving
ami Kept saying that he must save NaliEski.
! carried him over In the lot. and then some
body took hum t" the 'lrIig store. l was nearly
knocked ont myself when was leaning over
the mnnhulr."
The three men who were asrhyxtated had
Gr"wn-up fhmilirs. county lhysi"ian Con-
verso WAS notified and will order un inquest.